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CTAG drives the disruptive transformation of the sector with RISpire Training project


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The main objective of RISpire’s Knowledge Boosting Training is to fence the disruptive transformation of the sector by offering capacity building activities to trainers and innovators in three key regions of Europe.

The RISpire programme focuses on innovation and entrepreneurship to address current challenges in the mobility sector. With a focus on unlocking innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities in Romania, Czech Republic and the Euroregion Galicia-North Portugal, the programme aims to foster sustainable growth in urban mobility through intensive and thematic trainings on innovation, ESG and women empowerment.

CTAG, as part of the project, assumes a fundamental role in needs analysis and capacity building in equality, social challenges (ESG) and open innovation in the urban mobility ecosystem of the Euroregion Galicia-North Portugal.

Innovation professionals, students and public servants with business ideas are invited to join this exciting programme that aims to drive collaborative innovation and sustainable growth in the urban mobility sector.

RISpire Trainings is a project supported by the EIT Urban Mobility.

Read the press release here.

For more information, please contact raul.urbano@ctag.com

 

CTAG acoge en su sede la Reunión Plenaria del Hito 1 del Proyecto REMOTE-DRIVER


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Durante el día de ayer y hoy, 14 y 15 de marzo, CTAG ha tenido el placer de recibir en su sede de O Porriño a todos los socios del proyecto Remote Driver para evaluar los avances llevados a cabo a lo largo de su primera anualidad.

El encuentro ha reunido a los distintos representantes del consorcio del proyecto, cuyos objetivos fundamentales son lograr un vehículo conectado con una conducción remota de vehículos a altas velocidades que tolere altas pérdidas, proporcione baja latencia, saque partido a las capacidades de red 5G y reaccione ante cambios en la calidad de conexión.

Durante estos dos días de reunión, se han podido intercambiar impresiones sobre el progreso alcanzado hasta el momento y explorar posibles estrategias de cara a abordar los próximos pasos en la gestión del proyecto.

Este encuentro permitirá a los socios reafirmar su compromiso en cumplir con sus objetivos, pero también poner en valor los logrados durante todo este primer año de proyecto.

El proyecto REMOTE DRIVER, impulsado y financiado por el Ministerio de Industria y Turismo del Gobierno de España y la Unión Europea, NextGenerationEU, en el marco de Mecanismo de Recuperación y Resiliencia, cuenta con un consorcio conformado por múltiples empresas privadas del sector, universidades y el Centro Tecnológico de Automoción de Galicia, CTAG.

CTAG kicks off a new project: BEAGLE, Blue Oceans Strategy for Value Creation


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BEAGLE (Blue oceans strategy for value creation), is a project that seeks to strengthen the links between academia and industry for the valorisation of knowledge and the creation of new market niches, applying the blue ocean strategy.

A multidisciplinary team coordinated by the CTAG, and formed by 3 universities and 4 business clusters, will launch a participatory process that expects to attract 240 professionals, including innovators (from industry) and researchers (from universities and technology centres).

Consortium: Universidad Rovira i Virgili (ES-Coordinador), University of West Bohemia (CZ), University West (SE), CTAG (ES), Cleantech Bulgaria Foundation (BU), NextMove (FR), F6S (IE), Association of Chemical Industry of the Czech Republic (CZ) and UNIMOS Alliance (PL).

Read here the press release.

Los socios del Proyecto ‘Soluciones Digitales y Datos para una Movilidad Avanzada’ se reúnen en el museo Mobility City para evaluar los avances del proyecto


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En este encuentro, los socios revisaron el desarrollo del proyecto, consolidando esfuerzos y fortaleciendo la colaboración para impulsar la innovación en movilidad.

El pasado 6 de febrero, se llevó a cabo una reunión presencial entre los socios del proyecto “Soluciones Digitales y Datos para una Movilidad Avanzada”, enmarcado en el proyecto “Ecosistema industrial de innovación para la fabricación del Vehículo Eléctrico y Conectado en España” del PERTE VEC liderado por Renault Group España, el cual impulsa y financia el Ministerio de Industria y Turismo del Gobierno de España y la Unión Europea, NextGenerationEU, en el marco de Mecanismo de Recuperación y Resiliencia.

El encuentro, que se celebró en el museo Mobility City en Zaragoza, congregó a los distintos representantes de las empresas involucradas en este proyecto, cuyos objetivos fundamentales son la generación de conocimiento y construcción de soluciones digitales, estructuras y modelos de datos y mecanismos de análisis avanzado para los principales agentes de la cadena de Valor de la Movilidad Avanzada. Además, promueve la aceleración de la digitalización del ecosistema de empresas y centro dedicados al diseño, desarrollo y ensayo de soluciones y tecnología relacionadas con los vehículos eléctricos y conectados como elemento principal de la cadena de movilidad.

Durante el encuentro, se mencionaron los puntos más relevantes del seguimiento del proyecto, compartiendo el grado de avance y discutiendo acerca de los próximos pasos en la gestión de este.

Con esta reunión, los socios pudieron tener una mayor visión conjunta del proyecto y reafirmar su compromiso en cumplir con sus objetivos.

El proyecto está siendo realizado por Applus+ IDIADA; CENTRO ZARAGOZA, Instituto de Investigación sobre Vehículos, S.A.; NE-MI Mobility Solutions, S.L.; BILE Comunication, S.L.; PARKUNLOAD, S.L.; FACTUAL Consulting, S.L.; TECHNICA Electronics Barcelona, S.L.; Smart Mobility Solutions, S.L.; KAPS Management Group, S.L.; Fostering Mobility, S.L.U. y el Centro Tecnológico de la Automoción de Galicia (CTAG).

CTAG presents its commitment to sustainable mobility at the eMobility Expo World Congress 2024


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CTAG announces once again its participation in the eMobility Expo World Congress 2024. This international congress, dedicated to sustainable, connected and autonomous mobility, provides a unique space to exchange knowledge and move towards a more sustainable future in the mobility sector.

We will have a space in Hall 5, at booth B224, so that visitors can come and explore recent projects first-hand, meet our experts and obtain detailed information about CTAG’s activities.

In addition, we will take advantage of this scenario to share the latest research, developments and advances in the field of sustainable mobility through multiple panel discussions:

13/02/2024

  • New propulsion technologies architecture – Jorge Varela Barreras, EV and Battery expert, CTAG
  • New materials for the new vehicles – Alberto Tielas Macia, Head of the Interior Materials and Systems Department, CTAG

14/02/2024

  • Autonomous vehicles (cars & buses) – Francisco Sánchez Pons, Director of Electronics, ITS and Smart Mobility at CTAG

These discussions will be an opportunity for those interested in learning about the latest trends and future perspectives of the sector.

We will also offer an autonomous and connected driving experience aboard our shuttle in the Feria de Valencia square, a demonstration of what the mobility of the future will be like, last-mile, electric, smart, connected and driverless.

You can contact us to arrange a meeting at the congress by email: sales@ctag.com

CTAG presents a new pioneering equipment for advanced research on comfort with people on board


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CTAG has implemented a new state-of-the-art equipment for advanced research on comfort. It is a Human Rated Dual vibration system, a multiaxial equipment for the evaluation of acoustic and vibration comfort, designed for tests both with and without people on board.

Given the strongly subjective nature of vibration and acoustic comfort, these tools are essential in the process of research and development of new solutions to improve users’ perception of comfort. This installation makes it possible to evaluate such sensations in a controlled and repeatable environment, for example in rolling conditions, for mobility applications in a broad sense.

It has two main applications:

  1. Multiaxial mechanical characterization and durability tests. Its purpose is to test the vibration behaviour of a vehicle system and its ability to withstand the demanding vibration environment to which it will be subjected throughout the life of the vehicle.
  2. Evaluation and measurement with people in the vehicle of the vibration comfort and squeak & rattle in different interior components. This evaluation can be carried out both through subjective questionnaires and through the measurement of physical and physiological parameters, such as muscular activity, always under safe conditions for the vehicle occupants participating in the test.

Thanks to this new highly versatile equipment, CTAG seeks to respond to new technical challenges in the mobility sector through both collaborative and in-house R&D projects.

Designation of Technology Reconnaissance Centre for automated driving vehicle testing on open roads


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The General Subdirectorate of Mobility and Technology Management of the General Directorate of Traffic has designated the University Institute of Automobile Research (INSIA) as a Technology Reconnaissance Centre in the field of trials or research tests with automated driving vehicles on roads open to general traffic. To this end, INSIA will have the collaboration of the Automotive Technology Centre of Galicia (CTAG) to jointly cover all the tests and procedures contemplated in the instruction VEH 2022/07 of the DGT, in order to certify and issue the technical evaluation reports of vehicles for the performance of this type of tests.

 

This designation will make it possible to accelerate the trials or research tests of automated driving vehicles in Spain, making our country one of the international benchmarks for autonomous and connected mobility.

For further information please read the Press Release.

 

Da comienzo el proyecto OPENLABS coordinado por CTAG


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Hoy ha tenido lugar la reunión de lanzamiento del proyecto OPENLABS que coordina CTAG junto con la Agencia Gallega de Innovación (GAIN) – CIS Tecnoloxía e Deseño, el Centro de Computación Gráfica (CCG), la Universidad de Porto y el Grupo de Organización do Coñecemento de la Universidad de Vigo.

El proyecto OPENLABS – Open Pilot Labs Network, se constituye como una Red abierta de laboratorios industriales para la transformación digital y sostenible de las empresas de la Eurorregión.

El proyecto lanzará un proceso abierto y transfronterizo (en 2 llamadas) a través del cual se seleccionarán las mejores propuestas de innovación de empresas y emprendedores para diseñar, desarrollar, perfeccionar y desplegar productos, servicios y/o procesos innovadores que quieran lanzar al mercado y que respondan a los desafíos de los sectores priorizados en las RIS3.

La primera llamada para PYMES y Start-ups se abrirá en junio de 2024. Parte de las empresas serán aceleradas en CTAG utilizando las instalaciones únicas del Booster Manufacturing Lab.

El proyecto se desarrollará entre septiembre 2023 y agosto 2026 con un coste total de 720.712,92€, y está cofinanciado por el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) y la UE a través del programa de Cooperación Interreg VI A España – Portugal (POCTEP) 2021-2027.

CTAG holds the closing ceremony of the first edition of STRADA – Women in Manufacturing


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The European project “STRADA – Women in Manufacturing”, led by CTAG, is a leadership development programme aimed at women in the manufacturing sector. Its objective is to provide them with the knowledge and skills that will enable them to be more effective in their professional career and their organization.

Throughout this first edition, the project has had 150 participants and more than 100 mentors from 16 European countries who have been trained in Leadership, Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

The program also included technical workshops and webinars offered by Microsoft, Siemens, Grupo Lego, KPMG, KUKA Robotics, among others, as well as cross-cutting activities focused on communication and conflict management.

Ana Paul, Director of Technological Innovation at CTAG, commented that “At CTAG we actively support this type of projects that collaborate in the empowerment of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics sectors and careers“.

Read the full press release here.

CTAG starts a pioneering project in sustainable graphene solutions: GIANCE


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The project officially kicked off on October 1, 2023 as a significant step towards addressing environmental challenges with graphene-based solutions.

GIANCE is a groundbreaking initiative that aims to establish a holistic, integrated, and industry-driven platform with a clear focus on improving sustainable materials and their practical, real-world applications.

In addition, GIANCE is actively engaged in boosting the progress of manufacturing processes, improving synthesis and stability, and reducing environmental impact. In doing so, it seeks to establish connections with end-users, facilitating the development and preparation of commercial proposals at high Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs).

The GIANCE consortium is strategically positioned with the objective of maximizing its impact on industries and society at large. With 23 partners representing the entire value chain, from large industries to small and medium-sized innovative companies, GIANCE seeks to contribute substantially to the field of graphene and related materials. The ultimate goal is to establish a strong EU value chain, transforming technological breakthroughs into tangible innovation opportunities and production capabilities.

You can read the full press release about the project kick-off here and, if you want to be updated on all their news, you can do it through their LinkedIn page.