GENEX Final Event

The final event of the GENEX project, scheduled for the 17th and 18th of February 2026, will mark a significant milestone in the collaborative efforts to advance sustainable and digital innovation in aerospace manufacturing. Hosted at the Instituto Tecnológico de Aragón (ITA) in Zaragoza, Spain, the first day will feature a dynamic agenda designed to bring together leading researchers, industry stakeholders, and policy makers. Sessions will explore cutting-edge topics such as digital and eco-efficient manufacturing technologies, integrated health management systems for aerostructures, and the digitalisation of composite repair. Engaging round tables will foster dialogue on the adoption of recyclable materials, the impact of digitalisation on aviation sustainability and certification, and the future of health monitoring systems.

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Preliminary agenda

DAY 1 - Instituto Tecnológico de Aragón (ITA) located in Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain

09.00 - 09.30:

Welcome and project overview

Andrea Calvo & Carlos Mallor|ITA

09.30 - 10.00:

Digital & eco-efficient manufacturing technologies

Beatriz Simoes|AIMEN

10.00 - 10.45:

(Round table): Challenges for adopting new recyclable materials & manufacturing technologies in aviation

Ibón Aranberri | CID, Massimiliano Rusello | AIMEN, Hubert Roman Wasik | AERNNOVA, Matthew Frost | Teijincarbon

10.45 - 11.15:

Coffee break + Showroom

11.15 - 11.45:

Integrated health management systems for aerostructures

José Manuel Royo | ITA

11.45 - 12.30:

(Round table): Impact of digitalization in aviation: sustainability, maintenance, certification

12.30 - 13.00:

Digitalising composite repair technologies

Dirk Holzhüter | DLR

13.00 - 14.00:

Lunch break

14.00 - 14:45:

(Round table): The future of health monitoring systems in aviation

Lukasz Ambrozinski | AGH, Federico Martín de la Escalera | AERNNOVA, Krzysztof Dragan | Air Force Institute of Technology (Warsaw), Andreas Krenz | Ifam fraunhofer

14:45 - 15.45:

Sister project session

DEMOQUAS Georgios Arvithis | University of Thessaloniki, TOSCA Christian Eitzinger | Profactor / ADDComposites,DIDEAROT David Dumas | Cenaero / Tecnalia

15.45 - 16.00:

Closure: Introduction to Teruel airport visit & new ITA Lab for aerospace

Carlos Mallor Turón | ITA

16.00 - 17.00:

Showroom & networking & Visit to GENEX DEMO case SHM and Fracture at (ITA)

José Luis Núñez | ITA

Showroom - Demonstrators of the different technologies + invited posters

DAY 2 - Teruel Airport

08.00 - 10.00:

Bus from Zaragoza city centre to Teruel airport

10.00 - 10.15:

Welcome to Teruel Airport.

Alejandro Ibrahim | CEO PLATA

10.15 - 12.00:

Visit to companies

Tarmac - José Moliner | Tarmac
IAC-International Aerospace Coatings - Pedro Jaray | IAC

12.00 - 14.00:

Bus from Teruel airport to Zaragoza city centre

* Teruel Airport (IATA: TEV, ICAO: LETL) is located near the city of Teruel, in the Teruel Province of Aragón, Spain. It operates under the commercial name Plataforma Aeroportuaria-Teruel (PLATA).
This airport is unique in that it primarily serves as a maintenance and long-term aircraft storage facility, rather than a passenger terminal. It was repurposed from a former military airbase and officially opened for public use in 2013.