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For the FIBERSENS project, we use Fibre Bragg Grating networks embedded in concrete to obtain information on four parameters that are critical to the conservation of large infrastructure (corrosion, humidity, temperature and internal strain). [caption id="attachment_18875" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Testing for the FIBERSENS project in CETIM’s Digital Industry laboratory.[/caption] The safety and durability of large infrastructure depend, to a great extent, on the ability to know its condition...

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In 0ACCIDNTES, we have contributed to the development of a system capable of detecting workers, locating their position in real time, measuring physical effort and monitoring parameters related to their physical activity. [caption id="attachment_18894" align="aligncenter" width="625"] Technologies developed at CETIM for 0ACCIDNTES.[/caption] The incidence rate of fatal accidents in construction in Spain reached 11.3 deaths per 100,000 workers, 18% higher than the previous year, according to the...

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The Plataforma Tecnológica Española de Construcción, of which we are a member, is organising an event in A Coruña on 3rd December, bringing together companies and organisations to share knowledge on innovative materials, the digital passport, robotics and Construction 5.0, digitalisation and industrialisation. On Thursday 3rd December, we will take part in the conference ‘Innovative technologies in the construction sector’, which will take place at Club...

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Through the OMIPERBIO Cervera Network of Excellence, CETIM collaborates with Aira, the largest first-tier cooperative in Galicia, on industrial research into microbial proteins, phenolic compounds and other bio-based ingredients derived from a range of agro-industrial by-products. [caption id="attachment_18583" align="aligncenter" width="825"] Microbiology laboratory at CETIM.[/caption] The European agri-food ecosystem faces a range of challenges related to productivity, environmental sustainability, rising costs and the need to adopt new technologies....

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Construction is one of the key sectors in Spain that, like many others, must face the main current challenges, such as the lack of digitalisation or the reduction of environmental impact. Today we talk to Francisco Vea Folch, Director of Innovation and New Technologies at Simetría Grupo, a company that has been working for more than 80 years in different fields, such as construction, energy,...

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