R&D Projects

ENTERPRISE EUROPE NETWORK: EEN-GALACTEA PLUS

SINGLE MARKET PROGRAMME (SMP COSME)

Description

The Enterprise Europe Network is the largest network of contact points that provide information and advice to SMEs to help them become more competitive by developing their innovative capacity and accessing new markets. GAIN participates in this network through EEN-GalacteaPlus, a consortium that provides coverage to the northwest of Spain.

Partners

    • Axencia Galega de Innovación (GAIN)
    • CAMARA Cantabria
    • CEG
    • CEOE Castilla y León
    • CEOE-CEPYME Cantabria
    • FADE
    • FICYT
    • ICE Castilla y León
    • IDEPA
    • SODERCAN

Budget

669.960,29€

Period

January 2022 – June 2025

http://www.galacteaplus.es/

TWIN NAVAUX

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Description

The TWIN NAVAUX project, co-financed by the European Union through the Interreg VI-A Spain-Portugal Program POCTEP 2021 – 2027, focuses on promoting the use of the Digital Twin in the Naval Auxiliary Industry of Galicia and Northern Portugal .

Its objective is to establish the technological base and training conditions for the necessary personnel to facilitate the massive implementation of digital product twins, both in the naval sector and in other productive sectors of the Euroregion.

Partners

BP – La Agencia Galega de Innovación de la Xunta de Galicia (GAIN)
BE2 – La Asociación Clúster do Naval Gallego (ACLUNAGA)
BE3 – La Universidad de A Coruña (UDC)
BE4 – El Centro de Apoio Tecnológico à Indústria Metalomecânica (CATIM)
BE5 – La Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique
BE6 – Ibercisa Deck Machinery SA
BE7 – Industrias Ferri SA
BE8 – Electrorayma

Budget

1.386.666,38 €

Period

September 2022 – December 2025

Web page TWIN NAVAUX

 

 

DESIGN FOR INNOVATION

INTERREG EUROPE

DESCRIPTION

Knowledge exchange project between the participating regions, to identify best practices in support mechanisms for design in SMEs and evaluate the integration of support instruments for design in the operational programs of the European Regional Development Fund – ERDF

Partners

  • PDR, Cardiff Metropolitan University (lider)
  • Galician Innovation Agency – CIS Technology and Design
  • Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA)
  • Marshal’s Office of Silesia Region, Silesian Government
  • Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • KEPA – Business and Cultural Development Centre
  • Valletta Cultural Agency
  • Barcelona Design Centre

Budget

1,717,514€

Period

2017-2021

https://www.interregeurope.eu/design4innovation/

USERFACTOR

INTERREG ATLANTIC AREA

Description

Project to strengthen innovation in small and medium-sized companies by encouraging the use of design as a tool for user-directed innovation. Through a process of knowledge exchange between regional innovation agencies, 8 pilot actions to support design are developed, in which 200 SMEs from the Atlantic Area are involved with the aim of helping them to be more innovative and competitive.

Partners

  • PDR, Cardiff Metropolitan University. LIDER
  • Galician Innovation Agency – CIS Technology and Design
  • Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Brittany
  • Enterprise Ireland
  • Scottish Enterprise
  • Innovalia
  • Department of Finance, Northern Ireland
  • Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação

Budget

2.086.241€

Period

2017-2021

https://userfactor.eu/

MAINGAP

interreg españa – portugal poctep

Description

Project in which administrations, professional associations and knowledge centres will work to intensify the relations between the research centres and the companies of the Euroregion Galicia-North of Portugal of the strategic sectors involved (automotive and aeronautical) to generate an incentive effect of the implementation of cutting-edge technological solutions that respond to the great challenges of moving towards Industry 4.0

Partners

  • CTAG – Galician Automotive Technology Centre. Main beneficiary
  • Galician Innovation Agency (GAIN) – CIS Technology and Design
  • CEEIA- Centre of Engineering and Product Development
  • CCG – Porugal’s Graphics Computing Centre

Budget

1.286.952€

Period

February 2019 – April 2022

https://www.maingap.eu/

ENTERPRISE EUROPE NETWORK- GALACTEA PLUS

COSME PROGRAM AND HORIZON PROGRAM 2020-EEN

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Description

The Enterprise Europe Network is a network to support Europe’s scientific-business fabric created in 2008. The services are designed especially with SMEs in mind, but they are also aimed at other companies, technology centres and universities. GAIN participates in this network through Galactea-Plus, a consortium that covers north-western Spain.

Partners

    • ICE Castilla y León
    • Galician Innovation Agency (GAIN)
    • CAMERA CANTABRIA
    • CEOECANT
    • FADE
    • FICYT
    • IDEPA
    • SODERCAN
    • TECNOPOLE

Budget

217.232 (Galactea Plus) + 20.635 (Galactea Plus Kam)

Period

January 2020 – December 2021

http://www.galacteaplus.es/

SHERPA DO MAR

interreg españa portugal poctep

Description

Project for the creation of a Euro regional platform to promote competitiveness in the marine-maritime field through the promotion of technology-based companies.

Partners

    • University of Vigo
    • Galician Innovation Agency (GAIN) – CIS Technology and Design
    • Vigo Free Zone Consortium
    • University of Santiago de Compostela
    • University of A Coruña
    • UPtec – Asprela Technology Transfer Association
    • University of Porto
    • CIIMAR-Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research
    • Fórum Oceano – Portugal’s Sea Economy Association

Budget

997.148€

Period

April 2017- December 2021

MANUFACTUR 4.0

interreg españa- portugal poctep

Description

Project for the effective transfer to the industry of the Naval-Metalworking sector of new advanced and low-cost manufacturing technologies, as real and measurable examples of the improvements that R&D can provide.

Partners

  • Galician Innovation Agency (GAIN) – CIS Technology and Design. Main beneficiary
  • Northwest Metallurgical Research Association (AIMEN)
  • Galician Naval Cluster Association (ACLUNAGA)
  • Portugal’s Centre for Technological Support for the Metalworking Industry (CATIM)
  • Portugal’s Institute of Engineering of Systems and Computers, Technology and Science (INESC TEC)
  • Portugal’s National Innovation Agency (ANI)

Budget

2.030.649€

Period

July 2017 – December 2020

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NANOEATERS

interreg españa- portugal poctep

Description

NANOeaters promotes collaboration between Research Centres and Innovative SMEs (early adopters), supporting companies in the technology transfer process. The objective is the commercial application of this knowledge in new products and services that provide effective solutions to the weaknesses identified in the Smart Specialization Strategy of Galicia and North of Portugal.

Partners

    • Galician Innovation Agency (GAIN) – CIS Technology and Design. Main beneficiary
    • International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL)
    • University of Vigo
    • University of Santiago de Compostela
    • Galician Telecommunications Technological Centre (GRADIANT)
    • Foundation for the promotion of Innovation, Research and Technological Development in the Galician Automotive Industry (CTAG)
    • Northwest Metallurgical Research Association (AIMEN)
    • South Galicia Biomedical Foundation (FBGS)

Budget

3.191.813€

Period

July 2017 – December 2019

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ENTERPRISE EUROPE NETWORK- GALACTEA PLUS

ENTERPRISE EUROPE NETWORK

Description

The Enterprise Europe Network is a network to support Europe’s scientific-business fabric created in 2008. The services are designed especially with SMEs in mind, but they are also aimed at other companies, technology centres and universities. GAIN participates in this network through Galactea-Plus, a consortium that provides service to the north-western Spain.

Partners

  • ICE Castilla y León
  • Galician Innovation Agency (GAIN) – CIS Technology and Design. Project coordinators.
  • CAMERA CANTABRIA
  • CEOECANT
  • FADE
  • FICYT
  • IDEPA
  • SODERCAN
  • TECNOPOLE

http://www.galacteaplus.es/

The Galactea-Plus project is financed with European funds in renewable bi-annual contracts. Since 2015 funding has been added to develop the KAM instrument

Galactea-Plus 2008-2010

Call: ENT/CIP/07/0001
Program: CIP
Period: January 2008 – December 2010
EU funding: 245.137

Galactea-Plus 2011-2012

Call: CIP-EIP ENT/CIP/10/B/N01C00
Program: CIP
Period: January 2011 – December 2012
EU funding: 175.681

Galactea-Plus 2013-2014

Call: CIP-EIP ENT/CIP/12/B/N01C00
Program: CIP
Period: January 2013 – December 2014
EU funding: 175.681

Galactea-Plus 2015-2016

Call: COS-Adhoc-2014-2020
Program: COSME
Period: January 2015 – December 2016
EU funding: 148.484

Galactea-Plus KAM 2015-2016

Call: H2020-Adhoc-2014-20
Program: Horizon 2020
Period: January 2015 – December 2016
EU funding: 26.416,25

Galactea-Plus 2017-2018

Call: COS-EEN-SGA2-2016-2-01
Program: COSME
Period: January 2017 – December 2018
EU funding: 204.934

Galactea-Plus KAM 2017-2018

Call: H2020-EEN-SGA2-2017-2018
Program: Horizon2020
Period: January 2015 – December 2016
EU funding: 20.241,25

Galactea-Plus 2019

Call: COS-EEN-SGA3-2018-2-01
Program: COSME
Period: January 2019 – December 2019
EU funding: 204.934

Galactea-Plus KAM 2019

Call: H2020-EEN-SGA3-2018
Program: Horizon 2020
Period: January 2019 – December 2019
EU funding: 20.241,25

FUTUREFACING

ERASMUS +

Description

Knowledge transfer project (finishes and coatings) and promotion of innovation in the final product of the wood industry, designed based on the demands of the sector and aligned with the needs of the timber industry.

Partners

  • Galician Innovation Agency (GAIN) – CIS Technology and Design. Coordinator
  • XERA (Galician Forest Industry Agency)
  • XFPIE (General Directorate of Education, Vocational Training and Educational Innovation)
  • Rakvere. The largest professional education institution in West-Viru county, Estonia
  • ILVA. Italian manufacturer specialized in the production of varnishes and industrial finishes for wood.
  • FINSA. Manufacturer of products derived from wood (melamine, decorative laminates …)
  • BCF (British Coatings Federation). United Kingdom

Period

September 2016 – August 2019

http://gain.xunta.gal/artigos/346/futurefacing

FAROS

Human Factors in Risk-Based Design Methodology

P 7 – Sustainable Support Transport [SST.2012.4.1-1.][Human element factors in shipping safety]

Description

The purpose of the project was to provide virtual reality scenarios, systems and models for the development of experiments with sailors so that tests could be carried out that would provide results on safety and design factors, through the use of experimental data, simulations, models ship design parametrics and optimization processes to integrate the human factor into the conceptual design process.

Partners

  • BBL: Brookes Bell LLP, project co-ordinator
  • Galician Innovation Agency (GAIN) – CIS Technology and Design
  • AALTO: Aalto-Korkeakoulusaatio.
  • AMC: Alfa Marin Technikh Symvouleytikh Meleton Kai Ergon Epe
  • DBL: Deep Blue SRL
  • HSW: Hochschule Wismar – Fachhochschulefur Technik, Wirtshaft Und Gestaltung
  • LR: Lloyd’s Register EMEA
  • NAP: Naval Architecture Progress
  • TLG: Tallink Grupp AS
  • UCL: University College London
  • UoS: University of Strathclyde
  • VTT: Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus VTT

Period

November 2012 – October 2015

http://www.faros-project.eu/

FISIOROB

Robotic assistance system in clinical rehabilitation

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Description

The project sought to combine advances in robotics with those in the development of virtual reality systems applied to the physiological recovery of patients. Through the development of a robotic rehabilitation system that incorporated virtual reality and patient monitoring and contemplated all the stages of the process with the collection of information that was offered to medical personnel.

Partners

  • POVISA (Coordinator).
  • Galician Innovation Agency (GAIN) – CIS Technology and Design. (Technological Subcontracting)
  • EMTE Sistemas.
  • IZMAR.
  • BALIDEA.
  • I3TE group.
  • AEQUS Robotics.
  • AIMEN Technological Centre (Technological Subcontracting).
  • UVIGO (Technological Subcontracting).

Period

April 2013 – June 2015

MSP, CSP, CIPSOA

regional

Description

Development of various projects for capturing, recording and processing data from sensors in order to control the quality of products and processes. Work was mainly done on welding quality control projects (resistance welding and arc welding).

SINUS I y SINUS II

RESEARCH OF END TECHNIQUES BASED ON ELECTROMAGNETIC PRINCIPLES. DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATIC ASSESSMENT AND PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEM

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Description

Development of a platform for non-destructive inspection based on electromagnetic effects. Eddy current and magnetic flux loss techniques were used.
In the first phase of the project, electronic and software developments were carried out to investigate the effectiveness of this technique on parts with known defects.
In the second phase of the project, a compact electronic equipment was developed that obtained signals from the probes and was connected by USB to a computer, which had software, also developed in the project, which facilitated the automation of the inspection.

Partners:

  • FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF QUALITY – CIS Technology and Design
  • AIMEN

Period:

August 2009 – October 2011

DIAPASOM

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Description

The DIAPASOM project was based on the use of ICT tools to characterize the arc welding processes carried out manually, measuring process parameters and calculating a series of values.
A portable equipment with sensors connected to the manual welding machine was developed, incorporating software designed to capture data from the sensors and obtain parameters of the quality of the process and its execution.
Its purpose was to objectively evaluate the skills of a manual welder, as a generator of technical support reports in welder homologation processes and as a method of parameter verification and pre-diagnosis of critical welds

Partners:

  • FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF QUALITY – CIS TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN
  • AIMEN
  • UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

Period:

September 2008 – October 2011

FOTOV- CONTROL DE ENERGÍA INYECTADA A LA RED MEDIANTE ALMACENAMIENTO INTELIGENTE

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Description

Development of a controller for injection of constant energy into the grid from photovoltaic installations through efficient accumulation systems.
The production of renewable energy has experienced an increase in recent years, as well as legal regulations, which oblige producers to deliver in advance a prediction of the energy they will inject into the grid. With wind energy this prediction was already made on a regular basis, however with regard to photovoltaic energy new strategies were required.
In this project, a meteorological model was used for this prediction, and since the model was subject to variations, the proposed mechanism was the storage of the energy produced in excess with respect to the predicted one, which would be used in the moments of deficiency, thus achieving a greater approximation to the prediction.
The project was an example of transfer of results due to the collaboration with the USC, both in meteorological models and in hardware development.

Partners:

  • FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF QUALITY – CIS TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN
  • UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

Period:

January 2007 – September 2010

CETROS - CÉLULA TRANSPORTABLE PARA ROBOTIZACIÓN DE SOLDADURA

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Description

In the CETROS project a transportable welding cell was developed, adapted to the world of large industrial parts.
This robot, with its welding machine, would move on a tracked platform to the place where the performance would have to take place instead of repeating the same sequence over and over again.
For the design phase, a simulation tool was developed that made it possible to check the accessibility of the prototype parts. A welding failure on a large part is a great loss and must be done correctly, so a system for recording welding parameters was developed to verify that it had been performed with the correct parameters.
Since the welds are unique, each robot program was used only once, so tools for auto-guidance and quick programming were developed.

Partners:

  • FUNDACIÓN FOMENTO CALIDADE- CIS Tecnoloxía e Deseño
  • AIMEN
  • ANEODYN

Period:

October 2006 – December 2009

CADIVAFOR

Cataloging, digitization and valorization of the defensive fortresses of the galician border

Interreg poctep galicia-north of portugal

Description

Development of virtual simulations for the dissemination of border heritage between Spain and Portugal, using virtual and augmented reality tools. Among others, the virtual view of the Castle of San Felipe in Ferrol was carried out. A Database format was also developed for the identification, description, assessment and management of the historical military heritage.

Partners

  • FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF QUALITY – CIS Technology and Design
  • CIEFAL. International Centre for Fortification Studies and Logistics Support (Historical Heritage) dependent on the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), in its National Committee of Spain (UNESCO advisory body)
  • Escola Superior GALLAECIA.PT

Period

September 2005 – December de 2008

MSP- MONITORIZACIÓN DE SOLDADURA POR PUNTOS

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Description

The objective of the project was to develop a software and hardware tool to diagnose the quality of resistance spot welding and to support subsequent automatic quality control and diagnosis projects.
The intervention in the welding machine was minimal, voltage and intensity were measured, which made it possible to calculate the evolution of the dynamic resistance. This parameter allowed us to check if a joint had been formed or if there were losses of material due to projections. It facilitated the optimization of times for an improvement in energy consumption. The system also allowed other parameters to be incorporated, such as the pressure of the clamps on the workpiece.
The project was awarded in EUROJOIN 2006 as the best applied research project.

Partners

  • FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF QUALITY – CIS Technology and Design
  • AIMEN

Period

January 2002 – September 2004

Background

Shall we innovate together?