Development of a shoe last with interchangeable toe manufacturing system

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: BRST970541

Project closed

Start date 1 October 1997

End date 1 April 1998

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998

Total cost No data

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

CALZADOS BUNKER SA
Spain

Objective

The manufacturing of shoe lasts is one of the most important phases in footwear industry. Footwear manufacturers need to store a great amount of different lasts in order to manufacture the wide range of lasts to match the fashion needs. However it has been demonstrated that the only change of a single part, the toe, (remaining unchanged the rest of the last) is enough to fit fashion requirements. The objective of this project would be the development of an innovative last designing and manufacturing system for lasts with interchangeable toe. This system will reduce the stock of lasts needed by the footwear industry. Fashion requirements will be accomplished changing only the last's toe, allowing the standardisation of the rest. This system will increase direct costs savings as a result of labour costs (reduction of last's design time) and materials (reduction of lasts stock) so that improving competitiveness of SMEs from the footwear industrial sector.

Programme(s)

• FP4-BRITE/EURAM 3 - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 0101 - Incorporation of new technologies into production systems

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

EAW - Exploratory awards

Coordinator

CALZADOS BUNKER SA

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 7,Velázquez 7 Polg Ind El Mugrón ; 02640 ALMANSA ; Spain
• Total cost: No data

Participants (1)

Ioannou Bross Ltd

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 12 A,Kuprou 12 A ; 18346 Moschato
• Total cost: No data