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CREMA | Cloud-based Rapid Elastic MAnufacturing

01-01-2015

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31-12-2017

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Comments Information and communication technologies Web-services / Composability ICT performance characteristics Application level interoperability General interoperability framework Interoperability (ICT) Real-time
 D5.7: CREMA Design Time Optimisation – Prototype I Result title D5.7: CREMA Design Time Optimisation – Prototype I
 D5.8: CREMA Design Time Optimisation – Prototype II Result description This deliverable will provide the CREMA process design time simulation and forecasting functionalities The second prototype will also take analysis of historical data into account
 Real-time communication capability Taxon title Real-time communication capability
 RP 6.9 On-demand manufacturing of customer-centric products Taxon description needs are pushing in particular for fast product/service systems able to combine rapid and flexible production capabilities with enhanced product design capabilities and exploit minimal distribution lead-times

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 Actions from forecasts must be processed so that they can be fed to multi-aspect simulations of interaction processes with existing tools (real-time or faster or slower).
 Demonstrator for clothing textiles product-services Result description The demonstrator will allow evaluating potential improvements in terms of: Lifecycle Product Information; Feedbacks from Customers; Collaboration between Designers and Manufacturers; New Collections Time
 RP 6.9 On-demand manufacturing of customer-centric products Taxon description needs are pushing in particular for fast product/service systems able to combine rapid and flexible production capabilities with enhanced product design capabilities and exploit minimal distribution lead-times
 RP 6.5 Product-Service Simulation for Sustainability Impact Comments Actions from forecasts must be processed so that they can be fed to multi-aspect simulations of interaction processes with existing tools (real-time or faster or slower).

DIVERSITY | Cloud Manufacturing and Social Software Based Context Sensitive Product-Service Engineering Environment for Globally Distributed Enterprise

01-02-2015

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31-01-2018

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Description The objective of DIVERSITY is to create a new product-service engineering environment based on a combination of CMfg, PDM/PLM and social software, as well as a set of software tools to support real time
 RP 6.9 On-demand manufacturing of customer-centric products Taxon description needs are pushing in particular for fast product/service systems able to combine rapid and flexible production capabilities with enhanced product design capabilities and exploit minimal distribution lead-times

PREVIEW | PREdictiVe system to recommend Injection mold sEtup in Wireless sensor networks

01-01-2015

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31-12-2017

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 Prioritizing wireless communication for robust industrial process control Result description Tailored to often required time series data transmission, TANDEM applies a time-frequency transformation to prioritize more valuable information parts, decouples multi-hop communication steps to improve
 RP 5.11 Demonstrating smart factories that attract people Taxon description This will lead to a new look at the people in the production systems and it will inevitably address the field of what is a system architecture supporting such interactions.

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

01-01-2015

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30-06-2018

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Comments team and general project management (TEAM) The project manager has been very dedicated in his efforts to push the project forward, and getting the individual consortium members to deliver results on time
 RP 3.4 Energy monitoring and management in future manufacturing enterprises Taxon description The development of software-based decision-support systems as well as consumption monitoring and planning systems will lead to overall reduced energy consumption, more efficient utilization and optimized

ProRegio | Customer-driven design of product-services and production networks to adapt to regional market requirements

01-01-2015

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31-12-2017

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Description The application of the proposed methodology in any kind of globally engaging manufacturing company exploits potentials to shorten time-to-market of customized products as well as throughput times in globally
 A modular-based approach for Just-In-Time Specification of customer orders in the aircraft manufacturing industry Result title A modular-based approach for Just-In-Time Specification of customer orders in the aircraft manufacturing industry
 Virtual Customer Inspection and Feedback Result description Gives the possibility to the customer to perform a virtual inspection of its product, in real time, ask the operator what he wants to see and gives its feedback online
 RP 6.9 On-demand manufacturing of customer-centric products Taxon description needs are pushing in particular for fast product/service systems able to combine rapid and flexible production capabilities with enhanced product design capabilities and exploit minimal distribution lead-times

PSYMBIOSYS | Product-Service sYMBIOtic SYStems

01-02-2015

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31-01-2018

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Description product-service engineering environment, symbolized by a five-pointed symbiosis star - design-production, product-service, knowledge-sentiment, EDA-SOA, business-innovation and able to dramatically reduce the time-to-market
Comments Data collection, storage, analytics, processing and AI Information and communication technologies Through semantic interoperability information sharing and identification is eased; moreover also real time
 Psymbiosis case - tools industry Result description Focusing on taps and industrial customers, NECO aims to achieve several objectives: The main objective is to improve time to market, and therefore reduce the time between the first iteration with
 RP 6.9 On-demand manufacturing of customer-centric products Taxon description needs are pushing in particular for fast product/service systems able to combine rapid and flexible production capabilities with enhanced product design capabilities and exploit minimal distribution lead-times

REProMag | Resource Efficient Production Route for Rare Earth Magnets

01-01-2015

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31-12-2017

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Description innovative automated manufacturing route to realise complex 3D- and multilayered parts; resulting in a significant increase in the material efficiency of at least 30% during manufacturing; while at the same time
 RP 2.15 Mass customisation and integration of real-world resources Taxon description This would improve productivity across shop floors by reducing configuration time and provide an automated way to control different facets of the shop floor.

CAxMan | Computer Aided Technologies for Additive Manufacturing

09-01-2015

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31-08-2018

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Description An ecosystem of Open Source of algorithmic toolkits for additive manufacturing will be established during the life time of the project, in order to enable sustainability of the marketplace after the project
Comments Flexibility Manufacturing performance characteristics Economic sustainability Allow for more efficient design and process planning for additive manufacturing thus shortening the time to productions and

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 Based on thermal and optical models embedded into integral process simulation tools combined with novel machine and laser technologies, for the first time a tape winding system will be realised which is
Comments analytics, processing and AI Technologies and enablers Information and communication technologies Human Machine Interfaces Technologies and enablers Information and communication technologies Real-time
 Report on pilot scale production stability Result description Therefore the cycle time stability and the quality stability of products manufactured using the ambliFibre system will be evaluated and/or estimated based on the results of D.8.3 and D.8.2 as well as of
 Real-time communication capability Taxon title Real-time communication capability
 RP 1.3 Automated production of thermoset and thermoplastic composite structures/products Taxon description Alternatively, joining with its introduction of heat, other materials or geometrical changes, can lead to loss of performance, thus cause-effect relationships and materials process interactions need to

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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Comments Also a decission support system to support the product design R&I Objective 1.3: Scalable, reconfigurable and flexible first-time right manufacturing MIE Consultation 2020 (Closed) Specific Objective
 RP 1.2 Advanced joining technologies for advanced and multi-materials Taxon description Alternatively, joining with its introduction of heat, other materials or geometrical changes, can lead to loss of performance, thus cause-effect relationships and materials process interactions need to
 RP 1.3 Automated production of thermoset and thermoplastic composite structures/products Taxon description Alternatively, joining with its introduction of heat, other materials or geometrical changes, can lead to loss of performance, thus cause-effect relationships and materials process interactions need to

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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Comments line process with online, automatic allocation of resources (robots, human workers, interaction components, etc.) and rapid and straightforward dynamic re-allocation as necessary considering: the real-time
 Intuitive programming subsystem for robots and online, dynamic motion replanning Result description Otherwise the robot has to wait for the human to clear its workspace, which would lead to a robot waiting most of the time.
 Domain 3: Digital, virtual and resource-efficient factories Taxon description The set of research priorities under this domain focuses on factory design, data collection and management, operation and planning, from real-time to long term optimisation approaches.
 Measurement, sensing, condition and performance monitoring technologies Comments line process with online, automatic allocation of resources (robots, human workers, interaction components, etc.) and rapid and straightforward dynamic re-allocation as necessary considering: the real-time

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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Description Main challenges are reducing ramp-up phases, optimizing production plants to increase the cost-efficiency, reducing time to production with condition monitoring techniques and optimise supply chains including
Comments Time synchronisation between the systems is often a problem whcih needs to be addressed for tasks like data acquisition.
 Using self-organizing maps to learn hybrid timed automata in absence of discrete events Result title Using self-organizing maps to learn hybrid timed automata in absence of discrete events
 System modelling - digital twins, simulation Taxon description The model represents the system itself, whereas the simulation represents the operation of the system over time.
 IoT - Internet of Things Comments Time synchronisation between the systems is often a problem whcih needs to be addressed for tasks like data acquisition.

Fortissimo 2 | Factories of the Future Resources, Technology, Infrastructure and Services for Simulation and Modelling 2

11-01-2015

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31-12-2018

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Description These experiments will be driven by the requirements of first-time users (predominately SMEs) and will bring together actors from across the value chain, from cycle providers to domain experts via the
Comments Data collection, storage, analytics, processing and AI Information and communication technologies Human Machine Interfaces Technologies and enablers Information and communication technologies Real-time
 Near Real-time Analysis of Airframe Certification Test Data Result title Near Real-time Analysis of Airframe Certification Test Data
 Cloud-based-HPC optimisation of manufacturing processes Result description Additive manufacturing is a rapidly growing sector, as it allows for complex components to be produced with short lead times.
 Real-time communication capability Taxon title Real-time communication capability
 Domain 3: Digital, virtual and resource-efficient factories Taxon description The set of research priorities under this domain focuses on factory design, data collection and management, operation and planning, from real-time to long term optimisation approaches.

sustainablySMART | Sustainable Smart Mobile Devices Lifecycles through Advanced Re-design, Reliability, and Re-use and Remanufacturing Technologies

01-09-2015

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31-10-2019

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Comments Suggested KPIs: Likely lifetime extension; manufacturing costs per year of product use time    sustainablySMART explored in another project activity the potential
 Digital Voice Recorder designed for Circular Economy Result description It can be highlighted even if the product is designed for circular economy it will not automatically lead to a reduced environmental impact, it also needs a suitable business model, where the product can
 Domain 4: Collaborative and mobile enterprises Taxon description Instead, SMEs and large manufacturing enterprises are increasingly looking for solutions that are agile, instant valued, real-time, easy to use, and platform agnostic.
 Specific Objective 2: Circular products & Climate-neutral manufacturing Comments Suggested KPIs: Likely lifetime extension; manufacturing costs per year of product use time    sustainablySMART explored in another project activity the potential

ReconCell | A Reconfigurable robot workCell for fast set-up of automated assembly processes in SMEs

11-01-2015

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28-02-2019

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Description This requires expert knowledge and time for configuration and programming, which is too costly for them.
 Periodic Reporting for period 2 - ReconCell (A Reconfigurable robot workCell for fast set-up of automated assembly processes in SMEs) Result description Rapid changes in market demands lead to decreasing product life cycle times and also more frequent products launches. This trend is especially critical for SMEs.
 RP 2.1 Flexible and reconfigurable Machinery and Robots Taxon description energy resources consumed in these reconfigurable systems together with their self-adjustment, correction, and control as well as the networking among them, aiming at a significant impact of changeover time

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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Comments necessary Integration with new interaction mechanisms (e.g. auditive, tangible)   KPIs for impact: Quality rate, Training time
 Landing gear retraction actuator assembly: Manual deburring operation | Assembly process (CESA) Result description WHY To increase the quality, efficiency and ergonomics of the deburring process | To reduce operators training time through AR; to reduce time for reviewing documentation; to increase confidence,
 RP 5.11 Demonstrating smart factories that attract people Taxon description This will lead to a new look at the people in the production systems and it will inevitably address the field of what is a system architecture supporting such interactions.
 R&I Objective 4.2: Improving human device interaction using augmented and virtual reality and digital twins Comments necessary Integration with new interaction mechanisms (e.g. auditive, tangible)   KPIs for impact: Quality rate, Training time

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

10-01-2015

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30-09-2018

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Description part manufacturing (75%) • To increase production time trough model-based control (increase of 1-2%) To reduce energy consumption (25-50%) Improve machine reliability and increase machine up-time
Comments Data collection, storage, analytics, processing and AI Information and communication technologies Human Machine Interfaces Technologies and enablers Information and communication technologies Real-time
 Machine Tool Digital Twin with Life Cycle features Result description ) Reduction of cycle time (up to 20%), leading to an increase in machine up-time (up to 4%)
 Real-time communication capability Taxon title Real-time communication capability
 APIs and Integration Protocols Taxon description Other architectures being used as Integratio Protocols in Digital Manufacturing Platforms are JSON (for its near real time capabilities) and MQ (message bus architectures).

DIGICOR | Decentralised Agile Coordination Across Supply Chains

01-10-2016

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30-09-2019

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Description The platform will provide seamless connectivity to the automation solutions, smart objects, and real-time data sources across the network.
 D5.8: Data access API & Reference data store (Final Release) Result description deliverable describes aims to support the final implementation outcome of the unified access to data in the manufacturing facility, regardless their source and format and provide transparent access to real-time
 APIs and Integration Protocols Taxon description Other architectures being used as Integratio Protocols in Digital Manufacturing Platforms are JSON (for its near real time capabilities) and MQ (message bus architectures).

ConnectedFactories | Industrial scenarios for connected factories

01-09-2016

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30-11-2019

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Comments ICT performance characteristics Semantic/information interoperability ICT performance characteristics Integration level interoperability General interoperability framework Interoperability (ICT) Real-time
 Video - Autonomous & Smart Factories Pathway Result description In Level 5, optimisation can be done in real time on factory or machine level.  The deployment of digital platforms for manufacturing is situated on this level.

ENCOMPASS | ENgineering COMPASS

01-10-2016

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29-02-2020

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Description process chain, rather than the AM machine in isolation, ENCOMPASS will integrate process decision making tools and produce substantial increases in AM productivity, with clear reductions in change over times
 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

INCLUSIVE | Smart and adaptive interfaces for INCLUSIVE work environment

01-10-2016

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30-09-2019

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 Using Real-time Feedback in a Training System for Manual Procedures Result title Using Real-time Feedback in a Training System for Manual Procedures
 RP 5.11 Demonstrating smart factories that attract people Taxon description This will lead to a new look at the people in the production systems and it will inevitably address the field of what is a system architecture supporting such interactions.

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 using additive and subtractive manufacturing techniques (Z-REPAIR) and (v) the management of the aforementioned strategies through event modelling, KPI (key performance indicators) monitoring and real-time
Comments By following the IIS, we try to ensure that the integration will be successfully executed in a timely manner. It defines a number of factors to monitor and steps to execute.
 EventiC: A Real-Time Unbiased Event-Based Learning Technique for Complex Systems Result title EventiC: A Real-Time Unbiased Event-Based Learning Technique for Complex Systems
 Methodology for Z-Factor solution validation / evaluation Result description , False Alarm Rate, Min Time Between Failures, System Up Time, etc
 Real-time communication capability Taxon title Real-time communication capability
 A Security Architecture for Digital Manufacturing Platforms Taxon description Digital Manufacturing Platforms tend to try to bridge operational systems with information technology, such as the use of analytics, data collection and distribution and visualization that can lead to
 Integration level interoperability Comments By following the IIS, we try to ensure that the integration will be successfully executed in a timely manner. It defines a number of factors to monitor and steps to execute.

vf-OS | Virtual Factory Open Operating System

01-10-2016

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31-10-2019

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Description with an Open Applications Development Kit (vf-OAK), freely provided to software developers, for rapid and cost effective deployment of advanced industrial applications running over vf-OS, allowing fast time-to-market
 vfOS - ID5.2a - Data Storage(M18) Result description module (D5.2), supporting three major dimensions of “Big Data” when dealing with intensive streaming data, namely: Volume (scale of data processed), Velocity (speed of moving data and optimised reaction time
 RP 4.6 Collaborative Demand and Supply Planning, Traceability, and Execution Taxon description Furthermore, supply network planning and execution would lead to the assessment of supplier performance and identification of bottlenecks in the networks.

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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Comments super_admin topic_EC super_admin FOF-02-2016 call_EC super_admin H2020-FOF-2016 deliverableType_EC super_admin result_rcn_EC super_admin R&I Objective 1.3: Scalable, reconfigurable and flexible first-time
 Automatic programming software library providing an easy operations programming for product-variants Result description The real time adaption of skills parameters will be achieved through input from the environment and process perception modules. 
 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

UPTIME | UNIFIED PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM

01-09-2017

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28-02-2021

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Comments This could lead though to missing the right data history when a future need emerges.
 Real-time Predictive Maintenance Based on Complex Event Processing Result title Real-time Predictive Maintenance Based on Complex Event Processing
 FTT use case: Transportation Logistics Result description The current maintenance is based on manual physical checks with limited time and location windows to perform maintenance.
 Lessons learned Comments This could lead though to missing the right data history when a future need emerges.
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