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CUSTOY

Cloud-based computer system for product customization applied to the toy industry

Field
Regional
Date
01/01/2020 - 31/12/2020
Industry
  • Consumer goods/apparel
  • Toy
Budget
76067,08
Funded by

AVI

Website
Video

PROJECT INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

The main objective of the project is to exploit the results of the research carried out in the different projects that have allowed the development of technology applicable to the production processes of the companies. In this case, they will be applied to the toy sector in order to valorize these results while transferring the technology and knowledge acquired to the companies of the sector. Specifically, this knowledge will be used in order to adapt a web platform for combining materials in footwear models for use in the toy sector, thus allowing the rapid selection and realistic visualization of the materials to be used in the different samples. The possibilities offered by a tool of this type can enable the toy industry to meet the needs of an increasingly demanding market, whose tendency is inclined to be interested in products that adapt to the user and not the other way around, as was the case until now. In addition, a wide range of business possibilities are opening up around web technologies, not only for online sales, but also as a powerful system for rapid prototyping and decision making, virtual catalogs, marketing, trend analysis and an endless number of applications that will make it possible to take greater advantage of information and communication technologies (ICT) to improve the competitiveness and strength of companies in the sector.

The main objective of the project is to exploit the results of the research carried out in the different projects that have allowed the development of technology applicable to the production processes of the companies. In this case, they will be applied to the toy sector in order to valorize these results and at the same time transfer the technology and knowledge acquired to the companies of the sector. Specifically, this knowledge will be used in order to adapt a web platform for combining materials in footwear models for use in the toy sector, thus allowing the rapid selection and realistic visualization of the materials to be used in the different samples. The possibilities offered by a tool of this type can enable the toy industry to meet the needs of an increasingly demanding market, whose tendency is inclined to be interested in products that adapt to the user and not the other way around, as was the case until now. In addition, a wide range of business possibilities are opening up around web technologies, not only for online sales, but also as a powerful system for rapid prototyping and decision making, virtual catalogs, marketing, trend analysis and an endless number of applications that will make it possible to take greater advantage of information and communication technologies (ICT) to improve the competitiveness and strength of companies in the sector.

Impact

The main result of this project is the effective transfer of reference technology for the configuration of materials in digital models to the toy industry, for its exploitation in business environments and thus facilitate decision making. It is about going a step further, since there is no specific tool that allows the combination of materials of a product in an agile and simple way, offering a final result so faithful to reality, so it can be perfectly used to define how the final product will be, combine different materials and thus select the most appropriate option without the need for the manufacture of the actual prototype.

Success stories

https://configurador.inescop.es/es/custoy/configurador/

Entities

INESCOP

Contact information

Francias Aran Ais
R&D&I Coordinator

INESCOP

Technological capabilities

IA
Digital Twins