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Lean Intelligent Assembly Automation (LIAA)

Start date: Sep 2, 2013, End date: Sep 1, 2017,

"LIAA aims to keep assembly jobs in Europe by creating and implementing a framework that enables humans and robots to truly to work together in assembly tasks. Co-working allows the senses and intelligence of the human to be complemented by the strength and endurance of the automation and so obtains the best from each of them, reducing repetitive injuries and costs and enhancing job satisfaction a ...
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"Seamless Human-Robot Cooperation for Intelligent, Flexible and Safe Operations in the Assembly Factories of the Future" (ROBO-PARTNER)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Apr 30, 2017,

"Human skills are the main driver that enables producing high added value products in Europe. Thus the manufacturing processes are based on utilizing these skills. ROBO-PARTNER aspires the integration of the latest industrial automation systems for assembly operations in combination with human capabilities, combining robot strength, velocity, predictability, repeatability and precision with human ...
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Interactive Manual Assembly Operations for the Human-Centered Workplaces of the Future (INTERACT)

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

New methods and tools for the design of production systems should be used in order to provide advanced services to the industry shop-floor personnel in terms of ergonomics, safety, efficiency, complexity management and work satisfaction. In the field of planning and verifying human-centred assembly workplaces, available simulation and sensor technologies should be further improved. In many cases, ...
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Immersive Semantics-based Virtual Environments for the Design and Validation of Human-centred Aircraft Cockpits (i-VISION)

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

New tools are needed for the design and evaluation of aircraft cockpits with a high level of flexibility and low-cost. Virtual prototyping has been widely used. A great challenge today is though to provide methods and tools that seamlessly integrate low-level 3D geometries with domain-specific knowledge and intelligence.i-VISION will combine methods and technologies from 3 distinct areas of resear ...
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white room based on Reconfigurable robotic Island for optoelectronics (whiteR)

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

The young optoelectronic industry has critical mass and already impacts for more than the 10% on the European economy, employing 290 000 people and guarantees a stable double digit growth in current and coming years. Europe is playing a leading role in R&D (>1,000 research organization active) and is still able to face Far East and American competitors in manufacturing. white’R is a necessary acti ...
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Sense&React – The context-aware and user-centric information distribution system for manufacturing (Sense and React)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Feb 29, 2016,

The number of sensors and the amount of data gathered on the factory floor constantly increases. This opens the vision of truly connected production processes where information is exchanged seamlessly and in real time between humans, machines and the produced goods.However, it is a long way before the huge amount of information gathered and generated in separate disconnected sub-systems is present ...
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Envisioning an advanced ICT-supported build-up of manufacturing skills for the Factories of the Future (ManuSkills)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

The main aim of ManuSkills is to study the use of enhanced ICT-based technologies and training methodologies to facilitate an increase of young talent interest in manufacturing and to support their training of new manufacturing skills.The project will experiment with a wide range of innovative delivery mechanisms such as serious games and teaching factory, supported by the use of social media augm ...
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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 ...
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An Internet-based Collaborative Platform for Managing Manufacturing Knowledge (Know4Car)

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

Current digital manufacturing ICT platforms have provided a series of tools, including CAx, PDM and PLM systems, to support engineers in a series of collaborative activities, allowing them to communicate as well as to design and validate the manufacturing processes.However, they still have a long way to go for effectively addressing engineering knowledge management issues:- Today's ERP systems are ...
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"Skill-based Propagation of ""Plug&Produce""-Devices in Reconfigurable Production Systems by AML" (SKILLPRO)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

"It is increasingly evident that the era of mass production is being replaced by the era of market niches. The key to creating products that can meet the demands of a diversified customer base is a short development cycle yielding low cost, high quality goods in sufficient quantity to meet demand. This makes flexibility an increasingly important attribute to manufacturing.In response the reconfigu ...
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EXPLORE - EXTENDED EXPLOITATION OF EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROJECTS’ KNOWLEDGE AND RESULTS (EXPLORE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2015,

The European Manufacturing Industry competitiveness and sustainability strongly depends on Innovation, targeting new consumer needs and societal challenges. This calls for significant public and private investments in R&D, but also a growing capability to transform the created knowledge into new products, processes, services and business models.Many of these challenges are multi-sectorial as the t ...
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Remote Laser Welding System Navigator for Eco & Resilient Automotive Factories (RLW Navigator)

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

RLW Navigator aims to develop an innovative Process Navigator to configure, integrate, test and validate applications of Remote Laser Welding (RLW) in automotive assembly addressing today's critical needs for frequently changing operating conditions and product-mix provisions. Thus, RLW Navigator will crucially serve as an enabler for future energy efficient smart factories. RLW is emerging as a p ...
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Socially sustainable manufacturing for the Factories of the Future – SO SMART (SO SMART)

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

The objectives of the “Socially sustainable manufacturing for the Factories of the Future” –SO SMART are to:• Develop a socially sustainable ecosystem assessment framework, including guidelines to describe scenarios and a set of indicators needed in order to evaluate them, under the perspectives of economic and social sustainability.• Define and validate a future vision for socially sustainable Fo ...
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VISION ADVANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RESEARCH (VISIONAIR)

Start date: Feb 1, 2011, End date: Jan 31, 2015,

VISIONAIR is a project of creation of a European infrastructure that should be a unique, visible and attractive entry towards high level visualisation facilities. These facilities must be open to the access of a wide set of research communities. By integrating existing facilities, it will create a world-class research infrastructure enabling to conduct frontier research. This integration will prov ...
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Innovative End-to-end Management of Dynamic Manufacturing Networks (IMAGINE)

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

Effective end-to-end management of dynamic manufacturing networks is consistently touted as a top priority for manufacturing enterprises that need to strive to improve their efficiency, adaptability and sustainability of their production systems. Moreover, it is a crucial prerequisite for the emerging powerful new model of production based on community, collaboration, and self-organisation and ope ...
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European research and innovation agenda for future simulation and forecasting technologies (Pathfinder)

Start date: Jun 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2014,

The European leadership and excellence in manufacturing are being significantly threatened by the huge economic crisis that hit the Western countries over the last years. More sustainable and efficient production systems able to keep pace with the market evolution are of paramount importance in the recovery plan aimed at innovating the European competitive landscape. An essential ingredient for a ...
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The Foundation for the Smart Factory of the Future (FoFdation)

Start date: Jun 1, 2010, End date: Oct 31, 2014,

Today's major challenges for manufacturing companies, operating under productivity pressures, greater product variability and environmental constraints, are clearly identified as global cooperation with multiple supply chain partners, production optimization, and tracking and management of information to meet new requirements like traceability, security, sustainability. These requirements lead to ...
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ENergy Efficient Process pLAnning system (ENEPLAN)

Start date: Oct 17, 2011, End date: Oct 16, 2014,

Today’s manufacturing plants provide a number of different processing possibilities for manufacturing a specific product. Each one of these processing possibilities poses different advantages and limitations that are function of both geometry and lot size of the part to be manufactured. However, one of the main driving forces in today’s production is the environmental friendliness and the energy e ...
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AUTOnomous co-operative machines for highly RECONfigurable assembly operations of the future (AUTORECON)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2014,

Several industrial sectors today are still using linear sequences of operations where the same manual and automated tasks are repeated in each cycle. This paradigm is efficient when aiming at maximum capacity and considering no breakdowns, but very inefficient in case of line de-saturation. AUTORECON proposes the enablement, development and introduction of a) autonomous, exchangeable and mobile pr ...
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INNOvation in PROduction: A regional perspective on innovation drivers for SMEs and the NMP role (Inno-Pro 2014)

Start date: May 1, 2013, End date: Jun 30, 2014,

The NMP Work program (FP7-NMP-2013-CSA-7 4.0-9) called for CSActions. Among the proposals received two actions were selected, showing a complementary nature. IndustryTech and InnoPro CSA projects will co-operatively support the organization of the Conference “Industrial Technologies 2014 - Smart Growth through Research and Innovation ‐ Towards Europe 2020” in the context of the Greek EU presidency ...
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Knowledge, Awareness and Prediction of Man, Machine, Material and Method in Manufacturing (KAP)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

Manufacturing is the driving force of Europe's economy, providing over €6,553 billion in GDP. However against a background of climate change legislation, volatile energy prices and increased environmental awareness, modern manufacturing must encompass a focus on eco-efficiency. Given the current economic situation, this must be achieved without the need for large capital expenditure. Adding inform ...
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Plug-and-produce COmponents and METhods for adaptive control of industrial robots enabling cost effective, high precision manufacturing in factories of the future (COMET)

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

Yesterday’s, today’s and tomorrow’s challenging and dynamic economic environment forces European high-end manufacturing industry to focus on high flexibility, high quality, reliability and low life-cycle costs and to respond quickly to changes in this environment. The high-end manufacturing industry requests production systems that can quickly switch between diverse machining operations with short ...
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A Web-based Collaboration System for Mass Customization (e-CUSTOM)

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

Mass production no longer seems suitable for today’s market and is being replaced by mass customization. The need for satisfying the individual customers’ requirements is now stronger than ever. Customers require that the product they buy fulfils their personal requirements in an individualised manner. New technologies can now make it possible to prepare unique designs of products, manufacture the ...
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ActionPlanT - The European ICT Forum for Factories of the Future (ActionPlanT)

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

ICT plays a multifaceted role in all major European industrial sectors and its contribution to the manufacturing sector has become paramount over the last few years. Quite undeniably, ICT will become increasingly intertwined with Factories of the Future and will be seen developing efficient business processes through dynamically evolving business models. Although Europe has been investing in the e ...
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Azioni Integrate per la Protezione delle Aree Costiere dall’inquinamento Antropico e per il Recupero delle Risorse Idriche Allontanando l’intrusione Marina Negli Acquiferi Costieri

Οι παράκτιες περιοχές της Απουλίας και της Δυτικής Ελλάδας αντιμετωπίζουν σήμερα πρόβλημα ανεπάρκειας υδατικών πόρων. Αυτό οφείλεται στην υπερκατανάλωση νερού ιδιαίτερα κατά την καλοκαιρινή τουριστική περίοδο και στην έλλειψη σχεδιασμού. Για τους λόγους αυτούς οι ανάγκες του τοπικού πληθυσμού δεν μπορούν να καλυφθούν και η οικονομική πρόοδος μεγάλων γεωργικών και τουριστικών περιοχών μπορεί να στα ...
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