MTP Theme: Key Technologies
MTP Initiative
Combined MTP project :MIGOOD
Enrique Montiel
Hotel Grand Marina, Barcelona,
September, the 19th 2011
COMBINED PROJECTS
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FIT4U Project Main Goals
FIT4U project aims at developing a
New engineering framework for both products &
processes
integrating:
 new functional devices for consumer personalization
 new design technologies
 advanced materials
 new consumer differentiated production technologies
targeting in particular the safety and sport footwear and
accessories sectors
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FIT4U Project Concept and Objectives
New competitive strategies based on new industrial paradigms and on
new consumer centred products capabilities must be conceived and
developed.
Specific addressed consumer oriented market segments will be footwear
and accessories, particularly gloves for professional, free time, and
sport (outdoor/trekking) activities, with major focus on differentiated
consumer-centred products in order to provide:
• comfort, safety, health, well being
• new functionalities/services to the consumer
• environmental friendly products
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WHY - Needs and demands from market and sectors
Consumer needs: major correspondence from a
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Geometric point of view (safety-sport): ergonomics and
comfort (overall and footbed)
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Functional (safety-sport): product with right features for the
application/use (sole performance, lightness, material
advanced features)
Companies ask for:
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Capability of being closer to the consumer geometrical and
functional needs, but finding “affordable” solutions
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Need for new solutions for functional customization but
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Find solutions which are “compatible” with everyday
production processes
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FIT4U Project Main Goals
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FIT4U Project Main Goals
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SPECIAL SHOES MOVEMENT
Problems addressed: diabetic footwear
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Health care problems
(biomechanical and biomedical
aspects)
Footwear design problems ( new
design technologies)
Footwear
product
problems
(comfort, health welfare and
service to customers)
Footwear components and
materials problem (ecosustainability and high performing
materials)
Footwear manufacture problems
(adaptive production processes
and engineering framework)
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DIABETIC FEET
In 2008: 50 million diabetics in
Europe
Lack of sensitivity in foot:
neuropathy
15% of diabetics: problems with
diabetic foot syndrome
High risk of amputation
High
sanitary costs (10 million
European diabetics represent 29.000
million €)
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Social and economic need: DIABETIC FEET
250 million people around the world have diabetes
more than 5% of diabetic patients will have a history of
foot ulcers
up to 85% of amputations are preceded by foot ulcers
there is a potential new global market for personalised
shoes for diabetics estimated for about 80 million users
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Sustainable, consumer-centred production of footwear and insoles
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3D CAD system using biomechanical data
Rocker Shoe Design
Parametric bio-mechanical
design
Last Rectification
Foot Deformation
Modelling and fitting
final last
Fitting flat foot to shank
last curve
Critical measures for
insole design
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A-FOOTPRINT
The objectives of the project are:
•To improve the accuracy of clinical prescriptions for
customised foot and ankle orthoses;
•To improve the fit and functionality;
•To significantly decrease manufacture time to 48
hours;
•To develop a cost-effective, fully integrated orthotic
solution,
•To disseminate and demonstrate the results widely
among multiple end-users to exploit the benefits for
SME partners.
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A-FOOTPRINT
Expected Results
•To develop a software based Patient
Information System;
•To develop Computer Aided Design
(CAD) software;
•To develop optimisation software
routines;
•To evaluate, benchmark and develop
rapid manufacturing techniques;
•To integrate these results to produce
a fully integrated orthotic design and
manufacturing solution with prototype
devices,
•To address important health and
policy objectives.
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POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER COLLABORATION
Multidisciplinary approach: biomechanics, sports,
health, electronics, materials, ICT, manufacturing
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R&D Objectives (1/2)
To create an international IMS community that will discuss aspects,
disseminate knowledge and initiate new actions along the
following four main areas:
 User centred specialised footwear and components conception
requires the understanding of consumer needs and
requirements and consumer interaction in the product
creation phase.
 advanced technologies for body acquisition, standards for
consumer data management, methodologies and tools for
product
personalization and co-design, algorythms to
transform biomechanical data into product features,
 Footwear product personalization to design, encapsulate and
evaluate aesthetic and emotional aspects, as well as functional
and operational features of the product.
 KB-CAD tools with advanced functionalities for product multicriteria evaluation, simulation and performance assessment 16
R&D Objectives (2/2)
 Advanced sustainable materials by covering:
 aspects of performance/functionality/comfort – so targeting
consumer needs and requirements
 aspects of eco-compatibility and sustainability
reducing/eliminating the environmental impact .
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so
 Rapid production technologies, flexible manufacturing
systems and advanced-integrated ICT solutions play a key role
in efficient and cost effective production of heterogeneous user
centred products.
 Advanced rapid production techniques, for added value multipurpose
processing,
 Integrated ICT tools for extended networks of SMEs
 new flexible logistic systems and manufacturing cells/lines, capable
to handle and to adapt to continuous production changes.
 overall production flow and data dispatching, both at enterprise and
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Planned Work, Resources and Timing
Set up of thematic investigation lines and dedicated working
groups for each R&D Area
Activity 1 - Discussion Forum on Customization and
Production Paradigms for User centred footwear products
 This activity involves the deployment of forums and initiatives,
exploiting strongly internet based facilities, to allow the
community to share information and discuss various described
topics related to Customization and Production Paradigms for
User centred products.
Activity 2 - Workshops & Dissemination
 International workshops are planned during the period of this
initiative. Furthermore, members of the initiative will organize
sessions in known relevant conferences, special issues in
scientific journals, etc.
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Planned Work, Resources and Timing
Activity 3 - Targeted experts exchanges
 This activity involves visits of experts to other’s places with
concrete targets, for example: common work on a specific
task of a project of the hosting organization, writing of a
common paper, preparation of a new project, etc.
Activity 4 - Common R&D activities
 Common R&D activities on Technologies and Paradigms for
Customization and Production of Healthy and Sustainable
Footwear Consumer centred Products will be identified and
addressed among different IMS regions.
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IMPACT
• 200 Million europeans suffering disabling foot and
ankle pain
• > 300 Million €/year health services expenditure
• 250 million people around the world have diabetes
• more than 5% of diabetic patients will have a history
of foot ulcers
• there is a potential new global market for
personalised shoes for diabetics estimated for about
80 million users
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Regions, Projects & Partners
Regions presently involved in the MTP initiative
University of Washington- USA
(Prof. P. Cavanagh)
Stanford University –Artificial Int. Lab.
Prof. O. Khabib
DIAPEDIA, SME- USA
(Orthotics technology supplier)
CIATEG, RTD- Mexico
FLEXI (shoe producer)
EU Projects involved
- FIT4U – Framework of Integrated Technologies for User Centred Products, EU FP7
Collaborative project
-SShoes, EU FP7 Collaborative project,
- A-Footprint, EU FP7 Collaborative project.
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NEXT STEPS
STATUS: more partners to be involved, finetuning administrative documents and final
launch of MTP initiative before end of 2011.
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Contact
Dr. Enrique Montiel
Inescop
Instituto Tecnológico del Calzado
Polígono Industrial Campo Alto ,
03600 ELDA (Spain)
Ph. +34 965395213
Fax. +39 965381045
E-mail: emontiel@inescop.es
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