0989The boards of trustees for the Eurecat technology centre and the CTM Foundation (both members of Tecnio) have today approved the merger of the two organizations. The merger will make the CTM Foundation the focal point for Eurecat’s technological competencies in the fields of sustainability, metallic materials, modelling and process simulation, and represents the culmination [...]
European experts create an autonomous robot to dismantle asbestos structures Bots2Rec uses mechanical arms with abrasive and vacuum tools to increase safety. The solution will reduce staff costs in asbestos dismantling by 50%. Eurecat technology centre participates in this international project that will speed up the dismantling of the toxic product. Barcelona, 25 July [...]
The European Commission ranks six Eurecat technologies among the most innovative projects The Innovation Radar initiative has highlighted Eurecat technologies in areas such as e-health, robotics and audiovisuals. The Innovation Radar hub, which selects the best technology projects financed by European funding, is to be unveiled tomorrow in Brussels. An independent committee of experts has [...]
MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2018 A new smart spatula to let users measure salt levels in food using their phones The prototype, which has been co-designed in Catalonia by Eurecat, allows users to measure salt levels automatically and sends the results to their phones. The COOKiT has been unveiled at the Mobile World Congress and will [...]
MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS An electronic sticker to measure body temperature in a single second SkinTemp and the Eurecat technology centre have designed an adhesive dressing to monitor the entire evolution of fever. The dressing is designed as an alternative to traditional thermometers to measure body temperature in a more comfortable, fast and reliable way. SkinTemp [...]
European consortium develops 40% cheaper LED monitors The Optintegral consortium has created four demonstration screens that combine printed electronics, high-efficiency LEDs and plastic optics. The mould-based hybrid manufacturing technology halves emissions while accelerating time-to-market for LED screens by 40%. Nine partners from five European countries are taking part in the project. Barcelona, February of 2018.- [...]
COMPOSITE SPAIN Spanish company has made a more robust and sustainable guitar with bio composite The company Canivell Guitars and Eurecat have created an instrument with light, stable and robust composite materials. The 20:16 model can be seen this week at the Composite Spain Trade Fair in Madrid. Madrid, 14 November 2017.- The company Canivell [...]
Eurecat is looking at improvements in the mechanical properties of composites for cars Researchers at the technological centre are studying the hybridization of reinforcing yarns and fabrics and the introduction of microwaves to improve the manufacturing cycle. They expect growth in manufacturing with composites, given their high performance in car and air transport. Barcelona/Nantes, 9 [...]
Eurecat-CTM investigates the corrosion process in automotive industry materials The technology centre works with a Korean manufacturer to determine the corrosion resistance of automotive components. Barcelona, 22 September 2017.- Researchers at the Eurecat-CTM technology centre (part of Tecnio) are working in a new project to determine the corrosion resistance of the automotive components to improve [...]
SÓNAR+D Researchers create Sfëar, an interactive 3D sound technology Sfëar technology to be launched soon. Sfëar provides the music industry with 3D sound tools for production, postproduction and reproduction. Sónar+D to exclusively present Sfëar tools, compatible with most software used by the ideas people. Barcelona, 14 June 2017.- Researchers from the Eurecat technology centre (a [...]
