Horizon 2020-BONA

European Open Innovation Test Bed (OITB) driving competitiveness to the sheet metal forming industries. The FormPlanet project responds to challenges of the sheet metal forming industry, optimizing the development, design, production and performance of high-strength metals while reducing production costs and time-to-market for sheet products. FormPlanet, coordinated by Eurecat, is developing new material characterisation techniques and new modelling approaches to predict the performance of pieces and possible defects in an initial design state. Apart from this, FormPlanet also offers innovative and transversal services related with the compliance with regulations, access, the traceability of material data and [...]

Printing of 3D products through recycled CFRPs and polymers to demonstrate the repurpose of these type of materials. Repair3D, through advanced nanotechnology solutions and additive manufacturing (AM), allows to reuse and recycle these materials in an innovative way and minimize the waste generated by plastics and CFRPs. The application of this project can increase the recovery rate of polymers up to 40% and monetary saving related to recycling up to 50%, while decreasing in half the cost of production and raw materials. The innovations launched by Repair3D could create a new paradigm of the recycling, applicable [...]

Collaborative network to develop and introduce innovative advances in the European cybersecurity field. SPARTA project aims to promote relevant innovations in this field, providing the resources needed to improve and strengthen the European cybersecurity industry and re-imagining the way cybersecurity research, innovation and training are performed at a European level. The project will tackle hard innovation and research challenges by creating a roadmap, leading the way in building transformative capabilities and forming a world-leading cybersecurity competence network across the European Union. Eurecat participates in this project through its IT Security Technological Unit contributing in tasks related [...]

Self-diagnosis tool and protocols for obtaining knowledge, recommendations and support on how to achieve a fair gender inclusion in current and future transport systems. DIAMOND project promotes gender inclusion in transport systems through technologies for compiling and analysing data, such as machine learning, data mining and fair algorithms. The data will enable the identification and design of specific measures to fulfil women’s needs and expectations from the perspective of women as transport users and professionals in the sector. DIAMOND, coordinated by Eurecat, analyses and compiles data with the aim to generate and spread recommendations, develop a [...]

European innovation digital hub, formed by centres of reference in robotics applied to the health sector to promote and accelerate the implementation of technological innovations in medical assistance. DIH-HERO project develops medical applications in the fields of diagnosis, treatment, assistance and prevention, and other services related with training, maintenance, legal and business advice or logistics, to share knowledge and analyse the needs of the health sector, demonstrating the feasibility of the application of robotics in real environments to solve medical assistance needs. The project counts with the participation of 16 European hubs, led by centres of [...]

Transformational circular economy solutions and systems around resource use in the water sector. NextGen project challenges embedded thinking and practices by bringing financially sustainable innovations to life. To achieve this, NextGen will deliver technological, business and governance solutions for water in ten high profile demonstration cases across Europe and three associate partners worldwide. NextGen project aims at accelerating, transfer and upscale circular economy practices worldwide by sharing our collective experiences and insights in citizen and stakeholder engagement, business models and services. A market place and targeted development of spin off activities will commercialise effective solutions. The [...]

Ageing population in advanced societies forces to increase efforts in order to support health and promote healthy habits among old people. The NESTORE project aims at combining different technologies to help old people to retain everyday life activities and keep in good health, physically and psychologically. During the project, which counts with the participation of the E-Health and Health & Nutrition Eurecat’s Techonogical Units, it will develop an innovative, multi-dimensional, personalized coaching system to support healthy ageing by generating and sustaining motivation to take care of health, suggesting healthy nutrition and personalized physical and mental coach [...]

Light olefins and aromatics using light hydrocarbons (C1, C3 and C4) by implementing new procedures, involving innovative catalysts synthesis methodologies and novel reactor design and processing, demonstrating their improvement in sustainability and economic scalability in existing industrial processes. BiZeolCat project shares the vision of an innovative and sustainable economy based on circular economy principles as making efficient use of resource. Eurecat is in charge of the coordination of BiZeolCat project, leading the tasks related to catalyst synthesis, characterization and reaction mechanism, and takes part in catalytic and optimization tests. On the other hand Eurecat has a [...]

AIRPOXY reduces the production and maintenance costs of composite parts in the aeronautic sector by introducing a novel family of thermoset composites that preserve all the advantages of conventional thermosets but can also be reprocessed, repaired and even recycled. To achieve so, project partners develop and validate a family of ground-breaking thermoset resins recently patented by CIDETEC, AIRPOXY coordinator, that preserves their high performance, in terms of easy fiber impregnation and overall stability, while showing new unprecedented features. During the project, the thermoset resins will be brought from proof of concept (TRL3) to validation in industrial [...]

The GEOFIT project develops innovative and optimized geothermal systems with the aim of promoting the use of renewable energies and energy efficiency in the construction sector, mainly in rehabilitation, and implementing advanced methods of inspection based on a multidisciplinary approach. GEOFIT responds to the need to design a methodology that meets the European requirements of quality and comfort of the occupants and the level of CO2 emissions. Eurecat Metallic and Ceramic Materials Unit and Sustainability Unit participate in the project. The contribution of the Metallic and Ceramic Materials Unit is to analyze the failure mechanisms of [...]

Sharework develops a human robot collaboration. It develops a system capable of understanding the environment and predict human actions by using artificial intelligence and process data in an environment where human safety is guaranteed. This way, the effective adoption of Human-Robot Collaboration on current automation lack manufacturing processes is possible. The solution is based on a set of software modules to process and interpret the process and environmental data and adjusts collaborative robotics to each industrial process and to the workers themselves, making possible to adapt the robots currently installed in each plant to ensure more [...]

GreenCharge project provides innovative cities with technological solutions and business models for cost-effective implementation and management of charging infrastructures for electric vehicles. On the other hand, it will provide a service for charge planning, including booking and billing for electric vehicle’s users. The GreenCharge system will be demonstrated and evaluated in Barcelona, Bremen and Oslo. GreenCharge will reduce the need for grid investments to establish new charging stations, remove range anxiety and enable the sharing of dedicated charging facilities. In the project, Eurecat is in charge of developing the charging management, improve the estimation of state [...]

Development of a send personalised advice on dietary and lifestyle habits to users with the purpose of empower consumers to prevent diet-related diseases. PREVENTOMICS project is based on biomarkers and develops personalised plans for nutrition and lifestyle habits to improve the health of people, based on individual traits such as physical and behavioural traits, lifestyle, genotype, preferences and physical condition and will reach the recipients in in the form of behavioural prompts, thanks to the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) tools. The applied research carried out by PREVENTOMICS helps sustain new healthy lifestyle habits, [...]

MoTiV’s (Mobility and Time Value) project main goal is to contribute to advance research on VTT, the value of travel time, by introducing and validating a conceptual framework for the estimation of VTT through a European-wide data collection. The MoTiV solution plans to develop a smartphone app, named WOORTI, to compile behavioural and mobility data across Europe, which will be made available to the scientific community after the project to stimulate further research on the topic. The app counts with a journal planner and an activity/mobility diary to allow users to revaluate their mobility decisions and [...]

European reference platform in order to help MSMEs validate their compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation by designing and implementing easy-to-use and affordable tools. SMOOTH platform technological development and innovation is built upon several existing techniques, combining advanced technology in the area of machine learning, text mining, data mining and web and mobile apps, to automatize MSMEs GDPR compliance analysis. Compared to existing solutions, SMOOTH platform is the first tool being targeted specifically to MSMEs, the most vulnerable EU enterprises to fail GDPR adoption due to their lack of expertise and resources. The platform analyses in real time the information [...]