Press Notes

Blockchain is now being used to guarantee the integrity of data on the manufacture of parts in the automotive industry

2019-03-01T10:04:46+01:00February 27th, 2019|IT-Security, Press Notes|

Tecnomatrix, a company that specializes in the manufacture of quality-control systems for the automotive industry, has partnered with the Eurecat technology centre (a member of Tecnio) to develop a platform that uses blockchain technology to provide services to its clients. The aim of the project is to ensure maximum integrity and traceability for the information [...]

Catalonia-led project will test drone use in order to increase rail safety

2019-03-01T10:07:47+01:00February 26th, 2019|Autonomous and professional robotics, Railway, Fires, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre (a member of Tecnio) coordinates the European project Assets4Rail, which will test the use of drones to monitor the condition of rail infrastructure, such as bridges and tunnels, over the next three years. The aim of the project is to enable the detection of potential flaws while improving safety. In the [...]

Eurecat unveils an intelligent wine bottle that allows its contents to be verified without opening

2019-02-20T14:47:49+01:00February 21st, 2019|Fires, Functional Printing, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre, a member of Tecnio, will use the occasion of this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) to unveil a new technology based on printed electronics. This innovation will pave the way for the manufacture of hitherto unimagined intelligent objects that can be connected to the Internet. One such example is the wine [...]

Artificial intelligence will help promote electro-mobility in Barcelona

2019-02-19T15:48:11+01:00February 7th, 2019|Press Notes, Smart Management Systems|

The Eurecat technology centre, a member of Tecnio, is taking part in the European GreenCharge project, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to promote electro-mobility in Barcelona. The project aims to improve access to electric vehicles and related infrastructure in order to enable more sustainable and economical charging. It also aims to increase the number of [...]

Eurecat leads a hub aiming to accelerate the implementation of robotics in the healthcare industry

2019-02-19T15:45:07+01:00February 4th, 2019|Autonomous and professional robotics, E-Health, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre, a member of Tecnio, leads a network of public and private organizations that are active in the fields of healthcare and new technologies. The network’s aim is to promote and accelerate the adoption of pioneering robotics solutions in the healthcare field, as part of the European DIH-HERO project. DIH-HERO, which stands [...]

Embotits Salgot and Eurecat look to develop pork-based products that are more heart-healthy

2019-02-19T15:52:20+01:00January 28th, 2019|Nutrition and Health, Press Notes|

Embotits Salgot, a company operating in the food industry, and the Eurecat technology centre, a member of Tecnio, will look to develop a functional strategy aimed at improving the nutritional profile of pork-based products (specifically sausages and hamburgers) as part of the global trend towards the consumption of food that offers health-related benefits. To achieve [...]

Biomechanical sensors can now be used to improve the monitoring of chronic neuromuscular diseases

2019-07-02T09:28:34+02:00January 25th, 2019|E-Health, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre, a member of Tecnio, is the coordinator of the 6MWT+ project, which plans to improve the way in which the development of chronic neuromuscular diseases is monitored. The project will achieve this aim by incorporating biomechanical sensors into the 6MWT, or six-minute walk test, which is the standard test used by [...]

Eurecat leads a European technology project for human-robot collaboration in the industry

2019-01-28T14:24:48+01:00January 23rd, 2019|Autonomous and professional robotics, Materials Processing and Capital Equipment, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre, a member of Tecnio, leads the European Sharework project which will bring a new smart system to the market integrated by different software modules, with the aim of driving collaborative work between operators and robots without need for physical protection barriers, thereby boosting process productivity and improving the ergonomics of those [...]

Digital technologies in 2019 will be characterized by the combination of artificial intelligence, data analytics and intelligent objects

2019-02-19T15:55:25+01:00January 22nd, 2019|Audiovisual Technologies, Big Data, E-Health, IT-Security, Press Notes, Smart Management Systems, ICT|

In 2019, technological trends in the digital arena will be characterized by the combination of artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics and intelligent objects. In the words of María Eugenia Fuenmayor, Scientific Director for Digital Technologies at the Eurecat technology centre (a member of Tecnio), “we will continue to see growing numbers of objects equipped with [...]

Aritex and Eurecat help Airbus test a new wing to reduce CO2 emissions

2019-02-19T15:33:08+01:00January 16th, 2019|Aeronautical, Composite material, Press Notes|

BLADE, a laminar wing technology manufactured by a European consortium led by Airbus in collaboration with the Catalan firm Aritex and the Eurecat technology centre, will reduce wing friction by half on new models of aircraft and lower carbon dioxide emissions by 5%, according to the results of the initial flight tests. Specifically, Aritex and [...]

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