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Eco-Solar | Eco-Solar Factory - 40%plus eco-efficiency gains in the photovoltaic value chain with minimised resource and energy consumption by closed loop systems

10-01-2015

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30-09-2018

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High productivity and “self assembly” technologies development of conventional (joining, forming, machining) and new micro/nano-manufacturing processes

DISRUPT | Decentralised architectures for optimised operations via virtualised processes and manufacturing ecosystem collaboration

01-09-2016

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31-08-2019

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Comment: To deploy analytics both at the lower level, to extract conclusions on machine operations and factory parameters and to detect complex events, and at the higher level to monitor the behaviour of processes and products. Data analytics and Complex Event Processing (CEP) modules [SAG] mainly at lower levers.

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CloudBoard: offers multiple views and access rights to different human actors Decision Support Toolkit: supports decisions authorised by humans, especially in the shop floor Enterprise and Factory models: accessible and re-configurable through user interaction

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D3.1: DESIGN OF DECISION SUPPORT TOOLKIT

ConnectedFactories | Industrial scenarios for connected factories

01-09-2016

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30-11-2019

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Key enablers and cross-cutting factors

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Key enablers and cross-cutting factors

COROMA | Cognitively enhanced robot for flexible manufacturing of metal and composite parts

01-10-2016

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30-09-2019

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Some of the functional modules of COROMA taks care off the interaction with humans:

Avoiding contact when human ooperator is around the robot
Recognising human gestures to perform specific operation

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Several functional modules of COROMA system allows it to interact with the production envionment in an enhanced way:

Moving trough the workshop when required
Sensing and recognicing the work environment and the wokpiece
Avoiding collision with humans, machines and pieces
Adapting the robot movements to the orientation of the workpiece
Learning from previous experiences for performance improving
Communicating and cooperating whit machine tools in a sichronised way

In some of the use case applications, the interaction with the workpiece:

Is made by using the robot as a mobile support, controling the force applien on the workpiece
Is made with specific tools adapted in the project: sanding tools, mechatronic hand

EASE-R3 | Integrated framework for a cost-effective and ease of Repair, Renovation and Re-use of machine tools within modern factory

01-07-2013

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30-06-2016

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Demonstrator 2 – DDSS Validation of Life Cycle Cost (LCC) analysis integrated with Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Decommissioning Decision Support System. The End OF Life (EOL) decision support requires the maintenance history of a machine tool . A special and dedicated SW module is in charge of collecting the necessary informations related to components directly from the machines control system.

Comment: Demonstrator 3 – Predict remaining useful life Validation of residual life prediction of components/machines based on CNC control internal signal processing The developed of prediction algorithms and condition monitoring strategies applied to the available machines tools. Different strategies and algorithms have been compared regarding their performance to detect the failure mode and time, together with the associated confidence of prediction.

Comment: Demonstrator 5 – Reusability and renovation Validation of re-usability of components and Renovation approach based on multifunctional add-on modules. The new multifunctional add-on modules has been integrated into a selected machine tool, thanks to these new intelligent modules the destination of use of a machine can be changed giving the possibilities have further options for decommission.

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Demonstrator 1 - RDSS Validation of Life Cycle Cost (LCC) analysis integrated with Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) simulation and Repair Decision Support System Tools/methods applies to evaluate the MTBF, MTTR and LCC of machines identified among end-users

CTC | Local flexible manufacturing of green personalized furniture Close To the Customer in time, space and cost.

01-06-2013

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31-05-2016

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SERENA | VerSatilE plug-and-play platform enabling remote pREdictive mainteNAnce

01-10-2017

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31-03-2021

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Digital models enahnced with real world data acquired from sensor devices will be used as the basis of physical phenomena that affect the operational condition of the equipment, such as degradation. THis will result in the improvement of the accuracy of the predictive maintenance functionalities of the SERENA platfrom and tools.

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The SERENA porject considers the support of data analytics functionalities for acquiring certainportion of sensor data to feed the machine learning algorithms responsible for predictive maintenance.

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Foresee Cluster - Predictive maintenance technologies for production systems. A roadmap to development and implementation.

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The SERENA project includes the developments of a plug and play device for machine data acquisition.

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Digital models enahnced with real world data acquired from sensor devices will be used as the basis of physical phenomena that affect the operational condition of the equipment, such as degradation. THis will result in the improvement of the accuracy of the predictive maintenance functionalities of the SERENA platfrom and tools.

DIPLAT | Enabling advanced functionalities of Diamond and other ultra-hard materials by Integrated Pulsed Laser Ablation Technologies

15-01-2013

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14-07-2016

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Comment: Computer aided modeling (CAD-CAM process)

Comment: Ultrashort- and short-pulsed laser processing. The most advanced laser processing machining centers are applied and developed within DIPLAT.

Comment: CNC control development is a workpackage of DIPLAT

Comment: Diamond and CBN tools

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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Comment: HORSE adopts the IoT paradigm and OSGI middleware enabling and facilitating remote control and monitoring of the production line and the available resources and ease installation. For that, the robot controllers, sensors and human-robot- interfaces will be coherently and seamlessly integrated as controllable and active agents in the production. Feedback from agents and sensors will be collected, analysed and used for process control decisions involving the dynamic deployment of cobotic, robotic, and human agents. Thus the constituted advanced closed loop production process control system integrates the high-level, state-of-the-art production process control and the low-level sensor measurements and high-tech robot and cobot solutions and cobot actuation control.

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HORSE includes human-machine interaction with Interfaces targeted to be easy-to-use by unskilled workers and learning by demonstration capabilities, to be able to program a robot without the need for robotics expertise.

Comment: HORSE encompasses multi-modal supervision and control modes for a variety of existing and novel robotic co-workers: cooperative robots (cobots) and “third hand” robots for diverse manufacturing applications, and also demonstration based robot programming techniques for an intuitive programming of robots tasks by non-robotics experts.

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HORSE also includes Augmenter Reality applications, with intuitive instructions and alerts for various manufacturing tasks.

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Augmented Reality software for user assistance in a manufacturing work cell

Comment: HORSE will develop an integrated, process-oriented management model for the high-level control of the production line process with online, automatic allocation of resources (robots, human workers, interaction components, etc.) and rapid and straightforward dynamic re-allocation as necessary considering: the real-time monitoring of the production chain process; the actual worker safety and condition in the execution of the process; the robot positions within the autonomous mobile platforms; the required collaboration between human workers and robots and the available interaction modalities; the automated management of exceptions, occurring as effect of safety breaches, material or agent unavailability, delays in previous steps, e.g. triggered by quality checks, etc.

Comment: HORSE incorporates the design and development of an innovative hybrid position/force control for intrinsically safe flexible robots.

PERFoRM | Production harmonizEd Reconfiguration of Flexible Robots and Machinery

10-01-2015

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30-09-2018

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Guidelines for seamless integration of Humans as flexibility driver in flexible production systems

HUMAN | HUman MANufacturing

01-10-2016

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30-09-2019

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White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations

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AIRBUS Pilot: Short-term physical and mental support

COMAU Pilot: Workplace optimization and operator mental support

ROYO use case - short term physical and mental support

White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations

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White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations

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ROYO use case - short term physical and mental support

White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations

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AIRBUS Pilot: Short-term physical and mental support

COMAU Pilot: Workplace optimization and operator mental support

ROYO use case - short term physical and mental support

White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations

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White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations

ZAero | Zero-defect manufacturing of composite parts in the aerospace industry

01-10-2016

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30-09-2019

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AREUS | Automation and Robotics for EUropean Sustainabile manufacturing

01-09-2013

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31-08-2016

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USE-IT-WISELY | Innovative continuous upgrades of high investment product-services

01-09-2013

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30-11-2016

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Efficient production line upgrades

3D laser scanning techniques

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Upgrade service for mobile rock crushers

Augmentation of upgrade design solutions on in-situ equipment

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Upgrade service for mobile rock crushers

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Efficient production line upgrades

VR solution based on combined pointcloud and 3D models

Upgrade service for mobile rock crushers

VR models based on photogrammetric and laser scanning techniques

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Efficient production line upgrades

Digital factory model from 3D laser scanning combined with Virtual Reality models

MEGAROB | Development of flexible, sustainable and automated platform for high accuracy manufacturing operations in medium and large complex components using spherical robot and laser tracker on overhead crane

01-11-2012

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31-10-2015

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Comment: Onsite metrology

Comment: Performance monitoring

FALCON | Feedback mechanisms Across the Lifecycle for Customer-driven Optimization of iNnovative product-service design

01-01-2015

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31-12-2017

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FALCON aims to gather Product Usage Information from Product Embedded Information Devices as well as customer feedback through the internet and social media. These information will be re-used directly to improve product-services. These product-service optimizations are carried out in a multidisciplinary way by stakeholders from different domains. FALCON further supports the process of product-service optimization by providing a collaboration platform.

Comment: FALCON will implement novel feedback loops between e.g. the operators of medical and high-tech equipment with the designers and service providers, enabling new possibilities for services to improve the function of these devices/machines. By implementing mobile ("App") interfaces on top of the FALCON Virtual Open Platform, and enabling e.g. doctors to provide usage feedback on medical equipment or manufacturing operators to give feedback on metrology equipment, FALCON will contribute to advancing the state-of-the-art in this area.

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FALCON aims to provide methodologies and approaches for representation of design knowledge on the one hand and additionally for forecasting and simulation mechanism. The representation of design knowledge will be based on existing standards and the developments dedicated to the Rule Interchange Format, which has been developed within the FP7 LinkedDesign project. Furthermore, FALCON supports the optimization of Forecasting and Simulation mechanism. By using real-life data gathered from Product Embedded Information Devices, sensors or from social media (blogs, twitter, facebook etc.) throughout the whole lifecycle optimized results are expected in order to find the best solutions for new generation product-services.

The FALCON Open Virtual Platform aims to support different domains dedicated to the whole lifecycle of products. In order to achieve this goal the Virtual Open Platform will include an ontology enabling different domains to exploit the FALCON VOP. Dedicated to the field of new product design the Rule Interchange Format will be further developed in order to represent design knowledge in a neutral format. This way also general valid knowledge (such as Moment of Inertia etc.) can be re-used in different contexts of product design.

MEMAN | Integral Material and Energy flow MANagement in MANufacturing metal mechanic sector

01-01-2015

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30-06-2018

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EFPF (European Factory Platform) | European Connected Factory Platform for Agile Manufacturing

01-01-2019

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31-12-2022

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Comment: Associated to EPFP Reference Architecture: IoT Technologies Details: Monitoring the ongoing development of Trustworthiness framework in the ISO/IEC NP 30149 - Internet of things (IoT). Cooperation with the ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 41 will be investigated for knowledge exchange between the technical committee and EFPF task related to Trust Mechanisms (T5.3)

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ISO/IEC 30163 - Internet of Things (IoT) -System requirements of IoT/SN technology-based integrated platform for chattel asset monitoring supporting financial services

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Comment: Associated to EPFP Reference Architecture: IoT Technologies Details: Used in the development of Data Spine. Monitoring this standard will also benefit CNet commercial activities in the area of IoT devices

FA3D | Future Automated Aerospace Assembly Demonstrator Project

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Metrology-integrated Robotics

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Metrology-integrated Robotics

RFID Positioning System – Use of multiple RFID receivers within the cell would allow for 3D location tracking of the parts to be assembled in the system, ensuring parts are correctly present and in the right locations before proceeding.

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Manufacturing Service Buses for Data Interoperability

User interfaces were designed in WinCC

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Metrology-integrated Robotics

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Metrology-integrated Robotics

Nikon K-CMM Metrology - By positioning LEDs on the robot end effector, and on the target parts, the K-CMM system can measure relative positioning to a very high degree of accuracy even over large distances.

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Manufacturing Service Buses for Data Interoperability

Siemens TIA Portal, WinCC, PLCs – The lower level control of resources in the system was performed with Siemens brand programmable logic controllers

Metrology-integrated Robotics

Nikon Adaptive Robotic Control (ARC) – this technology allows data from metrology systems to correct a robot controller’s coordinate system and compensate for inaccuracies and variability.

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Metrology-integrated Robotics

KUKA Robotics – Compatible with the ARC system, the KUKA robots were used for part positioning.

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Manufacturing Service Buses for Data Interoperability

Siemens Totally Integrated Automation Portal (TIA Portal)

VIEWS | Validation and Integration of Manufacturing Enablers for Future Wing Structures

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Metrology-integrated Robotics

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Metrology-integrated Robotics

RFID Positioning System – Use of multiple RFID receivers within the cell would allow for 3D location tracking of the parts to be assembled in the system, ensuring parts are correctly present and in the right locations before proceeding.

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Manufacturing Service Buses for Data Interoperability

User interfaces were designed in WinCC

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Metrology-integrated Robotics

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Metrology-integrated Robotics

Nikon K-CMM Metrology - By positioning LEDs on the robot end effector, and on the target parts, the K-CMM system can measure relative positioning to a very high degree of accuracy even over large distances.

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Manufacturing Service Buses for Data Interoperability

Siemens TIA Portal, WinCC, PLCs – The lower level control of resources in the system was performed with Siemens brand programmable logic controllers

Metrology-integrated Robotics

Nikon Adaptive Robotic Control (ARC) – this technology allows data from metrology systems to correct a robot controller’s coordinate system and compensate for inaccuracies and variability.

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Metrology-integrated Robotics

KUKA Robotics – Compatible with the ARC system, the KUKA robots were used for part positioning.

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Manufacturing Service Buses for Data Interoperability

Siemens Totally Integrated Automation Portal (TIA Portal)

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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TWIN-CONTROL | Twin-model based virtual manufacturing for machine tool-process simulation and control

10-01-2015

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30-09-2018

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Fleet Management Platform for Machine Tools

Local Monitoring and Control System

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Fleet Management Platform for Machine Tools

Local Monitoring and Control System

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Fleet Management Platform for Machine Tools

Local Monitoring and Control System

Machine Tool Digital Twin with Life Cycle features

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Fleet Management Platform for Machine Tools

Local Monitoring and Control System

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Fleet Management Platform for Machine Tools

Local Monitoring and Control System

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Local Monitoring and Control System

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Fleet Management Platform for Machine Tools

Local Monitoring and Control System

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Fleet Management Platform for Machine Tools

Local Monitoring and Control System

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Fleet Management Platform for Machine Tools

Local Monitoring and Control System

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Machine Tool Digital Twin with Life Cycle features

MANUWORK | Balancing Human and Automation Levels for the Manufacturing Workplaces of the Future

01-10-2016

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31-03-2020

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Volvo use case: AR visualization of industrial simulation

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White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations

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Augmented Reality (AR) for supporting operators in press-brake operation

LANTEGI use case: AR assisted assembly of electrical boards

Volvo use case: AR visualization of industrial simulation

White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations

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White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations

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Volvo use case: AR visualization of industrial simulation

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White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations

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Augmented Reality (AR) for supporting operators in press-brake operation

LANTEGI use case: AR assisted assembly of electrical boards

White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations

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White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations

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Augmented Reality (AR) for supporting operators in press-brake operation

whiteR | White room based on Reconfigurable robotic Island for optoelectronics

01-09-2013

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31-08-2016

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High productivity and “self assembly” technologies development of conventional (joining, forming, machining) and new micro/nano-manufacturing processes

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SKILLPRO | Skill-based Propagation of Plug&Produce-Devices in Reconfigurable Production Systems by AML

01-10-2012

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30-09-2015

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SENSE AND REACT | Sense&React - The context-aware and user-centric information distribution system for manufacturing

01-10-2012

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29-02-2016

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Comment: Sense&React combines a factory wide network of sensors with personal mobile devices of the users and intelligent manufacturing information management in real-time.

PAN-ROBOTS | Plug And Navigate ROBOTS for smart factories

01-11-2012

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31-10-2015

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FABIMED | Fabrication and Functionalization of BioMedical Microdevices

02-09-2013

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01-09-2016

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High productivity and “self assembly” technologies development of conventional (joining, forming, machining) and new micro/nano-manufacturing processes

Comment: A highly innovative multileve micro-nanostructuring technology will be used for the first time for producing functional geometries on full sized components, based on the combination of coated microstructured parts with the nanofunctionalization by means of selective etch-resistant implantation and controlled plasma treatment. This is a highly productive and highly controlled way to generate the desired nanostructures which will be then transfer at high productivity to the final product using microrreplication.

Comment: Laser based technologies are central to the project. Laser is used as a tool for micromachining, additive and generative production (by means of selective melting, photopolymerization), and reconfiguration (laser induced chemical modification, laser enhanced chemical etching), as well as the key tool for process monitoring and part geometrical/functional quality assessment.

Comment: OCT, interferometry and LUS based inspection and monitoring techniques will be implemented in the project as part of the zero defect, total quality, low quality cost and low lead time philosophies, which are required to be adopted by the manufacturing companies competing in the disposable medical product market.

Comment: Slurry casting, injection molding and hot embossing are well known and established production technologies. The project will take these cost effective replication methods and take them a step further in accuracy, flexibility, micro-nano replication capability and reliability by integrating novel materials, tooling concepts, control and monitoring technologies .

Comment: Microrreplication (in particular, high precision ceramic casting, polymer micro-injection molding, hot embossing and nanoimprinting) are the core technologies of FaBiMed project. Scalable and flexible production will be enable through the combined design of the replication equipment and the replication tooling.

Comment: The project will develop novel approaches to the shaping of piezokeramics by using specially formulated slurries and novel compliant mould desings. Regarding the forming of hard to process polymers, the embossing and injection-compression molding will be improved.

Comment: The manufacturing path to be developed in FaBiMed does not consider additive manufacturing as the production method, instead microrreplication is used. But the concept of cost-effective, flexible and reconfigurable tool will be implemented through Additive Manufacturing.

Comment: Closed-loop control multieffector replication equipment will be developed to enable thin foil structured polymer injection via injection-compression molding and hot embossing. This advanced mechatronic design is intended to improve the replicated part quality, respond to unexpected material behaviour, and considerably reduce cycle times with respect to conventional single effector and open-loop controlled replication machines, currently used in industry.

Comment: Novel and inedit tool materials, particularly glass, DLC and sapphire based tools, will be used as alternative materials for microrreplication inserts, thanks to their thermal, physical, optical, surface and mechanical properties, which make them . Siloxane-based moulds produced by direct fabrication (masterless production) will also be used as novel tooling material for ceramic microrreplication, with mechanical properties adapted to the evolution .

FourByThree | Highly customizable robotic solutions for effective and safe human robot collaboration in manufacturing applications

01-12-2014

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30-11-2017

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L4MS | Logistics for Manufacturing SMEs

01-10-2017

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31-03-2021

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