Catalogue 2014 English version

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Catalogue 2014
English version
Wallonia is innovative !
On November 2014 is the 3rd edition of our event «Discovering Walloon Innovations» with more than
50 innovations included.
New concepts, advanced technologies or minor changes : all these innovations originate from men and
women who one day decided to make their life better.
Their ideas are explosive
Their products too !
Because innovation is also and especially asking ourselves how one could bring anything new to our
dailylife, our practices and customs.
These men and women deserve favourable attention and a better backdrops to their products as they
participate more than ever to the economical development of our region. All the innovations on display
are or will soon be available on the market.
And you ?
Will you innovate ?
Discover more than 50
walloon innovations !
You may know that many operators can assist you in the early developments of a new product or service.
We would love to give you the best keys based on your needs.
At InnovaTech, our «coaches on innovation» will deliver you the best advices. Having been in the field
for more than 10 years with more than 1000 projects initiated, our coaches will accompany you all along
the way.
Happy reading and ... who knows ? Maybe you will be in our next edition ?
Table of content
Health & Biotech
1 - Optimization of surgical devices disinfection
2 - Detecting drowsiness
3 - Automated platform for biological analyses
4 - 3D for surgery
5 - Immediate medical diagnosis
Computing & Electronics
6 - Management application for service providers
7 - A mobile wifi generator
8 - Virtual coaching for visual attention
9 - Luxury products authentification
10 - Conference broadcasting
11 - Optimal punch-clock
12 - A smart measuring system
13 - Connected time-clock
14 - A gift that speaks
15 - Immersive 3D visits
16 - An interactive mini-reader for multimedia
17 - «Paper-based» multi-sensory communication
18 - Report delays on public transportation
19 - Renting our parking spaces to individuals
20 - Second-hand software programs
21 - An «all-in-one» measurement tool
22 - An industrial diagnosis
23 - Mobile concierge services application
Food supply
objet du quotidien
Construction
24 - Natural candied fruits with saffron from Cotchia
46 - Light staircase for swimming pools
25 - A food container
47 - A flowable backfill
26 - A natural blue beverage
48 - Fire-proof insulation panels
27 - Feeling better the morning after the party ?
49 - An hybrid wood-concrete constructive system
28 - A bootle cap high in vitamins
50 - A wooden pallet made building
29 - Insects spread
51 -A wood-made passive modular home
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Energy & Environment
Dire à vos proches que vous les aimez, en dotant le cadeau d’une vidéo de la petite famille
qui souhaite bon anniversaire à son papy, c’est tout de suite moins impersonnel !
Transport & Logistics
30 - Omnium servicePrésenter
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nouveau produit à vos clients en leur épargnant de longs discours, grâce à
market
une vidéo qui leur explique comment cela marche et à quoi cela sert, c’est évidemment
54 - A smart plug for fuel tanks
31 - In-house air qualityaugmenter
monitoringson potentiel de manière exponentielle.
55 - A garage for electric scooter
32 - Vertical axis wind turbine
33 - Tailor-made photovoltaic
modules
Wrapsodi a créé ce concept inédit en associant QR Code ou puce NFC aux objets que vous
34 - A cheaper and leur
more
efficient wasteconfiez.
processing solution
35 - A medium-power wind turbine
36 - Water sanitation
Manufacturing
Everyday life
56 - Industrial 3D printing
57 - An ultra-fast spreader
37 - 3D pen
Date de mise sur le marché : février 2014
38 - A unique labellingTaille
for your
debottle
l’entreprise : 3
39 - A pillow for anti-apnea masks
40 - 3D photo booth
Société : Wrapsodi
41 - Remote-controlled mouse
Personne de contact : Catherine Liégeois (0495/62.33.89)
42 - Floating swimming pool
43 - E-cigarette refill Adresse : Rue de la Cathédrale, 58 - 4000 Liège
44 - An ultralight coat Site web : www.wrapsodi.com
45 - 100% modular furniture
Health & Biotech
1
Optimization of surgical
devices disinfection
Hygiene is of primary importance for patient health. An optimal disinfection of surgical
devices is therefore essential. However, it was so far almost impossible to detect, control
and eliminate bacterial biofilms from these devices.
REALCO has developed an enzymatic cocktail called CLEAR MD which eradicates the
biofilm and releases bacteria that got trapped inside the organic matrix. Disinfection
efficiency is significantly improved compared to more «classical» detergents.
Treating the biofilms, the product allows in-depth cleaning (biofilms, proteins, organic
soils). The solution guarantees hygiene and the definitive decontamination of the devices.
The R&D department at REALCO collaborates with several universities (UCL, ULB, ULG) and
research centers (CELABOR, INRIA) with the objective to speed up the transfer of technology
and knowledge, therefore increasing the potential of research inside the department.
Available from : 2013
Size : 40 people
Company : REALCO
Contact person : Lorna Payne - (+32.10/45.30.00)
Address : Av. Albert Einsteinlaan, 15 - 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Web site : www.realco.be
Health & Biotech
2
Detecting drowsiness
Drowsiness detection represents a major challenge for health and safety. Indeed,
drowsiness is at the source of 20 to 30% of traffic and transportation accidents as well as
other industrial accidents. In addition, from 6 to 11% of the population suffers from an
excessive daytime sleepiness, especially due to sleep and awake disruptions.
The technology developed at Phasya automatically measures in real time the state of
drowsiness/awakeness of a patient.
The innovation is a pair of glasses connected to a computer. A cam is integrated into
the glasses and takes pictures of the eye. A software program analyzes the pictures and
determines the state of drowsiness/awakeness of the person. The software can also analyze
images taken by other systems.
The technology has extensive applications : road safety, air safety, research, occupational
care health services, medical diagnosis, ...
As a first step, the technology meant for research centers, but it will soon be adapted for
use in other markets.
Available from : march 2015
Size 1 people
Company : Phasya (Spin-off de l’ULG, en création)
Contact person : Jérôme Wertz - (+32.498/49.86.21)
Addrese : Rue des Chasseurs Ardennais, 3 - 4031 Angleur
SWeb site : www.phasya.com
Health & Biotech
3
Automated platform for
biological analyzes
Initially developed by Biosensys, the automated platform has been optimized by WOW
technology in particular to measure the concentration of antibiotic in blood samples.
This lab is an opened system, meaning that it can be configured in order to execute a
large variety of biological analyses using different protocols. It is characterized by a system
that can accurately manipulate samples and reagents in a flexible manner, while providing
reliable results.
Great care has been taken regarding liquid handling : control of the samples and reagents
temperature from 0°C to 50°C, highly accurate automated pipetting, mixing system for
reagents. Results are read straightforwardly on the same apparel with a colorimeter that
measures the amount of light being absorbed by the sample.
A bar-code based system is integrated as well in the platform in order to avoid any
misidentification in the results.
Available from : february 2014
Size : 48 people
Company : WOW Technology
Contact person : Pascal Debrue - (+32.81/71.97.74)
Address : Rue Pieds d’Alouette, 18 - 5100 Naninne
Web site : www.wowtechnology.com
WOW T ECHNOLOGY
engineering your ideas
Health & Biotech
4
3D for surgery
3D-Side is specialized in 3D technologies with application to the surgery of hard biological
tissues (bones).
Using 3D technologies, 3D-Side prepares and plans complex surgeries such as tumour
removal, in collaboration with the surgeons. Using measurement instruments, 3D-Side
guides the surgeon case-by-case, bringing engineering accuracy inside the operating
room.
Before entering the operating room, the surgeon sends medical images through a
secured internet connection. Thanks to a dedicated interface, the surgeon can visualize
how the surgery will take place in three dimensions (position of the tumour, shape of
the implant, correction of the clinical fracture, ...). Once the presurgery work has been
validated, the surgeon receives a sterile and biocompatible replica of the bones. He also
receives custom-made instruments that will guide his gestures inside the operating room,
reproducing the presurgery simulation as accurately as possible. At the moment, 3D-Side’s
main applications are ablation of tumours, head implants and the treatment of fractures.
Size : 2 people
Company : 3D-Side
Contact person : Khanh Tran Duy (+32.476/42.47.34) Laurent Paul (+32.491/64.71.26)
Address : Fond des més, 4 - 1348 Louvain-La-Neuve
Web site : www.3Dside.eu
Health & Biotech
5
Immediate medical
diagnosis
A « point-of-care » (POC) medical test is a test that is processed and analyzed close to the
patient. A classical example is the detection of antibodies in blood exposed to Tetanos.
A clinical decision can then be taken immediately. ZenTech has developed Zreader, a
device that aims at processing such tests using a very simple graphical user interface. Not
only can Zreader be used by people who were not trained on diagnosis techniques but it
also brings optimal traceability.
No need to turn to doctors or analysts : the sample to analyze is placed in Zreader.
Equipped with a cam, a LED pad and an integrated software application, Zreader captures
and analyzes the sample pictures thanks to algorithms. A clinical result is then delivered.
In the future, the product will evolve to adapt to the market of connected devices in
medicine (wifi, ...).
Size : 31 people
Company : ZenTech sa
Contact person : Jean-Claude Havaux - (+32.4/231.42.32)
Address : Avenue Pré Aily, 10 – 4031 Angleur
Web site : www.zentech.be
6
Management application
for service providers
Your activity organizes around projects managed using Excel files, a very basic customer
database, a complex and extremely expensive invoicing software package and in addition
you only use a fraction of it ?
SCALE is a web-based mobile management application that gives access to all that
information in one click in a simple, intuitive and easy to use manner.
The application strengthens the team around a unique tool consisting of different modules
that can be organized according to the commercial process, from the very first contact to
the mailing and payment of the bills, including project and team management.
As a web and mobile service, SCALE is available securely anywhere, anytime, from any
support. Within SCALE, it is possible to control the most important business indicators in
real time : resource use, profitability, expected benefits, ...
In short, an essential measurement tool for business.
Available from : september 2014
Size : 10 people
Company : Belighted sprl
Contact person : Nicolas Jacobeus - (+32.10/ 77.09.97)
Address : Place de l’Université, 25 – 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Web site : https://getscale.io
7
A mobile wifi generator
It is not always easy for the tourism and cultural operators to give tourists access to their
numerical data.
That is the case for web sites, videos, audio guides, visitor’s guides or other maps processed
by operators installed in non-modern buildings : old buildings with thick walls, wifi
connections that can be hardly shared, expensive 3G visitors from abroad, lack of electrical
networks, ...
eQode has developed the concept of WiEasyBox, a mobile and self-contained box being
capable of operating off an integrated battery. It includes a web server, giving users the
ability to share files (PDF, presentations, pictures, ...) and multimedia material (videos,
soundtracks, ...). eQode builds its own wifi network that can be captured by tablets and
smartphones.
IOL Strategic Design participated in the design of the box.
Size : 1 people
Company : eQode sprl
Contact person : Patrick Mostenne - (+32.498/90.54.69)
E-mail : info@eqode.be
Address : Rue Sous-Moson, 1 - 4260 Fumal
Web site : www.eqode.be
8
Virtual coaching for
visual attention
The 3D Visual Trainer (3DVT) is best suited for top-level sportsmen and sportswomen,
security officers, soldiers as well as any other person willing to improve his/her perception
and visual attention.
This virtual coach helps you to train your attention at different levels and records your
performances in a report. The 3D Visual Trainer helps you to develop top level performances
and expertise in a funny manner. 3DVT is based on the ability of professionals to gain
insight in dynamic and complex visual scenes embedded in a bigger visual field. Also of
interest for young people is that the performance report can take the form of certificates
with increasing complexity, all sponsored by the tennis player Steve Darcis and hockey
player John John Dohmen.
This equipment has been developed in collaboration with the Laboratory of
neurophysiology and biomechanics of movement (LNMB) at ULB. It integrates the latest
developments in the domain of neuroscience, as validated across several missions in the
international space station (ISS).
Availale from : 2014
Size : 3 people
Company : Human Waves
Contact person : Anne-Marie Clarinval - (+32.498/91.93.35)
E-mail : aclarinval@humanwaves.be
Address : Avenue Georges Lemaître, 22 - 6041 Gosselies
Web site : www.humanwaves.be
9
Luxury products
authentification
According to some studies, counterfeiting today accounts for more than 600 billion
dollars every year and develops mainly where brands show considerable growth in some
countries and over internet. Clearly enough, counterfeiting still has a bright future.
This is why Selinko intended to offer the most secured solution against fraud and
counterfeiting, in combination with traceability services and direct marketing.
Selinko offers a solution that identifies the product. The solution makes use of NFC (shortrange radio frequency communication system), a standard technology that has been
validated for more than 20 years in the banking sector. Each chip holds an encrypted
certificate that may be read securely from an NFC smartphone once the dedicated app is
loaded.
The company built its good reputation since 2013 and signed with the Bordeaux estate
«Le Pina», labelled as the «world’s most expensive wine». Selinko lately raised over EUR 1
million to sustain its business development abroad.
Size : 10 people
Company : Selinko S.A.
Contact person : Gwennaëlle Festraets - (+32.496/28.25.26)
E-mail : gwen.festraets@selinko.com
Address : Rue Emile Francqui, 1 - 1435 Mont-St-Guibert
Web site : www.selinko.com
10
Conference broadcasting
Streamcase is a solution developed for organizations that aim at capturing live workshops or
seminars, and make them available on the web. Both the speaker and his/her presentation
are recorded.
It is a small, light and heavy-duty suitcase that can capture events (conference, training,
demonstration, ...) whatever the video camera (from the amateur cam to the HD-SDI
professional video camera) and the screen output (HDMI, VGA, ...) are. Streamcase
processes the video signals simultaneously and broadcast them over the web in various
formats (Flash, HTML5, ...).
Learnence, by developing Streamcase, can therefore capture and synchronize a speaker
being filmed with the content of his/her PC (PowerPoint presentation, internet browsing,
software demonstration, ...).
Available from : july 2013
Size : 3 people
Company : Learnence
Contact person : Sébastien Tollenaere
Address : Rue Francourt, 29 - 1370 Lathuy
Web site : www.learnence.com
Learnence
Power of smart video
Computing & Electronics 11
Optimal punch-clock
Nothing new with outdoor checking in/out accesses control management systems on a
construction site. But MobiTime offers a new approach. Dedicated to staff management
but also to the inventory of materials and supplies, MobiTime is a mobile and connected
system that aims at tracking daily interventions of mobile teams remotely.
This controller is the ideal solution to track staff presence and activities, whether it is
mobile or sedentary. Robust and very easy to use, MobiTime is ideally suited for companies
working in the construction sector. MobiTime is directly connected to the service «
Checkinatwork » delivered by the ONSS, and meets the requirements of the recent law
that forces companies working in the construction sector to keep track of the presence of
their staff working on a site (minimum budget of EUR 800,000).
Used in combination with a barcode reader, MobiTime gives companies the ability to
efficiently check their inventory of materials and supplies, and related running costs.
Size : 12 people
Company : Dui Global s.a
Contact person : Sarah Schröder - (+32.71/70.16.12)
Address : Rue Jules Destrée, 132 – 6040 Jumet
Web site : www.mobitime.net
A smart measuring box
In the industry, predictive maintenance makes use of different measurement techniques
to assess equipment behaviour and detect early-warning signs of failure.
Vibratory analysis is the most general methodology. Vibrations are captured thanks to
different devices : accelerometers, laser vibrometers, ... Data is collected using portable or
fixed devices that usually transmit data through wire connections.
The innovation ? The new smart measuring box Vamoss® 200 proposed by M. Haumann
can perfectly replace most of these devices.
The box is compatible with the two standard methods for vibration analysis. It integrates
its own power supply unit (with a battery life of 5 years) and transmits data via wireless
communications over an exceptional distance of 300 meters in an industrial environment.
The analysis of collected data (displayed in a graphic chart) and the impressive number
of parameters that can be tuned using Vamoss® 200 (including the frequency of
measurements) can be controlled remotely using an intuitive and easy to use secured web
platform.
Size : 4 people
Company : Unikom Sprl
Contact person : M. Philippe Haumann - (+32.477/49.70.39)
Address : Rue du Centre, 10 - 4577 Modave
Web site : www.vamoss.eu
Connected time-clock
Since 2014, according to the Belgian law, people working on construction sites (with a
budget over EUR 800,000) have had to be identified and registered as soon as they access
the site. To help companies meeting this constraint, the ONSS gives access to its databases
through an online system called «Checkinatwork». However, sites are most often not
equipped with a time clock and that’s where the innovation is : connected time clocks that
are compatible with the «Checkinatwork» service.
This system gives sub-contracters the ability to register their staff thanks to a dedicated
access. The enrolment process is secured and automated as all data is embedded in the
« construbadge » delivered by the building federation. Most of the coding is no longer
required and staff can focus on the treatment of exceptions.
Available from : summer 2014
Size : 15 people
Company : AP KIOSK
Contact person : Alain Préat
Address : Chaussée de Mons, 777 - 1480 Tubize
Web site : www.apkiosk.com
A gift that speaks
Wish to add a video message to a gift or a sample product ? Can you imagine the impact ?
Tell your family and friends how much you love them, adding a video with your little family
wishing a happy birthday to their grandfather. Perception is totally different !
Presenting a new product to your customer by sparing him unnecessary talks, thanks to
a video that explains how it works and what it does increases its potential significantly.
Wrapsodi created this unique concept by merging QR code or NFC chips with the objects
you would like to share.
Thus, Wrapsodi is a funny and original video communication service. Being connected to
the system, your products will show videos recorded by your customers for their friends.
Add this «connected» dimension to your brand, and your product will be back again in all
the conversations.
Wrapsodi interacts with Softlab from the Microsoft Innovation Center at Mons.
Size : 3 people
Company : Wrapsodi
Contact person : Catherine Liégeois - (+32.495/62.33.89)
Address : Rue de la Cathédrale, 58 - 4000 Liège
Web site : www.wrapsodi.com
Immersive 3D visits
Oculus Rift is the last generation of 3D glasses. With an extended field of vision of 110°, it
offers a much deeper immersion. It is based on this technology that the Sidéma company
decided to innovate by offering a 3D highly immersive virtual visits service in real time.
Concretely, the company decided to develop its own software solution : Arvi3D.
The system can be used as a way to sell or show, but also for entertainment and educational
purposes. For example, a museum or an art gallery, wishing to inform its visitors in an
interactive and innovative manner can integrate Arvi3D in its educational and animation
concepts.
An other example is a construction company that can give a client the possibility to take
a virtual tour of a building in which he/she would not only be part of it but could also
interact with it by modifying, among other possibilities, the colors of the walls.
Beyond 3D glasses, Arvi3D also offers, for example, the possibility for its user to view a
building on a tablet or a web page in an interactive way.
Size : 4 people
Company : Sidéma
Contact person : Stefan Maton - (+32.494/11.53.65)
Address : Rue des déportés, 42 – 4800 Verviers
Web site : www.arvi3d.be – www.sidema.be
An interactive audio/
visual mini reader
This interactive audio/visual mini reader (video/pictures/audio/applications) offers high
quality digital interactive content in sectors as diverse as museography, scenography,
marketing, industrial safety, automation, advertising, information in public places and
urban furniture.
Files can be read after powering up or thanks to an extension control module, via buttons,
tactical zones, intelligent presence sensors, sensitive pads, a mini keyboard, an infrared
barrier, at the opening/closing of a door or via an external device.
The product is particularly small (10x6x3cm) and can be mounted behind a screen or a set
of loudspeakers. It offers a HD 1080p image quality, a 5V power supply (directly via the USB
port of the screen) and stores content on a SD card or a USB key.
The HDAbox also offers content management and can be updated remotely. It perfectly
complements a wide range of already internationally recognized products.
Size : 2 people
Company : Reality Sys SA
Contact person : Pierre Fontaine - (+32.4/252.28.50)
Address : Rue Saint-Gilles, 323 – 4000 Liège
Web site : www.realitysys.com
«Paper based» multisensory communication
Let’s imagine a 2mm thick brochure praising the virtues of your company, and including
a ultra fine video screen embedded in a magazine. Let’s imagine the same brochure
including this time a 7 inches screen and a wifi connection equipped with a light sensor
that detects movement and suggest a new video each time you turn over a new page of
your brochure. Let’s imagine you can even add a fragrance diffuser to these videos.
It is a real emotional connection that will be established between your company and your
prospect. Emotions which will help the reader to better understand the innovation and
most importantly to remember it.
To do so, the innovation builders combine both manufacturing (printing, metal furniture,
wood, plexiglass) and reproduction sound/image techniques.
Availale from : september 2013
Size : 3 people
Company : Bright Business
Contact person : Laurent Salverius - (+32.473/32.06.96)
Address : Rue du bois Là Haut, 52 - 7000 Mons
Web site : www.bright-business.com
BRIGHT BUSINESS
See the Bright Side of Business and Smile
contact@bright-business.com
Report delays on public
transports
Nothing revolutionary at first sight with NextRide which, as many other apps, offers the
ability to access bus, trams and metros timetables from the STIB and the TEC over the
internet.
Except that… NextRide has succesfully built an incredible community where everyone
can report a problem : be aware of a strike, the next coming bus is full, or any other advice
given by users.
And in addition, in case of delays, you can always wait while playing over the network with
other subscribers. As a reward, badges for the winners ...
NextRide is a project supported by the incubator LeanSquare. Both TEC and STIB groups are
also partners of the project.
Available from : october 2012
Size : 3 people
Name of application : Nextride
Contact person : Thomas HERMINE - (+32.495/64.99.99)
Address : Rue Chapelle des Clercs, 3 - 4000 Liège
Web site : www.nextride.be
P
Vous cherchez une place ?
Louez cet emplacement
pour quelques heures
Renting out parking
spaces to individuals
Did you know that studies show that in certain areas, over 30% of the traffic is caused by
drivers trying to park ? In Paris, around 30,000 drivers are looking for a parking space at
any given time.
Let’s imagine you are looking for a parking space just outside a concert hall. What about
parking in a free driveway ?
MyflexyPark is a unique web service in Belgium. It connects owners of private parking
spaces and private drivers looking for parking spaces that are close enough to their final
destination (work, leisure activity, ...).
The objective of this initiative is to provide another solution to the mobility and parking
problems in cities. By optimizing private parking spaces and providing a sharing/renting
solution system, MyflexyPark hopes that the concept of collaborative economy will
develop. Favour trade between individuals could indeed bring about positive changes in
consumption habits.
Size : 1 people
Company : MyflexyPark
Contact person : Benoit Blangy - (+32.499/69.15.01)
Address : Rue des combattants, 131 – 1301 Bierges
Web site : www.myflexypark.be
Myflexy ark
Second-hand software
programs
Selling second hand software programs is legal since 2009 with the publication of the
Directive on computer programs, and it was confirmed on July 3rd, 2012 with a decision of
the European Court of Justice..
The innovation presented is a computing platform called NearlyNewSoftware. It gives
individuals and European companies the ability to re-sell unused software licenses and
buy new licenses at reduced costs.
All software brands can be re-sold; licenses are validated before they are proposed online. The vendor decides about the selling price. A concept that is very similar to eBay for
software packages where companies have the certainty that they will buy a legal product
and simultaneously make substantial benefits by selling unused licenses.
An interesting service as, for instance, a license for the product Autocad4 costs EUR 5,589
per user. The service offers average discounts of 40% for these products.
Available from : january 2013
Size : 7 people
Company : CGM Europe
Contact person : Cécile Grégoire - (+32.477/37.69.67)
Web site : www.nearlynewsoftware.com
An «all-in-one»
measurement tool
This is the Swiss army knife of the measurement tools. Companies working in sectors where
measurements are important had been waiting for such an innovation. Requirements
change depending on customer requests and very often it may be needed to measure
voltage first, then temperature and later on pressure.
Before POLYLOG®, companies needed to buy instruments one after the other. Now with
POLYLOG®, industrials can buy miniaturized measurement blocks in identical sizes,
equipped with the ad-hoc mechanics/electronics and the objective to acquire, save and
transmit up to 8 different measures via plug and play.
Each block can measure one or several parameters and can be combined to another blocks
in order to add a measure or increase the number of channels desired.
Size : 1 people
Company : JDT sprl
Contact person : Jacques De Thier - (+32.10/65.85.06)
Address : Avenue Boischamps, 25 -1450 Chastre
Web site : www.jdt.be www.jdt.eu
An industrial disagnosis
Diagnosis has become a key element in good practices of industrial management.
Indeed, defective or damaged equipment in particular creates energy losses, safety risks
or degradations in the quality of products.
Specialized in the predictive maintenance of industrial equipments, I-care has developed
Wi-care. This system offers the ability to switch from a periodic control (with added costs
linked to the visit of specialists) to a continuous on-line control. In addition, it gives
managers specific indicators that help them in the interpretation of the diagnosis.
Wi-care is a wi-fi network of vibration sensors mounted on the equipments to supervise.
The information is available remotely via a portal and can be examined at any time starting
from any device equipped with a web browser.
Available from : november 2013
Size : 80 people
Company : I-care
Contact person : Pierre Colon – (+32.474/89.29.97)
Address : Rue René Descartes, 18 – 7000 Mons
Web site : www.wirelessvibration.eu
Mobile concierge services
application
New means of communication significantly influenced the online booking market. For
hotels, it is essential to recover custom relations with their clients (as it has been somehow
lost at the benefit of more general booking sites) via mobile apps on smartphones and
tablets.
The company Apptree identified the need and offers the app GroomService. Via the app,
hotels can easily give the most appropriate information to their clients about the hotel and
its environment. No need to report at the reception desk of the hotel wherever you are.
In one click, the recurring questions will quickly find an answer in the native language
of the client via the app FAQ’s. No need to ask the hotel anymore about the free nature
of wifi or the possibility to place a child camp bed in one of the bedrooms. You and the
company personnel will save time ! You can even book your meal «on-line» without facing
the language barrier and therefore avoid any misunderstanding.
Available from : november 2014
Size : 3 people
Company : Apptree SA
Contact person : Didier Langevin - (+32.495/18.78.51)
Address : Route de Barvaux, 19 – 6990 Hotton
Web site : www.groomservice.be
Food supply
24
Natural candied fruits
with saffron from Cotchia
The candied fruits are guaranteed dye-free and exclude artificial flavouring, preservatives
and gelatine. Made of fruit pulp, organic apple juice, sugar and pectin, the fruits are
combined with saffron in an innovative way.
Three flavours are available : raspberries, pears and blood orange.
Why the saffron from Cotchia ? « Firstly because it is a Walloon product (the plantation
is located in Wasseiges). Secondly because saffron from Cotchia is of exceptional quality.
When two Walloon artisans associate their products, it results in a nice gustatory surprise»,
says Pascale Mertens de Wilmars.
Size : 1 people
Company : Association de l’Astelle Pâte de fruits avec le Safran de Cotchia
Contact person : Pascale Mertens de Wilmars - (+32.479/20.05.40)
(Astelle Pâtes de fruits) et Eric Léonard - (+32.496/54.54.41) (Safran de Cotchia)
Address : Ferme de Morivaux (Nationale 4) - 5020 Suarlée
Web site : www.lespatesdefruits.be - www.safrandecotchia.com
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What if you could add a liquid to an edible container, whether it is liquid chocolate or
another ? Without any risk of leakage.
So far, only one praline brand (containing liquor) succeeded in this objective. But the
success was related to the liquor itself, taking benefit from a crystallization phenomenon.
Michel Willems and the master chocolatier Pascal Bedeur invented a new process patented
by the company N.N.T. Sprl. The process consists in the « production of an added sugarfree food container».
The process gives the creators the ability to coat any liquid within an added sugar-free
edible container. It even works with water, raspberry-gin cocktails or any other alcohol.
The duo has started developing pralines filled with various alcohols, ranging from whisky
to vodka, fruit purée, unflavoured yoghurt or stevia (banana, strawberries, raspberries,
mint, wild fruits, ...) and also pralines coating different kinds of teas, coffee with cognac
or mocha coffee ... with sugar or sugar-free. In short, brand new ideas and decorations for
pastries and the agri-food sector.
Size : 2 people
Company : N.N.T. Sprl
Contact person : Michel Willems - (+32.487/10.03.21)
Address : Grand place, 34 - 7860 Lessines
Web site : www.nnt-pralines.be
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A natural blue beverage
First natural blue beverage, b blue®contains spiruline, a micro-seaweed with a high
nutritional value. A real miracle as 60 to 70% of its weight is made of proteins. But unlike
spiruline capsules that do not taste very good, b blue® is much tastier. First because it is
made of cold-pressed spiruline (patented process), which improves taste, but also because
it is natural. It is also made of minerals coming from the ocean ecosystem, which are much
better digested.
In addition, b blue® contains an important phycocyanin dosage, more important than the
dosage found naturally in spiruline. Not only does it gives this blue colour to the product
but also it also acts as a powerful antioxydant which eliminates heavy metals from the
body and protects thet liver.
According to the creators, the combination of these extracts would also increase
performance, endurance and the load-carrying capacity to effort. It would also enhance
internal energy production, reinforce the natural defences, slow down cellular aging due
to oxydative stress and still would allow for recovering after a physical or mental effort.
Size : 1 people
Company : b blue nutraceuticals sprl
Contact person : Olivier Malmendier – (+32.495/22.40.88)
Address : Rue des Minières, 44 – 4800 Verviers
Web site : www.b-blue.com
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Feeling better the
morning after the party ?
That happens to many of us : following a party, we usually suffer from a «hangover» when
waking up, involving naps, diet and painkillers.
As a result of two and a half years of research and a patent, a pharmaceutical company
from Liège has developed a natural formula that sustains the liver function.
The ingredients include 20 active substances, of which 5 are plant extracts. One can find
lemon juice concentrate, nettle, linden as well as milk thistle, a plant that is well known for
its benefits on the liver. Greeks were using it and Pliny the elder advised to drink a mixture
made of the juice from the plant with additional honey to «eliminate the excess of bile».
Packaged in two doses of 15 ml each, the formula must be drunk before and after the socalled «excess».
As the name says Be4after© must be drunk in the beginning and the end of the party to
prevent the impact of a slightly excessive alcohol consumption.
Size : 5 people
Company : Be4after sprl
Contact person : Robin Crunenberg – (+32.474/55.36.20)
Address : Outre cour, 23 – 4651 Herve
Web site : www.be4after.be
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A bottle cap high in
vitamins
Resulting from collaboration between two Walloon companies, Bnova and Hedelab, Bcap
is a new healthy ready-to-drink product. Environmentally friendly, delivered in a hardfilled unidose cap, the patented concept saves both CO2 and transport costs.
Bcap preserves nutrients and vitamins in a conditioned cap in an optimal way. One of the
main advantages is that the adequate dosage is delivered simply by screwing the cap on
a standard bottle of water.
The Bcap concept is a true dietary supplement that aims at tackling the health drink market
in an innovative way. This unique conditioning allows for the mixing of active ingredients
at the most appropriate timing, when drunk.
Available from : novembre 2014
Size : 35 people
Company : Hedelab
Contact person : Christian Gervais - (+32.65/76.74.70)
Address : Route de Wallonie, 138 - 7011 Ghlin
Web site : www.hedelab.com
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Insects spread
When they decided to re-introduce insects into our diet, Damien Huysmans and Anne De
Decker knew that they would hit a huge cultural barrier.
That is why in their idea to offer affordable insects-based products to a large public, they
contacted one of the ambassadors of the Walloon gastronomy : the two Michelin-stars
studded Chef Sang Hoon Degeimbre. Together, they developed a preliminary range of
everyday products, where insects are included as non-visible ingredients.
A smart way to start eating insects. Without fear, in a progressive manner. Products are
available in bio shops around the country.
What about the offer ? Two «spreads» of tomato-dark beetle and carrot-dark beetle (for
sandwiches, appetizers or cold meal) and two spreads with dark chocolate and milk (for
breakfast and snacks).
A concept that recently attracted large retail outlets. A well known Belgian brand decided
to sell the spreads under its own brand name. Another European premiere for The Green
Kow Company.
Size : 2 people
Company : The Green Kow Company sprl
Contact person : Damien Huysmans - (+32.475/61.06.42)
Address : Chaussée de Louvain, 490 – 1380 Lasne
Web site : www.greenkow.be
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Omnium service for the
photovoltaic market
Among the 121,000 photovoltaic systems identified in Wallonia, about one out of three
can no longer benefit from the services delivered by their initial fitter in case a problem
occurs.
Why is that ? Because of the recent bankruptcies of a large number of fitting companies.
And on top of this, a vast majority of clients does not even know except when their
installation fails. And who says no more fitter, says no more guarantee !
ATI Industry, in collaboration with Ethias and the solar market leader, ABB – POWER ONE,
offers an innovative solution. Providing compliance with the standards of the market can
be demonstrated, the company offers the «orphans», as well as all those wishing to do to
benefit from a global contract that covers risks and maintenance for their installation.
An annual 95% rate of usage is guaranteed at a cost of about EUR 200.
Available from : june 2014
Size : 56 people
Company : ATI Industrie sa
Contact person : André Habran - (+32.488/62.64.50)
Address : Route de Battice, 71 - 4890 Thimister
Web site : www.soleilmax.com
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In-house air quality
monitoring
Air quality undoubtedly degrades in enclosed, poorly ventilated areas without necessarily
bringing attention to the occupants.
Carbon dioxide, as a product of breathing, progressively accumulates. Above critical
CO² rates, signs of drowsiness, mental fatigue and difficulty concentrating can appear.
Sometimes headaches are also observed.
Climi monitors as other devices do, measure three essential parameters linked to in-house
air quality : the carbon dioxide rate (CO²), relative humidity and ambient temperature.
However, thanks to its visual (colour LEDs) and audible alarms, Climi monitor inform the
occupants as soon as it becomes mandatory to renew the air and additionally helps them
find the best way to proceed without wasting energy.
Electronic monitoring of in-house air quality is an efficient and inexpensive solution
recommended for private housings and public facilities : offices, meeting rooms, nurseries,
...
Size : 3 people
Company : Alliages SCS
Contact person : Guy WLODARCZAK
Address : ZI Les Cahottes, rue des Semailles, 17b - 4400 Flémalle
Web site : www.climi.be
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Vertical axis wind turbine
The vertical axis wind turbine developed by Fairwind positions itself as the most powerful
machine inside its market segment, with powers ranging from 10kW to 50kW.
What sets it apart from competitors is its unique speed reduction gear designed by Fairwind
engineers. Indeed, it is well-known that the gear, usually located between the rotor and
the alternator, may be a cause of trouble. The Fairwind technology is not only more robust
in time, but it also minimizes maintenance still meeting the standards (IEC61400).
Fairwind designs (R&D), manufactured in its factory at Fleurus, sells and installs ready-torun wind turbines. These are simple (fewer pieces, less maintenance) and eco-designed
(100% environmentally friendly). They are essentially designed for farms, small and
medium-sized businesses, communities and major companies.
Size : 4 people
Company : Fairwind S.A.
Contact person : Renaud Croughs - (+32.475/58.58.05)
Address : Rue Roi Albert, 3b - 7180 Seneffe
Web site : www.fairwind.be
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Tailor-made photovoltaic
modules
Photovoltaic panels cover many roofs . However, they only cover parts of roofs.
Issol SA decided to innovate by optimizing the available space on the roof using tailormade photovoltaic modules. This service also offers a smarter design and a better efficiency
of the global installation.
The photovoltaic assembly turns into truly smart material that demonstrates highperformance capabilities. These modules are suitable for all types of roofs. They fit any
shapes and bypass all obstacles.
« ISSOL Visual » can be used for new installations or in addition to existing ones.
Size : 60 people
Company : Issol SA
Contact person : Xavier Flasse - (+32.490/42.43.59)
Address : Zoning des Plénesses - 18, rue du Progrès - 4821 Dison
Web site : www.issol.eu
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A cheaper and more
efficient waste-processing
solution
The ASTREA company is specialized in the development and the operation of new
technologies with the objective to decrease environmental pollutions. ASTREA was
willing to develop a local solution for industrial landfills, for the treatment of waste waters
contaminated with nitrogen and phosphorus, called landfill leachate.
A very economical and environmentally-friendly solution. Thanks to the combination
of three technologies (SBR process, physico-chemical treatment and activated carbon),
ASTREA developers provide an effective and low-cost treatment of waste waters.
The innovation is in the combination and the improvement of each process, giving the
ability to bypass some steps of the degradation process of the pollutant load.
With this optimization, ASTREA makes energy savings and limits usage of reagents.
Size : 3 people
Company : ASTREA Technology
Contact person : Christian Cambroisier - (+32.471/62.34.81)
Address : Avenue de l’Hôpital, 11 CHU Giga B34 - 4000 Liège
Web site : www.astrea.be
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A medium-power wind
turbine
EO Wind 25 is an efficient medium-power wind turbine for small and medium industries,
farmers and public organizations.
Technologically innovative, EO Wind 25 is mechanically simple. It offers high efficiency and
great reliability at an attractive cost. Maintenance is limited which also guarantees green
producers a good return on investment.
In addition, Energy Open offers «mini-grid» systems that give the ability to store green
electricity and therefore maximize auto-consumption. In other words, it is possible to
prevent the surplus from reaching the network (loss).
With a nominal power of 25kW, this wind turbine is the perfect solution for short cycles
where electricity consumers can become their own producers.
Size : 5 people
Company : Energy Open SA
Contact person : Alain Benmeridja (+32.69/21.65.00) - (+32.495/20.39.49)
Address : Rue de l’Innovation, 7 - 7503 Froyennes
Web site : www.energy-open.com
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Water sanitation
Willing to provide clean water in a simple and intuitive manner for water sports, public
swimming pools, wellness centers, drinking water systems or industrial sites ? It is now
feasible thanks to Hygienewater.
Hygienewater has developed a solution that uses ordinary salt (NaCl) and, thanks to
a suitable electrochemical treatment, produces all the necessary elements for water
sanitation without excess. Hygienewater guarantees similar efficiency to the chlorinebased treatments avoiding their disadvantages (precautionary principles, storage in a
suitable environment, ...).
The solution is an in-situ mini sanitation unit that treats water using electrolysis and sends
a sanitation solution in the water circuit using a dispenser pump. The process is automated
and water quality is monitored continuously.
Hygienewater gives its users the ability to access clean water anytime using a reliable,
simple and robust system for which only salt is transported.
The company collaborates with xFive for the development of this innovation.
Size : 2 people
Company : VERMANDIS CONSTRUCTION sprl
Contact person : Vincent Delannoy
E-mail : vin.delannoy@gmail.com
Address : Place de la Station, 3b - 7880 Flobecq
Web site : www.hygienewater.com
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3D pen
At first sight, the Lix Pen looks like any other pen. However, it integrates 3D-printing
technology and gives the ability to create 3D real objects. Developed by the Akkro Media
company, the Lix Pen is the smallest 3D pen worldwide.
Instead of drawing in 2 dimensions on a sheet, the Lix Pen ink takes the form of plastic
stems that are heated and solidify after cooling down. Inside the 16.5 cm long pen stands
an ABS or PLA wire that can be heated at a temperature ranging from 160°C to 230°C in
just a minute. The electrical resistance located inside the pen is powered via a USB cable.
The user can thus create a 3D object within a few minutes time.
Dedicated to academics, architects, designers, artists or even kids, the Lix Pen does not
hide its ambition to become a true new means of communication.
It should be noted that in 2014, 8,000 units were pre-sold thanks to a crowdfunding
campaign on Kickstarter. This allowed the company to raise funding of $1.2 million.
Commercialization is planned in 2015.
Size : 3 people
Company : Akkro Media
Contact person : Anton Suvorov - (+32.487/42.84.37)
E-mail : anton@lixpen.com
Address : Rue Arthur Decoux, 64 - 6030 Marchienne-au-Pont
Web site : www.lixpen.com
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A unique labelling for
your bottle
Sleev’in gives the possibility to designers and communication specialists to «customize»
bottles : large series but also, and that is where the innovation is, small series with the
possibility to choose content and a total freedom regarding visuals. Unique pieces
branding the company, an organization or a person. A way to differentiate oneself, send a
message, make people remember you or even create a collector....
To make these small series, the company uses numerical printing technologies as used by
designers. Printouts are carried out on sleeves that reduce in diameter when heating and
that include new technological developments such as heat-based picture transformation
or 3D printing.
Sleev’in already has a large catalogue of products and collaborations signed with producers
to receive the bottles free of label. Starting 480 bottles, the client can even come with his/
her own bottles.
Size : 3 people
Company : Sleev’in SPRL
Contact person : Judith Michel – (+32.497/34.00.85)
Address : Rue Chaffette, 20 – 4032 Chénée
Web site : www.sleevin.be
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A pillow for anti-apnea
masks
Most people suffering from sleep apena can recover an everyday life without constraints
thanks to the CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure ou ventilation hyperbare
continue) therapy.
At least, less snoring, no sleep apnea at nights and a fairly fresh wake up.
But have you already tried to sleep with a nose mask ? It is somehow as if you sleept with
a scuba mask. It can really be uncomfortable at the very beginning, but you have to be
patient and the symptoms gradually start decreasing after 4 to 6 weeks if you wear the
mask every night.
To help you during this difficult period, Denis Vander Beken, suffering from a similar
syndrome and a bed specialist for 20 years has developed T-pap, a 100% Walloon
comfortable pillow which will help you have better nights.
Size : 1 people
Company : Au Lit – Capitis SPRL
Contact person : Denis Vander Beken - (+32.497/61.94.07)
Address : Rue du Sas, 85 - 7330 St Ghislain
Web site : www.t-pap.eu
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3D photo booth
It is a structure that consists of 80 cameras positioned at different angles. Triggered with
an accuracy of one millisecond, it offers a surprising and hyper accurate result : a picture
including 1.44 billion pixels.
Thanks to a special software program, the picture is converted into a cloud of connected
points to build an absolutely astonishing 3D portrait. A few hours later, using a 3D colour
printer, your 3D chest or figurine can be placed in your living room.
You can also visualize your «mini-you» from every angle via a PC, a tablet or a smartphone.
This technology (photogrammetry) is the perfect solution to scan human faces, animals,
entire bodies or children. Difficulties related to nearly imperceptible movements that
cannot be avoided during a classical 3D scan do not appear anymore as the shooting is
immediate.
The company has a partnership with PhotoGalerie.
Size : 7 people
Company : Vigo Universal
Contact person : Christophe Hermanns - (+32.81/54.91.78)
Address : Rue Rogier, 66 – 5000 Namur
Web site : www.replication-center.be
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Remote-controlled mouse
A wood lover for more than 30 years, Christian Dalimier is at the same time a carpenter, a
cabinetmaker, an antique furniture restorer and a jewelry designer but he is also known
for his splendid marquetries.
Christian Dalimier also caught a passion for wood-made mice, in various shapes : USBmice, magnetic strips mounted on a mouse, door-wedges or deco.
The latest mouse is however a bit different : made of polyester, it turns to a remotely
operated vehicle able to reach a speed of 80km/h.
It was at the start of the « Total 24h de Francorchamps » in July 2014 and even climbed the
well-known « raidillon ».
Used for promotion, it can also be branded and equipped with a rail of lights and a buzzer.
Size : 1 people
Company : Dalimier
Contact person : Christian Dalimier – (+32.473/90.00.05)
Address : Rue Large, 34 – 4032 Liège
Web ste : www.christian-dalimier.be
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Floating swimming pool
Wishing to build a dedicated space for bathing during an event or at a tourist attraction
where there is none ?
Immerside invented and patented a swimming pool that deploys on any water surface
(castle ponds, lakes, rivers, marinas, channels, prohibited bathing areas due to pollution,
public parks, ...).
It adjusts to the shoreline and includes a pontoon with a slope as if you were on a beach.
All in high-quality wood.
Immerside swimming pools, manufactured using high-tech fabrics, can be deployed and
disassembled in one day. Different existing heating and filtration systems can be added.
Can be rented or sold
Size : 3 people
Company : Immerside
Contact person : Sébastien Godeau - (+32.475/72.52.51)
Alexandre Cantineau (+32.496/45.14.98)
Web site : www.immerside.eu
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E-cigarette refill
Serenity has developed an innovation in two respects in the e-cigarettes refill sector.
On one hand, a liquid refill that contains vegetable-based components of pharmaceutical
quality as well as food quality-based flavours. Before this, everything was chemical.
On the other hand, this liquid is put into flasks to allow for better protection of the content
more than ever before.
Developed with the assistance of a research center, the flask (it exists in two formats,
including a monodose of 1.5 ml) is made of a material that provides a very good oxygen
barrier, much better than more classical materials.
The flask is equipped with a one-sided thin and flat nozzle to make the filling of the
e-cigarette simple and riskless. A simple and practical innovative packaging, also hygienic
and discreet.
Available from : end 2014
Size : 2 people
Company : Serenity SA
Contact person : Saïd Rachidi
Address : Rue Jules Bordet ZI C - 7180 Seneffe
Web site : www.serenity-factory.com
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An ultralight coat
Wishing to give your home a little make-over ?
Two inhabitants of the Ardennes just developed a lime and cement-based coat. They
already produced a range of paint products made in Belgium, free of solvent and volatile
organic compound (COV).
Ideal to renovate a working plan (tiled or not), the top of a piece of furniture, floors or walls,
it gives a greenish stone effect that can be stained with one of their suggested color-it. An
innovative coat as there is no need to perform a preliminary scouring but also is very easy
to apply : you rather have the feeling to lay an ice-cream than a heavy piece of cement ...
Mixed in their workshop at Recogne (Libramont-Chevigny), the product is of unrivaled
performance : 400 gr per m² in two passes, that is 200 gr per pass.
Size : 2 people
Company : Do-it
Contact person : Laurent Albert et Myrese Portion (+32.495/54.84.87)
Address : Rue de Libin, 23 − 6800 Recogne (Libramont)
Web site : www.doitdeco.be
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100% modular furniture
Nothing new with modular furnitures. We all have tried once to assemble 2 or 3 shelves to
make something original. Or seen a growing bed.
The innovation from MYDO® is to offer modular solutions along the three axes (height,
length, depth).
The assembly kit is composed of 9 different pieces made of injected plastic. The central
pieces, or «bricks» are of 3 different sizes and can accommodate for junction parts (T-, U-,
L- or X-shapes).
Through playing with the pieces, the system lets you create any furniture, bricks
interlocking one with another. Any furniture can be disassembled then mounted again to
create another piece of furniture.
The furniture is available in 6 different colours and offers the ability to insert LEDs for an
even more surprising effect.
Size : 2 people
Company : EUROGEMA SPRL
Contact person : Michael Malherbe - (+32.496/25.14.28)
Address : Rue des Vennes, 101 - 4020 Liège
Web site : www.kisskissbankbank.com/mydo
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Light staircase for
swimming pools
Easy Staircase Pool is a polystyrene-made light staircase for swimming pools, spas and
jacuzzis. It is a good substitute for staircases made of concrete that feature many constraints.
Manufacturing and installation of the staircase steps is particularly easy and low cost.
Packaged with a simple clamping system, the staircase is covered with a strong and
waterproof coating.
This light staircase can be easily manipulated and fully customized. It can be quickly
installed by a certified installer or the client him/herself. The installation is simple : step
by step, the staircase is placed at the bottom of the swimming pool and covered with a
waterproof coating. It is faster as no concrete must be poured.
Once the Easy Staircase Pool is placed, finishing is done and there is no need to apply
cementing, unlike classical staircases made of masonry or concrete. Easy Staircase Pool is
particularly suited to the transformation of existing pools. Finally, the expected lifetime is
improved, thanks to the material used.
Size : 2 people
Company : CLC Dethier Constructions SPRL
Contact person : Jean-Yves Dethier – (+32.473/69.01.29)
E-mail : clc.dethier@hotmail.com
Address : Rue Antoine Franssen, 4 - 4860 Wegnez
Web site : www.piscinesetconstructions.be
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A flowable backfill
Fluidoroc® is a trench backfill manufactured with recycled mineral dust and a quick-setting
tying product. On contrary to a traditional backfill that requires smooth drum compaction
(e.g. stabilized sand), this flowable material perfectly fills all the cavities of a trench. It coats
sand, protects the cables and ducts at the basement and facilitates a quick final coating.
As there’s no shrinkage, repairing the roads will not undergo settling in the future and will
avoid the development of the well-known «pot-holes».
On contrary to a stabilized material, Fluidoroc® can be excavated again, without using any
heavy mechanical material. A simple spade can do the job.
Fluidoroc® can easily be carried on with mixing trucks, produces less annoyance (no noise,
no vibration due to compaction, no dust) occupies a smaller space and limits the time
needed for repair.
Tests on the material have been done in collaboration with the Centre de recherches routières,
the SWDE, the Inasep and the city of Namur.
Size : 23 people
Company : Hublet SPRL
Contact person : François Nonet - (+32.498/25.49.39)
Address : Rue des Artisans, 12 - 5150 Floreffe
Web site : www.hublet-ets.be
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Fire-proof insulation
panels
Protection against material flammability is increasingly important especially because of
the constraints given both by the legislation and the insurances. Time to evacuate people
outside a building on fire is very often excessive with regards to the velocity of the
flames. In addition, polyurethane (PU) or polystyrene panels, largely used as insulation
material in the construction sector, are often very flammable.
To improve the situation, Geogrind has developed a coating, based on the geopolymers
technology, that improves fire resistance as soon as it covers these panels.
Normalised tests (SBI test) demonstrate that the PU panel, when covered with a few
millimeters thick layer of geopolymer passed from class C (flammable material) to class B
(low flammability material). In addition the layer does not impact the thermal conductivity
coefficient of the panel.
Size : 2 people
Company : Geogrind SA
Contact person : Jean-Marc Vantieghem
Address : Rue de la recherche, 6 - 7503 Tournai
Web site : www.geogrind.be
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A hybrid wood-concrete
constructive system
It is naturally comfortable to live in a wooden frame house. Wood is a natural and energyefficient material. However, some structural problems can appear : lack of rigidity and
inertia as well as a poor soundproofing between the different levels.
The Ecocasa system resolves these weaknesses. This hybrid concept brings both the
advantages of a wooden frame house and of a traditional house thanks to the « level
coupling system © ». Built with insulated concrete, the floor brings rigidity and inertia to
your house and guarantees a better acoustic comfort between the levels.
The solution offered by Ecocasa improves both quality and efficiency, and meets the
constraints of the respective constructive standards (thermal, acoustic, fire, ...).
This hybrid system today answers most of the demands from the construction sector, both
at the level of individual houses and of the apartment buildings.
Size : 3 people
Company : ECOCASA sprl
Contact person : Pascal Notermans - (+32.477/50.82.32)
Address : Rue de la glacerie, 5 – 5150 Floreffe
Web site : www.ecocasa.eu
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A wooden pallet-made
building
Ecomodupal a is modular building concept that makes use of recycled energy-efficient
products (annual consumption equal or less to 50 kWh/m²).
The structure of the building is based on recycled wooden pallets EUR/EPAL that are
insulated using cellulose wadding.
Sustainability is largely improved with comparison to more classical construction
techniques. In addition, the modules can be disassembled and reused at other places
which extend their lifetime thanks to recycling. Assembly and disassembly is quick and all
the materials are recycled.
This solution offers the ability to extend, reduce, move or rearrange the building temporarily
depending upon the needs, without causing any disturbances to users activities.
Size : 40 people
Company : ENERSOL SPRL
Contact person : José Vaamonde - (+32.491/37.80.84)
Address : Rue de Maestricht, 49 - 4651 Battice
Web site : www.enersol.be
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A wood-made passive
modular home
Environmental benefits, new standards and the evolution of the cost of energy tend to
foster the development of sustainable constructions. However, additional costs linked to a
better insulation of the housings, combined with the evolution of the land purchase prices
and a more restrictive access to the sub-prime market make access to ownership more and
more difficult.
Naturhome just launched the concept of NCube houses to target people aged 30-35 as
they do not always have the financial capacity to build a wood-made house. Same quality
standards, same comfort but from 20% to 25% less expensive thanks to three tricks:
modules are pre-built which limits the interventions of sub-contractors, self-supporting
modules are standardised and, more importantly, costs linked to the sale are limited.
The client build his/her home virtually, room after room, detail after detail thanks to an
innovative on-line software program. At the end of the process, the final cost of the project
is known.
Available from : april 2014
Size : 8 people
Company : Naturhome Belgique SA
Contact person : Olivier Louis - (+32.495/10.47.93)
Address : Deiffelt, 62 – 6670 Gouvy
Web site : www.naturhome.be - www.ncube.eu
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A slightly reinforced
structure
Carports, pergolas, suspended terraces, smoker shelters, awnings ... these are modern
trends in the construction sector. Often enough, they are less expensive and do not require
a planning permit. As an example, just compare a carport with a garage.
However, these shelters are often relatively weak and offer little resistance to extreme
meteorological conditions. This is why Eric Piette has developed the «G» structure that
reinforces these equipments.
All pieces are immersed in a high temperature high quality bath of zinc. This technique
offers a better protection and an excellent aesthetic appearance.
The pieces are assembled by bolting, the gutters are invisible and part of the structure.
Water is discharged through a column of the structure.
Size : 1 people
Company : Piette Eric SPRL
Contact person : Eric Piette - (+32/477.40.06.16)
Address : Rue de la Sablière, 33/a − 4530 Villers-le-Bouillet
Web site : www.piette-construction.be – www.metalconstruct.be
Construction
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Mud bricks at a glance
Products “Terres d’Hautrage” are products based on natural clays for the eco-building
sector (coating, mortar and compressed mud bricks).
Built with local natural materials - clay is extracted from the company quarring - the
products do contain neither any binding agent nor any artificial stabiliser : nothing else
than clay and sand in addition to an orginal particle size distribution and an important
pressure (500 tons) when molded.
Nothing else than a mud brick ? Not really.
The concept «Argily» is innovative as it offers architects an almost infinite variety of shapes
: more than 500 different formats available ! In addition, the brick offers many advantages
for the comfort and health of users : very important thermal inertia, hypoallergenic
environment, large capability for hydro-regulation, smalll thermal effusivity, damping of
electro-magnetic waves and on top an environmentally-friendly material.
Available from : march 2014
Size : 30 people
Company : Lebailly SA
Contact person : Pierre Flament - (+32.476/22.50.10)
Address : Rue Octave Mahieu, 37 – 7334 Hautrage
Web site : www.lebailly.com
54
A smart plug for gasoline
tanks
Spytank is a company based in Mons and specialized in gasoline management and safety
products. The company has developed a range of smart plugs for gasoline tanks thanks to
an exclusive highly accurate sensor.
These universal plugs collect «on-line» all the data related to their manipulation (opening,
closure, filling, ...). A true revolution for the road transportation and civil engineering
sectors as they now can protect themselves against theft and hijacking of gasoline.
In addition to its unrivaled accuracy, the sensor is efficient whatever environmental
conditions are (climate, geographical location, ...). The probe and the processing algorithms
can validate anytime the effective consumption of the vehicle and the filling up to the
minute.
Size : 4 people
Company : Spytank
Contact person : Axel Soyez - (+32.497/57.66.49)
Address : Boulevard Initialis, 7 - 7000 Mons
Web site : www.spytank.eu
55
A garage for electric
scooter
SCOOTBOX® is an innovative solution to park electric scooters shared between users.
It has a light structure made of sustainable material : glass and aluminium. The structure is
transparent and shows an «open space» giving the user the capability to equip adequately
while being hidden from the public and protected from the vagaries of the weather. The
structure includes a solid metallic shutter that protects the scooter.
A true urban furniture, SCOOTBOX® walls can also be used as a support for advertisement
(city, others). It has an hybrid function as the storage battery is using photovoltaic panels
during the day and power supply during the night. Electrical consumption is guaranteed
and optimized.
Size : 4 people
Company : 15h30 International
Contact person : Albert-Etienne Kerkove - (+32.496/04.04.83)
Address : Rue du Christ, 44 - 7740 Mouscron
Web site : www.scooturbain.com en construction
Manufacturing
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Industrial 3D printing
General 3D printing starts to become known. For a few hundreds of euros, everyone
can buy his/her own 3D printer. But as soon as it comes with industrial 3D printing
(additive manufacturing), it becomes less available. Equipments cost several hundreds
of thousands of euros, which is not affordable to all PMEs.
ADDIPARTS innovative services target this market.
What is the objective ? Provide companies with advices and professional 3D printing
services, in particular the rapid prototyping of complex pieces of single part to small
batch production (working prototypes, tooling, templates, production parts or spare
parts) made of high performance industrial thermoplastic materials.
These solutions reduce costs, risks and delays related to R&D, and speed up the availability
of new products on the market.
Size : 2 people
Company : ADDIPARTS SPRL
Contact person : Charles Demoulin (+32.472/59.03.29)
E-mail : c.demoulin@addiparts.com
Address : Rue René Descartes, 1-4 - 7000 Mons
Web site : www.addiparts.com
Manufacturing
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An ultra-fast spreader
Greencargo is an innovative agricultural machinery that manages three tasks in one,
spreading manures and composts at a speed of 15 km/h with an unrivaled accuracy and
efficiency. Greencargo uses a drone to identify soils production, map them, identify the
zones to amend and compute the optimal dosage (neither too high nor too low).
Greencargo is equipped with a GPS and, based on the mapping, will spread at places that
have been identified. The user will also have the certainty that the area has received the
adequate dosage. That will largely facilitate the task, as the traces of manure cannot always
be seen by the eye .
The technological solutions brought by Greencargo add cost efficiency at a perfect
timing.
Size : 8 people
Company : Bemad SPRL
Contact person : Alain Degroote – (+32.475/66.10.60)
Address : Rue du travail, 8A – 1400 Nivelles
Web site : www.bemad.be
bemad
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« Discovering walloon innovations»
is at the initiative of InnovaTech ASBL.
Keep on discovering walloon innovations on :
www.innovatech.be
InnovaTech ASBL
Rue Auguste Piccard, 20 - 6041 Gosselies
Tél : 071/91.98.60

Catalogue 2014 English version

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