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3D-HIPMAS | Pilot Factory for 3D High Precision MID Assemblies

01-10-2012

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30-09-2015

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Description converging technologies. 3D-HiPMAS will overcome these challenges by providing the EU industry with a pilot factory based on 4 key technological building blocks enabling the manufacturing of low costs
Comments Manufacturing the products of the future Manufacturing future products Novel materials Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Complex structures, geometries and scale
 Flexible 3D high precision MID platform Result description Therefore the 3D-HiPMAS pilot line supports small companies with no MID-manufacturing equipment at all.
 C MANUFACTURING Taxon title C MANUFACTURING
 Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes Taxon description Micro- and nano manufacturing in particular demand specific approaches for intelligent, adaptive and scalable systems.

BRIDLE | BRilliant Industrial Diode LasEr

01-09-2012

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31-08-2015

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Description The constituent sub-modules will target additional applications and markets.The objectives of the BRIDLE project are of central importance to the photonics and manufacturing industries in Europe.
Organisation Institute for Advanced Manufacturing - University of Nottingham
Comments Domain 1 - Advanced Manufacturing Processes Impact Workshop D1-Area 3: Laser-based Manufacturing Impact Workshop Domain 1 - Advanced Manufacturing Processes Number of developed systems and technologies
 Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes Taxon title Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes Taxon description Micro- and nano manufacturing in particular demand specific approaches for intelligent, adaptive and scalable systems.

HIPR | High-Precision micro-forming of complex 3D parts

01-11-2012

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31-10-2015

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Description HiPr will therefore help in assuring a competitive and sustainable European manufacturing industry.
Comments Advanced manufacturing processes C MANUFACTURING Applications areas and sectors C24 Manufacture of basic metals Applications areas and sectors C MANUFACTURING C25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products
  15t Press micro-manufacturing pilot line Result title 15t Press micro-manufacturing pilot line
 C MANUFACTURING Taxon title C MANUFACTURING
 Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes Taxon description Micro- and nano manufacturing in particular demand specific approaches for intelligent, adaptive and scalable systems.

EPES | ECO-PROCESS ENGINEERING SYSTEM FOR COMPOSITION OF SERVICESTO OPTIMIZE PRODUCT LIFE-CYCLE

01-09-2011

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28-02-2015

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Description Product improvements, manufacturing processes, product operations and maintenance services require software integrating solutions that are able to capture and process information from various actors and
Comments Manufacturing the products of the future Manufacturing future products Application areas demonstrated includes new smart power cables and future aircrafts Customised products Manufacturing future products
 Business Case 3: Aircraft Manufacturer Result description One of the disciplines involved in this process is manufacturing.
 Domain 5: Human-centric manufacturing Taxon title Domain 5: Human-centric manufacturing Taxon description • How people add value to manufacturing.

ENEPLAN | ENergy Efficient Process pLAnning system

17-10-2011

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16-10-2014

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Description Today’s manufacturing plants provide a number of different processing possibilities for manufacturing a specific product.
Comments Manufacturing the products of the future Manufacturing future products Resource efficient, sustainable products Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Economic sustainability
 Business Cost Model Result description Motivation / Need: The manufacturing processes are not only required to be able to quickly shift between diverse manufacturing operations with short transfer, program and set-up times without compromises
 Manufacturing the products of the future Taxon title Manufacturing the products of the future

QCOALA | Quality Control of Aluminium Laser-welded Assemblies

01-09-2010

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31-08-2013

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Description Through fully integrated process ICTs and statistical process control, the new system will facilitate in-line quality control, as well as a higher level of automation in manufacturing and thereby achieve
Comments Customised products Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Customised manufacturing will be facilitated by the use of a dual-wavelength laser system, beam scanning, integrated
 In-line, post-weld, eddy current and digital radiograghy defect inspection system Result description - Aircraft manufacturing companies using composite material products. - Benefit: Improvement in product quality with reduced cost or ownership.
 C MANUFACTURING Taxon title C MANUFACTURING
 Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes Taxon description Micro- and nano manufacturing in particular demand specific approaches for intelligent, adaptive and scalable systems.

PREMANUS | Product Remanufacturing Service System

01-09-2011

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30-06-2015

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Description This, in turn, results in the fact that the input to the remanufacturing process is of unknown quality.
Comments Manufacturing the products of the future Manufacturing future products Resource efficient, sustainable products Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future We propose a system
 Online demos PREMANUS pilots Result description In the case of SKF The maintenance and remanufacturing of wind turbine components are traditionally reactive.
 Domain 5: Human-centric manufacturing Taxon title Domain 5: Human-centric manufacturing Taxon description • How people add value to manufacturing.

MUSIC | MUlti-layers control&cognitive System to drive metal and plastic production line for Injected Components

01-09-2012

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31-08-2016

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Description High Pressure Die Casting (HPDC) of light alloys and Plastic Injection Molding (PIM) are two of the most representative large-scale production-line in manufacturing field, which are strategic for the EU-industry
Comments Manufacturing the products of the future Manufacturing future products Resource efficient, sustainable products Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future The challenge of
 The MUSIC guide to key-parameters in High Pressure Die Casting Result description information for new smart factory oriented to energy-aware, agile manufacturing and customization.
 C MANUFACTURING Taxon title C MANUFACTURING

PRIME | Plug and PRoduce Intelligent Multi Agent Environment based on Standard Technology

01-11-2012

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31-10-2015

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Description There is an increasing pressure on European SMEs to deliver high quality, often customised products using cost effective manufacturing processes and systems while competing in the global market.
Organisation Institute for Advanced Manufacturing - University of Nottingham
Comments production and manufacturing FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Sub-Domain 2.1 Adaptive and smart manufacturing devices, components and machines Domain 2: Adaptive and smart manufacturing systems
 Domain 2: Adaptive and smart manufacturing systems Taxon title 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

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

01-07-2013

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30-06-2016

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Description The principal objective of Fortissimo is to enable European manufacturing, particularly small to medium enterprises (SMEs), to benefit from the efficiency and competitive advantage inherent in the use
Comments areas and sectors C MANUFACTURING C28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
 Cloud-based simulation in the design and manufacture of camshafts Result description The objective of this experiment was to develop a data processing service which enables manufacturing companies, particularly SMEs, to control manufacturing processes to a very high level of accuracy.
 C MANUFACTURING Taxon title C MANUFACTURING
 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.

EUROC | European Robotics Challenges

01-01-2014

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31-12-2017

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Description The European manufacturing industry needs competitive solutions to keep global leadership in products and services.
Organisation MACHINING CENTERS MANUFACTURING S.P.A.
Comments Manufacturing the products of the future Manufacturing future products Economic sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics Social sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics
 Domain 5: Human-centric manufacturing Taxon description • How people add value to manufacturing.

FACTS4WORKERS | Worker-Centric Workplaces in Smart Factories

01-12-2014

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30-11-2018

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Description rich-media knowledge sharing/management (IC2), self-learning manufacturing workplaces (IC3) and in-situ mobile learning in the production (IC4).
Comments levels Work station Manufacturing system levels Manufacturing system levels Work centres - Production lines Manufacturing system levels Manufacturing system levels Spreadsheet/texteditor ERP Pathways
 Participative Knowledge Management to Empower Manufacturing Workers Result title Participative Knowledge Management to Empower Manufacturing Workers
 Domain 5: Human-centric manufacturing Taxon title Domain 5: Human-centric manufacturing
 RP 5.3 Levels of automation and continuous adaptation of workplaces Taxon description Competitive manufacturing systems rely on humans and automation to jointly achieve manufacturing objectives.

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 Domain 6 - Customer-focused Manufacturing Impact Workshop D6-Area 2: Innovative product-service design using manufacturing intelligence Impact Workshop Domain 6 - Customer-focused Manufacturing IoT Impact
 The FALCON Ontology Result description The FALCON semantic model describes the basic entities of the project and model relevant structures of planning, design, engineering, manufacturing and exploitation processes.
 Flexibility Taxon description (from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexible_manufacturing_system

SYMPLEXITY | Symbiotic Human-Robot Solutions for Complex Surface Finishing Operations

01-01-2015

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31-12-2018

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Description In nearly every sector of industrial manufacturing polishing techniques are used. But often manual polishing is the only option because the tasks are too complex to be automated.
Comments Domain 5 - Human-centred Manufacturing Impact Workshop D5-Area 2: Human Robot Interaction Impact Workshop Domain 5 - Human-centred Manufacturing Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes FoF Partnership
 Periodic Reporting for period 3 - SYMPLEXITY (Symbiotic Human-Robot Solutions for Complex Surface Finishing Operations) Result description In almost every sector of industrial manufacturing polishing techniques are applied.
 Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes Taxon title Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes Taxon description Micro- and nano manufacturing in particular demand specific approaches for intelligent, adaptive and scalable systems.

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 Consequently, the resource consumption, especially the energy consumption in manufacturing activities, can be reduced.
Comments Domain 5 - Human-centred Manufacturing Impact Workshop D5-Area 3: Human Machine Interface and Training Impact Workshop Domain 5 - Human-centred Manufacturing Domain 2: Adaptive and smart manufacturing
 Pick and Place Unit (PPU) Result description Because of its versatility, the PPU is able to support various production scenarios of the manufacturing domain.
 Domain 2: Adaptive and smart manufacturing systems Taxon title Domain 2: Adaptive and smart manufacturing systems
 Digital manufacturing platforms - data platforms Taxon description See https://www.effra.eu/digital-manufacturing-platforms

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

09-01-2015

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31-08-2018

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Description All relevant process data will be monitored and analysed in order to reduce development times by predicting appropriate parameter sets for the manufacturing of new customised products.
Comments Domain 6 - Customer-focused Manufacturing Impact Workshop D6-Area 1: Customer-centred Supply Chains Impact Workshop Domain 6 - Customer-focused Manufacturing project_id_EC super_admin project_rcn_EC
 Towards Automatic Calibration of In-line Machine Processes Result description Engineering Christian Wasiak, Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT Alejandro Rosales, Iris Advanced EngineeringJournal title: 18th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and ManufacturingJournal
 Domain 6: Customer-focused manufacturing Taxon title Domain 6: Customer-focused manufacturing Taxon description The set of research priorities under this domain focuses on involving customers in manufacturing value chain, from product-process design to manufacturing-associated innovative services.

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 The Project The main objective of this 3-year project is the development and evaluation of a new generation of sustainable and adaptive workplaces dealing with the evolving requirements of manufacturing
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?
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 RP 5.3 Levels of automation and continuous adaptation of workplaces Taxon description Competitive manufacturing systems rely on humans and automation to jointly achieve manufacturing objectives.

INCLUSIVE | Smart and adaptive interfaces for INCLUSIVE work environment

01-10-2016

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30-09-2019

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Description Despite high levels of automation of machines and robots, humans remain central to manufacturing operations since they take charge of control and supervision of manufacturing activities.
Comments Customised products Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Flexibility Manufacturing performance characteristics Economic sustainability Increasing human achievements
 Systematic Approach to Develop a Flexible Adaptive Human-Machine Interface in Socio-Technological Systems Result description Cesare Fantuzzi, Christopher Brandl, Alexander MertensJournal title: Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume VIII: Ergonomics and Human Factors in Manufacturing
 Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Taxon title Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
 RP 5.3 Levels of automation and continuous adaptation of workplaces Taxon description Competitive manufacturing systems rely on humans and automation to jointly achieve manufacturing objectives.

LASIMM | Large Additive Subtractive Integrated Modular Machine

01-10-2016

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30-09-2019

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Description To facilitate parallel manufacturing the machine architecture is based on robotics.
Comments Manufacturing the products of the future Manufacturing future products Novel materials Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Complex structures, geometries and scale
 Phased Array Ultrasonic Inspection of Metal Additive Manufacturing Parts Result title Phased Array Ultrasonic Inspection of Metal Additive Manufacturing Parts
 Periodic Reporting for period 2 - LASIMM (Large Additive Subtractive Integrated Modular Machine) Result description Create a multiple-robot modular machine integrating both Metal Additive Manufacturing and machining functions and the capability of producing large components directly from a CAD drawing were the challenges
 Manufacturing the products of the future Taxon title Manufacturing the products of the future

SERENA | VerSatilE plug-and-play platform enabling remote pREdictive mainteNAnce

01-10-2017

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31-03-2021

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Description The growing complexity of modern engineering systems and manufacturing processes is an obstacle to concept and implement Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) and keep these systems operating at high
Comments Visualisation of complex Manufacturing and Production data FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Domain 5: Human-centric manufacturing Data acquisition Technologies and enablers Data collection,
 Periodic Reporting for period 2 - SERENA (VerSatilE plug-and-play platform enabling remote pREdictive mainteNAnce) Result description The growing complexity of modern engineering systems and manufacturing processes is an obstacle to implementing Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) and keeping these systems operating at high levels
 RP 5.3 Levels of automation and continuous adaptation of workplaces Taxon description Competitive manufacturing systems rely on humans and automation to jointly achieve manufacturing objectives.

I-MECH | Intelligent Motion Control Platform for Smart Mechatronic Systems

01-06-2017

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31-05-2020

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Description The high added value of I-MECH reference platform will be directly verified in the fields of high-speed/big CNC machining additive manufacturing semicon high-speed packaging healthcare robotics
Comments system levels Manufacturing system levels I-MECH will develop a set of smart building blocks, embedding leading edge capabilities from our academic partners, which can be used for rapid development of
 Needs for future smart production (manufacturing) in Europe from the mechatronics and robotic point of view Result title Needs for future smart production (manufacturing) in Europe from the mechatronics and robotic point of view Result description Both the European challenges which have been expressed as a goal for 2020 for manufacturing and the industrial needs coming from the industrial participants in the project will have to be considered.
 Control technologies Taxon description Control_system Control technologies will be further exploiting the increasing computational power and intelligence in order to come forward to the demands of increased speed and precision in manufacturing

AMable | AdditiveManufacturABLE

01-09-2017

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30-11-2022

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Description EU SMEs/mid-caps face clear barriers in the uptake of Additive Manufacturing (AM) related to lack of skilled human resources, and lack of access to know-how, equipment, infrastructure and markets.
Organisation THE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED LBG
 AMable Blockchain for Additive Manufacturing Result title AMable Blockchain for Additive Manufacturing
 Periodic Reporting for period 3 - AMable (AdditiveManufacturABLE) Result description AMable has set off to support SMEs in the uptake of additive manufacturing (AM).

CoLLaboratE | Co-production CeLL performing Human-Robot Collaborative AssEmbly

01-10-2018

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31-03-2022

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Description Traditional manufacturing systems lack the necessary flexibility and reconfigurability that can allow short production cycles and fast deployment of the updated system.
Comments As it is highlighted in the euRobotics AISBL Strategic Research Agenda, the use of robotics in production is a key factor in making manufacturing within Europe economically viable; locating manufacturing
 A methodology for formulating and exploiting innovative technologies for collaborative robots in a manufacturing setting Result title A methodology for formulating and exploiting innovative technologies for collaborative robots in a manufacturing setting
 Challenge 4: Collaborative riveting for aircraft parts assembly Result description aspects: The use case relies on the strong human – machine collaboration following the implementation of the robot in the production/assembly sequence The industrial activity consists of the manufacturing
 Flexibility Taxon description (from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexible_manufacturing_system
 Significant innovations and achievements Comments As it is highlighted in the euRobotics AISBL Strategic Research Agenda, the use of robotics in production is a key factor in making manufacturing within Europe economically viable; locating manufacturing

FIT4FoF | Making our Workforce Fit for the Factory of the Future

01-10-2018

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31-12-2021

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Description FIT4FoF project aims at addressing workers’ needs, analysing technology trends across 6 industrial areas of robotics, additive manufacturing, mechatronics/machine automation, data analytics, cybersecurity
 Report on current technology used and future trends in advanced manufacturing Result title Report on current technology used and future trends in advanced manufacturing Result description Report on current technology used and future trends in advanced manufacturing

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

01-11-2019

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31-10-2023

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Description Moreover, new perception and interaction capabilities will be embedded into the robot to be effective in the industrial manufacturing scenario.
 Robotic Wires Manipulation for Switchgear Cabling and Wiring Harness Manufacturing Result title Robotic Wires Manipulation for Switchgear Cabling and Wiring Harness Manufacturing
 Extending the motion planning framework—MoveIt with advanced manipulation functions for industrial applications Result description Perez GarciaJournal title: Robotics and Com-puter-Integrated ManufacturingJournal publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.Published year: 2023DOI identifier: 10.1016/j.rcim.2023.102559ISSN: 0736-5845

MERGING | Manipulation Enhancement through Robotic Guidance and Intelligent Novel Grippers

01-11-2019

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31-10-2023

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Description , technical fiber handling for composite bus panel manufacturing, plastic bag handling for the food industry.
 Industrial pilot case 1: manipulation for lingerie manufacturing Result title Industrial pilot case 1: manipulation for lingerie manufacturing
 Merging presentation at the EFFRA Manufacturing Partnership Day - 26 September 2023 Result description Merging presentation at the EFFRA Manufacturing Partnership Day - 26 September 2023. (PDF available)

INEDIT | open INnovation Ecosystems for Do It Together process

01-10-2019

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31-03-2023

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Description Moreover, these innovative networked local manufacturing competences and production facilities across the EU will solve ethical concerns within the manufacturing network.
 Generative design for Social Manufacturing Result title Generative design for Social Manufacturing
 Periodic Reporting for period 1 - INEDIT (open INnovation Ecosystems for Do It Together process) Result description The INEDIT project is intended to demonstrate, through its twin - digital and physical - platform, the potential innovation around social manufacturing within the circular economy in designing global while

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 The services cover: The cross-sector value-Chains dimension (De- and remanufacturing oriented product information management, product co-creation, LCA-LCC for eco-design, demand-supply matching,
 CEN-CENELEC Workshop Agreement on Zero defect in digital manufacturing technology Result title CEN-CENELEC Workshop Agreement on Zero defect in digital manufacturing technology
 Pilot - Textile Result description The most relevant operational services for Textile Pilot aim to: identify the best way for de-manufacturing and remanufacturing of textile components to implement the most effective solution for

DIY4U | Open Innovation Digital Platform and Fablabs for Collaborative Design and Production of personalised/customised FMCG

01-11-2019

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30-04-2023

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Description DIY4U will address the blockers of product customisation and small-scale manufacturing by developing an Open Innovation (OI) digital B2B/B2C platform and small-scale automated manufacturing machines (fablabs
Comments Customised products Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Economic sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics Flexibility Manufacturing performance characteristics
 Periodic Reporting for period 1 - DIY4U (Open Innovation Digital Platform and Fablabs for Collaborative Design and Production of personalised/customised FMCG) Result description The ambition of DIY4U is to address the blockers of product customisation and small-scale manufacturing and capitalise on the business opportunity by developing an Open Innovation (OI) digital B2B/B2C
 Manufacturing the products of the future Taxon title Manufacturing the products of the future
 Digital manufacturing platforms - data platforms Taxon description See https://www.effra.eu/digital-manufacturing-platforms

BOOST 4.0 | Big Data Value Spaces for COmpetitiveness of European COnnected Smart FacTories 4.0

01-01-2018

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31-12-2020

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Description , operation of zero defect processes & products, zero break down sustainable operations, agile customer-driven manufacturing value network management and human centred manufacturing).
 A DIN Spec 91345 RAMI 4.0 Compliant Data Pipelining Model: An Approach to Support Data Understanding and Data Acquisition in Smart Manufacturing Environments Result title A DIN Spec 91345 RAMI 4.0 Compliant Data Pipelining Model: An Approach to Support Data Understanding and Data Acquisition in Smart Manufacturing Environments
 Big Data Models and Analytics Platform v1 Result description Predictive and prescriptive models and extensions of digital manufacturing platforms for BOOST 4.0 IDS support. A report/manual will be also provided to document the prototype delivered.
 Big Data Models and Analytics Platform v2 Result description Predictive and prescriptive models and extensions of digital manufacturing platforms for BOOST 4.0 IDS support. A report/manual will be also provided to document the prototype delivered.
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