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EMC2-FACTORY | Eco Manufactured transportation means from Clean and Competitive Factory

01-10-2011

30-09-2014

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Energy Simulator for Machine Tools

Rapid Simulation Tool

Dynamic Energy Value Stream Monitoring

Eco-Factory Holistic Perspective

Energy Profile for Manufacturing Execution Systems

Feasibility of FSW as Assembly Technology in Aerospace

Green Control Processor

Life Cycle Evaluation Tool

Model Predictive Eco-Control Strategies

New Minimum Quantity Lubricant TI Machining Technology

Strategy for Environmental Assessment and Optimization of Aeronautic Manufacturing Plants

Wireless and Passive SAW Sensors

Result items:

Rapid Simulation Tool

Dynamic Energy Value Stream Monitoring

Eco-Factory Holistic Perspective

Feasibility of FSW as Assembly Technology in Aerospace

Green Control Processor

Life Cycle Evaluation Tool

Model Predictive Eco-Control Strategies

New Minimum Quantity Lubricant TI Machining Technology

Strategy for Environmental Assessment and Optimization of Aeronautic Manufacturing Plants

Know4Car | An Internet-based Collaborative Platform for Managing Manufacturing Knowledge

01-09-2011

31-08-2015

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AR tools for training

Assembly Line balancing agent

Assembly Sequence Generation agent

Assembly Sequence Generation algorithm

Augmented Reality Instructions

Intelligent data management for a seamless and robust data availability

Manufacturing Knowledge Management infrastructure including knowledge model

Markerless Object recognition and tracking

Modules for registration, remote assistance and visualization

Platform for cross-supply Chain Engineering

Similarity Measurement Tool

Variability management service

ice NET Cloud PDTec

Result items:

AR tools for training

Assembly Line balancing agent

Assembly Sequence Generation agent

Assembly Sequence Generation algorithm

Augmented Reality Instructions

Modules for registration, remote assistance and visualization

Similarity Measurement Tool

Variability management service

REFORM | Resource-Efficient Factory Of Recyclable Manufacturing composite Components

01-12-2011

30-11-2015

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Abrasive waterjet and garnet recycling system

Abrasive waterjet manufacture of metals and composites

Augmented reality ply positioning methodology and process flow

Augmented reality lay up of composite plys. Can also be used in any situation where hands-free work-instructions are required.

Handbook and control system for laser assisted tape layup

Methods for recycling laminates and fibres

Waterjet hardware

Waterjet cutting

Waterjet models and parameters

Waterjet manufacturing

Result items:

Methods for recycling laminates and fibres

THERMOBOT | Autonomous robotic system for thermo-graphic detection of cracks

01-01-2012

31-12-2014

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

01-12-2012

30-11-2015

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Machine Availability Monitoring Module

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Machine Availability Monitoring Module

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

01-08-2012

31-07-2015

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Connecting Genior Modular (OA) with FAGOR controls

Continuous Data recording of internal and external data in the FAGOR CNC

Embedded solution for Machine-Tool monitoring and health assessment

Fleet-wide monitoring and management services for Machine Tool

Offline Process Monitoring module for Predictive Maintenance

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Offline Process Monitoring module for Predictive Maintenance

DYNXPERTS | Plug and Produce Components for Optimum Dynamic Performance Manufacturing Systems

01-07-2010

30-06-2013

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Demonstrator 1: 5F Heavy Duty Spindle Head Installed in SORALUCE FL6000 Milling Machine Machining Steel C45 Parts

Demonstrator 2: Advance Control Loop Demonstrator

Demonstrator 3: 5F High Speed Spindle Head Installed in BIZKOR Machining Center Machining T7075-T6 Aluminium Parts

Demonstrator 4: Magnetorheological Damper Integrated with a Swivel Type Fixturing System for Automotive Applications

Demonstrator 5: One Station Fixture with an Integrated Self-Tuning Eddy-Current Damper Installed in SORALUCE SV6000 Milling Machine Machining Steel C45 Parts

Demonstrator 6: Adaptive Fixturing Device.

Demonstrator 7: Adaptive Solution for Chatter Free Machining

Demonstrator 8: HPC Absolute Calibrator Demonstrator

Demonstrator 9: Wireless Communicated High-Speed Spindle

Machine Tool Component 1: Roughing 5F Milling Head

Machine Tool Component 2: 5F Magnetically Levitated High Speed Milling Head

Machine Tool Component 3: Magnetorheological Damper

Machine Tool Component 4: Eddy Current Damper

Machine Tool Component 5: Adaptive Fixturing Device

Machine Tool Component 6: Adaptative System for Chatter Free High Speed Machining

Machine Tool Component 7: Wireless Monitored High Speed Spindle

Sensor/Actuator/Hardware Result 1: High Force MICA Actuator

Sensor/Actuator/Hardware Result 2: UC65 Controller

Sensor/Actuator/Hardware Result 3: HPC Absolute Dynamic Calibrator

Software Result 1: Active Damping Function for Heavy Duty machines

Software Result 2: Stability Function for Heavy Duty Machines

Result items:

Demonstrator 1: 5F Heavy Duty Spindle Head Installed in SORALUCE FL6000 Milling Machine Machining Steel C45 Parts

Demonstrator 2: Advance Control Loop Demonstrator

Demonstrator 4: Magnetorheological Damper Integrated with a Swivel Type Fixturing System for Automotive Applications

Demonstrator 5: One Station Fixture with an Integrated Self-Tuning Eddy-Current Damper Installed in SORALUCE SV6000 Milling Machine Machining Steel C45 Parts

Demonstrator 6: Adaptive Fixturing Device.

Demonstrator 8: HPC Absolute Calibrator Demonstrator

Machine Tool Component 3: Magnetorheological Damper

Machine Tool Component 4: Eddy Current Damper

Machine Tool Component 5: Adaptive Fixturing Device

Machine Tool Component 7: Wireless Monitored High Speed Spindle

Sensor/Actuator/Hardware Result 2: UC65 Controller

Sensor/Actuator/Hardware Result 3: HPC Absolute Dynamic Calibrator

COMET | Plug-and-produce COmponents and METhods for adaptive control of industrial robots enabling cost effective, high precision manufacturing in factories of the future

01-09-2010

28-02-2013

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Robot deburring of inconel turbine discs

Robot machining and handling of aluminum brake caliper

Robotic machining of hard steel components with online compensation

Robotic machining of hard steel injection and resin thermoforming moulds and dies

Robotic machining of high precision steel components

Robotic machining of structural aluminium components

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Robot machining and handling of aluminum brake caliper

Brake Caliper Size: 290 mm x 155mm x 80mm Material: Aluminum (AlSi7Mg0.5) Weight: 2,7 Kg Accuracy requirements: - ISO 2768 - f for dimensional tolerances - ISO 2768 - H for geometrical tolerances

AUTORECON | AUTOnomous co-operative machines for highly RECONfigurable assembly operations of the future

01-10-2011

30-09-2014

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AGV with autonomous Navigation system

Dexterous gripper consumer goods

Dexterous gripper-automotive

Flexible feeding cell - CONSUMER GOODS Industry

Flexible gripper as a whole product

Flexible packaging cell - CONSUMER GOODS Industry

Line level control software

Lockable joint mechanism

Mobile robotic manipulator

Reconfigurable assembly cell - AUTOMOTIVE Industry demonstrator

“Pino” pins for grasping parts via holes

Result items:

AGV with autonomous Navigation system

Dexterous gripper-automotive

Flexible feeding cell - CONSUMER GOODS Industry

Flexible gripper as a whole product

Flexible packaging cell - CONSUMER GOODS Industry

Line level control software

Lockable joint mechanism

Mobile robotic manipulator

Reconfigurable assembly cell - AUTOMOTIVE Industry demonstrator

“Pino” pins for grasping parts via holes

IFACOM | Intelligent Fault Correction and self Optimizing Manufacturing systems

01-11-2011

30-04-2015

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3D volumetric compensation algorithms for zero-defect manufacturing

A Fuzzy-net based method for online adjustment suggestions for of vital process parameter(s) to prevent part quality defects

Alesamonti DEMO

An improved method for calibrating vibration sensor

Apparatus and method to minimize large parts deformations due to clamping

Application of XRF method to measure the silica content in ceramic slurry

Artificial Neural Network method for slurry control and optimization

Automatic assembly, tack welding, full seam welding of jet engine Turbine Rear Frame

Development of hardware system solutions for closed loop analysis and controlling of manufacturing process parameters in real-time

Development of two guidelines for the efficient proof of capability of (1) many and (2) complex measurement processes

EMA DEMO

GKN DEMO

Generic algorithm for selecting best fitting parts for an assembly

Georg Fischer Agie Charmilles DEMO

Insert cutters wear monitoring for torical milling tools

Measurement and quasi real-time compensation of machine tool geometric errors

Measurement solutions for parts thickness

Method for in-process detection of stabilization of surface generation in RAP

Method for on the machine surface defects detection and location recording

Method for on the machine total surface characterization and process validation

Method for tool change in automatic RAP

Numerical Control integrating and interfacing IFaCOM advanced sensor systems

Online defect detection and process adjustment method and software for WEDM

Real-time control of Robotic Automating Process / sensors, SW, robot control

Robot programming method for robot vision control in assembly and tack welding

SPC for small and single batch production

Sensorized arm for Robot Assisted Polishing

Signal processing algorithms for sensor fusion feature extraction on Wire EDM voltage and current signals

Strecon DEMO

Tool change and crash detection in a RAP machine based on relative regression models.

Uniform and controlled slurry making processing using advanced monitoring solutions

Vision and force control: Improved methods in assembly

Result items:

Tool change and crash detection in a RAP machine based on relative regression models.

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

01-09-2011

31-12-2014

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IMAGINE Dynamic Manufacturing Network Platform

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IMAGINE Dynamic Manufacturing Network Platform

Automotive Manufacturing domain. see: http://carmanufacturing.imagine-futurefactory.eu/main.dlg

MUPROD | Innovative proactive Quality Control system for in-process multi-stage defect reduction

01-11-2011

31-10-2014

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Assembly of electric drives for the E-mobility sector.

Assembly of electric drives for the E-mobility industry.

Production of micro-catheters for medical applications.

Manufacturing of medical micro-products

Result items:

Assembly of electric drives for the E-mobility sector.

APPS4AME | Engineering Apps for advanced Manufacturing Engineering

01-12-2012

30-11-2015

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Delivery Time Estimation App

Experience Retrieval App

Knowledge Management Framework

Requirements Communication App

Short-term Scheduling App

Vehicle Routing Planning App

Result items:

Delivery Time Estimation App

Experience Retrieval App

Requirements Communication App

Short-term Scheduling App

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

01-10-2012

30-09-2015

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Flexible 3D high precision MID platform

High-performance plastics for laser direct structuring (LDS)

Joining processes on advanced 3D MID system carriers

New improved metal plating processes for ultrafine pitch LDS MID

Ultra-fine pitch 3D micro structures by laser direct structuring

Result items:

Flexible 3D high precision MID platform

Joining processes on advanced 3D MID system carriers

New improved metal plating processes for ultrafine pitch LDS MID

COLLABS | A COmprehensive cyber-intelligence framework for resilient coLLABorative manufacturing Systems

01-01-2020

31-12-2022

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

01-11-2012

31-10-2015

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15t Press micro-manufacturing pilot line

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15t Press micro-manufacturing pilot line

AREUS | Automation and Robotics for EUropean Sustainabile manufacturing

01-09-2013

31-08-2016

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Robot Energy efficient Trajectories and eco-modes/ acceleration profiles library

PLC software tool for energy optimal control of robot stations

Multi-robot scheduling and optimization software tools

AREUS LCA METHODS VIRTUAL LAB

AREUS SMART AUTOMATION CELL

DC Power Supply System

DC-Robot architecture

Energy-efficient high precision assembly of aerospace components

Single and Multi-Robot Energy Consumption simulation

software tool for LCA and LCC of Robotic Production Systems

Result items:

Robot Energy efficient Trajectories and eco-modes/ acceleration profiles library

PLC software tool for energy optimal control of robot stations

Multi-robot scheduling and optimization software tools

AREUS LCA METHODS VIRTUAL LAB

AREUS SMART AUTOMATION CELL

DC Power Supply System

DC-Robot architecture

Single and Multi-Robot Energy Consumption simulation

software tool for LCA and LCC of Robotic Production Systems

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

01-10-2012

30-09-2015

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Dual arm for assembly of a vehicle Hydraulic pump

Dual arm robot Rework of electrical appliances Sewing machine disassembly

Dual arm robot for assembly of large parts

Simulation of Dual Arm Robots

Result items:

Dual arm for assembly of a vehicle Hydraulic pump

Dual arm robot for assembly of large parts

Simulation of Dual Arm Robots

VALERI | Validation of Advanced, Collaborative Robotics for Industrial Applications

01-11-2012

31-10-2015

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FIBREMAP | Automatic Mapping of Fibre Orientation for Draping of Carbon Fibre Parts

01-09-2013

31-08-2016

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Draping Simulation Software with automatic optimization of model parameters

Robot for Measuring Fibre Angles on complex 3D pre-form parts

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Robot for Measuring Fibre Angles on complex 3D pre-form parts

Carbonf fibre parts used in the automotive or aerospace industry

MAN-MADE | MANufacturing through ergonoMic and safe Anthropocentric aDaptive workplacEs for context aware factories in EUROPE

01-09-2013

31-08-2016

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Assessment Module

Level of relevance chosen according to the level of labour-intensiveness of the sector. More labour reflects in a higher relevance of this human-centred assessment tool (e.g. for sustainability-aware provision of human-centric services for workers)

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Assessment Module

ROBUSTPLANET | Shock-robust Design of Plants and their Supply Chain Networks

01-10-2013

30-09-2016

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Framework for supply chains

Optimal configuration strategies in production networks

Production System Opportunistic Maintenance Planning

Reconfigurable manufacturing systems

Robust planning and scheduling for assembly lines

Simulation and Navigation Cockpit

Supply chain configuration tool

Result items:

Optimal configuration strategies in production networks

Production System Opportunistic Maintenance Planning

Reconfigurable manufacturing systems

Robust planning and scheduling for assembly lines

Simulation and Navigation Cockpit

PROSECO | Collaborative Environment for Design of AmI enhanced Product-Services Integrating Highly Personalised Innovative Functions with Minimal Ecological Footprint along Life Cycle and of Their Production Processes

01-10-2013

30-09-2017

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ProSEco VW Pilot: Personalised support to drivers to optimise energy use

T-REX | Lifecycle Extension Through Product Redesign And Repair, Renovation, Reuse, Recycle Strategies For Usage&Reusage-Oriented Business Models

01-10-2013

30-09-2016

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(KER 2.1)Methodology to support the development of a Service-Oriented Business Models (Business Model reference framework)

(KER 2.2)Methodology to support the redesign of the product-solution (Design-for-X reference framework.

(KER 2.3)Methodology for the design of support services (Service Engineering Reference Framework)

(KER 4.1)ULMA New STR (Short Term Rental) Business Model in the forklift trucks sector

(KER 4.2)ESENERGIA Batteries sulfation restrain (by pulses) and on-line monitoring embedded hardware.

(KER 5.1)FIDIA development of a CBM SW for the Machine Tool CNC

(KER 5.1)IMATECNO Electro-Spindle improved design

(KER G1)T-REX Service-Oriented (SO) business modelling process and toolset

(KER G2)T-REX platform and tools for an easy to deploy PdM solution for Fleet-Wide Asset Health Management

In a general way the easy-deploy-PdM-methodology and tools can be applied for the condition monitoring and health asessment of any manufacturing process, from assets, to production lines and further to fleet level.