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ADVENTURE | ADaptive Virtual ENterprise ManufacTURing Environment

01-09-2011

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31-08-2014

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Comments the future Customised products Manufacturing future products Manufacturing the products of the future Economic sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics Supply chain and value network efficiency
 Supply chain and value network efficiency Taxon title Supply chain and value network efficiency
 RP 1.9 Integrated manufacturing processes Taxon description Demonstration of greater manufacturing efficiency whilst minimising use of raw materials and energy consumption are equally important.

EMC2-FACTORY | Eco Manufactured transportation means from Clean and Competitive Factory

01-10-2011

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30-09-2014

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Description - Devising new factory design tools aimed at increasing overall energy/resource efficiency. - Providing standards for economically and environmentally sound factory infrastructures.
 Green Control Processor Result description The green control processor makes it possible to benefit from online production data and use it to verify machine efficiency, generate efficiency alerts and give information about required maintenance
 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.

MEGaFiT | Manufacturing Error-free Goods at First Time

01-12-2011

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30-11-2014

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Description Depending on the application, these results can be applied on process lines yielding to a reduction of: defects from 5-15% to below 1%, cost by at least 20%, material and energy consumption by
Comments material processing technologies Additive manufacturing was one of the 2 demonstrators in this project Shaping technology for difficult to shape materials Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing
 Micro-forming demonstration line Result description Strip material entered a press, a forming tool made parts of it. During this process, several sensors measured the quality directly and indirectly of the proceess.
 Advanced material processing technologies Taxon title Advanced material processing technologies
 RP 1.6 Material efficient Manufacturing processes Taxon description The former will require new design approaches coupled with new, material-saving production processes with improved material efficiency and enabling the (flexible) use of substitute materials.

RLW NAVIGATOR | Remote Laser Welding System Navigator for Eco & Resilient Automotive Factories

01-01-2012

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31-12-2014

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Description assessment. 3) The project will develop systematic evaluation and learning methods in response to the need to assess and improve the overall performance, cost-effectiveness and eco-efficiency of the
Comments processes FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Sub-Domain 1.2 Complex structures, geometries and scale FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes RP 1.6 Material
 RP 1.6 Material efficient Manufacturing processes Taxon title RP 1.6 Material efficient Manufacturing processes Taxon description The former will require new design approaches coupled with new, material-saving production processes with improved material efficiency and enabling the (flexible) use of substitute materials.

S-MC-S | Sustainable Mass Customization - Mass Customization for Sustainability

01-05-2010

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30-04-2013

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Description This is an emerging paradigm which combines the efficiency of mass production with the benefits of customisation.
 RP 6.2 ICT Solutions for energy-efficient product life cycles and ECO-usage Taxon description Research is needed in new software solutions to monitor and improve energy efficiency of products throughout their usage by customers by leveraging new enabling technologies such as smart embedded systems

HI-MICRO | High Precision Micro Production Technologies

01-10-2012

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30-09-2015

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Comments Reduction of material consumption (in %) Additional KPIs Contribution to the reduction in the use of material resources It can be claimed zero-waste of mwterial by using additive manufacturing.
 Novel cannula for ophthalmic operation Result description A novel concept of cannula for ophthalmic surgery to improve the operation efficiency and the recovery of the patient.
 Reduction of material consumption (in %) Taxon title Reduction of material consumption (in %)

FLEX-O-FAB | Pilot-scale hybrid roll to roll/sheet to sheet manufacturing chain for flexible OLEDs

01-10-2012

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30-09-2015

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Comments Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Flexible Sheet-to-Sheet (S2S) and Roll-to-Roll (R2R) Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Integration
 Advanced material processing technologies Taxon title Advanced material processing technologies
 RP 1.2 Advanced joining technologies for advanced and multi-materials Taxon description Maximize material performance and hence material efficiency will require improved, new or hybrid joining technologies.

X-ACT | Expert cooperative robots for highly skilled operations for the factory of the future

01-10-2012

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30-09-2015

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Comments Higher efficiency with small technical workshops.
 RP 2.3 Symbiotic Safe and Productive human robot interaction, professional Service Robots and Multimodal Human-Machine-Robot Collaboration Taxon description Moreover intuitive and multimodal task oriented programming devices will make the machines capable of understanding human like instructions increasing interaction efficiency.
 TEAM - Small teams within the consortium Comments Higher efficiency with small technical workshops.

CASSAMOBILE | Flexible Mini-Factory for local and customized production in a container

01-09-2013

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31-08-2016

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Comments Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Replication, Equipment for flexible scalable prod/Assembly , Coatings Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies
 Advanced material processing technologies Taxon title Advanced material processing technologies
 RP 1.3 Automated production of thermoset and thermoplastic composite structures/products Taxon description Maximize material performance and hence material efficiency will require improved, new or hybrid joining technologies.

ADMACOM | Advanced manufacturing routes for metal/Composite components for Aerospace

01-10-2013

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30-09-2016

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Comments resources Additional KPIs LCIA under preparation Reduction of material consumption (in %) Additional KPIs Contribution to the reduction in the use of material resources LCIA under preparation Domain 1
 Reduction of material consumption (in %) Taxon title Reduction of material consumption (in %)
 RP 1.3 Automated production of thermoset and thermoplastic composite structures/products Taxon description Maximize material performance and hence material efficiency will require improved, new or hybrid joining technologies.

MANSYS | MANufacturing decision and supply chain management SYStem for additive manufacturing

01-07-2013

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30-06-2016

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Description The integrated solution will offer a knowledge driven manufacturing process with significant production benefits; customisation, automation, self-management and reduced material usage and waste.
Comments in the use of material resources = Via the ManSYS Platform 3.3 pound (1500gr) reduction in engine weight will be achieved for the Aerospace demonstrator = Via the ManSYS platform, 68% less raw material
 Reduction of material consumption (in %) Taxon title Reduction of material consumption (in %)
 Domain 4: Collaborative and mobile enterprises Taxon description Remote service management will help improve equipment up-time, reduce costs such as travel for servicing, increase service efficiency – like first-visit-fix-rates – and accelerate innovation processes,

HIPPOCAMP | High-power Impulse Plasma Process Operations for the Creation of Advanced Metallic Parts

01-10-2013

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30-09-2016

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Description The HIPPOCAMP project focuses on the development of a robust, high-yield, low cost, environmentally friendly manufacturing process to produce nano-composites for products made of engineered metallic material
 RP 1.3 Automated production of thermoset and thermoplastic composite structures/products Taxon description Maximize material performance and hence material efficiency will require improved, new or hybrid joining technologies.

SCAIL-UP | SCALING-UP OF THE ALUMINIUM PLATING PROCESS FROM IONIC LIQUIDS

01-11-2013

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31-10-2016

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Description This new process will replace conventional harmful techniques and will be more energy and material efficient.
Comments processing technologies Technologies and enablers Recycling processes Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Domain 1 - Advanced Manufacturing Processes Impact Workshop
 Advanced material processing technologies Taxon title Advanced material processing technologies
 RP 1.3 Automated production of thermoset and thermoplastic composite structures/products Taxon description Maximize material performance and hence material efficiency will require improved, new or hybrid joining technologies.

THERMACO | Smart Thermal conductive Al MMCs by casting

01-09-2013

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31-08-2016

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Description provide products applicable to a wide range of sectors with suitable tools and methodology for a significant increase in functional properties while ensuring compact design, weight reduction and cost efficiency
Comments performance characteristics Co-evolution of products-processes-production systems (‘industrial symbiosis’) Manufacturing performance characteristics Circular economy Environmental sustainability Advanced material
 Advanced material processing technologies Taxon title Advanced material processing technologies
 RP 1.3 Automated production of thermoset and thermoplastic composite structures/products Taxon description Maximize material performance and hence material efficiency will require improved, new or hybrid joining technologies.

ULTRAWIRE | Ultra Conductive Copper-Carbon Nanotube Wire

01-10-2013

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30-09-2016

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Description The material and process costs required to achieve improvement of the overall performance of copper based electrical conductors, need to be compatible with large scale conductor manufacturing and overcome
 RP 1.3 Automated production of thermoset and thermoplastic composite structures/products Taxon description Maximize material performance and hence material efficiency will require improved, new or hybrid joining technologies.

COMVANTAGE | Collaborative Manufacturing Network for Competitive Advantage

01-09-2011

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31-08-2014

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 Improved production network logistics due to operation and process transparency via mobile devices Result description Finally, emergency handling (e.g. finding replacements for missing material) can be managed among all network partners.
 Domain 4: Collaborative and mobile enterprises Taxon description Remote service management will help improve equipment up-time, reduce costs such as travel for servicing, increase service efficiency – like first-visit-fix-rates – and accelerate innovation processes,

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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 Lockable joint mechanism Result description The locking and unlocking of the joint can be realized automatically which increase the efficiency of the whole assembly line
 RP 2.1 Flexible and reconfigurable Machinery and Robots Taxon description Expected tools will address challenges related to simulation and monitoring of material and energy resources consumed in these reconfigurable systems together with their self-adjustment, correction, and

CORENET | Customer-oriented and eco-friendly networks for healthy fashionable goods

01-06-2010

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31-05-2013

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Description This has the effect of boosting efficiency and reducing waste, thus positively impacting the environment.
 Domain 4: Collaborative and mobile enterprises Taxon description Remote service management will help improve equipment up-time, reduce costs such as travel for servicing, increase service efficiency – like first-visit-fix-rates – and accelerate innovation processes,

PHOCAM | Photopolymer based customized additive manufacturing technologies

01-06-2010

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31-05-2013

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Comments ., Vorrichtung zum Verarbeiten von photopolymerisierbarem Material zum schichtweisen Aufbau eines Formkörpers", Austrian patent application A 901/2013
 Advanced ceramics for customized products for textile machinery - Fabrication of a demo yarn guide using the developed preparation software Result description In addition to available material and machine providers, software tools have to be developed that facilitate easy customer/manufacturer interaction.
 RP 1.3 Automated production of thermoset and thermoplastic composite structures/products Taxon description Maximize material performance and hence material efficiency will require improved, new or hybrid joining technologies.
 Number of patent applications Comments ., Vorrichtung zum Verarbeiten von photopolymerisierbarem Material zum schichtweisen Aufbau eines Formkörpers", Austrian patent application A 901/2013

DREAM | Driving up Reliability and Efficiency of Additive Manufacturing

01-10-2016

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30-09-2019

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Description The aim of DREAM is to significantly improve the performances of laser Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) of titanium, aluminium and steel components in terms of speed, costs, material use and reliability, also using
Comments and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Shaping technology for difficult to shape materials Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Innovative physical, chemical
 Periodic Reporting for period 2 - DREAM (Driving up Reliability and Efficiency of Additive Manufacturing) Result title Periodic Reporting for period 2 - DREAM (Driving up Reliability and Efficiency of Additive Manufacturing)
 Prototypal components (femoral stem, Engine subframe) Result description Femoral stem and engine subframe, optimized in geometry, material and construction
 Advanced material processing technologies Taxon title 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.

DAPHNE | Development of adaptive ProductioN systems for Eco-efficient firing processes

01-10-2012

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30-09-2015

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Description scope of the DAPhNE project is to develop and demonstrate a package of integrated solutions for energy intensive processes (ceramics, cement and glass), based on tuning micro-wave technologies to the material
Comments technologies and conventional technologies Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Recycling processes Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies
 Advanced material processing technologies Taxon title Advanced material processing technologies
 RP 1.6 Material efficient Manufacturing processes Taxon description The former will require new design approaches coupled with new, material-saving production processes with improved material efficiency and enabling the (flexible) use of substitute materials.

EFEVE | Development of a new high performance material associated to a new technological Energetic, Flexible, Economical, Versatile and Ecological process to make super strong and lightweight components

01-11-2012

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03-04-2016

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Description technologies to manufacturing of materials (aluminium and magnesium alloy) and processes and new technologies of production that are more energy efficient, improve manufacturing productivity, optimize raw material
Comments future products Manufacturing the products of the future Improved energy eficciency by 20% Domain 1 - Advanced Manufacturing Processes Impact Workshop D1-Area 1: Innovative Technologies for Casting Material
 Final Report Summary - EFEVE (Development of a new high performance material associated to a new technological Energetic, Flexible, Economical, Versatile and Ecological process to make super strong and lightweight components) Result title Final Report Summary - EFEVE (Development of a new high performance material associated to a new technological Energetic, Flexible, Economical, Versatile and Ecological process to make super strong and
 RP 1.6 Material efficient Manufacturing processes Taxon title RP 1.6 Material efficient Manufacturing processes Taxon description The former will require new design approaches coupled with new, material-saving production processes with improved material efficiency and enabling the (flexible) use of substitute materials.

BRIDLE | BRilliant Industrial Diode LasEr

01-09-2012

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31-08-2015

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Description The BRIDLE project seeks to harness the power and efficiency of diode lasers to develop an affordable direct diode laser source for industrial applications requiring the cutting and welding of sheet metal
Comments consumption (in %) Additional KPIs Contribution to the reduction in the use of material resources compact Systems, high Efficiency, Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes FoF Partnership SRIA Research
 Reduction of material consumption (in %) Taxon title Reduction of material consumption (in %)

SENSE AND REACT | Sense&React - The context-aware and user-centric information distribution system for manufacturing

01-10-2012

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29-02-2016

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Description . - Development and application of factory-wide optimization methods that utilize real-time data, such as personnel, asset or part location data in order to optimize production performance, energy efficiency
Comments processing technologies Technologies and enablers Methods for handling of parts, metrology and inspection Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Mechatronics and robotics
 Material Handling Result title Material Handling Result description the material stock needed to complete current batch of products. Result acronym Material Handling
 Advanced material processing technologies Taxon title Advanced material processing technologies
 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.

PLAST4FUTURE | Injection Moulding Production Technology for Multi-functional Nano-structured Plastic Components enabled by NanoImprint Lithography

01-01-2013

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31-12-2015

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Description The proposed technology allows production of plastic surfaces with several different functionalities using the same material.
Comments Domain 1 - Advanced Manufacturing Processes Impact Workshop D1-Area 1: Innovative Technologies for Casting Material Removing and Forming Processes Impact Workshop Domain 1 - Advanced Manufacturing Processes
 RP 1.3 Automated production of thermoset and thermoplastic composite structures/products Taxon description Maximize material performance and hence material efficiency will require improved, new or hybrid joining technologies.

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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Comments Supply chain and value network efficiency Manufacturing performance characteristics Economic sustainability The developed framework aims at: 1) increases the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) due to
 Validation of VR based Re-Manufacturing Result description Workpiece size, material properties and process steps) These interactive modules will be designed in such an innovative way as to minimize the learning curve, this is a key aspect of these modules, as
 Supply chain and value network efficiency Taxon title Supply chain and value network efficiency
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