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CONVERGING | Social industrial collaborative environments integrating AI, Big Data and Robotics for smart manufacturing

01-09-2022

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31-08-2026

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Description Aircraft Production, White Goods and Additive Manufacturing products processing sectors.
Organisation TEACHING FACTORY COMPETENCE CENTERUPSKILLING AND TRAINING DEVELOPMENTAND IMPLEMENTATION OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE MANUFACTURING IND
 EFFRA - The manufacturing partnership day Result title EFFRA - The manufacturing partnership day Result acronym EFFRA - The manufacturing partnership day
 EIT-M European Manufacturing Conference Result description The European Manufacturing Conference 2022 was co-organised by the European Factories of the Future Association (EFFRA), EIT Manufacturing and ManuFuture.

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

01-01-2020

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31-12-2023

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Description and components reuse) for the whole manufacturing sectors; ensure scalability for future scale of novel CM (Circular Manufacturing) technologies and services at least at the level of year 
 Intelligent Prognosis of the Health Status of Industrial Systems Result title Intelligent Prognosis of the Health Status of Industrial Systems
 Medical Pilot – Custom and smart wheelchair systems manufacturing (PROMEDICARE) Result description of a products.

FLEX4RES | DATA SPACES FOR FLEXIBLE PRODUCTION LINES AND SUPPLY CHAINS FOR RESILIENT MANUFACTURING

01-01-2023

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31-12-2025

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Description Manufacturing industries continuously face the challenge of delivering high-quality products under high production rates while minimizing non value-adding activities.
Organisation EIT MANUFACTURING CENTRAL GGMBH
 Hans Berg Use Case Result description The knowledge generated by an expert in reconfiguration and tool adjustment is tied to one product and can only be transferred to other products to a limited extent The vision of the future process

RebootIoTFactory | Reboot IoT Factory

01-03-2018

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30-04-2021

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Description Reboot IoT Factory revolutionizes the competitiveness of the manufacturing industry with IoT technologies and experience sharing.
 Exploring the Challenges of Manufacturing with Learning Machine Vision Result title Exploring the Challenges of Manufacturing with Learning Machine Vision
 Scale-up: Tester Predictive Maintenance Result description As the outcome a novel way to test the functioning of base station products was invented.
 Towards Future Factories: Automatic Quality Control Result acronym Future Factories

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 The importance of advanced ICT to the competitiveness of both large and small companies in the engineering and manufacturing domain is well established.
Organisation THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Comments Contribution to the reduction in the use of material resources Additional KPIs This was not an objective of the project.
 Periodic Reporting for period 2 - Fortissimo 2 (Factories of the Future Resources, Technology, Infrastructure and Services for Simulation and Modelling 2) Result title Periodic Reporting for period 2 - Fortissimo 2 (Factories of the Future Resources, Technology, Infrastructure and Services for Simulation and Modelling 2)
 Cloud-based-HPC optimisation of manufacturing processes Result description products.
 C19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products Taxon title C19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products
 Domain 3: Digital, virtual and resource-efficient factories Taxon description In the factories of the future, assets and inventories together with production and assembly lines would be dynamically designed, configured, monitored and maintained.

ROBO-MATE | Intelligent exoskeleton based on human-robot interaction for manipulation of heavy goods in Europes factories of the future

01-09-2013

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30-11-2016

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Description Pilot implementation of Robo-Mate will take on two forms: The first will focus on manual handling in automobile manufacturing at Fiat and by the automotive supplier Compa, the second will focus on heavy
Organisation University of Limerick
Comments adaptation of workplaces FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Domain 5: Human-centric manufacturing RP 5.4 New ways of interaction and collaboration between workers and other resources in manufacturing
 Final Report Summary - ROBO-MATE (Intelligent exoskeleton based on human-robot interaction for manipulation of heavy goods in Europe’s factories of the future) Result title Final Report Summary - ROBO-MATE (Intelligent exoskeleton based on human-robot interaction for manipulation of heavy goods in Europe’s factories of the future)
 Passive Parallelogram Arms Result description The Passive Parallelogram Arms are one of three Robo-Mate modules.
 RP 5.4 New ways of interaction and collaboration between workers and other resources in manufacturing systems Taxon title RP 5.4 New ways of interaction and collaboration between workers and other resources in manufacturing systems
 RP 5.3 Levels of automation and continuous adaptation of workplaces Taxon description Research should be focused on how to achieve and use the correct level of automation to be flexible, agile and competitive in manufacturing customized products for a global market.

CAPRI | Cognitive Automation Platform for European PRocess Industry digital transformation

01-04-2020

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30-09-2023

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Description operation, improvement of performance across different indicators (KPIs) and state of the art quality control of its products and intermediate flows.
Organisation APPLIED MANUFACTURING SCIENCE SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA
 Control oriented modeling of twin-screw granulation in the ConsiGmaTM-25 production plant Result title Control oriented modeling of twin-screw granulation in the ConsiGmaTM-25 production plant
 Initial Report: SPIRE Digital Transformation Ecosystem Result description Initial description of how the project and the CAP will have an impact in the digital transformation of the process indsutries and how this willl channelled through SPIRE PPP

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 Factories of the Future projects.
Organisation RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Comments Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Domain 2: Adaptive and smart manufacturing systems FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Domain 3: Digital, virtual
 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 Result description Use and impact of existing technology transfer services within the context of Factories of the Future
 Domain 6: Customer-focused manufacturing Taxon description Manufacturing enterprises that design and develop products without involving customers in the loop are likely to end up with commercially unsuccessful products.

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 Its contribution to the industry is set to increase even more markedly in the near future and it will become increasingly interwoven within the Factories of the Future initiative over the coming years.
Comments Economic sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics Domain 2: Adaptive and smart manufacturing systems FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Domain 3: Digital, virtual and resource-efficient
 The ActionPlanT Roadmap for Manufacturing 2.0 Result title The ActionPlanT Roadmap for Manufacturing 2.0 Result description The research priorities idenified in the ActionPlanT roadmap have been integrated in the FoF 2020 roadmap, which serves as the Baseline for the Factories of the Future PPP under Horizon 2020
 C MANUFACTURING Taxon title C MANUFACTURING
 Domain 6: Customer-focused manufacturing Taxon description Manufacturing enterprises that design and develop products without involving customers in the loop are likely to end up with commercially unsuccessful products.

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 The objectives of the “Socially sustainable manufacturing for the Factories of the Future” – SO SMART are to: • Develop a socially sustainable ecosystem assessment framework, including guidelines to
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 5.3 Levels of automation and continuous adaptation of workplaces Taxon description Research should be focused on how to achieve and use the correct level of automation to be flexible, agile and competitive in manufacturing customized products for a global market.

FOCUS | Factory of the Future Clusters

01-01-2015

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31-12-2016

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Description Elaborate on the common ground of the clusters to establish a European state-of-the-art and world-wide technology watch to inform the European manufacturing industry constantly while also formulating
Organisation THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
Comments Manufacturing Systems Impact Workshop D2-Area 2: Zero-defect manufacturing Impact Workshop Domain 2 - Adaptive and Smart Manufacturing Systems Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes FoF Partnership
 Periodic Reporting for period 2 - FOCUS (Factory of the Future Clusters) Result title Periodic Reporting for period 2 - FOCUS (Factory of the Future Clusters)
 D3.3. FOCUS approach for best use of projects’ outcomes by dissemination and exploitation Result description FOCUS Concepts: • Current awareness and take up • Definitions of FoF priorities • Future cluster creation methodology • Future awareness and take-up Development of structure for the exploitation work
 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

FOFDATION | The Foundation for the Smart Factory of the Future

01-06-2010

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31-05-2014

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Description Today’s major challenges for manufacturing companies are clear: global cooperation with multiple supply chain partners, the boosting of productivity and finally the tracking and management of information
Organisation POHANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Comments the consumption of energy Manufacturing performance characteristics Environmental sustainability Reducing the consumption of water and other process resources.
 Sustainability features for the CNC Result title Sustainability features for the CNC Result acronym Sustainability features for the CNC
 Methodology for PLM-ERP integration with shop floor Result description Both ways communication will be used to gather information and index it for future use Solution concept Gathering information of various kinds (related to PLM and ERP) will be much easier as the headers
 Reducing the consumption of energy Taxon title Reducing the consumption of energy
 Advanced material processing technologies Taxon description The efficiency and sustainability of both the manufacturing of actual and future products is still very much determined by the processes that shape and assemble the components of these products.

HUMAN | HUman MANufacturing

01-10-2016

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30-09-2019

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Description To create a healthy workplace and increase the competitiveness of the manufacturing firms, the creation of an optimal environment for human automation integration and cooperation that harnesses and supports
Organisation University of applied sciences and arts of southern switzerland (SUPSI)
 The Use of Digital Game Based Learning in Manufacturing Education – A Case Study Result title The Use of Digital Game Based Learning in Manufacturing Education – A Case Study
 Connecting Humans to the Loop of Digitized Factories’ Automation Systems Result description Costa, Manuel OliveiraJournal title: Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on the Industry 4.0 Model for Advanced Manufacturing.

AMBIANCE | Advanced Manufacturing of Bio-Based Products for Urban outdoor applications through Innovative characterization, digital technologies and circular approach

01-06-2022

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31-05-2026

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Description Besides, the use of Digital Twin technologies will enhance the development of materials and products and the remanufacturing of such bio-based goods, and it will optimize manufacturing processes and enhance
Organisation University of applied sciences and arts of southern switzerland (SUPSI)
 The EFFRA Manufacturing Partnership Day (26 September 2023) Result title The EFFRA Manufacturing Partnership Day (26 September 2023) Result description the Factories of the Future PPP.

PERFoRM | Production harmonizEd Reconfiguration of Flexible Robots and Machinery

10-01-2015

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30-09-2018

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Description to implement a solid Manufacturing middleware based on encapsulation of production resources and assets according existing paradigms (e.g.
Organisation THE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED LBG
Comments to the reduction of energy use and CO2 emissions Exact contribution not available Reduction of CO2 emissions (in %) Additional KPIs Contribution to the reduction of energy use and CO2 emissions Exact
 Exploring the integration of the human as a flexibility factor in CPS enabled manufacturing environments: Methodology and results Result title Exploring the integration of the human as a flexibility factor in CPS enabled manufacturing environments: Methodology and results
 Report on community building and innovation transfer events and cluster activities Result description The outcome will help European partners to be active players in the international industrial movement in future. "
 RP 3.4 Energy monitoring and management in future manufacturing enterprises Taxon title RP 3.4 Energy monitoring and management in future manufacturing enterprises
 Knowledge-workers and operators Taxon description The European Factories of the Future are expected to provide global manufacturing competitiveness, but also to create a large amount of work opportunities for the European population.

REProMag | Resource Efficient Production Route for Rare Earth Magnets

01-01-2015

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31-12-2017

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Description Moreover, the used raw material is 100% recycled and can be again recycled in the same way at the end of the lifetime of the products.
Organisation THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Comments the regulations and standardisation Success Factors Market aspects (MA) MA - Be aware of sectors with specific requirements of validation or formal qualification.
 Health and safety report for the development of the SDS manufacturing route Result title Health and safety report for the development of the SDS manufacturing route
 Periodic Reporting for period 2 - REProMag (Resource Efficient Production Route for Rare Earth Magnets) Result description All these products are now an integral part of modern life in...
 RP 1.7 High Volume Manufacturing at the micro- and nano-scale Taxon title RP 1.7 High Volume Manufacturing at the micro- and nano-scale
 RP 1.11 Product life cycle management for advanced materials Taxon description landfill needs in the near future.

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 The joint is formed without heat, but due to the impact of the joining partners.
Comments assessment FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Domain 6: Customer-focused manufacturing planned for the course of the Project.
 Report on the benchmarking study: developed demonstrator with connections of sheet metal parts for electrical applications compared to the state-of-the-art products Result title Report on the benchmarking study: developed demonstrator with connections of sheet metal parts for electrical applications compared to the state-of-the-art products
 EFFRA's IMPACT Newsletter Result description for advanced manufacturing – ‘Factories of the Future’.
 Effect of the Welding Parameters on the Structural and Mechanical Properties of Aluminium and Copper Sheet Joints by Electromagnetic Pulse Welding Result acronym World Journal of Engineering and Technology
 RP 6.6 Costing and manufacturability assessment Taxon description This will enable future manufacturing enterprises in not only capturing the correct market demand and manufacturing feasibility for new products but also preparing a competitive pricing model for its new

BEinCPPS | Business Experiments in Cyber Physical Production Systems

11-01-2015

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31-10-2018

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Description fields of Internet of Things, Future Internet and CPS / Smart Systems and able to bi-directionally interoperate data pertaining to the machine, the factory and the cloud levels.
Organisation COMPANY FOR PROVISON OF SERVICES, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT NISSATECH INNOVATION CENTRE DOO
Comments Environmental sustainability C22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products Applications areas and sectors C MANUFACTURING C28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
 Simultaneously acting network layers in an IEC 61499 modeling system at the example of Eclipse-4DIAC, the cloud-oriented MSB and XML-RPC Result title Simultaneously acting network layers in an IEC 61499 modeling system at the example of Eclipse-4DIAC, the cloud-oriented MSB and XML-RPC
 Lombardy Champion - Zero-Hours Quality Result description The implementation of this new-generation design leverages the three BEinCPPS Platforms – i.e., SmartSystems, IoT and Future Internet – from which a selection of hardware and software components
 C22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products Taxon title C22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
 Domain 3: Digital, virtual and resource-efficient factories Taxon description In the factories of the future, assets and inventories together with production and assembly lines would be dynamically designed, configured, monitored and maintained.

EASE-R3 | Integrated framework for a cost-effective and ease of Repair, Renovation and Re-use of machine tools within modern factory

01-07-2013

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30-06-2016

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Description strategies we should tailor for sets of components/machines of the factory?
Organisation THE UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD
Comments The End OF Life (EOL) decision support requires the maintenance history of a machine tool .
 Validation of VR based Re-Manufacturing Result title Validation of VR based Re-Manufacturing
 Validation of Life Cycle Cost (LCC) analysis integrated with Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Decommissioning Decision Support System - DDSS Result description DDSS selects the most cost-effective Repair strategies (among Re-use, Renovation/Remanufacturing, Retrofitting, recycling).
 IoT - Internet of Things Comments The End OF Life (EOL) decision support requires the maintenance history of a machine tool .

KAP | Knowledge, Awareness and Prediction of Man, Machine, Material and Method in Manufacturing

01-09-2010

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31-08-2013

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Description KAP stands for knowledge of past performance and awareness of the present state, enabling the prediction of future outcomes.
Comments performance characteristics Reducing the consumption of energy Manufacturing performance characteristics Environmental sustainability Information and communication technologies Technologies and enablers
 Visualisation State of the Art & Cognitive Task Analysis Result title Visualisation State of the Art & Cognitive Task Analysis
 Report of Existing Research and Best Practice in Energy Awareness Result description Analysis of the state of the art research in energy awareness and manufacturing. We review existing techniques and approaches for energy awareness in different countries and manufacturing sectors.
 Reducing the consumption of energy Taxon title Reducing the consumption of energy Taxon description Efficient energy use, sometimes simply called energy efficiency, is the goal to reduce the amount of energy required to provide products and services.

DigiPrime | Digital Platform for Circular Economy in Cross-sectorial Sustainable Value Networks

01-01-2020

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31-12-2023

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Description models based on the data-enhanced recovery and re-use of functions and materials from high value-added post-use products with a cross-sectorial approach.
Organisation Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 Description of the platform architecture and integration guidelines. Result title Description of the platform architecture and integration guidelines.
 Generalization to future industrial scenarios. Result description This deliverable will contain the work of Task 14 It will show a formalized vision of the application potential of the platform potentials in future scenarios for European manufacturers

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 information gap between virtual product and manufacturing engineering and the physical start of production is a fundamental problem for European manufacturers.
Organisation Institute for Advanced Manufacturing - University of Nottingham
Comments SRIA Research priorities Domain 5: Human-centric manufacturing RP 5.7 Future tools for human activity monitoring and analysis FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Domain 5: Human-centric manufacturing
 Simulation of Flexible Parts Result title Simulation of Flexible Parts Result acronym Simulation of Flexible Parts
 Knowledge Sharing Module Result description This information can later be used by them to improve assembly process for future products.

EU-Japan.AI | Advancing Collaboration and Exchange of Knowledge Between the EU and Japan for AI-Driven Innovation in Manufacturing

01-01-2021

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31-10-2022

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Description The integration of AI with advanced manufacturing technologies and systems makes it possible to exploit the full potential in the manufacturing industry by achieving a higher level of adaptability, efficiency
 A toolbox of agents for scheduling the paint shop in bicycle industry Result title A toolbox of agents for scheduling the paint shop in bicycle industry
 Periodic Reporting for period 1 - EU-Japan.AI (Advancing Collaboration and Exchange of Knowledge Between the EU and Japan for AI-Driven Innovation in Manufacturing) Result description The integration of AI with advanced manufacturing technologies and systems makes it possible to exploit the full potential in the manufacturing...

RECLAIM | RE-manufaCturing and Refurbishment LArge Industrial equipMent

01-10-2019

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30-09-2023

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Description The vision of RECLAIM is to demonstrate technologies and strategies to support a new paradigm for refurbishment and re-manufacturing of large industrial equipment in factories, paving the way to a circular
Organisation FUTURE INTELLIGENCE EREVNA TILEPIKINONIAKON KE PLIROFORIAKON SYSTIMATON EPE (FINT)
 Products and Technologies enabling the reuse of industrial equipment in old, renovated and new factories Result title Products and Technologies enabling the reuse of industrial equipment in old, renovated and new factories Result description In order to guide you through the path of the usability of such products, we have designed this questionnaire for you.
 New Era of Refurbishment and Remanufacturing of Industrial Equipment Result acronym Publication - New Era of Refurbishment and Remanufacturing of Industrial Equipment

APPOLO | APPOLO - Hub of Application Laboratories for Equipment Assessment in Laser Based Manufacturing

01-09-2013

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31-08-2017

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Description Facilitate faster validation of the process feasibility, adaptation or customisation of the technology & equipment for manufacturing conditions, including: reliability of the components; their
Comments SRIA Research priorities Domain 6: Customer-focused manufacturing C22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products Applications areas and sectors C MANUFACTURING C26 Manufacture of computer, electronic
 Breakthrough solutions in resonance NIR laser texturing of polymers Result title Breakthrough solutions in resonance NIR laser texturing of polymers
 Integrated interconnection for flexible CIGS solar cells Result description LED- products.
 RP 1.7 High Volume Manufacturing at the micro- and nano-scale Taxon title RP 1.7 High Volume Manufacturing at the micro- and nano-scale
 Advanced material processing technologies Taxon description The efficiency and sustainability of both the manufacturing of actual and future products is still very much determined by the processes that shape and assemble the components of these products.

AI REGIO | Regions and DIHs alliance for AI-driven digital transformation of European Manufacturing SMEs

01-10-2020

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30-09-2023

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Description Digital Manufacturing Platforms DMP and Digital Innovation Hubs DIH play a fundamental role in the implementation of the Digital Single Market and Digitsing European Industry directives to SMEs, but so
Organisation Steinbeis Europa Zentrum of Steinbeis Innovation gGmbH
 Semantic rules for capability matchmaking in the context of manufacturing system design and reconfiguration Result title Semantic rules for capability matchmaking in the context of manufacturing system design and reconfiguration
 Industrial processes AI-based Optimization Result description The division is focused on the design, manufacturing and maintenance of industrial products and services, for the improvement of its clients’ competitiveness in the following strategic sectors: foundry

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

11-01-2015

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31-10-2018

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Description The integrated planning tool will take into consideration the energy consumption of the specific resources and try to minimize it by smart production scheduling, utilization of integrated operating-point
Organisation Tampere University of Technology
Comments Effects to the reduction of waste wight arise through reuse of machines and reduction of erroneous products through automatic production or a strict worker guidance and quality checks.
 The development of an ontology for describing the capabilities of manufacturing resources Result title The development of an ontology for describing the capabilities of manufacturing resources
 Dual-Arm robot - Flexbotics Result description However, further development in additional capabilities as well of additional MOs connected with the dual-arm will be included in the future, out of ReCaM scope.
 C MANUFACTURING Taxon title C MANUFACTURING
 RP 2.11 Dynamic Manufacturing Execution Environments for their Smarter Integration into dynamic and agile factories Taxon description The high dynamicity of future manufacturing systems requires a constant optimization of quality and resource usage.
 Reduction of waste (in %) Comments Effects to the reduction of waste wight arise through reuse of machines and reduction of erroneous products through automatic production or a strict worker guidance and quality checks.
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