The Eurecat technology centre has patented new one hundred percent natural origin vitrimeric matrices for composite materials which can be recovered for reuse in the industry value chain in the automotive, construction and capital goods sectors. Eurecat has presented at the JEC World fair in Paris new composites made with this matrix which have [...]
Designing and manufacturing specific chips for key sectors of the economy is one of the technological trends set to shape 2025 says the scientific team at the Eurecat technology centre. They also predict that generative artificial intelligence will continue to grow in the coming year with disruptive applications and greater integration with technologies including [...]
The spin-off Aracne, set up by the Eurecat technology centre and textile machinery manufacturer Canmartex and specialising in the development of predictive and quality control systems for the knitted fabric manufacturing process, has picked up a Green Digitalisation Category prize at the European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH) Awards. The awards, sponsored by the European [...]
Artificial intelligence and robotics are driving the transformation of the textile industry as demonstrated during a special session on advanced manufacturing in this field. The event addressed new use cases of new technologies to enhance efficiency in the industry’s production system along with the changes being rolled out in aspects such as quality control. [...]
The Eurecat technology centre has showcased at the Advanced Factories trade fair advanced manufacturing solutions drawing on artificial intelligence to transform industrial processes in the textile, automotive, construction and other sectors and unlock Industry 4.0 in enterprises. Specifically, Eurecat has exhibited at Advanced Factories a solution harnessing photonics, the Internet of Things and artificial [...]
Canmartex and the Eurecat technology centre are pioneering a new generation of circular knitting machines, eco-designed to reduce their carbon footprint and automated to optimise efficiency and operator ergonomics in their use, as part of the ECO-TEX project. “The main goal is to help modernise and upgrade the textile industry to make it more [...]
The introduction of generative artificial intelligence in virtually every link of the supply chains of many industrial sectors, the replacement of synthetic fibres in the textile industry and its resulting impact on the reduction of microplastics, breakthroughs in automotive sensor technology and the push for the Internet of Things (IoT) and the potential of [...]
The first Eurecat Congress has underscored Catalonia’s opportunities for moving forward in reindustrialisation against the backdrop of today’s technological revolution by enhancing its competitiveness, growth and generation of wealth and social wellbeing through harnessing levers including adaptation to climate change, digital transformation and tapping artificial intelligence technologies. The congress hosted by the Eurecat technology [...]
Catalan universities and research and technology centres including Eurecat have joined forces to set up a training cluster in microelectronics and nanoelectronics technology and for other complementary scientific and technological disciplines to meet the needs of the semiconductor industry. The cluster will deliver training, continuing education and reskilling courses, postgraduate programmes and a joint [...]
The European Sharework project led by the Eurecat technology centre has tested a new smart system for safe and ergonomic collaboration between robots and workers in industry with a view to enhancing the working conditions of operators. The project has developed flexible software made up of 14 technological modules “to furnish robots with the intelligence [...]
