The REMAIN consortium held a new working meeting in France to review the progress of its technical activities and coordinate the steps required ahead of the decisive phase of the project, which will conclude next December.
The meeting, held on 8 July at the facilities of Clermont Auvergne INP in Aubière, France, brought together all project beneficiaries. The session provided an opportunity to share progress across REMAIN’s main research areas and to prepare for the project’s final phase and its global demonstrator.
During the meeting, the REMAIN partners presented the main advances achieved in the project’s different technical areas, with particular emphasis on defect detection, robotic control and the development of sensors for remanufacturing applications. This work is essential for developing systems capable of identifying the condition of damaged products and assessing their potential for repair, reuse or reintegration into the value chain.
One of the main topics addressed during the meeting was the review of the final global demonstrator, which will bring together the solutions developed throughout the project in the fields of computer vision, robotics, artificial intelligence and sensors. This tool will provide a practical demonstration of how these technologies can help automate processes related to the handling, assessment and recovery of industrial products, thereby supporting more efficient and sustainable production models.
In this context, the partners also visited the demonstrator developed by CA-INP together with SMA-RTY within the framework of the project. The visit offered first-hand insight into the technical progress achieved and its practical application during REMAIN’s validation phase.
Estos avances consolidan el liderazgo del proyecto REMAIN como iniciativa europea clave en la aplicación de tecnologías avanzadas como la robótica y la inteligencia artificial a los retos de la economía circular. De este modo, el proyecto REMAIN, cofinanciado con fondos FEDER gracias al programa Interreg-Sudoe, reafirma su compromiso con el impulso de la reparación, reutilización y remanufactura de productos industriales en dicha región.
These advances reinforce REMAIN’s position as a leading European initiative in the application of advanced technologies, such as robotics and artificial intelligence, to the challenges of the circular economy. In this way, the REMAIN project, co-funded by the ERDF through the Interreg Sudoe Programme, reaffirms its commitment to promoting the repair, reuse and remanufacturing of industrial products across the Sudoe region.
Project partners
The REMAIN project is coordinated by Inescop – Footwear Technology Centre, with the participation of the Universities of Zaragoza, Alicante, Coimbra , and Clermont Auvergne INP; the Federation of Spanish Footwear Industries (FICE); and the companies SMA-RTY, Automática y Control Numérico, AIDA CCI with the social association Proyecto Lázaro acting as a collaborating partner.