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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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Description The project will provide a solution by developing inline quality control methods for the key process steps: automatic lay-up (dry fibre placement and automatic dry material placement) and curing.
Comments analytics Addressed processes Simulation Addressed processes Prediction - forecasting Addressed processes Data acquisition Technologies and enablers Data collection, storage, analytics, processing
 Using Business Analytics for Decision Support in Zero Defect Manufacturing of Composite Parts in the Aerospace Industry Result title Using Business Analytics for Decision Support in Zero Defect Manufacturing of Composite Parts in the Aerospace Industry
 Data Management Plan Result description Plan describing the collection and use of data in the project and in particular how and which data will be made available to other researchers after the end of the project.
 Data analytics Taxon title Data analytics
 Material efficiency Taxon description   Making a usable item out of thinner stock than a prior version increases the material efficiency of the manufacturing process.

OPENMIND | On-demand production of entirely customised minimally invasive medical devices

09-01-2015

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31-08-2018

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Description The process chain will be completed by a comprehensive monitoring and data mining toolset.
 Dissemination and exploitation plan for the third project year Result title Dissemination and exploitation plan for the third project year
 Implementation of overall control system (HMI) including graphical user interface (GUI) Result description Based on the control architecture (D10.1) and the sum of all control parameters of the sub modules an overall human machine interface (HMI) will be developed to control all parameters.
 Domain 6: Customer-focused manufacturing Taxon description It focuses on the links between the business, customers, and the environment, in formulating a requirements specification by incorporating both the ‘voice of the customer’ and the ‘voice of the environment

RECOTRANS | Integrated manufacturing of REciclable hybrid metalthermoplastic COmposites for the TRANSport sector.

01-10-2017

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30-09-2021

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Description The aim of this project is to integrate unconventional manufacturing technologies such as (microwave) MW radiation and laser joining in current RTM and pultrusion production lines.
 Advanced Process Monitoring of the In-mould Polymerization of a Thermoplastic Composite Result title Advanced Process Monitoring of the In-mould Polymerization of a Thermoplastic Composite
 Periodic Reporting for period 3 - RECOTRANS (Integrated manufacturing of REciclable hybrid metalthermoplastic COmposites for the TRANSport sector.) Result description Transport represents almost a quarter of Europe's greenhouse gas emissions and is the main cause of air pollution in urban areas.

EXTREMEFACTORIES | On-the-cloud environment implementing agile management methods for enabling the set-up, monitoring and follow-up of business innovation processes in industrial SMEs.

01-09-2011

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28-02-2014

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Description The project has a strong industrial basis, with project participants acting as a virtual network made evident by the way that they handle their relationships with third parties, such as customers, suppliers
Organisation CENTRE FOR FACTORIES OF THE FUTURE LIMITED
Comments priorities Domain 4: Collaborative and mobile enterprises project_id_EC super_admin project_rcn_EC super_admin topic_EC super_admin FoF-ICT-2011.7.3 call_EC super_admin FP7-2011-NMP-ICT-FoF Small or
 Small or medium-scale focused research project (STREP) Taxon title Small or medium-scale focused research project (STREP)
 Domain 4: Collaborative and mobile enterprises Taxon description of the location of the enterprise or the decision maker through easy to use and innovative mobile manufacturing applications.

STAND4EU | Boosting the Exploitation of Standardisation Inputs from European Projects

01-09-2022

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31-08-2024

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Description However, the standards-making process and rules are sometimes at odds with the culture and practice of research.
Organisation Chalmers University of Technology
 Needs and requirements of stakeholders and actors involved in the standardisation process; and relevant projects based on the 4 technological domains Result title Needs and requirements of stakeholders and actors involved in the standardisation process; and relevant projects based on the 4 technological domains
 Video - What is the STAND4EU Portal Result description The STAND4EU Portal is being populated with inspiring examples of how research and innovation projects have contributed or are contributing to standardisation.

SMARTLAM | Smart production of Microsystems based on laminated polymer films

01-10-2012

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31-01-2016

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Description A 3D-Integration modeling environment will be set up to support users of the SMARTLAM environment by the design of 3D-I hardware compatible microsystems.
Organisation Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Comments manufacturing processes Sub-Domain 1.2 Complex structures, geometries and scale FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes RP 1.7 High Volume Manufacturing at the
 Final Report Summary - SMARTLAM (Smart production of Microsystems based on laminated polymer films) Result title Final Report Summary - SMARTLAM (Smart production of Microsystems based on laminated polymer films)
 Small or medium-scale focused research project (STREP) Taxon title Small or medium-scale focused research project (STREP)
 RP 1.7 High Volume Manufacturing at the micro- and nano-scale Taxon description The ability to produce highly integrated, functional 3D micro-products at medium to high volume (determined by market not technology) within a safe environment requires the development of conventional

REMODEL | Robotic tEchnologies for the Manipulation of cOmplex DeformablE Linear objects

01-11-2019

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31-10-2023

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Description REMODEL will enable new production environments, where the manufacturing of complex products composed of multiple wires and cables by means of dual-arm robots is not only possible, but fully integrated
Organisation POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
 Third assessment of system performance Result title Third assessment of system performance
 Periodic Reporting for period 3 - REMODEL (Robotic tEchnologies for the Manipulation of cOmplex DeformablE Linear objects) Result description The REMODEL main objective is to enable new production environments, where the manufacturing of complex products composed of multiple wires and cables by means of robots is not only possible, but fully

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 simple movement of parts around the shop floor does not generate value in itself.
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 title Experimental evaluation of the complete system Result description The third experimental evaluation of TAPAS took place November 11-15 at the Grundfos site in Bjerringbro, Denmark.
 Manufacturing the products of the future Taxon title Manufacturing the products of the future
 IoT - Internet of Things Taxon description to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.

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 layers by Pulsed Laser Ablation; (3) Develop and implement a novel multi-axis control concept and a model-based CAM software support module to enable optimized 3D pulsed laser processing; (4) Fabrication
Organisation Institute for Advanced Manufacturing - University of Nottingham
Comments As the supply of cooling lubricants consumes a high percenatge of the energy in these conventional processes, this raises the resource efficieny of all products manufactured by these tools.
 Periodic Report Summary 1 - DIPLAT (Enabling advanced functionalities of Diamond and other ultra-hard materials by Integrated Pulsed Laser Ablation Technologies) Result title Periodic Report Summary 1 - DIPLAT (Enabling advanced functionalities of Diamond and other ultra-hard materials by Integrated Pulsed Laser Ablation Technologies)
 Solid PCD Milling Tools for Ceramics Processing Result description Processing of sintered industrial ceramics is conventionally performed by grinding with electroplated, brazed or vitrified bonded diamond tools.
 Manufacturing the products of the future Taxon title Manufacturing the products of the future
 Material efficiency Taxon description   Making a usable item out of thinner stock than a prior version increases the material efficiency of the manufacturing process.
 Resource efficient, sustainable products Comments As the supply of cooling lubricants consumes a high percenatge of the energy in these conventional processes, this raises the resource efficieny of all products manufactured by these tools.
 Circular economy Comments As the supply of cooling lubricants consumes a high percenatge of the energy in these conventional processes, this raises the resource efficieny of all products manufactured by these tools.

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 dual arm robot Sensor guided programming involving voice recognition, visual programming, force sensing Highly intuitive interfaces for human-robot cooperation during assembly by means of control
Organisation University of Patras - PANEPISTIMIO PATRON
Comments of the end user has been carried out.
 Dual arm for assembly of a vehicle Hydraulic pump Result title Dual arm for assembly of a vehicle Hydraulic pump
 H-R station controller Result description Easy integration of different software modules and sensors data Reduce programming effort of software developers by enabling the collaboration under a common framework Open source architecture where
 Dual arm robot for assembly of large parts Result comments X-ACT LMS, University of Patras
 Simulation of Dual Arm Robots Result acronym Simulation of Dual Arm Robots
 Manufacturing the products of the future Taxon title Manufacturing the products of the future
 IoT - Internet of Things Taxon description to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.
 UPSCALE - Assessment of technical readiness of both equipment and process for industrial use Comments of the end user has been carried out.

INTEFIX | INTElligent FIXtures for the manufacturing of low rigidity components

01-07-2013

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30-06-2016

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Description INTEFIX aims to increase the performance of the machining processes by the use of intelligent fixture systems, allowing the monitoring, control and adaptation of the process to obtain suitable results
Organisation UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE - University of Florence
Comments Manufacturing the products of the future Manufacturing future products Customised products Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Economic sustainability Manufacturing
 Control system for the smart clamping devices Result title Control system for the smart clamping devices
 Fixture with shortened workpiece setup time Result description The proposed solution is a motorized levelling and/or clamping unit with independent control and communication ability with other fixture system components and with the master control unit.
 Manufacturing the products of the future Taxon title Manufacturing the products of the future
 Mechatronics and robotics technologies Taxon description A robot is a machine—especially one programmable by a computer—capable of carrying out a complex

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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Description Future manufacturing will be characterized by the complementarity between humans and automation, especially regarding the production of highly customizable products.
Organisation University of Patras - PANEPISTIMIO PATRON
Comments Manufacturing the products of the future Manufacturing future products Complex structures, geometries and scale Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future MANUWORK Augmentede
 Augmented Reality (AR) to support the integration of people with disabilities in the production line Result title Augmented Reality (AR) to support the integration of people with disabilities in the production line Result description Hence, the tool itself can be customized to ingest data-specific to the company and automatically translate it into AR instructions.
 Manufacturing the products of the future Taxon title Manufacturing the products of the future

BOREALIS | The 3A energy class Flexible Machine for the new Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing on next generation of complex 3D metal parts.

01-01-2015

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31-12-2017

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Description control infrastructure.
Organisation University of applied sciences and arts of southern switzerland (SUPSI)
Comments of the nozzle and thanks to the control architecture Reduction of CO2 emissions (in %) Additional KPIs Contribution to the reduction of energy use and CO2 emissions thanks to the optimized design of
 Periodic Reporting for period 2 - BOREALIS (Borealis – the 3A energy class Flexible Machine for the new Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing on next generation of complex 3D metal parts.) Result title Periodic Reporting for period 2 - BOREALIS (Borealis – the 3A energy class Flexible Machine for the new Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing on next generation of complex 3D metal parts.)
 A success story : Much more than technology Result description or european level.
 Manufacturing the products of the future Taxon title Manufacturing the products of the future
 Material efficiency Taxon description   Making a usable item out of thinner stock than a prior version increases the material efficiency of the manufacturing process.

Fluently | Fluently - the essence of human-robot interaction

01-06-2022

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31-05-2025

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Description Fluently will be validated by demonstration on three full scale pilots characterized by various level of automation, production dynamism and complexity of the manufacturing decision making process.
Organisation UNIVERSITY OF BATH (UBAH)
 EFFRA - The Manufacturing Partnership Day Result title EFFRA - The Manufacturing Partnership Day
 Robo-Gym facility Result description The outcome of this demonstrator is the physical Robo-Gym set in place, ramped-up by configuring PC, CNC, sensors and provided of the necessary software.

SO SMART | Socially sustainable manufacturing for the Factories of the Future – SO SMART

01-09-2013

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28-02-2015

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Description By following the guidelines SO SMART will outline why and how the Factories of the Future can operate profitably while at the same time providing a stimulating environment for the employees.
Organisation Chalmers University of Technology
Comments Domain 5 - Human-centred Manufacturing Impact Workshop D5-Area 1: Workplaces of the Future Impact Workshop Domain 5 - Human-centred Manufacturing Domain 5: Human-centric manufacturing FoF Partnership
 Final Report Summary - SO SMART (Socially sustainable manufacturing for the Factories of the Future – SO SMART) Result title Final Report Summary - SO SMART (Socially sustainable manufacturing for the Factories of the Future – SO SMART)
 RP 5.5 New recommendation systems for the European workforce Taxon title RP 5.5 New recommendation systems for the European workforce
 RP 5.10 New ICT-facilitated initiatives to make manufacturing more attractive for younger and older generations Taxon description Manufacturing, as a prospective career option, is not considered an attractive enough field by a significant percentage of the young talent pool in Europe.

COALINE | Development of an innovative manufacturing process for the in-LINE COAting of pultruded composites

01-09-2013

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28-02-2017

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Description • An innovative control system to foster the adhesion of the coating to the composite by means of a controlled curing degree in each stage of the process.
Comments Domain 1 - Advanced Manufacturing Processes Impact Workshop D1-Area 6: Manufacturing Processes for Products Made of Composites or Engineered Metallic Materials Impact Workshop Domain 1 - Advanced Manufacturing
 Final Report Summary - COALINE (Development of an innovative manufacturing process for the in-LINE COAting of pultruded composites) Result title Final Report Summary - COALINE (Development of an innovative manufacturing process for the in-LINE COAting of pultruded composites)
 RP 1.3 Automated production of thermoset and thermoplastic composite structures/products Taxon description Joining and assembly are key enabler for the incorporation of new and advanced materials into structures, particularly where their use is restricted by material cost or functionality requiring the use

TERRIFIC | Towards Enhanced Integration of Design and Production in the Factory of the Future through Isogeometric Technologies

01-09-2011

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31-08-2014

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Description The new paradigm of isogeometric analysis demonstrates that much is to be gained in efficiency, quality and accuracy of the analysis step by replacing traditional ‘finite elements’ by volumetric (trivariate
Comments the consumption of water and other process resources.
 The TERRIFIC demonstrator Part for Isogeoemtric Analysis Result title The TERRIFIC demonstrator Part for Isogeoemtric Analysis Result comments TERRIFIC On the web
 Ecosystem of software tools for IsogeoemtricRepresetnation and Analysis Result description For third parties the tools of most interest are those that are easily accessible through the Internet.
 Manufacturing the products of the future Taxon title Manufacturing the products of the future
 RP 3.5 Multi-level simulation and analytics for improving production quality and throughput Taxon description and data analytics tools will identify deviations between expected and actual results allowing early management of factory and production issues.

CerAMfacturing | Development of ceramic and multi material components by additive manufacturing methods for personalized medical products

10-01-2015

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30-09-2018

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Description Appropriate control methodologies to guarantee a high quality level of the custom made products will be implemented.
 Additive Manufacturing of Metallic and Ceramic Components by the Material Extrusion of Highly-Filled Polymers: A Review and Future Perspectives Result title Additive Manufacturing of Metallic and Ceramic Components by the Material Extrusion of Highly-Filled Polymers: A Review and Future Perspectives
 LCM suspensions for multi material approach Result description LCM suspensions for structural combinations of dense/porous or for differently coloured ceramic components or for the individualisation of conventionally manufactured semi-products exist.
 Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes Taxon description Products of the future are expected to be more complex (3D, nano-micro-meso-macro-scale, smart), so processes need to handle complexity and enhanced functionality whilst not adding or at least minimizing

DigiFed | Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH) federation for large scale adoption of digital technologies by European SMEs

01-01-2020

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31-03-2023

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Description DigiFed's main objective is to encourage the adoption of advanced digital technologies by EU SMEs with a focus on non-digital businesses.
Organisation University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical engineering
 Periodic Reporting for period 1 - DigiFed (Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH) federation for large scale adoption of digital technologies by European SMEs) Result title Periodic Reporting for period 1 - DigiFed (Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH) federation for large scale adoption of digital technologies by European SMEs) Result description The main objective of DigiFed is to accelerate and promote the digitalization of European companies by providing significant support mechanisms for individual and groups of SMEs and Midcaps to foster the

ACTIONPLANT | ActionPlanT - The European ICT Forum for Factories of the Future

01-06-2010

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31-05-2012

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Description bringing the latter into contact with the results of research already carried out.
Organisation University of Patras - PANEPISTIMIO PATRON
 The ActionPlanT Roadmap for Manufacturing 2.0 Result title The ActionPlanT Roadmap for Manufacturing 2.0 Result description The roadmap paves the way for implementation of the vision by identifying how the megatrends and key ICT innovations can fulfil five underlying ambitions – on-demand, optimal, innovative, green and
 Domain 3: Digital, virtual and resource-efficient factories Taxon description granularity, zoom in and out functionalities, and real-time data acquisition from all the factory resources (i.e. assets, machines, workers and objects).

FoF-IMPACT | Enhanced impact of the Factories of the Future PPP through technology transfer and expanded community

01-01-2015

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31-12-2016

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Description The clustering of projects results will be supported both by the existing EFFRA Innovation Portal and through the organisation of specific events, oriented either to technologies, application sectors or
Organisation RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
 Use and impact of existing technology transfer services within the context of Factories of the Future Result title Use and impact of existing technology transfer services within the context of Factories of the Future
 Success Factor list for stimulating industrial exploitation as early as possible in the process of setting up a collaborative project Result description During the lifecycle of a project, external public or private service providers can support the consortium or specific project participants.
 Domain 3: Digital, virtual and resource-efficient factories Taxon description granularity, zoom in and out functionalities, and real-time data acquisition from all the factory resources (i.e. assets, machines, workers and objects).

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 issues by means of standardized interfaces and service or agent-oriented ICT-architectures.
Organisation Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Comments library and electronics works library has been released in specific company components library + skills are available in the previous mentioned libraries + OPC UA add on will be commercially available
 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)
 Open source framework SkillPro Result description The main components of the SkillPro framework will soon be available as an open-sourced version.
 Control technologies Taxon title Control technologies
 RP 6.10 Customer focused products quality assessment standards and tools Taxon description Proper multi-set of fixed data which are equally recognized by the different stakeholders can facilitate supply network management, manufacturing control and customer decision.
 Number of project results taken-up for higher TRLs using additional investments Comments library and electronics works library has been released in specific company components library + skills are available in the previous mentioned libraries + OPC UA add on will be commercially available

MANUSKILLS | Envisioning an advanced ICT-supported build-up of manufacturing skills for the Factories of the Future

01-09-2013

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31-12-2015

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Description Although the attraction of young talents is nowadays one of the most important factors for global manufacturing competitiveness, the sector is suffering an increasing difficulty in the recruitment of the
Organisation University of Patras - PANEPISTIMIO PATRON
Comments Manufacturing the products of the future Manufacturing future products Economic sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics Social sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics
 Manufacturing the products of the future Taxon title Manufacturing the products of the future
 Domain 5: Human-centric manufacturing Taxon description At the core of future manufacturing is the information generated in the factory environment, which needs to be managed and adequately transformed from the data level to the knowledge level.

DIH-World | DIH-World - Accelerating deployment and matureness of DIHs for the benefit of Digitisation of European SMEs

01-07-2020

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30-06-2023

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Description This will be achieved thanks to the: DIH-World platform, that will provide a full coverage of the services needed by the DIHs and the SMEs willing to identify the right DIH for them, the DIH-Academy
Organisation ASOCIATIA INTREPRINDERILOR MICI SIMIJLOCII COVASNA (THE SMALL AND MIDDLE COMPANIES ASSOCIATION IN COVASNACOUNTY ASIMCOV)
 Supporting the improvement of the DIH catalogue Result title Supporting the improvement of the DIH catalogue
 Periodic Reporting for period 1 - DIH-World (DIH-World - Accelerating deployment and matureness of DIHs for the benefit of Digitisation of European SMEs) Result description by strengthening the capacities of regional DIHs, particularly in...

FOCUS | Factory of the Future Clusters

01-01-2015

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31-12-2016

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Description This methodology will considerably ease the process of creating cluster thus maximizing the possibilities of increasing the impact of ?exploiting? cross-project synergies (?To-be?).4.
Organisation THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
 Periodic Reporting for period 2 - FOCUS (Factory of the Future Clusters) Result title Periodic Reporting for period 2 - FOCUS (Factory of the Future Clusters)
 D1.7 IPR Management and standardization, achievements and results from clusters Result description The IP policy to be developed does not have the goal to supersede the IP rules already developed around national and/or European initiatives for supporting collaborative R&D, but has the goal to develop
 Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes Taxon description Products of the future are expected to be more complex (3D, nano-micro-meso-macro-scale, smart), so processes need to handle complexity and enhanced functionality whilst not adding or at least minimizing
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