INESCOP – CENTRE FOR TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
INESCOP – CENTRE FOR TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

Spain: Valencia

Overview

INESCOP is a Centre for Technology and Innovation, founded in 1971 as a private and non-profit making association. With more than 45 years of experience, the Institute works to provide technology services, transfer knowledge and conduct research on general relevant topics for the footwear sector.

Our MISSION is to ensure that the knowledge and technologies reach the business network and result in business value in terms of improved products, materials, processes and methods.

Since 1971, INESCOP works to provide technology services, transfer knowledge and conduct research on relevant topics for the footwear sector. We foster innovation in the footwear industries by offering solutions adapted to their scientific and technical needs, thus providing a wide range of technological services aimed at enhancing the quality and performance of products and boosting business competitiveness in areas such as:

Testing and Quality management
R&D&innovation Consultancy
Advanced technologies
Healthcare… Adhesives & Nanotechnology laboratory

Scanning Electron Microscope + Elemental Analysis
Controlled-stress rheometer
Dynamic-mechanical thermal analysis - DMA

Quality analysis laboratory

Slip test equipment
X-ray equipment
Thermographic camera

Biotechnology laboratory

Biodegradation equipment based on ISO 20136
Fluostar Omega (Labtech)
GeoDocR (Biorad)

Functional analysis laboratory

VICON® motion capture and analysis system with 10 cameras and 2 AMTI force platforms.
NORAXON® Portable Inertial Motion Capture and Analysis System
NORAXON® Surface Electromyography System
NOVEL® Pedar Instrumented Insoles
NOVEL® Emed -a50/CL Pressure Platform

Microelectronics laboratory

Anritsu Spectrum Analyzer MS series
Lecroy Oscilloscope 6030
Arbitrary waveform generator TTI, TGA1244

Computer lab

HD material scanner
3D foot digitiser
3D foot sole digitiser
3D last digitiser

Robotics Laboratory

UR
ABB
Comau

. Our main KET R&I services are aimed at boosting competitiveness and innovation in the footwear sector industries, contributing to their adaptation to current needs and market demands by means of:

- Advanced manufacturing technologies & Laser based applications

Demonstration
Prototype development and testing
Product development
Implementation
Training

- Advanced materials, IB & Nanotechnology

Access to technology expertise and facilities for validation
Demonstration
Lab testing
Pilot production and demonstration / pilot lines
Product validation and certification

. Yes. service.

Sectors
Consumer goods/products - Machinery
Technology
Smart Manufacturing / Industry 4.0 - Robotics / Human machine interaction - Process industry (processing of novel materials, structures, etc.) - Monitoring and control - Additive manufacturing - High-performance production (flexibility, productivity, precision and zero defect) - Intelligent/ sensor-based equipment - Environmental materials (e.g. recycling, recourse efficiency, less impact, CO2 capture/ utilisation) - Industrial materials (incl. catalysts, membranes, adhesives, filters) - High performance materials (strong, light weight, resistant) - Smart and multifunctional materials (incl. phase change, shape memory, self-healing, self-manufacturing) - Surface engineering and coatings - Polymers, bioplastics - Biobased chemicals - Biofuels - Nanostructured coatings - Nanoparticles Nanowires and tubes - Laser based applications