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Industrial scenarios for connected factories (ConnectedFactories)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

There is a consensus among industry and policymakers that Europe is currently in the middle of an industrial revolution initiated by the digitisation of industrial processes. Cyber Physical Systems (CPS), the Industrial Internet and the Internet of Things (IoT) connect people, devices, machines and enterprises like never before. For many years companies and research organisations have been address ...
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Cyber Physical System based Proactive Collaborative Maintenance (MANTIS)

Start date: May 1, 2015, End date: Apr 30, 2018,

The overall concept of MANTIS is to provide a proactive maintenance service platform architecture based on Cyber Physical Systems that allows to estimate future performance, to predict and prevent imminent failures and to schedule proactive maintenance. Maintenance is no longer a necessary evil that costs what it costs, but an important function that creates additional value in the business proces ...
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Arrowhead (ARROWHEAD)

Start date: Mar 1, 2013, End date: Feb 28, 2017,

"Our society is facing both energy and competitiveness challenges. These challenges are tightly linked and require new dynamic interactions between energy producers and energy consumers, between machines, between systems, between people and systems, etc. Cooperative automation is the key for these dynamic interactions and is enabled by the technology developed around the Internet of Things and Ser ...
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Dependable Embedded Wireless Infrastructure (DEWI)

Start date: Mar 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2017,

DEWI (dependable embedded wireless infrastructure) envisions to significantly foster Europe’s leading position in embedded wireless systems and smart (mobile) environments such as vehicles, railway cars, airplanes and buildings. These environments comprise wireless sensor networks and wireless applications for citizens and professional users. Therefore the consortium introduces the concept of a “s ...
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The European Platform to Promote Healthy Lifestyle and improve care through a Personal Persuasive Assistant (WITH-ME)

Start date: Jun 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

The With-Me ecosystem consists of a collection of embedded devices including multi-purpose consumer electronics (mobile phone, computer, TV, media centres, Kinect, etc), dedicated health equipment for personal or shared use (HR monitors, activity sensors, environment sensors, exercise equipment, blood pressure, and glucose analysis devices, etc.), external information sources providing sensor inpu ...
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Additive Manufacturing for Wear and Corrosion Applications (AMCOR)

Start date: Nov 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2015,

AMCOR will develop and demonstrate Laser Metal Deposition (LMD) industrial manufacturing systems for the deposition of functional graded coatings (FGM) and 3D features onto metallic components supplied by industry that are subjected to in-service wear and corrosion. This will be supported by the development, production and testing of mixed powder combinations for coatings suitability.The proposed ...
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Nano Regions Alliance: Facilitated Market Entrance of Nano-SME through a transnational linking of regional support schemes. the development of new. transnational support structures and the set-up of transnational competence pools (NANORA)

Start date: May 31, 2011, End date: Sep 29, 2015,

NANORA will foster cross-sector innovation by establishing and implementing a transnational support framework for nanotechnology.Unlike other disciplines. Nanotechnology is cross-sectoral by nature: Spanning various disciplines. nanotechnologies combine several research methods that aim to influence properties and structures at molecular level. This produces completely new functions that can be us ...
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Novel Nano-enabled Energy Efficient and Safe HVAC ducts and systems contributing to an healthier indoor environment (NANO-HVAC)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2015,

The NANO-HVAC project concept aims at developing an innovative approach for ducts insulation while introducing new cleaning and maintenance technologies, all enabled by cost-effective application of nanotechnology. The main concepts are:1. Safe, high insulating HVAC-ducts enabling minimization of heat/cool losses: cost-effective, safe and extremely thin insulating duct layers that can be applied ...
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Product Remanufacturing Service System (PREMANUS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Jun 30, 2015,

For centuries mankind has attempted to exploit the resources available to it through the reuse of objects and artifacts. However, as wealth of modern man has grown, the financial necessity to utilize the lifetime of these objects has dramatically declined, especially in developed countries with high focus on manufacturing. The demand for new products also placed undue pressure on the world's res ...
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Cycling resources embedded in systems containing Light Emitting Diodes (CYCLED)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Jun 30, 2015,

The project cycLED aims at optimising the flows of resources over all life-cycle phases of Light Emitting Diodes (LED) products. The energy saving potential for LEDs is significant, and the strategic importance of the LED technology is reflected in the current and upcoming market development. However, LED-based product systems contain many resources like indium, gallium or rare earth metals. Some ...
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VARiability In safety critical Embedded Systems (VARIES)

Start date: May 1, 2012, End date: Apr 30, 2015,

"In order to succeed or even to survive, manufacturers and system integrators must be able to deliver new products with speed, diversity, high quality, and at an acceptable cost.Embedded Systems (ES) are rarely entirely conceived from scratch. Companies developing ES constantly face decisions about using and adapting existing products or product assets versus new developments. Determining the long ...
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ECO-efficient LASER technology for FACTories of the future (ECO-LASERFACT)

Start date: Jan 31, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

ECO-LASERFACT has a double objective: 1. to facilitate the know-how transfer for improved eco-friendly and cost effective laser based processes from leading Research Performers to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). and 2. to federate NWE Research Performers (i.e.. R&D Centres and Universities) that are involved on laser micro-manufacturing. This approach is expected to stimulate greater entrepre ...
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"Development of a novel, low-cost fireproof Insulation Material" (SHIELD)

Start date: Mar 1, 2013, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

"The construction industry routinely experiences environments that demand excellent insulation performance – in terms of high humidity or applications demanding high fire resistance. These environments often present complex shapes and limited and difficult to reach space for such insulation materials. Whilst many insulation materials are available commercially, few combine a wide range of high l ...
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Boosting Life Cycle Assessment Use in European Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Serving Needs of Innovative Key Sectors with Smart Methods and Tools (LCA to go)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

"""LCA to go"" develops sectoral methods and tools for bio-based plastics, industrial machinery, electronics, renewable energy, sensors and smart textiles. These sectors have been chosen, as the manufacturers show a high interest in making clear the environmental benefits of their products to customers (""Green industries"") and in prioritizing so they can reduce their environmental impacts. This ...
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System to significantly increase the effective yield of Calcium (and other alloying elements) in the treatment of specialty steels, while reducing impurities in the melt (HOT-WIRE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

Hotwire aims to develop a new, specially coated feed wire and dispensing system that is able to delay initial Ca core exposure from current duration of only 1.5 seconds to ~5 seconds, extend the Ca melt time (once exposed) from
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Awareness and Transfer of Innovation in composite materials (Composites)

Start date: Oct 6, 2008, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

This project aims to reinforce innovation and technology transfer amongst companies in NWE. in order to provide support and assistance throughout the period of profound industrial change linked to the arrival of composite materials. The aim is to rely on the “technological centres of excellence” and on the dynamics that they have created in their area of expertise. whilst providing a favourable cl ...
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SCHNELLE FERTIGUNG und ECO DESIGN (FRED)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

Die Region Wallonie-Lothringen-Luxemburg ist seit jeher ein von der Schwerindustrie geprägtes Gebiet mit einem sehr dichten Gefüge von Tausenden von KMU/KMI, die als Zulieferer und Dienstleister für diese traditionelle Industriebranche fungieren und ihre Standorte sowohl in der Wallonie als auch im Großherzogtum Luxemburg und in Lothringen haben.Die Schwierigkeiten bei der Weiterentwicklung dieser ...
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Pro-active decision support for data-intensive environments (ASTUTE)

Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: May 31, 2014,

"ASTUTE aims at defining reference architecture for the development of HMIs, targeting proactive information retrieval and delivery based on situational context, as well influenced by information content and services, and user state information. This architecture will support the user intentions, optimizing the choices available to the user, while keeping the user in control of the situation. Veri ...
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Support Action for Standardisation in Additive Manufactruring (SASAM)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Feb 28, 2014,

SASAM's mission is to drive the growth of AM to efficient and sustainable industrial processes by integrating and coordinating Standardisation activities for Europe by creating and supporting a Standardisation organisation in the field of AM.The Additive Manufacturing (AM) concept is based on additive freeform fabrication technologies for the automated production of complex products. Additive Manu ...
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wards Top Technology Cluster (towards TTC)

Start date: Dec 31, 2010, End date: Dec 30, 2013,

Lobjectif stratégique particulier de cette initiative est, dune part, de promouvoir les projets transfrontaliers susceptibles de favoriser le développement du potentiel économique et technologi-que de cette région, déjà considérable, mais pas encore suffisamment imbriqué au niveau transfrontalier. Dautre part, il sagit daméliorer le contexte institutionnel de la coopération transfrontalière et de ...
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Novel Technology for Low Cost Re-lining of Pipe Infrastructure (EZ-Line)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2013,

We are seeking FP7 funding towards the design and development of a trenchless pipe rehabilitation system capable of adaption to a wide range of pipe relining markets. Our aim is to meet the demands of these diverse markets providing a high performance, low maintenance solution with reduced energy usage and superior operational performance which our extensive market research has validated a signifi ...
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RISTIMAT (PRISTIMAT)

Start date: Sep 30, 2008, End date: Jun 29, 2013,

To develop a joint market- or technology-specific competence, the project partners virtually integrate their competences to create multi-faceted expertise (scientific, technological and knowledge of the cross-bordermarket/public). To achieve this, the partners merge research institutes from both sides of the border.The research and development activities are completed by studies aimed at defining ...
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Extended service-life and improved properties of wood products through the use of functional nanoparticles in clear coating and adhesive systems (WOODLIFE)

Start date: Jun 1, 2010, End date: May 31, 2013,

The long term objective of the WOODLIFE project is to provide coated and glued wood products with substantially improved durability for a more sustainable society. The project aims to develop new water-based clear coating systems for wood with improved UV-absorbing properties, and to develop new water-based thermoplastic wood adhesives with improved mechanical properties. The new coating and adhes ...
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Enhancing Printed Electronics Applications by SMEs (CLIP)

Start date: Jun 1, 2010, End date: May 31, 2013,

The project will focus on three development aims: 1) development, formulation and feasibility assessment of several lower-cost alternatives for Silver nanoparticle based conductive inks 2) for these lower-cost inks finding alternatives for conventional screen printing, which allow digital printing combined with high resolution printing and enable contactless printing, which improves quality and re ...
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Temperature Sensor Coatings for Smart Machining Tools (Turncoat)

Start date: Feb 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2013,

We are seeking FP7 funding for the design and development of a machining tool with a wear-resistant ceramic thin film temperature sensor, for in-situ, continuous wireless monitoring of the temperature during a machining operation. The main benefits are • machining process optimalisation • Optimal use of the tools within their temperature range resulting in increased lifetime of the tool • Detectio ...
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Innovative instruments and methodologies to provide the European polymer industry with a solid technical background in support of REACH (REACH for Polymers)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2012,

Background REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals) is a European Union regulation, which entered into force in 2007, with the aim of protecting human health and the environment from the risks arising from the use of chemicals. The new regulation promises to bring about improvements in innovation and competitiveness in ...
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Empowering Business Ecosystems of Small Service Enterprises to Face the Economic Crisis (eBEST)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: May 31, 2012,

The eBEST project addresses small companies (typically with less than 50 employees) providing services to other businesses, often by subcontracting, in different industrial sectors. In general the intended service companies perform added-value activities in the intermediate phases of the value chain and/or in the repair and maintenance phases. The eBEST project strategic objective is to set-up, ex ...
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CompoLight: Rapid Manufacturing of lightweight metal components (COMPOLIGHT)

Start date: Nov 1, 2008, End date: Oct 31, 2011,

The project proposes to solve identified shortcomings of Rapid Manufacturing (RM) by addressing five areas, all of which are related to design and production of lightweight metal parts. These deficiencies are: 1) lack of design rules¨for RM, which could guide the designer, 2) lack of guidelines and simulation software to support to the user in the work preparation prior to RM processing and predic ...
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Sensor-Base Ultrasonic Viscosity Control for the Extrusion of Recycled Plastics (Ultravisc)

Start date: Oct 1, 2009, End date: Sep 30, 2011,

Our aim is to improve processes for the recycling of post-consumer plastic waste, using new technology to compensate for impurities and variations in the physical properties of recycled feedstock. Ultravisc will allow the production of higher grade products from recycled materials, and will reduce costs for plastics recyclers and processors, thus increasing European competitiveness. It will also p ...
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EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL BREAKTHROUGH LEADING TOWARDS AN INTEGRATED COMPETITIVE SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY (NMP-MANUFUTURE)

Start date: Sep 15, 2009, End date: Mar 14, 2011,

The project focuses essentially on integration, aiming at bringing together stakeholders and visions in different dimensions among the NMP communities and the NMP and Manufuture research communities and industrial communities. It will materialise through the organisation of an NMP-Manufuture Conference in Belgium. It will address three major objectives: the interaction, complementarities and syner ...
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KNOWLEDGE FOR TRANSFER OF RAPID MANUFACTURING

The objective of this project has been to contribute to a coherent training program.The KTRM project has developp a new blended program especially based on the most important RM technologies.
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