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INCLUSIVE | Smart and adaptive interfaces for INCLUSIVE work environment

01-10-2016

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30-09-2019

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Description Wide adoption of the new work environment in advanced manufacturing systems.
Comments Customised products Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Flexibility Manufacturing performance characteristics Economic sustainability Increasing human achievements
 Use of Virtual Reality for the Evaluation of Human-Robot Interaction Systems in Complex Scenarios Result title Use of Virtual Reality for the Evaluation of Human-Robot Interaction Systems in Complex Scenarios
 Human capabilities measurement Result description The goal was to obtain influencing factors triggering cause-effects for human behaviour in self-reliant machine operation. Result acronym Model for human behavior
 White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations Result comments A4BLUE Factory2Fit HUMAN INCLUSIVE MANUWORK
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 RP 2.10 Adaptive Process Automation and Control for a sensing shop floor Taxon description manufacturing systems in terms of autonomy, reliability and efficiency along their lifecycle.

THOMAS | Mobile dual arm robotic workers with embedded cognition for hybrid and dynamically reconfigurable manufacturing systems

01-10-2016

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31-03-2021

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Description Low cost labour is no longer an option for EU manufacturers due to the fast rise of wages and the increasing costs of energy and logistics.
Comments Product life extension Circular economy Environmental sustainability Social sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Manufacturing
 Enabling Flexibility in Manufacturing by Integrating Shopfloor and Process Perception for Mobile Robot Workers Result title Enabling Flexibility in Manufacturing by Integrating Shopfloor and Process Perception for Mobile Robot Workers
 THOMAS safe collaboration systems – Final Version Result description THOMAS safe collaboration systems – Final Version: System allowing human and robot collaboration in a safe way – ready for integration in the THOMAS production station
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 RP 3.13 Integration of design methods and tools Taxon description This integration, combined with an highly educated engineering force, will lead to innovation in rapid machine and system engineering, thus increasing the worldwide European competitiveness in manufacturing

PRACE | The Productive Robot Apprentice

01-11-2011

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31-10-2014

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Description To remain competitive with the human worker a dual-armed robot approach is followed to reach a similar working output as the human worker by modest robot velocities.
Comments performance characteristics Social sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Manufacturing performance characteristics Social
 Demonstrator PRACE (Automatica 2014) Result description dual arm robot FRIDA with an additional pan tilt camera unit (overview) - mobile platform with Z-adaption - compliant light weight grippers with adapted camera module (WLAN data transmission) - teach-in
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 RP 2.3 Symbiotic Safe and Productive human robot interaction, professional Service Robots and Multimodal Human-Machine-Robot Collaboration Taxon description Cognition-based intelligent features and prediction-based reactive control strategies within machinery and robots will radically change their interfacing towards human workers in manufacturing environments

ForZDM | Integrated Zero Defect Manufacturing Solution for High Value Adding Multi-stage Manufacturing systems

01-10-2016

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31-03-2021

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Description Manufacturing companies are continuously facing the challenge of operating their manufacturing processes and systems in order to deliver the required production rates of high quality products of increasing
Comments human achievements in manufacturing systems Manufacturing performance characteristics Social sustainability Occupational safety and health Manufacturing performance characteristics Social sustainability
 Part Variation Modeling in Multi-Stage Production Systems for Zero-Defect Manufacturing Result title Part Variation Modeling in Multi-Stage Production Systems for Zero-Defect Manufacturing
 Periodic Reporting for period 3 - ForZDM (Integrated Zero Defect Manufacturing Solution for High Value Adding Multi-stage Manufacturing systems) Result description Increasing volatility in the global and local economies, shortening product life cycles, increasing degree of product customization, call for production systems that...
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 Control technologies Taxon description power and intelligence in order to come forward to the demands of increased speed and precision in manufacturing.

SAFIRE | Cloud-based Situational Analysis for Factories providing Real-time Reconfiguration Services

01-10-2016

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30-09-2019

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Description of Production Systems (SoPS) within smart manufacturing environments where individual production systems and the SoPS as a whole have hardware and software requirements to be addressed to achieve specific
Organisation Institute for Applied Systems Technology Bremen GmbH (ATB)
Comments human achievements in manufacturing systems Manufacturing performance characteristics Social sustainability
 Value-based manufacturing optimisation in serverless clouds for industry 4.0 Result title Value-based manufacturing optimisation in serverless clouds for industry 4.0
 Periodic Reporting for period 2 - SAFIRE (Cloud-based Situational Analysis for Factories providing Real-time Reconfiguration Services) Result description Manufacturing of products nowadays has become increasingly complex and it needs to be flexible due to an increasing diversity of product use and product portfolios, customer demand for more customised
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 AAA - Access, Authorisation and Authentication Taxon description In Digital Manufacturing Platforms this means the systems could be accessible only on premise, in the factory or for instance in the (private or public) cloud.

PreCoM | Predictive Cognitive Maintenance Decision Support System

01-11-2017

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28-02-2021

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Description Together, we will validate the platform in a broad spectrum of real-life industrial scenarios (low volume, high volume and continuous manufacturing).
Organisation SAVVY DATA SYSTEMS SL
Comments manufacturing enterprises FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Domain 3: Digital, virtual and resource-efficient factories Clustering Diverse International Diverse Increasing human achievements
 Demonstration of PreCoM system in continuous manufacturing (Goma-Camps) Result title Demonstration of PreCoM system in continuous manufacturing (Goma-Camps)
 Foresee Cluster - Predictive maintenance technologies for production systems. A roadmap to development and implementation. Result description , human-centric and resilient factories.
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems

MSEE | Manufacturing SErvice Ecosystem

01-10-2011

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30-09-2014

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Description service systems.
Comments Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Social sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Manufacturing
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 Knowledge-workers and operators Taxon description “FOF-04-2016: Continuous adaptation of work environments with changing levels of automation in evolving production systems”.

DREAM | Driving up Reliability and Efficiency of Additive Manufacturing

01-10-2016

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31-12-2019

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Description DREAM targets the development of a competitive supply chain to increase the productivity of laser-based AM and to bring it a significant step further towards larger scale industrial manufacturing.
Organisation EOS GMBH ELECTRO OPTICAL SYSTEMS
Comments Manufacturing the products of the future Manufacturing future products Economic sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Manufacturing
 Development of a Reliable Method for Contamination Detection in Raw Metal Powders for Additive Manufacturing Result title Development of a Reliable Method for Contamination Detection in Raw Metal Powders for Additive Manufacturing
 Final Workshop Result description The final Workshop will be organized in Italy with the title: “Excellence in laser-based additive industrial manufacturing; from the lab to real industrial applications”.
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 Knowledge-workers and operators Taxon description “FOF-04-2016: Continuous adaptation of work environments with changing levels of automation in evolving production systems”.

A4BLUE | Adaptive Automation in Assembly For BLUE collar workers satisfaction in Evolvable context

01-10-2016

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30-09-2019

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Description assistance systems including virtual/augmented reality and knowledge management capabilities to support them in the assembly and training related activities.
Comments Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Manufacturing performance characteristics Social sustainability The introduction of automation which is adapted to workers profiles increases
 Putting People and Robots Together in Manufacturing: Are We Ready? Result title Putting People and Robots Together in Manufacturing: Are We Ready?
 Enabling Smart Workplaces by Implementing an Adaptive Software Framework Result description Human Factors and Systems Interaction - Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Human Factors and Systems Interaction, July 24-28, 2019, Washington D.C., USAJournal number: 959Journal
 Automation Configuration Evaluation in Adaptive Assembly Systems Based on Worker Satisfaction and Costs Result description Human Factors and Systems Interaction - Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Human Factors and Systems Interaction, July 24-28, 2019, Washington D.C., USAJournal number: 959Journal
 White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations Result comments A4BLUE Factory2Fit HUMAN INCLUSIVE MANUWORK
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 RP 2.10 Adaptive Process Automation and Control for a sensing shop floor Taxon description manufacturing systems in terms of autonomy, reliability and efficiency along their lifecycle.

EFFECTIVE | Exploiting Factory of the Future projects through Enhanced Clustering towards Technology Transfer, Innovation and Value creation for European industry.

01-01-2015

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31-12-2016

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Description exploitation and transfer of the considered clusters of technologies; > analyse best practices and case studies of FoF results clustering, exploitation and transfer through 4 relevant regional case studies in
Comments Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Manufacturing performance characteristics Social sustainability Occupational safety and health Manufacturing performance characteristics Social
 Periodic Reporting for period 2 - EFFECTIVE (Exploiting Factory of the Future projects through Enhanced Clustering towards Technology Transfer, Innovation and Value creation for European industry.) Result description Manufacturing is still widely recognized as the driving force of the European Economy providing about 20% of all jobs (more than 30 million persons) in 25 different industrial sectors and over 2 million
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes Taxon description Micro- and nano manufacturing in particular demand specific approaches for intelligent, adaptive and scalable systems.

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

01-11-2013

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30-04-2017

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Description Human skills are the main driver that enables producing high added value products in Europe. Thus the manufacturing processes are based on utilizing these skills.
Comments performance characteristics Flexibility Manufacturing performance characteristics Economic sustainability Social sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics Increasing human achievements
 Final Report Summary - ROBO-PARTNER (Seamless Human-Robot Cooperation for Intelligent, Flexible and Safe Operations in the Assembly Factories of the Future) Result title Final Report Summary - ROBO-PARTNER (Seamless Human-Robot Cooperation for Intelligent, Flexible and Safe Operations in the Assembly Factories of the Future)
 Human robot task plannning software (Task Planner) Result description In parallel, it is developed to reduce significantly the time for generating the layout alternatives for the Human Robot workplaces.
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 RP 5.4 New ways of interaction and collaboration between workers and other resources in manufacturing systems Taxon description Increasing complexity of manufacturing systems and processes creates the need for knowledge workers to be supported by appropriate tools providing them assistance for operations along the entire production

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

11-01-2015

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31-07-2020

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Description Safety of the human worker as well as reduction of health risks through physical support by the robotized equipment will contribute to better overall manufacturing processes.
Organisation EUROPEAN DYNAMICS ADVANCED SYSTEMS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFORMATICS AND TELEMATICS SA
Comments Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Manufacturing performance characteristics Social sustainability Immersive and innovative augmented reality technologies will provide assistance via
 A method to enable ability-based human resource allocation in business process management systems Result title A method to enable ability-based human resource allocation in business process management systems
 Software tool for modelling mixed-actor manufacturing processes Result description HORSE distinguishes between developments in the design time environment for modelling the manufacturing processes and developments in the runtime environment for executing manufacturing processes. 1.
 Augmented Reality software for user assistance in a manufacturing work cell Result acronym Augmented Reality software for user assistance in a manufacturing work cell
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 RP 2.10 Adaptive Process Automation and Control for a sensing shop floor Taxon description manufacturing systems in terms of autonomy, reliability and efficiency along their lifecycle.

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

01-09-2011

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31-08-2014

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Description The simulation and training of complex manufacturing processes in physical stages are expensive and often ineffective.
Organisation Institute for Advanced Manufacturing - University of Nottingham
Comments performance characteristics Economic sustainability Social sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Manufacturing performance
 Data Import, Filter and Mapping Result description Manufacturing information in companies is modeled in various heterogeneous forms.
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 RP 5.4 New ways of interaction and collaboration between workers and other resources in manufacturing systems Taxon description Increasing complexity of manufacturing systems and processes creates the need for knowledge workers to be supported by appropriate tools providing them assistance for operations along the entire production

LIAA | Lean Intelligent Assembly Automation

02-09-2013

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01-09-2017

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Description To date, safety regulations only cover very limited types of human-robot interaction in industry.
Comments performance characteristics Product life extension Circular economy Environmental sustainability Social sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics Increasing human achievements in manufacturing
 Human Activity Recognition Result title Human Activity Recognition
 WORLD MODEL Result description The Task progress that is calculated by the WM is used for orchestrating the AR Human Instructions visualization and for feeding data to legacy systems, such as Manufacturing system (MES), ERP and SCADA Result comments LIAA Laboratory for Manufacturing System and Automation
 Uniform Task Description Result comments LIAA Laboratory for Manufacturing System and Automation
 OPEL Demonstrator Result comments LIAA Laboratory for Manufacturing System and Automation
 Smartwatch Application Result comments LIAA Laboratory for Manufacturing System and Automation
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 RP 5.4 New ways of interaction and collaboration between workers and other resources in manufacturing systems Taxon description Increasing complexity of manufacturing systems and processes creates the need for knowledge workers to be supported by appropriate tools providing them assistance for operations along the entire production

ROSSINI | RObot enhanced SenSing, INtelligence and actuation to Improve job quality in manufacturing

01-10-2018

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31-03-2022

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Description The ROSSINI project aims to develop a disruptive, inherently safe hardware-software solution for the design and deployment of human-robot collaboration (HRC) applications in manufacturing.
Comments satisfaction Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Manufacturing performance characteristics Social sustainability ROSSINI ambition is to develop
 Robot-human collaboration to empower European manufacturing Result title Robot-human collaboration to empower European manufacturing
 Periodic Reporting for period 3 - ROSSINI (RObot enhanced SenSing, INtelligence and actuation to Improve job quality in manufacturing) Result description The ROSSINI project aims to develop a disruptive, inherently safe hardware software platform for the design and deployment of human-robot collaboration (HRC) applications in manufacturing.
 Conversion Method to Evaluate the Hazard Potential of Cobots in Free Collisions - EXTRA component - Integration layer Result acronym Conversion Method to Evaluate the Hazard Potential of Cobots in Free Collisions
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 Control technologies Taxon description power and intelligence in order to come forward to the demands of increased speed and precision in manufacturing.

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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Description The ultimate implementation envisions a green factory behind a glass pane directly in the Shopping Mall, where the customer witnesses the manufacturing of its personalized furniture.
Organisation TTS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER SYSTEMS SRL
Comments achievements in manufacturing systems Manufacturing performance characteristics Social sustainability Occupational safety and health Manufacturing performance characteristics Social sustainability Environmental
 Final Report Summary - CTC (Local flexible manufacturing of green personalized furniture Close To the Customer in time, space and cost.) Result title Final Report Summary - CTC (Local flexible manufacturing of green personalized furniture Close To the Customer in time, space and cost.)
 CTC production system Result description The production system foresees the design to manufacturing in one step, without any further human intervention.
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 Control technologies Taxon description power and intelligence in order to come forward to the demands of increased speed and precision in manufacturing.

SO-PC-PRO | Subject-Orientation for People-Centred Production

01-10-2013

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30-09-2016

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Description The goal of SO-PC-Pro is to develop methods and tools for holistic design and management of workplaces in production companies, thereby aligning business goals and human needs.
Organisation MA Systems and Control Limited
Comments Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Manufacturing performance characteristics Social sustainability Occupational safety and health Manufacturing performance characteristics
 The MAS BioRing - A wearable ring for measuring physiological human data Result title The MAS BioRing - A wearable ring for measuring physiological human data Result description In SO-PC-Pro the BioRing will be tested to measure human stress in a laboratory work setting.
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 RP 2.10 Adaptive Process Automation and Control for a sensing shop floor Taxon description manufacturing systems in terms of autonomy, reliability and efficiency along their lifecycle.

SCALABLE4.0 | Scalable automation for flexible production systems

01-01-2017

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30-06-2020

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Description Most manufacturing lines are still under-optimized.
Organisation CRITICAL MANUFACTURING SA (CMF)
Comments Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Manufacturing performance characteristics Social sustainability Occupational safety and health Manufacturing performance characteristics Social sustainability
 Testing the vertical and cyber-physical integration of cognitive robots in manufacturing Result title Testing the vertical and cyber-physical integration of cognitive robots in manufacturing
 Prototype for human-robot skill mapping Result description This deliverable is a prototype that demonstrates the mapping between robot skills and human action as described in SOPs.
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 Domain 5: Human-centric manufacturing Taxon description ‘Human-centricity’ will be needed in factories of the future in order to increase flexibility, agility, and competitiveness.

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 This requires new methods and tools for the design and operation of optimized manufacturing workplaces in terms of ergonomics, safety, efficiency, complexity management and work satisfaction.
Comments This will help operators coping with high product variance and customization Social sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 Classification of Collaboration Levels for Human-Robot Cooperation in Manufacturing Result title Classification of Collaboration Levels for Human-Robot Cooperation in Manufacturing
 Periodic Reporting for period 3 - MANUWORK (Balancing Human and Automation Levels for the Manufacturing Workplaces of the Future) Result description The modern manufacturing world has shifted its focus to further increasing automation. Advanced workplaces are replacing existing stations.
 White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations Result comments A4BLUE Factory2Fit HUMAN INCLUSIVE MANUWORK
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems

CloudiFacturing | Cloudification of Production Engineering for Predictive Digital Manufacturing

01-10-2017

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30-09-2021

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Description From this perspective, the cloudification of services has become the ideal enabler in the manufacturing digitalization.
Organisation Institute for Advanced Manufacturing - University of Nottingham
Comments Manufacturing future products Economic sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Manufacturing performance characteristics Social
 Identifying the role of human factors in Industry 4.0 Revolution Result title Identifying the role of human factors in Industry 4.0 Revolution
 Improving quality control and maintenance at manufacturing SMEs using big data analytics Result description This results in an automatized process without any human intervention.
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 RP 3.5 Multi-level simulation and analytics for improving production quality and throughput Taxon description Distributed simulation systems offer good local optimization outcomes but lack interoperability and holistic modelling options, especially for complex manufacturing systems.

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
Comments Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Manufacturing performance characteristics Social sustainability Occupational safety and health Manufacturing performance characteristics
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 Domain 5: Human-centric manufacturing Taxon description ‘Human-centricity’ will be needed in factories of the future in order to increase flexibility, agility, and competitiveness.

Factory2Fit | Empowering and participatory adaptation of factory automation to fit for workers

01-10-2016

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30-09-2019

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Description Smart factories are characterized by increasing automation and increasing customization.
Organisation AMORPH SYSTEMS GMBH
Comments characteristics Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Manufacturing performance characteristics Social sustainability Occupational safety and health Manufacturing performance characteristics
 Human-centred adaptive manufacturing – societal and industrial impacts Result title Human-centred adaptive manufacturing – societal and industrial impacts
 Prima Power Pilot - Social Media Platform - Engaging worker participation and knowledge sharing Result description Gamification features aim at increasing motivation and participation in knowledge sharing.
 White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations Result comments A4BLUE Factory2Fit HUMAN INCLUSIVE MANUWORK
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 RP 5.4 New ways of interaction and collaboration between workers and other resources in manufacturing systems Taxon description Increasing complexity of manufacturing systems and processes creates the need for knowledge workers to be supported by appropriate tools providing them assistance for operations along the entire production
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