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Up one levelINESC TEC researcher publishes book
João Pedro Pedroso, a researcher at INESC TEC’s Manufacturing Systems Engineering Unit (UESP) and a professor at the Department of Computer Science (DCC) of the Faculty of Science of the University of Porto (FCUP), has recently published a book together with Mikio Kubo (former invited researcher at UESP), Abdur Rais (former researcher UESP) and Masakazu Muramatsu (professor at the University of Electro-Communications, Japan).
Portuguese House wants to "revolutionise the housing paradigm"
Designed by Manuel Vieira Lopes, a student at the University of Porto, the "Moving Houses" project is currently one of the most important projects worldwide in terms of sustainable architecture. A finalist of the “Solar Decathlon Europe 2012”, the biggest international competition devoted exclusively to the topic of ecological housing, which this year takes place in Madrid, Spain, the project, its creator believes," will revolutionise the housing paradigm worldwide."
Porto Canal Interview with Ana Viana
INESC Porto (the coordinating entity of INESC TEC) is developing advanced software to determine the maximum number of patient-donor pairs in Paired Kidney Exchange Programmes. The “Consultório” Programme on the Porto Canal channel interviewed the researcher Ana Viana.
INESC TEC wins GAPI-CTCP – Technology Innovation award 2011
The Manufacturing Systems Engineering Unit at INESC TEC was awarded the GAPI-CTCP prize – Technology Innovation 2011 for the second year running.
Efficient shop management
Imagine if your clothes shop had the technology that allowed it to reduce stock depletion by 70%, reduce the time taken to perform a stock take by 90% and increase sales by 13%. Smart shelves and smart floors and now a Surfaceslab smart panel can improve the efficiency of the inventory control system, stock replenishing and decrease the time taken to locate products.
FLY London uses European award winning RFID technology
The Portuguese Footwear Group Kyaia won the category for Best Enterprise Solution in this year’s European RETA awards (Retail Technologies Awards) from the EHI Retail Institute. The award acknowledges the improvements made by the Kyaia Group using RFID technology (Radio Frequency Identification) throughout the logistics chain of their international brand FLY London.
The footwear sector aims to increase energy efficiency
The footwear sector looks to developing manufacturing technology and products that are environmentally friendly
Logistics solution developed by Kyaia Group wins European award
Leading footwear manufacturer Kyaia Group based in Portugal announced that their RFID logistics solution was presented with an award at this year’s EHI Retail Institute’s Retail Technology Europe Awards.
Efficient Shop management
Imagine if your clothes shop had the technology that allowed it to reduce stock depletion by 70%, reduce the time taken to perform a stock take by 90% and increase sales by 13%. Smart shelves and smart floors and now a Surfaceslab smart panel can improve the efficiency of the inventory control system, stock replenishing and decrease the time taken to locate products.
Kyaia Group opens fifth factory
On Friday 16th December the Portuguese footwear company Kyaia, based in Guimarães, will officially open a new factory in Paredes de Coura. This project followed an investment of 1 million Euros and it will be their fifth factory. This new site will provide jobs for 20 people.
INESC Porto develops technology to reinvigorate the Portuguese Footwear Industry
“One Step Production Process” is the name of the technology developed by INESC Porto that promises to put Portugal back on the map of the world footwear sector. With this revolutionary system, the Portuguese factories will be capable of producing several shoe manufacturing models simultaneously with a single assembly line.
Innovative technology from INESC Porto promises to reinvigorate footwear industry
A new shoe manufacturing technology developed by the Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering of Porto (INESC Porto) promises to "reinvigorate" the Portuguese footwear industry allowing companies to achieve considerable gains in productivity.
One step at a time
The CEC Made Shoe project, which aims to spread knowledge and good practice throughout the European footwear manufacturing industry, has already generated a number of interesting ideas. This article highlights one of these, a concept developed be research institute INESC Porto, for an integrated manufacturing functions take place in a single sequence on the production line.
"It is necessary to take manufacturing processes to a larger number of companies and sectors"
TecnoMetal interviews José Carlos Caldeira, Secretary-General of the Forum Manufuture Portugal
Creativity and Innovation to face economic crisis
Creativity, innovation and network cooperation are the key concepts to tackle today’s challenges, according to Jorge Pinho de Sousa, coordinator of INESC Porto’s Manufacturing Systems Engineering Unit.
Innovation in the footwear industry
Kyaia was one of the 63 European partners involved in the CEC-made-shoe project, a new footwear concept. The results of this project were presented in Paredes de Coura, at the company’s facilities.
INESC Porto presents innovative project
The Portuguese footwear industries Kyaia and Aerosoles are currently introducing technological innovations in their manufacturing processes that will enable them to improve competitiveness. These innovations have been developed in the context of a European project that involved 63 partners.
Company in Paredes de Coura shows results of innovative product
The results of the innovative project CEC-made-shoe will be presented by the footwear company Kyaia, around 2 pm, in Paredes de Coura. This project has been developed over the past four years and it has involved 63 European partners, eight of them Portuguese.
Automotive industry responds to clients’ wishes
European project wants to create flexible company networks capable of manufacturing and delivering a personalised car in just five days.
Cimsoft updates MediaDoc
Version 5 of this document and workflow management application can be used in 64 bits Linux servers.
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