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Description The actual stage of the projects involved in I4MS brings the need for enhanced support and specific actions towards their exploitation success and towards better leveraging the European Manufacturing Sector
Comments Domain 3 - Digital, Virtual and Resource-efficient Factories Impact Workshop D3-Area 1: Cloud services and simulation, Knowledge-based tools and integrated product-process design and simulation Impact
 Periodic Reporting for period 2 - I4MS-Growth (Support and stimulation of dynamic and organic growth of pan European ICT for Manufacturing SME Innovation Ecosystems) Result title Periodic Reporting for period 2 - I4MS-Growth (Support and stimulation of dynamic and organic growth of pan European ICT for Manufacturing SME Innovation Ecosystems) Result description The I4MS initiative was launched by the EC on July 2013 which has shown substantial success, contributing to the progressive development of European SMEs and adopting advanced ICT solutions for manufacturing
 Coordination and support action (CSA) Taxon title Coordination and support action (CSA)
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Description At the same time, such systems will be human centric and promote the inclusion and cooperation with humans during planning and execution which can help to improve the quality of products and processes.
Comments project_id_EC super_admin project_rcn_EC super_admin topic_EC super_admin ICT-38-2020 call_EC super_admin H2020-ICT-2020-1 Coordination and support action (CSA) Project type - instrument
 Adoption of AI In EU Manufacturing. Gaps And Challenges Result title Adoption of AI In EU Manufacturing. Gaps And Challenges
 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 Artificial Intelligence technology is already having a great impact in many areas, especially including the manufacturing sector.
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Description In the roadmapping process, promising paradigms and concepts shall be evaluated with respect to their applicability and utility as architectures and services in manufacturing.
Organisation CRITICAL MANUFACTURING SA (CMF)
Comments scale Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes RP 1.10 Manufacturing of high performance flexible structures FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Sub-Domain 1.2 Complex structures, geometries and
 RP 1.10 Manufacturing of high performance flexible structures Taxon title RP 1.10 Manufacturing of high performance flexible structures Taxon description Polymers, elastomers and advanced textiles are a large component of European manufacturing advantage, and new manufacturing methods and technologies are needed to realise the full potential of such high
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Description Meanwhile, placing focus on the last, third group, MovAiD promotes the final stage of a modern sustainable society by augmenting the quality of life of its youngest members with difficulties in mobility
Organisation CHAS A BLATCHFORD AND SONS LIMITED
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
 Periodic Reporting for period 2 - MovAiD (Movement Assisting Devices: Manufacturing of personalized Kineto-Dynamics parts and products for workers, elderly and children) Result title Periodic Reporting for period 2 - MovAiD (Movement Assisting Devices: Manufacturing of personalized Kineto-Dynamics parts and products for workers, elderly and children) Result description It aims at developing novel and advanced technologies for future customisation of orthotic products for better and more accelerated fitting. This promises...
 Domain 6: Customer-focused manufacturing Taxon title Domain 6: Customer-focused manufacturing Taxon description It would extract customer feedback from all possible sources, including real time product usage, social media and incorporate it into engineering and manufacturing processes.
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Description of disciplines using different methods and tools.
Organisation Institute for Advanced Manufacturing - University of Nottingham
Comments Workshop Domain 3 - Digital, Virtual and Resource-efficient Factories Domain 3: Digital, virtual and resource-efficient factories FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities RP 3.3 Integrated High-performance
 Support platform and software modules Result title Support platform and software modules Result description An open software platform and functional modules to support engineers and others who are involved along the process of an idea for a product, over its development, manufacturing, service and usage - so Result acronym Platform and modules
 RP 3.3 Integrated High-performance Computing in Factory Life Cycle Management Taxon title RP 3.3 Integrated High-performance Computing in Factory Life Cycle Management
 Domain 3: Digital, virtual and resource-efficient factories Taxon description At process level complex numerical models, like highly non linear FEM models from multistage processes including temperature cycles and functional behaviour become more and more a part of the innovation
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Description The CAPP-4-SMEs Consortium is comprised of 11 partners (4 universities, 1 multi-national manufacturing company and 6 SMEs) from 5 European countries (Sweden, UK, Greece, Germany and Spain).
Comments joining, forming, machining) and new micro/nano-manufacturing processes Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Methods for handling of parts, metrology and inspection Technologies
 Final Report Summary - CAPP-4-SMES (Collaborative and Adaptive Process Planning for Sustainable Manufacturing Environments) Result title Final Report Summary - CAPP-4-SMES (Collaborative and Adaptive Process Planning for Sustainable Manufacturing Environments)
 Machine Availability Monitoring Module Result description - Motivation / Need: Disturbances on manufacturing shop-floors and the increasing number of product variants necessitate adaptive and flexible process planning methods.
 Methods for handling of parts, metrology and inspection Taxon title Methods for handling of parts, metrology and inspection
 Integration of non-conventional technologies and conventional technologies Taxon description Integration of non-conventional technologies (e.g. laser, ultrasonic) towards the development of new multifunctional manufacturing processes (including in process concept: inspection, thermal treatment
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Description The processes based on Additive Manufacturing spans many industries, including automotive, medical, aeronautics, defense, capital and consumer goods and do-it-yourself concept, energy, etc.
Organisation European Regions Research and Innovation Network
Comments 1.1 Processing novel materials and structures (into products) FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes RP 1.1 Manufacturing for custom made parts FoF Partnership
 Additive manufacturing Roadmap: gaps and actions on market driven value chains Result title Additive manufacturing Roadmap: gaps and actions on market driven value chains
 Periodic Reporting for period 2 - FoFAM (Industrial and regional valorization of FoF Additive Manufacturing Projects) Result description Additive manufacturing (AM) has been highlighted as a key technology with potential for creating sustainable high value European based employment, addressing societal issues and supporting environmental
 RP 1.1 Manufacturing for custom made parts Taxon title RP 1.1 Manufacturing for custom made parts
 Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes Taxon description The set of research priorities under this domain focuses on innovative processes for efficient and high quality manufacturing for either both new and current materials or products.
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Description Direct manufacturing techniques such as grinding and polishing are no longer able to meet the requirements of micro-optical components, and so precision glass moulding, a replicative approach, has been
Comments 1: Advanced manufacturing processes RP 1.2 Advanced joining technologies for advanced and multi-materials FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Sub-Domain 1.1 Processing novel materials and structures
 Final Report Summary - WAFERLEVELOPTICS (WaferLevelOptics - Specific Technological Developments to Create an Intelligent and Scalable Production Platform for Glass Optics Manufacturing) Result title Final Report Summary - WAFERLEVELOPTICS (WaferLevelOptics - Specific Technological Developments to Create an Intelligent and Scalable Production Platform for Glass Optics Manufacturing)
 Sub-Domain 1.1 Processing novel materials and structures (into products) Taxon title Sub-Domain 1.1 Processing novel materials and structures (into products)
 RP 1.9 Integrated manufacturing processes Taxon description in process concept: inspection, thermal treatment, stress relieving, machining and joining) will provide a means to reduce manufacturing time to market and increase the quality on the work piece.
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Description The system is specifically conceived for industrial sectors that suffer extremely high manufacturing costs because of part complexity and low volumes and the prohibitive cost of raw material.
Organisation University of applied sciences and arts of southern switzerland (SUPSI)
Comments minimum material Reduction of waste (in %) Additional KPIs Contribution to the reduction of waste process monitoring towards zero defect Reduction of material consumption (in %) Additional KPIs Contribution
 Periodic Reporting for period 2 - BOREALIS (Borealis – the 3A energy class Flexible Machine for the new Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing on next generation of complex 3D metal parts.) Result title Periodic Reporting for period 2 - BOREALIS (Borealis – the 3A energy class Flexible Machine for the new Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing on next generation of complex 3D metal parts.)
 BOREALIS optical chain Result description for high power and high accuracy processes allowing innovative and improved efficiency strategies for AM, ablation and patterning.
 RP 1.1 Manufacturing for custom made parts Taxon title RP 1.1 Manufacturing for custom made parts
 RP 1.10 Manufacturing of high performance flexible structures Taxon description Polymers, elastomers and advanced textiles are a large component of European manufacturing advantage, and new manufacturing methods and technologies are needed to realise the full potential of such high
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Description new or existing concepts of machines and robots to realize different processes ranging from the DED (powder and wire) to ablation and cold spray; A new concept of CNC, constituting a high level sw layer
Organisation COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
 Periodic Reporting for period 2 - 4D hybrid (Novel ALL-IN-ONE machines, robots and systems for affordable, worldwide and lifetime Distributed 3D hybrid manufacturing and repair operations) Result title Periodic Reporting for period 2 - 4D hybrid (Novel ALL-IN-ONE machines, robots and systems for affordable, worldwide and lifetime Distributed 3D hybrid manufacturing and repair operations) Result description From aeronautics to oil & gas, complex metal parts embrace major challenges across their lifecycles from the green field intensive manufacturing to the numerous maintenance and repairing operations worldwide
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Description Raw material optimization to avoid powder contamination Process optimization, including innovations of the control software of the AM machine, to enable high throughput production Setup of laser-PBF
Comments Manufacturing the products of the future Manufacturing future products Economic sustainability Manufacturing performance characteristics Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems Manufacturing
 Enhancing The Quality Of Metal Powder Feedstock For Laser PBF Through Cross-contamination Removal Result title Enhancing The Quality Of Metal Powder Feedstock For Laser PBF Through Cross-contamination Removal
 Project graphic identity (LOGO), leaflet and poster Result description High resolution project logo with a reference to metal powders and additive manufacturing. Two page leaflets. Poster alighed with EC periodic conferences (i.e. Industrial Technology).
 Additive manufacturing Taxon title Additive manufacturing
 Advanced material processing technologies Taxon description Innovative products and advanced materials (including nano-materials) are emerging but are not yet developing to their full advantage since robust manufacturing methods to deliver these products and materials
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Description Developing a new business idea or investing in new technologies and methods poses a huge challenge to companies.
Organisation HOBSONS BREWERY AND COMPANY LIMITED
Comments and analytics for improving production quality and throughput FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities Domain 3: Digital, virtual and resource-efficient factories project_id_EC super_admin project_rcn_EC
 Comfortable Feet in Safety Shoes Result description The customization of high specification footwear and associated manufacturing processes can give this European sector a major competitive advantage over the rest of the world.
 RP 3.5 Multi-level simulation and analytics for improving production quality and throughput Taxon title RP 3.5 Multi-level simulation and analytics for improving production quality and throughput
 Domain 3: Digital, virtual and resource-efficient factories Taxon description At process level complex numerical models, like highly non linear FEM models from multistage processes including temperature cycles and functional behaviour become more and more a part of the innovation
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Description The vision of IFaCOM is to achieve a near zero defect level of manufacturing for all kinds of manufacturing, with emphasis on production of high value parts, on large variety custom design manufacturing
Comments Significant innovations and lessons learned, training aspects Standards Standards and standardisation Domain 2 - Adaptive and Smart Manufacturing Systems Impact Workshop D2-Area 2: Zero-defect manufacturing
 E-tracking software for zero-defect surface quality assurance system Result title E-tracking software for zero-defect surface quality assurance system
 Alesamonti DEMO Result description , increasing their chances to have a zero defect manufacturing.
 Method for in-process detection of stabilization of surface generation in RAP Result acronym RAP quality monitoring
 Methods for handling of parts, metrology and inspection Taxon title Methods for handling of parts, metrology and inspection Taxon description Methods for handling of parts, metrology and inspection require development also to ensure ability to manufacture at scale (volume) with high reliability.
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Description cross development; Involvement of all the key partakers in the supply chain, including customers; The ability to Search, retrieve and reuse data from heterogeneous data sources during design, manufacturing
Organisation University of applied sciences and arts of southern switzerland (SUPSI)
Comments for costumer driven manufacturing value networks MIE Consultation 2020 (Closed) Specific Objective 3: New integrated business, product-service and production approaches; new use models
 Application and Evaluation of Product-Service Lifecycle Engineering and Management Tools and Methods Result title Application and Evaluation of Product-Service Lifecycle Engineering and Management Tools and Methods
 Elicitation and structuration of engineering and business requirements Result description Results of Task 1.1 - first phase of requirements engineering process, identification and analysis of the real world requirements.
 Domain 4: Collaborative and mobile enterprises Taxon title Domain 4: Collaborative and mobile enterprises
 Domain 6: Customer-focused manufacturing Taxon description It would extract customer feedback from all possible sources, including real time product usage, social media and incorporate it into engineering and manufacturing processes.
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Description This saying captures the trade-off between resources, production time, quality and performance that are inherent in every manufacturing process.
 Short Survey of Artificial Intelligent Technologies for Defect Detection in Manufacturing Result title Short Survey of Artificial Intelligent Technologies for Defect Detection in Manufacturing
 Periodic Reporting for period 1 - OPTIMAI (Optimizing Manufacturing Processes through Artificial Intelligence and Virtualization) Result description The advent of Industry 4.0 has certainly increased productivity and efficiency in manufacturing.
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Description In this direction, the project will leverage information from a circular manufacturing dataspace that will provide access to the datasets needed for multi-stage and multi-objective optimizations.
Organisation REVERTIA REUSING AND RECYCLING SL
 De- and Re- manufacturing of consumer WEEE Result title De- and Re- manufacturing of consumer WEEE Result description This demonstrator aims at overcoming limitations in the de-manufacturing and re-manufacturing of consumer WEEE and in particular IT and telecommunications equipment which makes more than 10% of the total
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Description They enable flexibility but at high operational complexity and for high volume operations to get lower cost production.
 Highly customised taps for application in aero and windmill manufacturing Result title Highly customised taps for application in aero and windmill manufacturing Result description This will be explored through connecting control dimensional and precision instrumentation solutions through universal and orchestrated interfaces.
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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 Methods for handling of parts, metrology and inspection Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Adaptive, reconfigurable, and plug and produce assembly systems with integrated
 Final Report Summary - PRIME (Plug and PRoduce Intelligent Multi Agent Environment based on Standard Technology) Result title Final Report Summary - PRIME (Plug and PRoduce Intelligent Multi Agent Environment based on Standard Technology)
 Methods for handling of parts, metrology and inspection Taxon title Methods for handling of parts, metrology and inspection Taxon description Methods for handling of parts, metrology and inspection require development also to ensure ability to manufacture at scale (volume) with high reliability.
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Description under a control engineering approach; LCA methods(R-LCA) to assess and optimize both environmental and economic costs linked with the flows of Material, Energy and Waste (MEW) of co-evolving products
Organisation University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Comments &I Objective 1.1: Zero-defect and zero-downtime high-precision manufacturing, including predictive quality and non-destructive inspection methods MIE Consultation 2020 (Closed) Specific Objective 1: Excellent
 Energy-efficient high precision assembly of aerospace components Result title Energy-efficient high precision assembly of aerospace components Result description SIR 3 robots demonstration cell realizes energy-efficient high precision assembly with additional energy exchanging/storing capabilities.
 AREUS LCA METHODS VIRTUAL LAB Result acronym AREUS LCA METHODS
 Methods for handling of parts, metrology and inspection Taxon title Methods for handling of parts, metrology and inspection Taxon description Methods for handling of parts, metrology and inspection require development also to ensure ability to manufacture at scale (volume) with high reliability.
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Description The proposed system will combine LMD, robotic and CNC positioning, modelling, 3D scanning techniques and sensors to give a turn-key solution to the deposition of multiple materials for quality controlled
Comments Advanced material processing technologies Methods for handling of parts, metrology and inspection Technologies and enablers Advanced material processing technologies Replication, Equipment for flexible
 Final Report Summary - AMCOR (Additive Manufacturing for Wear and Corrosion Applications) Result title Final Report Summary - AMCOR (Additive Manufacturing for Wear and Corrosion Applications)
 Methods for handling of parts, metrology and inspection Taxon title Methods for handling of parts, metrology and inspection Taxon description Methods for handling of parts, metrology and inspection require development also to ensure ability to manufacture at scale (volume) with high reliability.
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Description Innovative fog computing and augmented reality techniques are combined with enhanced health monitoring and failure inspection and diagnosis methodologies that enhance the effective use of materials, improve
Organisation University of applied sciences and arts of southern switzerland (SUPSI)
 Weighted Multi-Element Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique Algorithm of Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing on Machinery Result title Weighted Multi-Element Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique Algorithm of Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing on Machinery
 Automated Inspection, Condition Monitoring and Production Optimisation Result description Publication - Review of Automated Inspection, Condition Monitoring and Production Optimisation Modern manufacturing has made huge progress in production efficiency. Result acronym Automated Inspection, Condition Monitoring and Production Optimisation
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Description The AGILE Project ("AGILE Manufacturing for Competitiveness and Product Innovation") is coordinated by SINFONET and sees the partnership of M3NET, an innovative regional network on precision
Organisation Consorzio SPRING Strategic Partnership for Research based Innovative and Networked Growth
 AGILE Project - video Result description The video presents the AGILE project on manufacturing for product competitiveness and innovation.
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Description methods – allowing businesses to decided if AM is an appropriate manufacturing approach. • Re-action to Customer Need: Demonstrator parts from industry (initially aerospace, and medical) validated by
Comments Domain 4: Collaborative and mobile enterprises Domain 6: Customer-focused manufacturing FoF Partnership SRIA Research priorities RP 6.11 Manufacturing solutions for modular, updatable, reconfigurable
 Final Report Summary - MANSYS (MANufacturing decision and supply chain management SYStem for additive manufacturing) Result title Final Report Summary - MANSYS (MANufacturing decision and supply chain management SYStem for additive manufacturing)
 Sub-Domain 1.3: Business models and strategies for disruptive manufacturing processes Taxon title Sub-Domain 1.3: Business models and strategies for disruptive manufacturing processes
 Domain 1: Advanced manufacturing processes Taxon description The set of research priorities under this domain focuses on innovative processes for efficient and high quality manufacturing for either both new and current materials or products.
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Description A complete system of inspection, quality control, functional testing and measurements using advance system and sensors will be optimised in the project for efficient manufacturing of opto-electronics parts
 Periodic Reporting for period 2 - OLEDSOLAR (Innovative manufacturing processes and in-line monitoring techniques for the OLED and thin film and organic photovoltaic industries (CIGS and OPV)) Result title Periodic Reporting for period 2 - OLEDSOLAR (Innovative manufacturing processes and in-line monitoring techniques for the OLED and thin film and organic photovoltaic industries (CIGS and OPV)) Result description thin film photovoltaic manufacturing industries (CIGS and OPV).
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Description The objective is to develop a software platform.
Comments IRON PROCESSES Waste minimisation Manufacturing performance characteristics Environmental sustainability Knowledge-workers and operators Technologies and enablers Standards Standards and standardisation
 Final Report Summary - FLEXICAST (Robust, and FLEXible CAST iron manufacturing) Result title Final Report Summary - FLEXICAST (Robust, and FLEXible CAST iron manufacturing)
 Cast iron equipment design Result description Design of enhanced pouring systems, stopper/nozzle system, etc. including experimental validation methods
 Knowledge-workers and operators Taxon description Workers with high knowledge and skills (“knowledge workers”) will be scarce resources.
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Description Data and services have become the key factor in optimising manufacturing processes. The need to react to dynamically changing market demands is dramatically rising.
Comments   R&I Objective 1.1: Zero-defect and zero-downtime high-precision manufacturing, including predictive quality and non-destructive inspection methods MIE Consultation 2020 (Closed) Specific Objective
 Use Case Scenario INTRA-FACTORY-1: Non-conformance monitoring Result title Use Case Scenario INTRA-FACTORY-1: Non-conformance monitoring
 LinkSmart® Learning Service Result description It is open source and suitable for high throughput processing of manufacturing data.
 Product quality - Quality assurance Taxon title Product quality - Quality assurance Taxon description This defect prevention in quality assurance differs subtly from defect detection and rejection in quality control, and has been referred to as a shift left as it focuses on quality earlier in the process
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Description chains and products lifecycles (design and engineering, manufacturing, use phase and End of Life).
Organisation University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
 Extending sustainable manufacturing and repairability approaches for aeronautic values chains Result title Extending sustainable manufacturing and repairability approaches for aeronautic values chains
 R-cycles in material flows for warehouse design, construction and operation Result description PESMEL delivers solutions that integrate and streamline material flows and logistics of manufacturing facilities in pulp & paper, metal, and tire industries.