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REFORM | Resource-Efficient Factory Of Recyclable Manufacturing composite Components

01-12-2011

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30-11-2015

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Description Composites are in-demand as they can produce large weight-savings without compromising on product quality.
Comments Manufacturing the products of the future Manufacturing future products Complex structures, geometries and scale Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Demonstrators are
 Methods for recycling laminates and fibres Result description Recycled CF to be used in an automotive part A marketable product will be produced from thermoset and hydrocarbons, This will be available for half the price of virgin material A commercial system
 RP 1.3 Automated production of thermoset and thermoplastic composite structures/products Taxon title RP 1.3 Automated production of thermoset and thermoplastic composite structures/products
 RP 3.9 System-oriented quality control strategies in multi-stage manufacturing. Taxon description In this context, integrated production and quality control strategies able to effectively achieve the desired production rate of high quality products need to be developed.

QCOALA | Quality Control of Aluminium Laser-welded Assemblies

01-09-2010

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31-08-2013

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Description This project will help the consortium partners to increase their annual turnover to the order of between 15 and 25%, productivity between 50 and 100% and yield by 2 and 10%.
Comments Customised products Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Customised manufacturing will be facilitated by the use of a dual-wavelength laser system, beam scanning, integrated
 In-line, post-weld, eddy current and digital radiograghy defect inspection system Result description - Aircraft manufacturing companies using composite material products. - Benefit: Improvement in product quality with reduced cost or ownership.
 Customised products Taxon title Customised products
 Waste minimisation Taxon description Waste minimisation involves redesigning products and processes and/or changing societal patterns of consumption and production.

TAPAS | Robotics-enabled logistics and assistive services for the transformable factory of the future

01-10-2010

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30-03-2014

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Description and product type.
Comments Manufacturing the products of the future Manufacturing future products Customised products Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Resource efficient, sustainable products
 Experimental evaluation of the complete system Result description The experiments used the real production environment and produced actual parts.
 Customised products Taxon title Customised products
 Flexibility Taxon description change the design of certain product being manufactured.

CAPP-4-SMES | Collaborative and Adaptive Process Planning for Sustainable Manufacturing Environments

01-12-2012

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30-11-2015

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Description Targeting to showcase 40% reduction in resource consumption, 30% improvement in process robustness and accuracy, and 30% increase in productivity by reduced cycle times under more reliable and efficient
Comments Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Customised products Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Resource efficient, sustainable products
 Machine Availability Monitoring Module Result description - Motivation / Need: Disturbances on manufacturing shop-floors and the increasing number of product variants necessitate adaptive and flexible process planning methods.
 Waste minimisation Taxon description Waste minimisation involves redesigning products and processes and/or changing societal patterns of consumption and production.

APPS4AME | Engineering Apps for advanced Manufacturing Engineering

01-12-2012

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30-11-2015

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Description Thus, shorter product life cycles, an increased number of product varieties, high performance processes and flexible production systems result in an increased complexity in the product design, process
Comments Manufacturing the products of the future Manufacturing future products Supply chain and value network efficiency Manufacturing performance characteristics Economic sustainability Increasing human achievements
 Short-term Scheduling App Result description - Motivation / Need: New demands on the production shop-floor, production complexity, and shorter time-to-market call for flexible and dynamic production scheduling.
 C10 Manufacture of food products Taxon title C10 Manufacture of food products
 RP 3.11 Design and management of Production Systems in Evolution Taxon description Modelling methods and tools are needed to support the configuration of production systems since the early conceptual design phase, where the selection of the production resources and the development of

DAPHNE | Development of adaptive ProductioN systems for Eco-efficient firing processes

01-10-2012

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30-09-2015

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Description cement and glass), based on tuning micro-wave technologies to the material characteristics and on intelligent control systems, to provide real time information about the energy consumption as well as the product
Comments Manufacturing the products of the future Manufacturing future products Resource efficient, sustainable products Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Economic sustainability
 Final Report Summary - DAPHNE (Development of adaptive ProductioN systems for Eco-efficient firing processes) Result title Final Report Summary - DAPHNE (Development of adaptive ProductioN systems for Eco-efficient firing processes)
 Manufacturing the products of the future Taxon title Manufacturing the products of the future
 Advanced material processing technologies Taxon description The efficiency and sustainability of both the manufacturing of actual and future products is still very much determined by the processes that shape and assemble the components of these products.

POWER-OM | Power consumption driven Reliability, Operation and Maintenance optimisation

01-08-2012

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31-07-2015

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Description This impact on quality, cost and in general, productivity. Added to this, the uncertainty of machine reliability at any given time, also impacts on product/production delivery times.
Comments Workshop Specific Clusters Domain 3: Digital, virtual and resource-efficient factories FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities RP 3.2 Intelligent maintenance systems for increased reliability of production
 Connecting Genior Modular (OA) with FAGOR controls Result description Product decisión to include this Technology has not yet been taken and depends on future customer requests.
 RP 3.2 Intelligent maintenance systems for increased reliability of production systems Taxon description Complex and expensive production assets in conjunction with market requests for high quality products require novel maintenance approaches that are able to provision required capacity and production quality

PLAST4FUTURE | Injection Moulding Production Technology for Multi-functional Nano-structured Plastic Components enabled by NanoImprint Lithography

01-01-2013

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31-12-2015

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Description This simplifies recycling and supports a cradle-to-cradle production philosophy.
Comments priorities Sub-Domain 1.1 Processing novel materials and structures (into products) Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes RP 1.5 Delivery of new functionalities through (mass production) surface
 Final Report Summary - PLAST4FUTURE (Injection Moulding Production Technology for Multi-functional Nano-structured Plastic Components enabledby NanoImprint Lithography) Result title Final Report Summary - PLAST4FUTURE (Injection Moulding Production Technology for Multi-functional Nano-structured Plastic Components enabledby NanoImprint Lithography)
 RP 1.3 Automated production of thermoset and thermoplastic composite structures/products Taxon title RP 1.3 Automated production of thermoset and thermoplastic composite structures/products Taxon description performance such materials offer in their final product form.

FLEXINET | Intelligent Systems Configuration Services for Flexible Dynamic Global Production Networks

01-07-2013

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30-06-2016

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Description Understanding how best to configure and re-configure a global production network (GPN), set against rapidly changing product-service requirements is one such complex problem area.
Comments and reconfiguration Collaboration Environment for Idea Management and Product-Service configuration Business Model Development for product-servcie delivery through global production networks Risk assessment
 Final Report Summary - FLEXINET (Intelligent Systems Configuration Services for Flexible Dynamic Global Production Networks) Result title Final Report Summary - FLEXINET (Intelligent Systems Configuration Services for Flexible Dynamic Global Production Networks)
 Sub-Domain 2.2 Dynamic Production systems and Factories Taxon title Sub-Domain 2.2 Dynamic Production systems and Factories
 Domain 4: Collaborative and mobile enterprises Taxon description • Encompassing new product take back laws and asymmetric information distribution for closed-loop lifecycle management and especially for End-of-Life (EoL) services for products.
 Number of developed systems and technologies Comments and reconfiguration Collaboration Environment for Idea Management and Product-Service configuration Business Model Development for product-servcie delivery through global production networks Risk assessment

INCOM | Industrial Production Processes for Nanoreinforced Composite Structures

01-09-2013

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31-08-2017

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Description The main modules of INCOM project are: 1) NFC production/modification process 2) Composites consolidation 3) Mechanical testing and modelling.
Comments Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes RP 1.3 Automated production of thermoset and thermoplastic composite structures/products FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Sub-Domain 1.1 Processing
 Final Report Summary - INCOM (Industrial Production Processes for Nanoreinforced Composite Structures) Result title Final Report Summary - INCOM (Industrial Production Processes for Nanoreinforced Composite Structures)
 RP 1.3 Automated production of thermoset and thermoplastic composite structures/products Taxon title RP 1.3 Automated production of thermoset and thermoplastic composite structures/products Taxon description performance such materials offer in their final product form.

IMAGINE | Innovative End-to-end Management of Dynamic Manufacturing Networks

01-09-2011

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31-12-2014

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Description This provides a consolidated and coordinated view of information from various manufacturing sources and systems, enables service-enhanced product, production lifecycle and responsive manufacturing processes
Comments TRLs using additional investments Additional KPIs Number of new training offerings or curricula developed Additional KPIs C MANUFACTURING Applications areas and sectors C16 Manufacture of wood and of products
 IMAGINE Dynamic Manufacturing Network Platform Result description It is also able to create the IMAGINE Product Blueprint and submit it to the IMAGINE Blueprint Repository.
 C16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials Taxon title C16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
 RP 4.6 Collaborative Demand and Supply Planning, Traceability, and Execution Taxon description Network traceability would facilitate improved product genealogy and better identification of products for recalls and withdrawals.

PRACE | The Productive Robot Apprentice

01-11-2011

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31-10-2014

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Description Driven by the trend to a more and more customer specific production the boundary conditions for assembly automation have changed significantly.
Comments Manufacturing the products of the future Manufacturing future products Customised products Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Economic sustainability Manufacturing
 Final Report Summary - PRACE (The Productive Robot Apprentice) Result title Final Report Summary - PRACE (The Productive Robot Apprentice)
 Customised products Taxon title Customised products
 Waste minimisation Taxon description Waste minimisation involves redesigning products and processes and/or changing societal patterns of consumption and production.

VISTRA | Virtual Simulation and Training of Assembly and Service Processes in Digital Factories

01-09-2011

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31-08-2014

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Description The information gap between virtual product and manufacturing engineering and the physical start of production is a fundamental problem for European manufacturers.
Comments 3.1 Integrated factory models for evolvable manufacturing systems FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Domain 3: Digital, virtual and resource-efficient factories RP 3.10 Design and management of Production
 Knowledge Sharing Module Result description This information can later be used by them to improve assembly process for future products.

AMCOR | Additive Manufacturing for Wear and Corrosion Applications

01-11-2012

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31-10-2015

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Description This will be supported by the development, production and testing of mixed powder combinations for coatings suitability.
Organisation VCST INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS BVBA
Comments Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Customised products Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Resource efficient, sustainable products
 Customised products Taxon title Customised products
 RP 1.11 Product life cycle management for advanced materials Taxon description Such new systemic approaches should take advantage of the built-in product ‘smartness’ and modularity to generate intelligence on ageing in electronic products as well as to make product disassembly and

3D-HIPMAS | Pilot Factory for 3D High Precision MID Assemblies

01-10-2012

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30-09-2015

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Description integration, with regard to the innovation degree, quality and sustainability requirements, the 21st century looks forward to the integration of new functions on plastic parts to produce smart plastic products
Comments Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Customised products Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Resource efficient, sustainable products
 High-performance plastics for laser direct structuring (LDS) Result description Production of 3D micro parts by laser direct structuring requires plastic materials with well-defined material properties.
 Customised products Taxon title Customised products
 Advanced material processing technologies Taxon description The efficiency and sustainability of both the manufacturing of actual and future products is still very much determined by the processes that shape and assemble the components of these products.

HIPR | High-Precision micro-forming of complex 3D parts

01-11-2012

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31-10-2015

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Description Proof will be given on pilot production lines in industrial settings. HiPr will do this with a consortium of partners best-in-class in these fields.
Comments Domain 1 - Advanced Manufacturing Processes Impact Workshop D1-Area 4: High-precision Production Technologies Impact Workshop Domain 1 - Advanced Manufacturing Processes Specific Clusters Impact Workshop
 Sensorized precision tool for metal stamping Result description Laser ablation production processes have been investigated and results are under evaluation.
 RP 1.8 Robust micro- and nano-enabled production Taxon title RP 1.8 Robust micro- and nano-enabled production
 RP 1.7 High Volume Manufacturing at the micro- and nano-scale Taxon description The combination of different technologies to obtain the final product introduces system level problems such as the transport of micro-parts, the coherence of the reference system in the different production

HYPROLINE | High performance Production line for Small Series Metal Parts

01-09-2012

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31-08-2015

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Description production mode.
Comments IP Success Factors IP Management (IPM) dfdsfdsfsdf Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Sub-Domain 1.1 Processing novel materials and structures (into products
 Final Report Summary - HYPROLINE (High performance Production line for Small Series Metal Parts) Result title Final Report Summary - HYPROLINE (High performance Production line for Small Series Metal Parts)
 Sub-Domain 1.1 Processing novel materials and structures (into products) Taxon title Sub-Domain 1.1 Processing novel materials and structures (into products)
 RP 1.1 Manufacturing for custom made parts Taxon description CAD, production planning, simulation and process).

X-ACT | Expert cooperative robots for highly skilled operations for the factory of the future

01-10-2012

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30-09-2015

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Description X-act aims to increase the infiltration of intelligent and cooperative robotic systems in European, "robot resistant" production facilities.
Comments Manufacturing the products of the future Manufacturing future products Complex structures, geometries and scale Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Use Dual arm robot
 Simulation of Dual Arm Robots Result description -Initial mandatory milestone to further extend Process Simulate product to support full Off Line programming of other cooperative robot configurations (process relative motion, load sharing, etc..) from
 Customised products Taxon title Customised products
 Co-evolution of products-processes-production systems (‘industrial symbiosis’) Taxon description Co-evolution of products-processes-production systems or ‘industrial symbiosis’ with minimum need of new resources

ADDFACTOR | ADvanced Digital technologies and virtual engineering for mini-Factories

01-09-2013

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31-08-2016

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Description In today globalized world, companies are trying to remain competitive through the adoption of a strategy where high quantity production of goods is the leverage to reduce costs.
Comments Chains Impact Workshop Domain 6 - Customer-focused Manufacturing Domain 6: Customer-focused manufacturing FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities RP 6.9 On-demand manufacturing of customer-centric products
 Periodic Report Summary 2 - ADDFACTOR (ADvanced Digital technologies and virtual engineering for mini-Factories) Result description Project Context and Objectives: Summary Description In today globalized world, companies are trying to remain competitive through the adoption of a strategy where high quantity production of goods is the
 Domain 6: Customer-focused manufacturing Taxon description till the de-production and end-of-life

REEMAIN | Resource and Energy Efficient Manufacturing

01-10-2013

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30-09-2017

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Description These industries represent a balance between carbon-embodied production and energy intensive sectors. REEMAIN will pursue four high impact exploitation avenues.
Comments Manufacturing the products of the future Manufacturing future products Resource efficient, sustainable products Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Economic sustainability
 SCM Foundry plant Result description SCM Foundries are constituted by a central office in Rimini and by two production factories, one in Rimini and another one in Villa Verucchio.
 Co-evolution of products-processes-production systems (‘industrial symbiosis’) Taxon title Co-evolution of products-processes-production systems (‘industrial symbiosis’)
 RP 3.12 Design and management of manufacturing strategies Taxon description strategy (produce to order or make to stock), product usage (profiles of customers), product servicing (type of maintenance services proposed), and product recycling.

ROBO-PARTNER | Seamless Human-Robot Cooperation for Intelligent, Flexible and Safe Operations in the Assembly Factories of the Future

01-11-2013

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30-04-2017

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Description Human skills are the main driver that enables producing high added value products in Europe. Thus the manufacturing processes are based on utilizing these skills.
Comments Manufacturing the products of the future Manufacturing future products Customised products Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Economic sustainability Manufacturing
 Augmented Reality (AR) package for human-robot cooperation Result description robot’s end effector trajectory - Provide to the operator upon request: a) 3D overlaid models and animations of each step of the assembly process, b) Show informational text messages concerning the production
 Customised products Taxon title Customised products
 Waste minimisation Taxon description Waste minimisation involves redesigning products and processes and/or changing societal patterns of consumption and production.

whiteR | White room based on Reconfigurable robotic Island for optoelectronics

01-09-2013

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31-08-2016

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Description components of the production system reusable re-assembled and upgraded in a new different system; Creation of a EU/International standard for optoelectronic package configuration.
Comments Manufacturing the products of the future Manufacturing future products Customised products Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Resource efficient, sustainable products
 Multi-level Optimization of white’R behavior over time Result description The best production strategy is computed online; thus, the island performances are optimized during the production cycle.
 Customised products Taxon title Customised products
 Co-evolution of products-processes-production systems (‘industrial symbiosis’) Taxon description Co-evolution of products-processes-production systems or ‘industrial symbiosis’ with minimum need of new resources

CLOUDSME | Cloud based Simulation platform for Manufacturing and Engineering

01-07-2013

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31-12-2015

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Description Simulation thus will avoid bad investments, enabling you to detect weaknesses and failures in your workflows or in your products in advance.
Comments Domain 3 - Digital, Virtual and Resource-efficient Factories Impact Workshop D3-Area 1: Cloud services and simulation, Knowledge-based tools and integrated product-process design and simulation Impact
 Cloud-based Simulation Templates for Craft Brewers Result description One of their key quality objectives is to ensure that their products are consumed in an optimum time window when beer is neither too young nor too old.
 RP 3.5 Multi-level simulation and analytics for improving production quality and throughput Taxon title RP 3.5 Multi-level simulation and analytics for improving production quality and throughput
 Domain 3: Digital, virtual and resource-efficient factories Taxon description Availability and reliability of the factory will be increased by enhanced maintenance methods, allowing for more efficient production.

APPOLO | APPOLO - Hub of Application Laboratories for Equipment Assessment in Laser Based Manufacturing

01-09-2013

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31-08-2017

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Description Laser processing verification: We offer service to define the optimal laser equipment for your samples and products with ns, ps and fs lasers.
Comments ) FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes RP 1.5 Delivery of new functionalities through (mass production) surface manufacturing processes FoF Partnership
 Integrated interconnection for flexible CIGS solar cells Result description LED- products.
 Product quality - Quality assurance Taxon title Product quality - Quality assurance
 RP 6.6 Costing and manufacturability assessment Taxon description products based on customer distribution and product uptake.

FoFAM | Industrial and regional valorization of FoF Additive Manufacturing Projects

01-01-2015

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31-12-2016

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Description This strategy should include detail implementation plan defining innovation sectorial chains from design phase to target commercial products.
Comments Workshop Domain 1 - Advanced Manufacturing Processes Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Sub-Domain 1.1 Processing novel materials and structures (into products
 Additive manufacturing Roadmap: gaps and actions on market driven value chains Result description chain selection to originate from the investigation of sectors with the most potential to contribute to bridging the gap between current knowledge and the successful commercialisation of AM manufactured products
 Sub-Domain 1.1 Processing novel materials and structures (into products) Taxon title Sub-Domain 1.1 Processing novel materials and structures (into products)
 RP 1.1 Manufacturing for custom made parts Taxon description CAD, production planning, simulation and process).

SatisFactory | A collaborative and augmented-enabled ecosystem for increasing SATISfaction and working experience in smart FACTORY environments

01-01-2015

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31-12-2017

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Description Expected benefits range from increased workers wellbeing to easier safety management and productivity gains.
Comments Manufacturing the products of the future Manufacturing future products Resource efficient, sustainable products Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Economic sustainability
 DELIVERABLE D3.1 Semantically-enriched framework for analysis and design of dynamically evolving shop floor operations Result description to intermediate or final product).
 Manufacturing the products of the future Taxon title Manufacturing the products of the future
 RP 3.2 Intelligent maintenance systems for increased reliability of production systems Taxon description Complex and expensive production assets in conjunction with market requests for high quality products require novel maintenance approaches that are able to provision required capacity and production quality

ComMUnion | Net-shape joining technology to manufacture 3D multi-materials components based on metal alloys and thermoplastic composites

12-01-2015

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31-05-2019

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Description ComMUnion enables productive and cost effective manufacturing of 3D metal/ Carbon Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic (CFRT) multi-material components.ComMUnion will develop a novel solution combining tape
Comments Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Customised products Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Resource efficient, sustainable products
 Periodic Reporting for period 3 - ComMUnion (Net-shape joining technology to manufacture 3D multi-materials components based on metal alloys and thermoplastic composites) Result description New products need to operate under stricter requests demanded by the market and society. Increased strength-to-weight ratio, multi-functionality and low carbon footprint are becoming essential.
 Customised products Taxon title Customised products
 RP 3.9 System-oriented quality control strategies in multi-stage manufacturing. Taxon description In this context, integrated production and quality control strategies able to effectively achieve the desired production rate of high quality products need to be developed.

HORSE | Smart integrated Robotics system for SMEs controlled by Internet of Things based on dynamic manufacturing processes

11-01-2015

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31-07-2020

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Description life cycle management (production and/or maintenance and/or product end of life).
Comments value is perceived as the main value offered by the production.
 WFM middleware and related auxiliary modules Result description ProSyst will customise its product for the needs of the project by development of the modules that are not part of the standard product configuration.
 RP 2.3 Symbiotic Safe and Productive human robot interaction, professional Service Robots and Multimodal Human-Machine-Robot Collaboration Taxon title Product
 Sub-Domain 2.2 Dynamic Production systems and Factories Taxon title Product
 Product quality - Quality assurance Taxon title Product
 Collaborative Product-Service Factories Pathway Taxon title Product
 Flexibility Taxon description change the design of certain product being manufactured.
 Specific Objective 3: New integrated business, product-service and production approaches; new use models Comments value is perceived as the main value offered by the production.

MC-SUITE | ICT Powered Machining Software Suite

10-01-2015

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30-09-2018

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Description Using the latest ICT developments, MC-SUITE project wants to boost the productivity of manufacturing industry.
Comments - skilled process designers to integrate process physical parameters in CAM systems Domain 2: Adaptive and smart manufacturing systems FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Sub-Domain 2.2 Dynamic Production
 MC-SUITE application based on six different modules ready to reduce the gap between the simulated and the real process Result description - Objective 3: To create a complete Cyber Physical System for machine productivity improvement.
 Sub-Domain 2.2 Dynamic Production systems and Factories Taxon title Sub-Domain 2.2 Dynamic Production systems and Factories
 Intelligent machinery components, actuators and end-effectors Taxon description Intelligent components enable the deployment of safe, energy-efficient, accurate and flexible or reconfigurable products and production systems.

MOTOR | Multi-ObjecTive design Optimization of fluid eneRgy machines

09-01-2015

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31-08-2018

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Description The effectiveness of our approach in terms of reduced time to production and increased efficiency of the optimally designed product will be validated by developing four proof-of-concept demonstrators with
Organisation CATERPILLAR PROPULSION PRODUCTION AB
Comments Domain 3 - Digital, Virtual and Resource-efficient Factories Impact Workshop D3-Area 1: Cloud services and simulation, Knowledge-based tools and integrated product-process design and simulation Impact
 RP 3.10 Design and management of Production Machinery and Processes Taxon title RP 3.10 Design and management of Production Machinery and Processes Taxon description Simulation models that represent the interaction between a production machine and the related technological process will be able to forecast productivity and part quality in front of varying environmental
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