Search for European Projects

17 European Projects Found

Searched on 125080 European Projects

 FINISHED 

Novel ALL-IN-ONE machines, robots and systems for affordable, worldwide and lifetime Distributed 3D hybrid manufacturing and repair operations (4D hybrid)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

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 distributed. The synergic combination of additive and subtractive processes could overcome individual shortcomings, going beyond the simple succession of steps. 'Plug and produce' modular approa ...
Read Project

 20

 FINISHED 

Development and validation of integrated multiprocess HYbrid PROduction CELLs for rapid individualized laser-based production (HyproCell)

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

Individualised production is an emerging trend in manufacturing. Laser-based Additive Manufacturing (LBAM) fits well with this trend, due to its capability of transforming digital designs directly into physical products. LBAM is not yet competitive for a widespread industrial adoption: post-processing operations are necessary and they are not currently integrated, human intervention is needed to o ...
Read Project

 13

 FINISHED 

Distributed control and simulAtion platform to support an Ecosystem of DigitAL aUtomation developerS (Daedalus)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2019,

Daedalus is conceived to enable the full exploitation of the CPS concept of virtualized intelligence, through the adoption of a completely distributed automation platform based on IEC-61499 standard, fostering the creation of a Digital Ecosystem that could go beyond the current limits of manufacturing control systems and propose an ever-growing market of innovative solutions for the design, engine ...
Read Project

 14

 FINISHED 

Multi-disciplinArY integrated simulAtion and forecasting tools, empowered by digital continuity and continuous real-world synchronization, towards reduced time to production and optimization (MAYA)

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2018,

MAYA aims at developing simulation methodologies and multidisciplinary tools for the design, engineering and management of CPS-based (Cyber Physical Systems) Factories, in order to strategically support production-related activities during all the phases of the factory life-cycle, from the integrated design of the product-process- production system, through the optimization of the running factory, ...
Read Project

 11

 FINISHED 

Human-mimetic approach to the integrated monitoring, management and optimization of a symbiotic cluster of smart production units (SYMBIOPTIMA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

Improvements of the overall sustainability of process industries from an economic, environmental and social point of view require the adoption of a new industrial symbiosis paradigm - the human-mimetic symbiosis - where critical resources (materials, energy, waste and by-products) are coordinated among multiple autonomous Production Units organized in industrial clusters.SYMBIOPTIMA will improve E ...
Read Project

 15

 FINISHED 

Movement Assisting Devices: Manufacturing of personalized Kineto-Dynamics parts and products for workers, elderly and children (MovAiD)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

I - Over forty million workers in the EU are affected by work-place related musculoskeletal disorders, as a result of working in painful or tiring positions and handling heavy loads with repetitive hand or arm movements.II - The aging population is growing fast and approaching the mean age where loss of function and hence loss of mobility is to begin. In addition to diabetic and obesity, in 5 year ...
Read Project

 13

 FINISHED 

Computational Cloud Services and Workflows for Agile Engineering (CloudFlow)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

Traditionally, the European manufacturing industry is characterized by innovative technology, quality processes and robust products which have leveraged Europe's industrialization. However, globalization has exposed Europe's industry to new emerging and industrialized manufacturing markets and the current economic challenges have decelerated the internal boost and investment, respectively. Hence, ...
Read Project

 29

 FINISHED 

MANufacturing through ergonoMic and safe Anthropocentric aDaptive workplacEs for context aware factories in EUROPE (MAN-MADE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

"The MAN-MADE project aims at defining new socially sustainable workplaces where the human dimension is a key cornerstone. Workers are foreseen at the centre of the factory, on the one hand, in terms of workplace adaptation (and production planning, at large) to skills, expertise and characteristic of each single worker and, on the other hand, in terms of capability to make the most out of worker’ ...
Read Project

 9

 FINISHED 

Local flexible manufacturing of green personalized furniture Close To the Customer in time, space and cost (CTC)

Start date: Jun 1, 2013, End date: May 31, 2016,

"The CTC project aims to support European Industry to adapt to global competitive pressures by developing methods and innovative enabling technologies towards local flexible manufacturing of green personalized products close to the customer in terms of features offered, place of fabrication, time to deliver, and cost. This vision is implemented and demonstrated within an European industrial sector ...
Read Project

 10

 FINISHED 

Engineering Apps for advanced Manufacturing Engineering (APPS4AME)

Start date: Dec 1, 2012, End date: Nov 30, 2015,

Manufacturing is being shaped by the paradigm shift from mass production to on demand dictated, personalised, customer-driven and knowledge-based proactive production. Thus, shorter product life cycles, an increased number of product varieties, high performance processes and flexible production systems result in an increased complexity in the product design, process development, factory and produc ...
Read Project

 14

 FINISHED 

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

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

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. One of the key production processes in high labour cost areas such as Europe is assembly of final products in sectors such as automotive, aerospace, pharmaceutical and medical industries. They all require ...
Read Project

 10

 FINISHED 

"Consolidation, industrial Alignment and Performance verification for Movement to Market of a SCheduling solution featuring Heuristics-enhancED simulation & optimisation." (CAP2M-SCHED)

Start date: Jan 2, 2012, End date: Jun 1, 2013,

"The CAP2M-SCHED proposal is a direct consequence of the RTD achievements of its pre-cursor project, CAP-SCHED (Research for SMEs, No.222487), in which groundbreaking, industry-guided RTD has been carried out to develop an intelligent scheduling (short-term planning) solution. Improved schedule optimisation has significant economic impacts for companies who must regularly & rapidly solve process s ...
Read Project

 4

 FINISHED 

Sustainable Mass Customization - Mass Customization for Sustainability (S-MC-S)

Start date: May 1, 2010, End date: Apr 30, 2013,

The S-MC-S project aims at supporting European manufacturing to adapt to global competitive pressures by developing methods and innovative enabling technologies towards a customer oriented and eco-efficient manufacturing. To this end, S-MC-S vision is to define and research a new production paradigm, Sustainable Mass-Customization, while also presenting Customization as one of the main driving for ...
Read Project

 14

 FINISHED 

Holistic, extensible, scalable and standard Virtual Factory Framework (VFF)

Start date: Sep 1, 2009, End date: Feb 28, 2013,

The project uttermost objective is to foster and strengthen the primacy of Future European Manufacturing by defining the next generation Virtual Factory Framework. The VFF will promote major time and cost savings while increasing performance in the design, management, evaluation and reconfiguration of new or existing facilities, supporting the capability to simulate dynamic complex behaviour over ...
Read Project

 29

 FINISHED 

SELF OPTIMISING MEASURING MACHINE TOOLS (SOMMACT)

Start date: Sep 1, 2009, End date: Aug 31, 2012,

SOMMACT develops and validates an innovative production hardware and control system founded on understanding, evaluating and controlling production system performances. This approach is based on detection (in-process traceable measurement embedded capabilities) and compensation (adaptive control and self-learning capabilities) of geometrical effects of varying external and internal quantities, suc ...
Read Project

 12

 FINISHED 

Design Of customeR dRiven shOes and multi-siTe factorY (DOROTHY)

Start date: Jul 1, 2008, End date: Jun 30, 2011,

Shoe Manufacturing in Europe faces an intense and growing competitive pressure brought forth by low-wage countries.To maintain competitiveness DOROTHY promotes a response based on the transformation of shoe industry and related business model meant to strengthen Europe’s ability to compete in terms of high added value for the customer (as cost-based competition is not compatible with the goal of m ...
Read Project

 14

 FINISHED 

Competitive Advantage for Process-intensive industries by SCheduling with Heuristics-EnhanceD simulation & optimisation (CAP-SCHED)

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

"A competitive weapon for companies in process-intensive industries such as the chemical industry, is effective mastery of supply chain management from raw material to end product so as to improve efficiency, effectiveness, & profitability. However, in flow scheduling, the human operator can be overwhelmed by the complexity of the problem. CAP-SCHED involves developing a new intelligent scheduling ...
Read Project

 9