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Eduardo Calabuig appointed as new General Manager of Inescop
Inescop digitaliza 500 pies infantiles para dar una base científica al calzado respetuoso
Expertos en medicina e innovación coinciden en que un impulso tecnológico reduciría drásticamente el número de pacientes con pie diabético
Conoce los últimos avances en innovación desarrollados por Inescop en los I+D+i DAYS
Profesionales de la salud, tecnólogos y especialistas en calzado, dan un paso más en el cuidado del pie diabético ante el incremento de la patología

Eduardo Calabuig appointed as new General Manager of Inescop

Eduardo Calabuig holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Alicante. He started his professional career as researcher in the CAD/CAM department of Inescop, devoting to the development of 3D computer-aided footwear design software. In 2018 he took over as Subdirector of the Advanced Manufacturing division and in November 2024 he was appointed General Manager by the Governing Board.

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Inescop digitaliza 500 pies infantiles para dar una base científica al calzado respetuoso

El pie infantil es estructural y funcionalmente diferente al de un adulto por lo que es crucial el uso de zapatos adecuados que prevengan futuras deformidades en los pies. En este contexto Inescop realizado 964 digitalizaciones de pies a más de 460 niños y niñas entre 12 y 36 meses, en el marco del proyecto CareINFoot que financia Ivace+i y los Fondos Feder, que servirán a las empresas para diseñar hormas infantiles para la fabricación de calzado infantil respetuosos

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Expertos en medicina e innovación coinciden en que un impulso tecnológico reduciría drásticamente el número de pacientes con pie diabético

Inescop organizó, junto a la Red iDiaFOOT, un evento innovador sobre el pie diabético ante el creciente desafío de la diabetes en España. Este, tuvo lugar el 11 de diciembre en Biohub VLC, allí se compartieron los diferentes retos y soluciones actuales para afrontar la patología del pie diabético.

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Conoce los últimos avances en innovación desarrollados por Inescop en los I+D+i DAYS

El 17 y 18 de diciembre se celebran los I+D+i DAYS para dar a conocer en dos sesiones online las últimas novedades en I+D+i entre las empresas de calzado y sectores afines, desarrolladas durante 2024 en colaboración con empresas de la Comunidad Valenciana para dar respuesta a los retos que presenta el sector.

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Profesionales de la salud, tecnólogos y especialistas en calzado, dan un paso más en el cuidado del pie diabético ante el incremento de la patología

Inescop organiza, junto a la Red iDiaFOOT, un evento innovador sobre el pie diabético ante el creciente desafío de la diabetes en España. Este, que tendrá lugar el 11 de diciembre en Biohub VLC, pondrá la tecnología al servicio de la salud. Cabe recordar que la Comunitat Valenciana es la 4ª región con un mayor número de afectados con diabetes.

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R&D&I

Projects

We promote innovation through research and turn it into business opportunities for your company. That is why we develop our own projects and in collaboration with companies and other research bodies.

SHOEGAME

Developing Key Competences in VET for the Footwear Industry through Serious Games
SYL

Capacity building to the Mongolian vegetable tanned yak leather cluster on bio-leather and bio-leather products
DicSHOEnary

Language guide for footwear and leather industry.
DiaSHOE

Digital education for diabetic foot control
SoftManBot

Advanced robotic technology for flexible material handling
SUPERBIODIESEL

Advanced biodiesel from animal wastes
APRIL

Multipurpose robotics for manipulation of deformable materials
COMMANDIA

Collaborative Robotic Mobile Manipulation of Deformable Objects in Industrial Applications
SciLED

New skills for the design of comfortable and sustainable footwear products
K4F

Knowledge Platform for Transferring Research and Innovation in Footwear Manufacturing
LEIA

Innovative training for the Leather Goods sector across Europe
HIGH-END-SHOE

Innovative Training for Luxury Footwear Manufacturing
LEARN2WORK

Adapting the Methodology from the Danish Production School Model to Attract Youngsters into Technical Footwear Careers
FIT2COM

Skills Alliance for Comfort & Healthy Footwear Manufacturing
CO2Shoe

Development of a Tool for the Calculation of the Carbon Footprint of Footwear
LEAMAN

Manager in an Efficient and Innovative Leather Company
pilot-ABP

Pilot Plant for Environmentally Friendly Animal By-products Industries
LIFETAN

Demonstration of More Environmentally-friendly Tanning Products and Alternative Tanning Technologies
TEXTILEATHER

Functional Textiles and Leathers by Innovative MLSE Process
ANTIMICROSOLE3D

Desarrollo de una suela impresa en 3D con propiedades antimicrobianas para el sector sanitario y alimentario
SHOEBAT

Promotion of the Best Available Techniques in the European Footwear and Tanning Sectors
MICROTAN

Recovery of Tannery Wastes for Functional Microencapsulated Products
BYPROTVAL

Fertilisers and leather tanning agents from animal by-products

At the sector's service

TESTS & QUALITY

Our testing laboratories are accredited by ENAC (No. 23/LE146) and we are a accredited Notified Body for CE marking of professional footwear

R&D&I CONSULTANCY

We promote innovation through research and turn it into business opportunities for your company

SOFTWARE FOR FOOTWEAR

We are world leaders in the development footwear design and manufacturing software and robotics applied to production processes, with more than 2,000 installations in 39 countries

HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES

We give advice on functional design and analysis for footwear because we care about comfort

ADHESIVES

We are a world reference centre in adhesives research

ADVANCED MATERIALS

We develop functional materials that contribute to the development of active footwear in order to meet the specific needs of the user

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

We rely on the best human and technical resources to respond to the environmental demands of the sector

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE

We help you identify future possibilities and implement your business strategy

TRAINING

We believe that training is key to companies’ competitiveness

Success

Stories

Many companies have benefited from our collaboration and advice on innovation and have been able to develop new products, processes or materials. Some recent successful examples in their fields are provided below.

NOX

Padel products brand NOX has added to its catalogue a specific line of footwear for this sporting discipline that improves player's performance and reduces the risk of injury.

After having subjected the prototypes to a series of comfort and functionality analyses, NOX padel shoes have obtained INESCOP's "FUNCTIONAL" label, which certifies that they are comfortable and healthy shoes for the purpose for which they have been developed.
ECOALF

ECOALF has measured the environmental impact of its footwear at different stages of the life cycle to identify areas for improvement and achieve a carbon neutral footprint by 2030.

Thanks to the LIFE GREENSHOES4ALL project, footwear manufacturing companies are helped to reduce their CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions, reducing their environmental impact and contributing to the development of a sustainable industry.
INESCOP

In record time, INESCOP has awarded 100 labels to a total of 38 companies.

These are our own certifications that ensure aspects such as sustainability, health or comfort, based on the fulfilment of certain technical requirements. Thanks to this recognition, many companies have improved their positioning and increased their brand value.

Do you want your company to be next?
GLENT

GLENT aimed at positioning its brand into men’s footwear market with bespoke and customised shoes. That is why they resorted to INESCOP and perfectly joined craft manufacture with the most innovative technology applied to the footwear sector, thus producing a high-end handcrafted product.

At present, the firm has its own shop at one of the most prestigious commercial areas of Madrid and is fully involved in online sales thanks to the Web-based footwear configurator.
ARSUTORIA School
The renowned Italian footwear design school, ARSUTORIA School, chose INESCOP’s Icad3D+ software for training in their design classroom, which is integrated in their in-house factory. This makes it possible for students to produce their own prototypes, from the design stage to final production.

Definitely a unique training experience!
INGA 3D

INGA 3D emerged due to the difficulties that European footwear companies faced when trying to employ highly-skilled VET graduates in computer-aided 3D footwear design. For that reason, the project created a training material for footwear CAD and an online platform.

Nowadays, both IED Madrid and the "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iaşi (Romania) are teaching with this training material.

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SHOEBAT

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