Projects

Investigation for generating a unified proposal of informative icons on toys (ICONOTOY)

The main aim was to unify and standardise the symbols used by companies and bodies linked to play and toys on packaging, publications and other resources, to indicate the characteristics, potential and virtues of the toy. [...]

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AIJU Guide to Games and Toys 2015

AIJU edits this guide annually with the aim of providing to consumers detailed and useful information on quality games and toys, emphasising criteria such as recreational and educational value, suitability for age and children's specific needs. The aim is to guide and orientate the consumer, providing specialised articles and information of interest and a list of recommended toys. [...]

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Dissemination of good innovation management practices in the toy sector, children’s products and the Industrial Cluster of Foia de Castalla – AGENCIA II

The aim of this initiative was to promote and disseminate good innovation practices in companies through the AIJU publication, "GOOD INNOVATION MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE TOY SECTOR, CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS AND THE INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER OF FOIA DE CASTALLA", in order to increase the culture of innovation through the integration of the innovation process in company strategy, acquiring the habit of performing innovative activities that encourage companies to improve their competitiveness. [...]

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Innovation Agency for children’s products and for the industrial cluster of Foia de Castalla

This project developed a study focussing on identifying innovation management needs for companies in Foia de Castalla and companies involved in the manufacture of children's products. [...]

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Research and development to improve the solidity of finishes through plasma technology

Plasma treatment systems enable modifying the superficial properties of polymeric materials in any of their formats (3D items, films, fibres, fabrics, etc.) and provide improvements in adhesion, painting, humidification (hydrophilic/hydrophobic properties), barrier properties, etc. through surface activation or plasma polymerisation in order to improve the solidity of finishes and functional properties of the final products. [...]

Financed

Incorporation of new safety requirements in the toy sector

The main objective of the project is to offer innovation services to the companies of the toy industry of Valencia, particularly in activities of technology assistance and consultancy on the use of the standards and adaptation of their products to the new safety requirements. [...]

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inNANO – Innovation with nanotechnologies for SMEs

The main aim of this project is to enable participating SMEs, and in general all SMEs of the plastic and metal sectors, to understand and learn about nanotechnologies, enabling them to enhance the performance of their products, applied directly to raw materials or as a surface treatment, achieving new decisive benefits in these sectors that are daily becoming more competitive. [...]

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GeronTec – Application of Information and Communication Technologies to the development of recreational and therapeutic activities for improving the quality of life of elderly people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

The GeronTec project aims to set a base for the development of games with high therapeutic and preventative value that also meet the requirements of specific usability of the elderly population and that, based on the most advanced Information and Communication Technologies -ICTs - enable the target group (people with Alzheimer's or other types of dementia) to enjoy new leisure activities while they improve the cognitive, functional and social skills. [...]

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EmiToy – Improvement of electromagnetic behaviours of electronic toys through the development of plastic formulations with carbon nanofibre conductors

This project develops new light absorbents, of broad response against electromagnetic interference (EMI) that can be made at a competitive price and be processed by traditional techniques, avoiding in this way the problems associated with these interferences. [...]

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DecoraToy – Customised decoration of toys

Toy industry trends show that products are increasingly required with a higher degree of customisation in shorter production times. Improvement in the techniques of decoration/finishing of items largely facilitates the work involved in solving technical problems and costs to satisfy these trends. [...]

Financed