ULTRAGRIP
Development of a high grip designing tool
| Coordinatore | INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DEL CALZADO Y CONEXAS
Organization address
address: POLIGONO INDUSTRIAL CAMPO ALTO-CALLE ALEMANIA contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Spain [ES] |
| Sito del progetto | http://www.ultragrip.eu |
| Totale costo | 1˙206˙334 € |
| EC contributo | 935˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-SME
Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs |
| Code Call | FP7-SME-2010-1 |
| Funding Scheme | BSG-SME |
| Anno di inizio | 2010 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2010-10-01 - 2012-09-30 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DEL CALZADO Y CONEXAS
Organization address
address: POLIGONO INDUSTRIAL CAMPO ALTO-CALLE ALEMANIA contact info |
ES (ELDA (ALICANTE)) | coordinator | 0.00 |
| 2 |
NEW MILLENIUM SPORTS SL
Organization address
address: CALLE MIGUEL SERVER (PARQ. IND.) 10 contact info |
ES (ELCHE) | participant | 261˙270.00 |
| 3 |
MARMOR HOTAVLJE DRUZBA ZA OBDELAVOKAMNA DD HOTAVLJE
Organization address
address: HOTAVLJE 40 contact info |
SI (GORANJA VAS) | participant | 137˙106.00 |
| 4 |
BASE PROTECTION SRL
Organization address
address: via Bruxelles 7 contact info |
IT (Barletta) | participant | 127˙250.00 |
| 5 |
VENDER PROIZVODNJA TRGOVINA INZENIRING IN ZASTOPSTVO DOO - VENDER D.O.O.
Organization address
address: SLANDROV TRG 1 contact info |
SI (ZALEC) | participant | 112˙088.40 |
| 6 |
CAUCHOS RUIZ-ALEJOS SA
Organization address
address: AVDA DE QUEL 26 contact info |
ES (ARNEDO LOGRONO) | participant | 105˙800.80 |
| 7 |
"EXAGRES, S.A."
Organization address
address: AVENIDA REINA DE LOS APOSTOLES S/N contact info |
ES (BECHI) | participant | 96˙749.00 |
| 8 |
VERNIS SA
Organization address
address: AV MANUEL ESCOBEDO 18 contact info |
ES (ONDA CASTELLON) | participant | 94˙735.80 |
| 9 |
ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE LASINDUSTRIAS CERAMICAS AICE
Organization address
address: CAMPUS UNIVERSITARIO RIU SEC contact info |
ES (CASTELLON) | participant | 0.00 |
| 10 |
ZAVOD ZA GRADBENISTVO SLOVENIJE
Organization address
address: DIMICEVA ULICA 12 contact info |
SI (LJUBLJANA) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Due to strong competition from Asian countries encountered recently, footwear and flooring Manufacturers hope to achieve a high quality product with new performance in order to stand-out from the vast range of products that are currently available on the market. Increasingly important factors with regard to both footwear (professional and for everyday use) and floorings are safety and comfort. Many injuries caused by slipping could be avoided if appropriate sole materials and tread were chosen. Instead, there continues to be many accidents in the work environment most of which, i.e. 44.2%, are caused by slipping, 41.4% by trips and 14.4% are sprains. Currently, sole manufacturers design their models to be anti-slip using basic design criteria, often relying on their intuition and previous experience. The problem resides in the lack of design tools that can be used in the conception of footwear, which would make prototyping much cheaper, quicker and more effective in creating an answer to the friction that the shoe would be subjected to when used. The availability of these tools would lead to a reduction in the design-production time of the footwear as well as a reduction in costs, as unnecessary costs could be avoided, such as those derived from amendments to sole moulds, materials used for the production of prototypes, slip resistance validation tests following prototyping. For this reason, the main objective of the project is to develop guidelines and specific software which could be used as a design tools for soles and floorings to optimise their performance in relation to slipping.'
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Footwear manufacturers have, in the past, often relied on intuition and previous experience to design soles for shoes. This approach has contributed to the large number of accidents caused by slipping, and also makes the design process more expensive and time consuming.
The EU-funded 'Development of a high grip designing tool' (http://www.ultragrip.eu/ (ULTRAGRIP)) project aimed to produce a range of software tools and guidelines for footwear and flooring manufacturers to design better soles and flooring. The project also developed several technological tools.
Researchers produced two documents that contain recommendations and requirements to improve slip resistance under different conditions. These were intended to improve on current government legislation regarding this topic.
The project also developed a 'wear and tear' simulator to allow manufacturers to investigate the durability of their anti-slip designs. Another technological tool created was high-speed image acquisition and the accompanying software. This allows manufacturers to study in great detail the interaction between sole, floor and various slippery substances.
Lastly, several design tools were advanced and tested. These include slip behaviour prediction software and a tool to correlate the slip testing methods used in the two industries.
The ULTRAGRIP project will improve the competitiveness of the two manufacturing sectors by streamlining and improving the design process. In the long-term, the work done here will help to make working environments a safer place.
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