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Industry 4.0 for wood and furniture manufacturers

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2019,

The EU supports the 4th industrial revolution through its industrial policy and through research and infrastructure funding. However, challenges like training workers and future professionals remain. Furthermore the furniture and wood sector has identified that it has a shortage of professionals with high qualification in ICTs and other emerging technologies. Some of the specific skills and compe...
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Development of a joint study program between higher education and vocationaleducation and training: International Master’s Degree for the FUrniTURE Sector

Start date: Nov 2, 2016, End date: May 1, 2019,

The field of Higher Education has been recognised as one of the key drivers within the EU2020 Strategy to overcome the socioeconomic crisis, to boost growth and jobs and to foster equity and inclusion. Moreover, one of the key priorities for HE is the reinforcement of the “Knowledge Triangle”, through the support of innovation, entrepreneurship and university-business cooperation. This specifical...
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Supporting European SMEs in the Employment of People Living with Disability or with a History of Mental Illness: a Pilot Development in the Furniture Manufacturing Industries

Start date: Oct 3, 2016, End date: Apr 2, 2019,

Article 27 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and its Optional Protocol has 11 directives to secure "the right of persons with disabilities to work, on an equal basis with others" while the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 identified eight areas for action for the elimination of barriers, two of these being 'Employment' along with 'Education ...
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Working Tri21

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

Currently, having a job is not only a source of income, but also an important tool to be part of the community for any group. This is clearer in groups with drop-out risks like people with some disabilities, in fact, traditionally, they have had problems to join in working life with equality. Moreover, managers and other workers have admitted that generally they don’t know how to act orwhat proced...
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Novel PUR foaming manufacturing process with reduced toxic isocyanate content (FREEFOAM)

Start date: May 1, 2013, End date: Apr 30, 2016,

Polyurethane (PUR) is one of the most versatile materials ever created, present in the cars, under the carpets, as packaging material, cushioning material in almost all furniture and bedding. The European PUR foam sector has 50.000 companies that employ over 1.6 million people.Polyurethane foam technology consists on foam building by reacting two chemicals, isocyanate and polyol, in the presence o...
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