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Fifty artisans from the region participated today in the 'Fourth Conference on Craft and Design', organized by the Ministry of Universities, Business and Research through the Technology Center of Craft, which were practical examples of how to use new technologies applied to the productive sector.
The peculiarity of these days is that they are their own craft artisans such as glass, jewelry and wrought-metal ones that show their peers how to use new technology to innovate in design or use of new materials.
The conference, held in the Chamber of Commerce of Murcia, was inaugurated by the Director General of Trade and Crafts, Julio José Lorenzo, who congratulated the participants for artisans "to attend this meeting which will meet a number of advanced tools for the design and implementation, allowing innovation from ancient traditions and identity of our craft. "
Lorenzo stressed "the important work being done from the Ministry to streamline the sector with the incorporation of design and new technologies, and encouraging, thus, its excellence and national and international competitiveness."
The day began with presentations by several representatives of companies in Murcia in the fields of glass, jewelry, metal forging and exposed how the addition at its headquarters in machinery and high technology has led them to increase their yields.
Also held a demonstration in situ of two of the most advanced techniques for the jewelry industry and handicrafts such as 3D scanning and rapid prototyping (set of technologies to obtain parts from applications software) tools that are able to design and cast in miniature, with all the connotations of a real model, which can later be performed in the workshop in their true proportions, with savings in materials that entails .
Technology Support Center
The Technology Center of Crafts, belonging to the Network of Regional Technology Centers that drives the Ministry of Universities, Business and Research through the Institute of Development, actively contributes to social and economic development, support and encourage innovation processes and technological development to enhance the competitiveness of their business environment.
Its tasks are to promote and facilitate the modernization, both in techniques and materials, tools and machinery companies in the sector and related crafts.
It also helps to ensure the quality of craft products and search strategies to improve every day and would enhance and make the crafts sector in the design culture in order to obtain new products or a new image of their trades.
Also, the Technology Center offers training to artisans and develop R & D projects in order to obtain new technologies, materials and methods applicable to the sector.
Source: CARM
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