CAFCHILD - INESCOP. Centre for Technology and Innovation

INESCOP expone sus avances en I+D en el Congreso Internacional de Adhesivos de GEEA/ASEFCA
La innovación y la colaboración, señas de identidad de la recién creada Red iDiaFOOT
INESCOP organiza la jornada de lanzamiento de la Red iDiaFOOT
INESCOP asiste a JIP 2023, el congreso de Jóvenes Investigadores en Polímeros
INESCOP asiste al Seminario Internacional de Caracterización de Plásticos, CHARPLAST 2023

INESCOP expone sus avances en I+D en el Congreso Internacional de Adhesivos de GEEA/ASEFCA

El Centro Tecnológico del Calzado ha tenido una gran presencia en el XXII Congreso Internacional de Adhesión y Adhesivos. Durante el evento, celebrado en Málaga y organizado por el Grupo Español de Adhesión y Adhesivos (GEEA), en colaboración con la Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Colas y Adhesivos (ASEFCA), técnicos investigadores de INESCOP han expuesto la importancia que tienen los adhesivos en la sostenibilidad de la industria.

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La innovación y la colaboración, señas de identidad de la recién creada Red iDiaFOOT

Presentada la Red Valenciana de Innovación en Salud del Pie Diabético, la Red iDiaFOOT, que tiene como objetivo potenciar la colaboración y la innovación entre los diferentes agentes implicados en la prevención, mejora y seguimiento de la salud de los pacientes diabéticos, enfermedad de la cual, la Comunitat Valenciana es la cuarta región más afectada de España.

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INESCOP organiza la jornada de lanzamiento de la Red iDiaFOOT

El próximo martes, 14 de noviembre, tendrá lugar en Distrito Digital 5 (Muelle 5 - Puerto de Alicante) la jornada de lanzamiento de la Red iDiaFOOT, la red que trabajará para mejorar la salud de los pacientes diabéticos a través de la innovación. La jornada, que está dirigida a agentes implicados en la investigación, el desarrollo y la innovación en el ámbito de la salud, contará, entre otros, con la presencia de Francisco Ponce, secretario autonómico de Sanidad de la Comunitat Valenciana, Fernando de la Torre, presidente de la Federación de Diabetes de la Comunidad Valenciana y el Dr. Óscar Moreno, coordinador de la Unidad de Diabetes del Departamento de Salud de Alicante - Hospital General. ISABIAL.

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INESCOP asiste a JIP 2023, el congreso de Jóvenes Investigadores en Polímeros

El centro tecnológico asiste a la undécima edición del congreso Jóvenes Investigadores en Polímeros, JIP, que ha tenido lugar del 2 al 5 de octubre, en San Juan (Alicante). El congreso, organizado por el grupo especializado de polímeros (GEP) de la Real Sociedad Española de la Química, ha reunido a un grupo selecto de jóvenes científicos, ingenieros y expertos en polímeros de todo el mundo. Entre ellos, destaca el trabajo presentado por tres jóvenes investigadores de INESCOP. Asimismo, la Dra. Elena Orgilés, subdirectora del área de Materiales y Tecnologías Avanzadas, participó como ponente con la charla "Tecnologías disruptivas aplicadas al desarrollo de materiales poliméricos y la implementación de la economía circular".

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INESCOP asiste al Seminario Internacional de Caracterización de Plásticos, CHARPLAST 2023

El centro tecnológico ha participado en el Seminario Internacional de Caracterización de Plásticos, CHARPLAST, un evento que ha reunido a un centenar de especialistas a nivel internacional de la industria de los plásticos. En el Seminario, Alberto Vico, investigador en el área de Biotecnología de INESCOP, ha presentado un estudio sobre la influencia de los productos de acabado aplicados a la piel en el proceso de compostaje a escala laboratorio.

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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.