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OPTIMAL | Automated Maskless Laser Lithography Platform for First Time Right Mixed Scale Patterning

01-10-2022

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30-09-2026

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Description   The OPTIMAL project uses self-learning algorithms to optimize the virtual photomask as well as integrates methods for an inline control of the laser patterning.
 Microfluidic hierarchical structures for lab on chip medical devices Result title Microfluidic hierarchical structures for lab on chip medical devices
 OPTIMAL platform Result description The OPTIMAL project uses self-learning algorithms to optimize the virtual photomask as well as integrates methods for an inline control of the laser patterning.

KYKLOS 4.0 | An Advanced Circular and Agile Manufacturing Ecosystem based on rapid reconfigurable manufacturing process and individualized consumer preferences

01-01-2020

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31-12-2023

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 Electronic Devices/Equipment Pilot – Electrical Equipment Manufacturers (VESTEL) Result title Electronic Devices/Equipment Pilot – Electrical Equipment Manufacturers (VESTEL)
 Food Industry Pilot – Reduction of Energy Consumption and Waste Management (PINDOS) Result description the collection of real-time data that allows monitoring and control of water and energy.

COMVANTAGE | Collaborative Manufacturing Network for Competitive Advantage

01-09-2011

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31-08-2014

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Description To adhere to changing working situations, to efficient communication, and to rich interaction technologies, ComVantage will focus on mobile devices.
Comments agile orchestration of complex business processes - generic apps to be offered as industry-specifc sets (or potentially in an open professional app market space) RP 4.8 Multi-Enterprise Role-Based Access Control
 Improved production network logistics due to operation and process transparency via mobile devices Result title Improved production network logistics due to operation and process transparency via mobile devices
 Secure information sharing along a distributed product value chain Result description For the provisioning of trust, the ComVantage approach complements traditional XACML Role-based multi-domain access control models, including SAML authentication, which are useful to control the access
 RP 4.8 Multi-Enterprise Role-Based Access Control (mRBAC) in manufacturing enterprises Taxon title RP 4.8 Multi-Enterprise Role-Based Access Control (mRBAC) in manufacturing enterprises
 Domain 4: Collaborative and mobile enterprises Taxon description improve equipment up-time, reduce costs such as travel for servicing, increase service efficiency – like first-visit-fix-rates – and accelerate innovation processes, for example by remote updating of device

FOFDATION | The Foundation for the Smart Factory of the Future

01-06-2010

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31-05-2014

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Description • Reduction of time-to-market costs and costs related to resource diagnosis-maintenance through a common control and monitoring platform.
Comments priorities Sub-Domain 2.2 Dynamic Production systems and Factories FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Domain 2: Adaptive and smart manufacturing systems RP 2.10 Adaptive Process Automation and Control
 Sabre Open-CN Platform Result description It contains an open-source controller based on a PC architecture (Win & Linux) suitable to multiple applications and compatibles to different devices.
 Control technologies Taxon title Control technologies
 Domain 4: Collaborative and mobile enterprises Taxon description improve equipment up-time, reduce costs such as travel for servicing, increase service efficiency – like first-visit-fix-rates – and accelerate innovation processes, for example by remote updating of device

HARCO | Hierarchical and Adaptive smaRt COmponents for precision production systems application

01-07-2010

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30-06-2013

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Description HARCO will help to produce stiff, light and well damped structures with fully and deeply integrated new adaptronic devices based on electromechanical and electronic devices, measuring systems, sensors
Comments Domain 2: Adaptive and smart manufacturing systems FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Sub-Domain 2.1 Adaptive and smart manufacturing devices, components and machines FoF Partnership SRIA Research
 Domain 2: Adaptive and smart manufacturing systems Taxon description The set of research priorities under this domain focuses on innovative manufacturing equipment at component and system level, including mechatronics, control and monitoring systems The research priorities

openMOS | Open dynamic Manufacturing Operating System for Smart Plug-and-Produce Automation Components

10-01-2015

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31-01-2019

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Description between plug-and-produce automation components and higher level control and business functions, and creating a easily extendable and adaptable manufacturing operating system (MOS) that permits the easy
Comments super_admin Innovation Action (IA) Project type - instrument RP 2.1 Flexible and reconfigurable Machinery and Robots FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Sub-Domain 2.1 Adaptive and smart manufacturing devices
 Open plug&produce device adaptor prototype Result title Open plug&produce device adaptor prototype
 Embedded Skill Executor and self-adaptation core Result description The intention is to keep the same basic interface to define the control behaviour of individual skills.
 RP 2.1 Flexible and reconfigurable Machinery and Robots Taxon description Expected tools will address challenges related to simulation and monitoring of material and energy resources consumed in these reconfigurable systems together with their self-adjustment, correction, and control

FLOIM | Flexible Optical Injection Moulding of optoelectronic devices

01-09-2018

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31-08-2022

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Description FLOIM will develop an automated process for optical assembly of optoelectronic devices, based on optical quality injection overmoulding.
 Micro-patterned features for injection molding process and its optical quality control. Result title Micro-patterned features for injection molding process and its optical quality control.
 Periodic Reporting for period 3 - FLOIM (Flexible Optical Injection Moulding of optoelectronic devices) Result description Miniaturized, integrated photonic devices are driving an increasing number of applications, while facing pressure to lower cost and increase flexibility.

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 - Automation of assistive tasks which naturally build on logistical tasks, such as preparatory and post-processing work, e.g. pre-assembly or machine tending with inherent quality control, since the
Comments enablers Methods for handling of parts, metrology and inspection Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Mechatronics and robotics technologies Technologies and enablers Control
 Control technologies Taxon title Control technologies
 Intelligent machinery components, actuators and end-effectors Taxon description Energy technologies are gaining importance, such as (super)capacitors, pneumatic storage devices, batteries and energy harvesting technologies.

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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Description development of advanced 3D processing strategies for structuring/conditioning of ultra-hard tool surfaces and superabrasive grain layers by Pulsed Laser Ablation; (3) Develop and implement a novel multi-axis control
Comments Mechatronics and robotics technologies Technologies and enablers Control technologies Technologies and enablers Mechatronics and robotics technologies CNC control development is a workpackage of DIPLAT
 Control technologies Taxon title Control technologies
 Advanced and ubiquitous human machine interaction Taxon description Advanced machine interaction with humans through ubiquity of mobile devices will enable users to receive relevant production and enterprise-specific information regardless of their geographical location

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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Description The proposed system will consist in a conventional spherical robot mounted on a simple structure such as an overhead travelling crane, controlled by a friendly high-level control system with the suitable
Comments Integration of non-conventional technologies and conventional technologies Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Mechatronics and robotics technologies Technologies and enablers Control
 Small robotic cell with Real Time Position Correction Result description A form to overcome this problem is to control the position of the robot with an absolute position of the tool of the robot.
 Control technologies Taxon title Control technologies
 Intelligent machinery components, actuators and end-effectors Taxon description Energy technologies are gaining importance, such as (super)capacitors, pneumatic storage devices, batteries and energy harvesting technologies.

PAN-ROBOTS | Plug And Navigate ROBOTS for smart factories

01-11-2012

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31-10-2015

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Comments This will mainly be achieved by semi-autonomous 3Dmapping of the logistics area in combination with improved localization technologies, control center HMI, decentralized path planning and navigation and
 Control technologies Taxon title Control technologies
 Intelligent machinery components, actuators and end-effectors Taxon description Energy technologies are gaining importance, such as (super)capacitors, pneumatic storage devices, batteries and energy harvesting technologies.
 Supply chain and value network efficiency Comments This will mainly be achieved by semi-autonomous 3Dmapping of the logistics area in combination with improved localization technologies, control center HMI, decentralized path planning and navigation and

FiaD | Factory-in-a-day

01-10-2013

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30-09-2017

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Organisation FACTORY CONTROL BV
Comments technologies Methods for handling of parts, metrology and inspection Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Mechatronics and robotics technologies Technologies and enablers Control
 Control technologies Taxon title Control technologies
 Intelligent machinery components, actuators and end-effectors Taxon description Energy technologies are gaining importance, such as (super)capacitors, pneumatic storage devices, batteries and energy harvesting technologies.

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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Description . 'Plug-and-Produce' allows the automatic configuration and seamless integration of heterogeneous devices into a system.
Comments products-processes-production systems (‘industrial symbiosis’) Manufacturing performance characteristics Circular economy Environmental sustainability Mechatronics and robotics technologies Technologies and enablers Control
 Final Report Summary - SKILLPRO (Skill-based Propagation of "Plug&Produce"-Devices in Reconfigurable Production Systems by AML) Result title Final Report Summary - SKILLPRO (Skill-based Propagation of "Plug&Produce"-Devices in Reconfigurable Production Systems by AML)
 Control technologies Taxon title Control technologies
 Intelligent machinery components, actuators and end-effectors Taxon description Energy technologies are gaining importance, such as (super)capacitors, pneumatic storage devices, batteries and energy harvesting technologies.

VALERI | Validation of Advanced, Collaborative Robotics for Industrial Applications

01-11-2012

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31-10-2015

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Comments Mechatronics and robotics technologies Technologies and enablers Control technologies Technologies and enablers Mechatronics and robotics technologies advanced control technologies for working with hyperredundant
 Control technologies Taxon title Control technologies
 RP 2.3 Symbiotic Safe and Productive human robot interaction, professional Service Robots and Multimodal Human-Machine-Robot Collaboration Taxon description Moreover intuitive and multimodal task oriented programming devices will make the machines capable of understanding human like instructions increasing interaction efficiency.

AREUS | Automation and Robotics for EUropean Sustainabile manufacturing

01-09-2013

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31-08-2016

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Description under a co-evolving product-process-robotic production systems approach; A Robotic manufacturing processes OPTimization environment (R-OPT) for the optimal sustainable production scheduling under a control
Comments Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Replication, Equipment for flexible scalable prod/Assembly , Coatings Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Control
 Energy-Optimal scheduling and control of multi-robot automated assembly Result title Energy-Optimal scheduling and control of multi-robot automated assembly Result acronym AREUS SCHEDULING AND CONTROL
 DC Power Supply System Result description delivers a novel electrical power supply for industrial robotised manufacturing production, based on DC voltage distribution and including inovative electrical equipment for power flow monitoring and system control
 Control technologies Taxon title Control technologies
 Intelligent machinery components, actuators and end-effectors Taxon description Energy technologies are gaining importance, such as (super)capacitors, pneumatic storage devices, batteries and energy harvesting technologies.

ECOMISE | Enabling Next Generation Composite Manufacturing by In-Situ Structural Evaluation and Process Adjustment

01-09-2013

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31-08-2016

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Comments manufacturing systems Sub-Domain 2.2 Dynamic Production systems and Factories FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Domain 2: Adaptive and smart manufacturing systems RP 2.10 Adaptive Process Automation and Control
 RP 2.10 Adaptive Process Automation and Control for a sensing shop floor Taxon title RP 2.10 Adaptive Process Automation and Control for a sensing shop floor
 RP 2.13 M2M cloud connectivity for future manufacturing enterprises Taxon description would make consumption and processing of device data faster and more efficient.

CASSAMOBILE | Flexible Mini-Factory for local and customized production in a container

01-09-2013

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31-08-2016

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Description Each module is equipped with its own control equipment and features a self-description, which in combination with the machine control system allows automatic configuration of the whole assembly system.
Comments Replication, Equipment for flexible scalable prod/Assembly , Coatings Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Mechatronics and robotics technologies Technologies and enablers Control
 Control technologies Taxon title Control technologies
 Intelligent machinery components, actuators and end-effectors Taxon description Energy technologies are gaining importance, such as (super)capacitors, pneumatic storage devices, batteries and energy harvesting technologies.

MICRO-FAST | A FAST process and production system for high-throughput, highly flexible and cost-efficient volume production of miniaturised components made of a wide range of materials

01-09-2013

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28-02-2017

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Comments Efficiency in the production stage is guaranteed by the high level of control in the process and the optimization of resource statuses ("stand-by functionalities of certain components).
 In-situ micro-component robotic handling (fragile parts) method and the device Result title In-situ micro-component robotic handling (fragile parts) method and the device
 Micro-FAST prototype machine Result description MEMS (Micro-Electric-Mechanical Systems), micromechanical devices and biotechnology products.
 Control technologies Taxon title Control technologies
 Intelligent machinery components, actuators and end-effectors Taxon description Energy technologies are gaining importance, such as (super)capacitors, pneumatic storage devices, batteries and energy harvesting technologies.
 Circular economy Comments Efficiency in the production stage is guaranteed by the high level of control in the process and the optimization of resource statuses ("stand-by functionalities of certain components).

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 face Far East and American competitors in manufacturing. white’R is a necessary action to translate this R&D excellence into future leadership in manufacturing high value added optoelectronic devices
Comments Replication, Equipment for flexible scalable prod/Assembly , Coatings Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Mechatronics and robotics technologies Technologies and enablers Control
 Control technologies Taxon title Control technologies
 Intelligent machinery components, actuators and end-effectors Taxon description Energy technologies are gaining importance, such as (super)capacitors, pneumatic storage devices, batteries and energy harvesting technologies.

ADALAM | Sensor based adaptive laser micromachining using ultrashort pulse lasers for zero-failure manufacturing

01-01-2015

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30-06-2018

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Comments technologies Methods for handling of parts, metrology and inspection Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Mechatronics and robotics technologies Technologies and enablers Control
 High-resolution, high-speed inline optical topography measurement system for laser micro-machining process control Result title High-resolution, high-speed inline optical topography measurement system for laser micro-machining process control
 Control technologies Taxon title Control technologies
 RP 3.9 System-oriented quality control strategies in multi-stage manufacturing. Taxon description and part flow control strategies and selective inspection policies to achieve higher control on the most critical stages in the system.

CREMA | Cloud-based Rapid Elastic MAnufacturing

01-01-2015

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31-12-2017

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Organisation Control 2K Limited
Comments enablers Advanced material processing technologies Recycling processes Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Mechatronics and robotics technologies Technologies and enablers Control
 Control technologies Taxon title Control technologies
 Product quality - Quality assurance Taxon description (from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_control)

COMBILASER | COMbination of non-contact, high speed monitoring and non-destructive techniques applicable to LASER Based Manufacturing through a self-learning system

01-01-2015

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31-12-2017

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Comments technologies Methods for handling of parts, metrology and inspection Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Mechatronics and robotics technologies Technologies and enablers Control
 Control technologies Taxon title Control technologies
 IoT - Internet of Things Taxon description The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers (UIDs) and the ability

MAShES | Multimodal spectrAl control of laSer processing with cognitivE abilities

01-12-2014

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30-11-2017

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Description Thirdly, a cognitive control system based on the use of machine learning techniques applied to process quality diagnosis and self-adjustment of the RT control was developed.
Comments Developer of embedded electronics for real time control and monitoring. 2. Operator of  Robotic LMD with RT control. 3. Operator CNC LMD for additive manufacturing with RT control.
 Multimodal monitoring and control software for laser processing cell Result title Multimodal monitoring and control software for laser processing cell
 Periodic Reporting for period 2 - MAShES (Multimodal spectrAl control of laSer processing with cognitivE abilities) Result description The purpose of MAShES was to develop a system for real time (RT) control and high-speed monitoring for laser processing that brings into play:- Reliable monitoring of temperature distribution, - The 3D
 Control technologies Taxon title Control technologies
 Intelligent machinery components, actuators and end-effectors Taxon description Energy technologies are gaining importance, such as (super)capacitors, pneumatic storage devices, batteries and energy harvesting technologies.
 Number of new skills and/or job profiles Comments Developer of embedded electronics for real time control and monitoring. 2. Operator of  Robotic LMD with RT control. 3. Operator CNC LMD for additive manufacturing with RT control.

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 High-speed spatially resolved control of surface temperature profile. Multi-scale metal/CFRP modelling, self-adaptive process control, and quality diagnosis based on multimodal active imaging.
Comments technologies and conventional technologies Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Recycling processes Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Control
 Joining of Thermoplastic Tapes with Metal Alloys Utilizing Novel Laser Sources and Enhanced Process Control in a Tape Placement Process Result title Joining of Thermoplastic Tapes with Metal Alloys Utilizing Novel Laser Sources and Enhanced Process Control in a Tape Placement Process
 Control technologies Taxon title Control technologies
 RP 3.9 System-oriented quality control strategies in multi-stage manufacturing. Taxon description and part flow control strategies and selective inspection policies to achieve higher control on the most critical stages in the system.

IMPROVE | Innovative Modeling Approaches for Production Systems to raise validatable efficiency

09-01-2015

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31-08-2018

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Comments Control technologies Technologies and enablers Mechatronics and robotics technologies Modern communication technologies like OPC-UA are used to acquire data from the controls.
 Control technologies Taxon title Control technologies
 Intelligent machinery components, actuators and end-effectors Taxon description Energy technologies are gaining importance, such as (super)capacitors, pneumatic storage devices, batteries and energy harvesting technologies.

MC-SUITE | ICT Powered Machining Software Suite

10-01-2015

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30-09-2018

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Description The project will complement science with innovation to propose new software frameworks which can collect information from multi-monitoring devices as turnkey technologies to improve the machining process
Comments creativity and productivity of manufacturing development MIE Consultation 2020 (Closed) Specific Objective 4: Human-centered and human-driven manufacturing innovation R&I Objective 4.2: Improving human device
 Analysis of the feed drives control parameters on structural chatter vibrations Result title Analysis of the feed drives control parameters on structural chatter vibrations
 Control technologies Taxon title Control technologies
 RP 2.13 M2M cloud connectivity for future manufacturing enterprises Taxon description would make consumption and processing of device data faster and more efficient.

ReCaM | Rapid Reconfiguration of Flexible Production Systems through Capability-based Adaptation, Auto-configuration and Integrated tools for Production Planning

11-01-2015

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31-10-2018

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Description The project will ground on existing de-facto standards and specifications regarding reconfigurable system architectures, resource data models, control architectures and interfaces, and will provide and
Organisation NXTCONTROL GmbH
Comments awarded Additional KPIs Number of developed systems and technologies Additional KPIs See result section Number of participating SMEs Additional KPIs Cosberg and Enginesoft are SMEs nxtControl
 Plug-and-produce HMI framework Result description The framework is built to visualize the actual component / views on different kind of devices based internet technology such as HMTL5
 Engineering tools Taxon description Engineering is the creative application of science, mathematical methods, and empirical evidence to the innovation, design, construction, operation and maintenance of structures, machines, materials, devices

SCOTT | Secure COnnected Trustable Things

01-05-2017

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31-10-2020

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 Active flow control using dense wireless sensor and actuator networks Result title Active flow control using dense wireless sensor and actuator networks
 Service Enabling Software Routing Result description As an example, Voice over Wifi (VoWifi) requires an uptime of the communication between the wireless and the device, with requirements both to the network and the mobile phone.
 AAA - Access, Authorisation and Authentication Taxon description Access control levels can thus be set up on different layers.

QU4LITY | Digital Reality in Zero Defect Manufacturing

01-01-2019

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31-07-2022

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Description measurable, and replicable way an open, certifiable and highly standardised, SME-friendly and transformative shared data-driven ZDM product and service model for Factory 4.0 through 5 strategic ZDM plug & control
Organisation NXTCONTROL GmbH
 Pilot - KOL’s Real-time injection moulding process monitoring-control Result title Pilot - KOL’s Real-time injection moulding process monitoring-control
 Pilot - PRIMA Additive Manufacturing Pilot Adaptive Control Technology Result description Starting from modular devices for real time detection of the process, it will be possible to collect data, deploy new parameters to adapt the machine control to the actual task and communicate data at
 Interoperability (ICT) Taxon description In the context of information technology, interoperability refers to the ability of different systems and devices to exhange information.
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