ICT plays multiple roles in all of Europes major industrial sectors, and manufacturing is no exception. Its contribution to the industry is set to increase even more markedly in the near future and it will become increasingly interwoven within the Factories of the Future...

This project aims to develop a scalable and flexible packaging tool to aid human workers in packaging a range of goods. The idea is to automate the packaging process so that several production lines of various consumer goods, mostly heavy goods such as TVs, can be amalgamated...

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Manufacturing is the driving force behind Europe

Numerous methods, systems and tools exist to facilitate production management, optimise resource utilisation and increase process efficiency. With an increasing focus on sustainability, complexity grows even further as production supervisors have to manage energy and materials...

The development of the QCOALA laser processing system will mean that testing is carried out so that parts are not tested until breaking point. It will also provide a reliable, high-speed, low-cost and high-quality joining solution for electric car battery and thin-film...

Currently, robots are underutilised in the footwear sector, unlike in the automotive, food and metal processing industries. Most shoes are still made by hand. Thus far, only technical shoe producers have introduced robots as an aid in the injection moulding process, but the scope...

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The production and ramp-up of complex and highly customized products are exceptionally challenging for planning and control, especially in small lot sizes. Daily challenges like late requests for change, immature high technology products and processes create significant risks....

The BRIDLE project seeks to harness the power and efficiency of diode lasers to develop an affordable direct diode laser source for industrial applications requiring the cutting and welding of sheet metal. Specifically, BRIDLE's diode laser will have a power >2kW from a 100um...