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SatisFactory | A collaborative and augmented-enabled ecosystem for increasing SATISfaction and working experience in smart FACTORY environments

01-01-2015

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31-12-2017

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Description interactions Ubiquitous user interfaces that support all employees seamlessly in real time and on the move SatisFactory also utilises the aggregated knowledge in order to leverage the control and re-adaptation
Comments the stakeholders with all the necessary information for the proper use and control of the respective equipment and devices.
 Human-Resources Optimization & Re-Adaptation Modelling in Enterprises Result title Human-Resources Optimization & Re-Adaptation Modelling in Enterprises
 SatisFactory Visual Analytics Tool Result description Moreover, it offers the ability to use an innovative method implemented for the linear trend analysis of timeseries data.
 DELIVERABLE D1.2 - Use Case Analysis and Application Scenarios Description Result acronym SatisFactory - Use Case scenarios
 Number of new skills and/or job profiles Comments the stakeholders with all the necessary information for the proper use and control of the respective equipment and devices.

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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Description The innovative and fast process combining micro-forming and electrical-field activated sintering technology (Micro-FAST) and fully automated machine system are expected to generate significant impacts
Comments Innovative solutions in dealing with end-of-life products are subject of research.
 Powder materials prepared by advanced granulation techniques Result description The granules from the re-used material had exactly the same properties regarding size distribution, sphericity, density and material composition as the material that is not re-used.
 Innovative physical, chemical and physicochemical processes Taxon title Innovative physical, chemical and physicochemical processes
 Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes Taxon description The set of research priorities under this domain focuses on innovative processes for efficient and high quality manufacturing for either both new and current materials or products.
 Circular economy Comments Innovative solutions in dealing with end-of-life products are subject of research.

FlexHyJoin | Flexible production cell for hybrid joining

10-01-2015

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31-12-2018

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Description With LJ and IJ, the components are heated in a single contactless process that goes easy on the material and joint to each other by use of a pressure device (time efficiency).
Comments the re-fusibility of thermoplastics to produce hybrid components without additional additives.
 RP 1.2 Advanced joining technologies for advanced and multi-materials Taxon description The latter should be supported by appropriate simulations of both equipment and manufactured parts.
 Specific Objective 1: Excellent, responsive and smart factories & supply chains Comments the re-fusibility of thermoplastics to produce hybrid components without additional additives.

REBORN | Innovative Reuse of modular knowledge Based devices and technologies for Old, Renewed and New factories

01-09-2013

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31-08-2016

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Description The vision of ReBORN is to demonstrate strategies and technologies that support a new paradigm for re-use of production equipment in old, renewed and new factories; maximizing the efficiency of this re-use
Comments manufacturing devices, components and machines Domain 2: Adaptive and smart manufacturing systems RP 2.6 Mechatronics and new machine architectures for high performance and resource-efficient manufacturing equipment
 Final Report Summary - REBORN (Innovative Reuse of modular knowledge Based devices and technologies for Old, Renewed and New factories) Result title Final Report Summary - REBORN (Innovative Reuse of modular knowledge Based devices and technologies for Old, Renewed and New factories)
 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

JOIN-EM | JOINing of copper to aluminium by ElectroMagnetic fields

01-09-2015

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31-08-2018

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Description Process and equipment design strategies will be evaluated in an industrial setting.
Comments manufacturing devices, components and machines FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Domain 2: Adaptive and smart manufacturing systems RP 2.8 High performance and resource-efficient manufacturing equipment
 Report on numerical lifetime prediction method for EMW equipment Result title Report on numerical lifetime prediction method for EMW equipment
 Report on numerical lifetime prediction method for EMW equipment Result title Report on numerical lifetime prediction method for EMW equipment
 Magnetic pulse welding facilitates the production of mixed compounds Result description  That's why you're looking for alternatives. Hybrid components are an interesting path that researchers are currently treading to get to their destination.
 RP 2.8 High performance and resource-efficient manufacturing equipment by applying advanced materials Taxon title RP 2.8 High performance and resource-efficient manufacturing equipment by applying advanced materials
 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

Circular TwAIn | AI Platform for Integrated Sustainable and Circular Manufacturing

01-07-2022

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30-06-2025

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Description The goal is to create and deliver innovative services among the members of the data ecosystem; these services will be embedded in AI-based Digital Twins, supporting an unambiguous communication when realizing
 De- and Re- manufacturing of consumer WEEE Result title De- and Re- manufacturing of consumer WEEE Result description This demonstrator aims at overcoming limitations in the de-manufacturing and re-manufacturing of consumer WEEE and in particular IT and telecommunications equipment which makes more than 10% of the total

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 The productivity of the serial production model is compromised by the need to perform changes in the production equipment that cannot support multiple operations in dynamic environments.
Comments re-use of equipment Manufacturing performance characteristics Product life extension Circular economy Environmental sustainability Social sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics Increasing
 Decision making module for dynamic work re-organization in hybrid production environments Result title Decision making module for dynamic work re-organization in hybrid production environments
 Pilot cell for automotive moving line final assembly Result description Dynamic work re-organization will be provided as a feature of the deployed cell.
 Innovative re-use of equipment Taxon title Innovative re-use of equipment
 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

FiaD | Factory-in-a-day

01-10-2013

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30-09-2017

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Description The robots collaborate safely with humans in a shared un-fenced workspace due to safe robot arms with dynamic obstacle avoidance, made possible by novel proximity-sensing skin and online path re-planning
Comments re-use of equipment Manufacturing performance characteristics Product life extension Circular economy Environmental sustainability Social sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics
 Innovative re-use of equipment Taxon title Innovative re-use of equipment
 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

CAxMan | Computer Aided Technologies for Additive Manufacturing

09-01-2015

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31-08-2018

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Comments Innovative re-use of equipment Manufacturing performance characteristics Product life extension Circular economy Environmental sustainability Allow for more efficient design and process planning for additive
 D5.6 Metrology workflow for AM workpieces, including WP6 task integrated into sub workflows targeting the different use cases Result title D5.6 Metrology workflow for AM workpieces, including WP6 task integrated into sub workflows targeting the different use cases
 D6.6 NC workflow for AM workpieces, including WP6 task integrated into sub workflows targeting the different use cases Result description NC workflow for AM workpieces, including WP6 task integrated into sub workflows targeting the different use cases (MISSLER)
 RP 1.6 Material efficient Manufacturing processes Taxon description Low C,) energy supply, better use of waste streams through recovery and efficiency improvements in manufacturing equipment (e.g. throughflow speed).

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 intuitive interfaces for safe human-robot cooperation during assembly by using sensors, visual servoing, speech recognition, advanced control algorithms Development of advanced safety strategies and equipment
Comments re-use of equipment Manufacturing performance characteristics Product life extension Circular economy Environmental sustainability Replication, Equipment for flexible scalable prod/Assembly , Coatings
 Augmented Reality (AR) package for human-robot cooperation Result description ) 3D overlaid models and animations of each step of the assembly process, b) Show informational text messages concerning the production process and c) Visualize information concerning the station equipment
 Innovative re-use of equipment Taxon title Innovative re-use of equipment
 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

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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Description Fourth, FALCON will explore manufacturing intelligence to support innovative product-services design and finally FALCON will improve product-service lifecycle assessment approaches through the real-time
Comments This allows forecasts of use.
 Sources and Characteristics of Information about Product Use Result title Sources and Characteristics of Information about Product Use
 FALCON Virtual Open Platform Architecture and Interfaces Result description In addition, state-of-the-art APIs and standards to ensure the ease of use for all interfaces (APIs) between the partners' components and especially all APIs defined for 3rd parties are documented.
 RP 6.5 Product-Service Simulation for Sustainability Impact Comments This allows forecasts of use.

DaCapo | Digital assets and tools for Circular value chains and manufacturing products

01-01-2023

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30-06-2026

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Description human-centric digital tools and services for improving the adoption of Circular Economy strategies along both manufacturing value chains and products lifecycles (design and engineering, manufacturing, use
 R-cycles in material flows for warehouse design, construction and operation Result description Critical Materials addressed: Warehouse construction and equipment components: Al, ICT components etc.

RECLAIM | RE-manufaCturing and Refurbishment LArge Industrial equipMent

01-10-2019

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30-09-2023

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Description RECLAIM re-use approach also fosters servicing and upgrading of legacy equipment.
 Periodic Reporting for period 2 - RECLAIM (RE-manufaCturing and Refurbishment LArge Industrial equipMent) Result title Periodic Reporting for period 2 - RECLAIM (RE-manufaCturing and Refurbishment LArge Industrial equipMent)
 Products and Technologies enabling the reuse of industrial equipment in old, renovated and new factories Result description The EU project RECLAIM is demonstrating products and technologies that enable the re-use of industrial equipment in old, renewed and new factories alike.
 Circular Economy Strategies for Equipment Lifetime Extension Result acronym Circular Economy Strategies for Equipment Lifetime Extension

LIAA | Lean Intelligent Assembly Automation

02-09-2013

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01-09-2017

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Description It will not be a thought experiment, but applied to create solutions to five real use cases from five different areas of industrial assembly.
Comments Economic sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics Circular economy Manufacturing performance characteristics Environmental sustainability Innovative re-use of equipment Manufacturing
 Simulation for Human Robot Cooperation Result description These auxiliary volumes determine the working areas where the mobile equipment, robots and mobile equipment, can be during the working tasks and allows to identify the security working areas for the human
 Innovative re-use of equipment Taxon title Innovative re-use of equipment
 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

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

01-10-2011

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30-09-2014

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Description The AUTORECON intelligent control will evaluate alternative actions (e.g. use of mobile robotic units etc.) and select the optimal one.
Comments Circular economy Manufacturing performance characteristics Environmental sustainability Innovative re-use of equipment Manufacturing performance characteristics Product life extension Circular economy
 Flexible feeding cell - CONSUMER GOODS Industry Result description The feeding scenario involves the use of robotic arms for feeding an assembly machine with plastic handles of complicated geometry.
 Innovative re-use of equipment Taxon title Innovative re-use of equipment
 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

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 are: 50% reduction of cost compared to current productions system; 30% set-up and ramp-up time reduction by self adaptive reconfigurability; All components of the production system reusable re-assembled
Comments re-use of equipment Manufacturing performance characteristics Product life extension Circular economy Environmental sustainability Environmental sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics
 white'R Island physical (re)configuration Result title white'R Island physical (re)configuration
 white'R process planning system Result description tooling systems to be configured; · Planning the set-up of the optoelectronic products on the fixturing systems and accessibility analysis; · Designing the process planning and closing the loop of the equipment
 Innovative re-use of equipment Taxon title Innovative re-use of equipment
 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

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 is a step forward to the smart manufacturing, providing new features of automation, flexibility, versatility, cost-efficiency and accuracy to the current, state of the art, manufacturing systems and equipment
Comments re-use of equipment Manufacturing performance characteristics Product life extension Circular economy Environmental sustainability Mechatronics and robotics technologies Technologies and enablers Control
 Smart fixture for distortion free machining Result description The actuation concerns the clamping, releasing and re-clamping of the workpiece.
 Innovative re-use of equipment Taxon title Innovative re-use of equipment
 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

CREMA | Cloud-based Rapid Elastic MAnufacturing

01-01-2015

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31-12-2017

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Description scalable manufacturing processes: Leasing and releasing manufacturing assets in an on-demand, utility-like fashion Rapid elasticity through scaling leased assets up and down if necessary Pay-per-use
Comments re-use of equipment Manufacturing performance characteristics Product life extension Circular economy Environmental sustainability Social sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics
 Machinery Use Case Result title Machinery Use Case
 D7.2: Use Case I (Machinery Maintenance) Definition II Result description required equipment for the testbeds and the metrics needed for the later evaluation of the use case implementations The final one will help specify what needs to be done in the use case implementation
 D8.2: Use Case II (Automotive) Definition II Result description required equipment for the testbeds and the metrics needed for the later evaluation of the use case implementations The final one will help specify what needs to be done in the use case implementation
 Innovative re-use of equipment Taxon title Innovative re-use of equipment

5G-Ensure | 5G Enablers for Network and System Security and Resilience

01-11-2015

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31-10-2017

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Description Moreover, the potential of the developed 5G Security enablers will be showcased and demonstrated in the context of carefully selected 5G security use cases (e.g. use cases related to cybersecurity and
Comments Circular economy Manufacturing performance characteristics Environmental sustainability Innovative re-use of equipment Manufacturing performance characteristics Product life extension Circular economy
 Standardisation in 5G Result description Standards allow the existence of open markets for both the final customers, who want to use different services from different providers, and providers wanting to use different products from different suppliers
 Innovative re-use of equipment Taxon title Innovative re-use of equipment

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

01-10-2013

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30-09-2016

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Description The innovative services will include mechanisms for supply network coordination by production-related information- and risk-sharing contracts and predictive maintenance and equipment reconfiguration services
Comments re-use of equipment Manufacturing performance characteristics Product life extension Circular economy Environmental sustainability Mechatronics and robotics technologies Technologies and enablers Measurement
 Reconfigurable manufacturing systems Result description The goal is to determine possible equipment strategies based on investments and re(arrangement) of manufacturing resources in an environment with high uncertainty.
 Innovative re-use of equipment Taxon title Innovative re-use of equipment
 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

Z-Fact0r | Zero-defect manufacturing strategies towards on-line production management for European factories

01-10-2016

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31-03-2020

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Description extensive state-of-the-art research and realised that although a number of activities have been trying to address the need for zero-defect manufacturing, still there is a vast business opportunity for innovative
Comments This understanding and equipment will continue to be used on the original use case and expanded upon as explained in the next section.
 Neco Use Case Result title Neco Use Case
 Report on MSL demo activities (M42) Result description This task will be linked with the results of the use case design in T1.4.
 Lessons learned Comments This understanding and equipment will continue to be used on the original use case and expanded upon as explained in the next section.

SCALABLE4.0 | Scalable automation for flexible production systems

01-01-2017

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30-06-2020

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Description This is possible by integrating enterprise information systems, automation equipment and open APIs for system optimization.
Comments re-use of equipment Manufacturing performance characteristics Product life extension Circular economy Environmental sustainability Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Manufacturing
 Specification of Hardware System Model that promotes capabilities of flexible robotic equipment to the upper skill framework. Result title Specification of Hardware System Model that promotes capabilities of flexible robotic equipment to the upper skill framework.
 Demonstration of vertical integration Result description Demonstration of the vertical integration for the project use cases.
 Innovative re-use of equipment Taxon title Innovative re-use of equipment
 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

ambliFibre | adaptive model-based Control for laser-assisted Fibre-reinforced tape winding

01-09-2015

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31-08-2018

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Description This system will include optical non-contact monitoring and innovative Human-Machine-Interfaces, which are easily manageable for the worker.
Comments re-use of equipment Manufacturing performance characteristics Product life extension Circular economy Environmental sustainability Social sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics
 Improved Global model Result description The Global Model will have been improved by use of the results of the validation experiments, and will have been extended by allowing for more generic laser power distributions and more complex geometries
 Innovative re-use of equipment Taxon title Innovative re-use of equipment
 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

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

01-12-2012

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30-11-2015

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Description Innovative knowledge-based Computer Aided Process Planning (CAPP) is a key enabler to minimise cost, improve adaptability, responsiveness, robustness, and sustainability of manufacturing processes.
Comments re-use of equipment Manufacturing performance characteristics Product life extension Circular economy Environmental sustainability Social sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics
 Innovative re-use of equipment Taxon title Innovative re-use of equipment

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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Description The project will investigate a new business model that implements continuous product-service adaptation through a sequence of small innovative steps.
Comments re-use of equipment Manufacturing performance characteristics Product life extension Circular economy Environmental sustainability Life cycle extension including re-use of existing equipment through innovation-based
 Final Report Summary - USE-IT-WISELY (Innovative continuous upgrades of high investment product-services) Result title Final Report Summary - USE-IT-WISELY (Innovative continuous upgrades of high investment product-services) Result comments USE-IT-WISELY
 Symbol System for Strategic Design Result description Symbol System for Strategic Design of Innovative Manufacturing Systems: Result comments USE-IT-WISELY
 HOM3R 3D web viewer Result comments USE-IT-WISELY
 3D imaging and modelling workflow Result comments USE-IT-WISELY
 3D Virtual Manufacturing Design Review Result comments USE-IT-WISELY
 UIW open access book Result comments USE-IT-WISELY
 Design support plug-in for Rhino3D software Result comments USE-IT-WISELY
 Vessel web configurator Result comments USE-IT-WISELY
 Circular Economy Design Framework & Checklist Result comments USE-IT-WISELY
 Circular Life Cycle Analysis tool Result comments USE-IT-WISELY
 Industrial Guide to Increasing Cognitive Flexibility Result comments USE-IT-WISELY Result acronym USE-IT-WISELY-1031
 Collaborative management of inspection results in power plant turbines Result comments USE-IT-WISELY
 Upgrade service for mobile rock crushers Result comments USE-IT-WISELY
 Model-based toolchain for demanding project deliveries Result comments USE-IT-WISELY
 Efficient production line upgrades Result comments USE-IT-WISELY
 Life-cycle support tools for small passenger vessels Result comments USE-IT-WISELY
 Support for a transition to a circular business model Result comments USE-IT-WISELY
 Innovative re-use of equipment Taxon title Innovative re-use of equipment
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