DIH HIVE covers mainly Pilsen Region and Karlovy Vary Region. Strategic target of DIH HIVE is to help with the comprehensive implementation of the digitalization of the economy in the region and to have a visible physical presence, working closely and successfully with other actors (universities and RTOs, chambers of commerce, training centres, SMEs and other companies, supply chains, consultants, etc.) as an important partner of a regional ecosystem. University of West Bohemia (UWB) as a founding member of the DIH HIVE is the main knowledge disseminator in the region. With its 9 faculties, 2 research institutes and the European Center of Excellence it has the capacity to cover technological as well as business issues. All of faculties and research institutes have a wide range of technologically oriented working facilities for prototyping, process improvement, product development and testing. An important activity of the university is the transfer of knowledge, cooperation with companies and the support of innovation. UWB is one of the founding members of the CESNET backbone network in the Czech Republic. CESNET operates and develops the national e-infrastructure for science, research and education which encompasses a computer network, computational grids, data storage and collaborative environment. The other research partner is the COMTES FHT company an organisation which provides research and development services in the field of metallic materials and introduces new forming and heat treatment processes, mainly in key sectors comprising the engineering, automotive and power industries. The support for business and its innovation is ensured also by other hub partners. BIC Plzeň – Business and Innovation Centre has supported the establishment and development of innovative new businesses in the Pilsen region since 1992. It acts within international networks that support business and innovation, working in partnership with numerous other partners at the regional, national and international levels. BIC Plzeň is a member of European Business and Innovation Centre Network (EBN) and Enterprise Europe Network (EEN). BIC Plzeň also supports the operation of the Science and Technology Park which has a main role of regional incubator for starting companies. The strong linkage to policy development is ensured by the Regional Development Agency of the Pilsen Region (RDA) and the Business Development Agency of Karlovy Vary Region (KARP) which are the leading agencies responsible for the regional RIS3 strategy implementation. All those organisations have a wide experience in organisation of conferences, workshops, seminars, networking, exchange of knowledge, exchange of experts, etc. Digital technologies.

This Digital Innovation Hub (DIH), is a non-for-profit organisation, which helps industrial companies to master digitalisation and realise smart products, services and business models by using software technology to drive innovation in their business.

We do this by developing and delivering the competences, products, services and knowledge necessary for clever companies to win the digitalisation race.

Within our Software Competence Center, SME's can visit us - free of charge - to get advice on innovative software solutions and make them aware of the changing role of software, which becomes a very strategic one.

Aim DIH:

The HTSC wants to show how pioneering innovative software contributes to the more efficient, flexible and qualitatively better development  and production of hardware. The starting points for this are: shortening the time-to-market (twice as fast) and preventing the complex development projects of products and services in machine construction from becoming uncontrollable and unmanageable. Digital technologies.

DIH for digital twins of manufacturing processes and systems is a national non-profit hub founded by the public body University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering that operates with the support of strategic Slovenian partners, all non-for profit organizations.

The main focus of the DIH for digital twins of logistics systems and manufacturing processes and systems is to support companies in increasing their competitiveness by improving their business and production processes as well as their products and services in the field of digital technology, especially digital twins. Digital twins are one of the enabling technology in the way of digital manufacturing transformation in Industry 4.0 and value chain processes in general. The digital twin is defined as a virtual representation of a physical product or process that serves to understand and predict the performance characteristics of the physical counterpart. Digital twins are used throughout the product lifecycle to simulate, predict, and optimize the product and production system before investing in physical prototypes and resources.

The DIH is focused to accelerate technology transfer at regional, national and international levels, the joint use of research infrastructures and equipment, the support of smart and sustainable entrepreneurship in the field of intelligent factories and the promotion of human capital growth.

The DIH DiTMaPS supports companies to develop and implement a digital transformation strategy based on research and innovation that can consolidate and expand national competitive advantages. At the same time, the transformation of the national and European manufacturing sector into new intelligent systems will be supported in line with DIH'European Union research and innovation agendas.

The DIH for digital twins of logistics systems and manufacturing processes and systems is established within the Laboratory for Handling, Assembly and Pneumatics (LASIM) of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (FME ) in Ljubljana. The Faculty is a member of the University of Ljubljana (UL) and is the largest educational and research institution with the highest international standards in the field of mechanical engineering in Slovenia and the wider region of Central and South-Eastern Europe. The Laboratory for handling, assembly and pneumatics is part of the Department of Manufacturing, Technologies and Systems of FME, UL. The research and development priorities of the LASIM laboratory are closely related to the DIH's focus: digital twins of logistics systems, smart factories and Industry 4.0. The related theme of the laboratory is smart manufacturing, supported by digital technologies to increase the efficiency of SMEs. The other research areas of the laboratory are: High Performance Computing (HPC), Cloud Computing, Edge Computing, Human Centered Production, AI in Manufacturing, Zero Defect Manufacturing, Distributed Cyber-Physical Systems, Networked Factory, Digital LEAN, etc.

Over the years, LASIM has extended the usage of Discrete Event Simulation to the field of Digital Twins, which are the backbone of Smart factories and I4.0. With the knowledge of cutting-edge technologies and approaches, LASIM has a very strong link with industrial partners through its R&D projects and activities. Here are some industry partners presenting the market leaders from different business sectors: Yaskawa Ristro, Yaskawa Europe Robotics, Knauf Insulation, Kolektor, ECOLAB, Danfoss, Krka, Intersocks, Gorenje, Scania, Goodyear, Hidria, Skaza Smart Plastic, Polycom, RIKO, MTZ, LTH Castings, Iskra Mehanizmi, Agromehanika, etc. Digital technologies.

Digital Innovation Hub for Agriculture and Food production (DIH AGRIFOOD) brings together Slovenian and European research and development expertise in the field of Agriculture and Food production. The network provides the latest knowledge and technologies on digitalization of this industry - so called ‘’Smart Agriculture’’. The goal of DIH AGRIFOOD is to represents a One-Stop-Shop providing services to SMEs (farmers, farmer associations, food producers/processors, digital solution providers) in the region through a multipartner cooperation in order to provide safe, sustainable and quality food.

DIH AGRIFOOD vision is to become Slovenian leader in the development, technology transfer and innovative application of smart farming solutions and services in areas where it creates maximum value for Slovenian and European Agri-Food system.

DIH AGRIFOOD provides following services:

Awareness creation
Innovation scouting and Technology Transfer
Cooperation with other DIHs
Financing / Funding
Developing strategies and business models
Mentoring and Training
Living Lab environment services

DIH AGRIFOOD is non-formal, non-profit, free-membership, facilitation based network, managed by actors and stakeholders from agrifood domain. Digital technologies.

DIH-Calabria is a no profit entity performing networking, matchmaking, brokerage and dissemination activities.

The aim of DIH-Calabria is to help Calabrian companies to become more competitive by improving their business/production processes as well as products and services by means of digital technologies.

DIH-Calabria deals with the promotion of digital manufactoring trasformation towards Industrie 4.0 approach and the Value Chain processes overall.

In particular the main activities are:

Awareness Dissemination (Meeting, Workshop, etc.)
Supporting activities to industrial companies for Industry 4.0-based project implementation
Support access to tax breaks provided by Piano Industria 4.0
Supporting activities for assessing digital readiness
Supporting activities to facilitate manufacturing companies access to innovation regional "ecosystem"
Design and delivery of training initiatives
Coordination activities for implementing I4.0-based Calabrian factories.
Digital technologies.

Denmark's cluster organization for digital technologies, DigitalLead, is a gathering point for digital innovation - for companies developing digital solutions as well as for other industries and sectors in need of innovative digital solutions.

DigitallLead constitutes a unique platform for innovation and growth through the interaction between business and industry, research and education, public authorities and private citizens.

DigitalLead is a non-for-profit organisation that inspire and initiates innovation projects and hereby supports the danish SMEs with their digital transformation.

DigitalLead functions as a hub for digital innovation for companies developing digital solutions and for sectors in need for digitalization. This covers fields such as IoT, Cybersecurity, AI, and other digital technologies. DigitalLead arrange local and international activities:

Events, workshops and other knowledge dissemination activities
Network groups where peers share experiences and new ideas.
Matchmaking and prefunding of new innovation projects with companies, academia and public sector.
Demonstration projects
Living lab developments and offerings

DigitalLead's offerings are described in details at www.digitallead.dk  Digital technologies.

Development and implementation of new sustainable technologies applied to the management of water as a basic resource of the circular economy. “Digital Water” applies the concepts of sustainability and circular economy to the new technologies, to improve the integral water cycle, which increases the competitive edge of many business sectors while benefitting society as a whole. In addition to the experience and scientific and technological talent of the Eurecat team, the Centre has laboratories and pilot plants, scientific equipment and data processing centres. All of these facilities enable Eurecat to meet the current and future challenges of water. Services: * Fast prototyping * PoC (proves of concepts) * Digitalisation and connectivity * Highly Specialised consulting and training * Systems integration and homogenisation * Objects virtualization * Data Quality, cleansing and Valorisation * Intelligent Maintenance/Asset lifespan and utilisation improvement * Quality/Preservation prediction * Demand Forecasting * Productivity/growth prediction * Resource optimisation * Smart scheduling * Smart Recommenders * Data analytic services (SaaS) * Resource management * Operational management * Processes management * Real time monitoring and control * Advanced reporting: KPIs, dashboards... * Scenario characterisation and analysis Digital technologies.

The Digital Silver Economy (DIHDSE) seeks to be the "one-stop shop" through which companies and other public or private entities can access the information, services, and facilities  they need to successfully address their digital transformation processes aimed at incentivizing services more efficient for the citizenship over 50 years of age. It is a non-profit structure.

Zamora has a high Silver potential, in addition to the large number of people of age (Zamora is the most aging province in Spain as a whole), also for being an attractive place for its residence as established at the I International Silver Economy Congress held in Zamora in which 40 experts and 700 congressmen participated. On the other hand,    the business fabric of the region is highly atomized and in the labor framework action is needed to boost employment and increase average income.

The DIHDSE, led by the Diputación de Zamora in collaboration with the industry, research and finance organization, will promote Zamora's recognition as a reference province in the specialization of services and industry for the elderly not only in Spain but also internationally and thus strengthen the future socio-economic development of the region. Digital technologies.

Digital Media Innovation Hub is a digital media and innovation center consisted of several film & media industry clusters, research institutions that work closely with major film, media, digital art, immersive reality and game companies in Lithuania and in neighboring regions.

Digital Media Innovation Hub key competences are enabling facilities sharing and equipment; facilitation of cross-sectorial cooperation; trend-scouting (ideas for innovative projects emphasizing digital dimension); promotion of activities (marketing/ visibility); innovation management/support of innovation processes (internal, external), providing innovative services (such as Immersive reality digital solutions, gamification services, IT solutions with artificial intelligence, and others) to audio-visual industry in Lithuania and abroad.

Digital Media Innovation Hub is non-for-profit entity working towards enhancing its members and industry’s SMEs. Digital Media Innovation Hub proactively works in providing digitization services to the traditional film industry SMEs, offering complimentary services and consulting to optimize SME's internal processes, increase working and resources efficiency, reduce manual job and redirect their business priorities towards creation of innovative digital products and services.  Digital technologies.

The Digital Manufacturing Innovation Hub Wales (DMIW) based in Bridgend, South Wales, is a non-profit organisation, working and investing in creating connectivity and innovative technology solutions for Small and Medium Enterprises Across Europe.

DMIW is based in Waterton Technology Centre which is a building housing a fully operational test facility for Industry 4.0 experimentation. It is supported by Ford Motor Company and has many links to other manufacturing businesses and supply chains with particular influence and emphasis on Control Systems.

The Hub is part of a network of specialist technology organistions for Industry 4.0 practices around the UK and Europe, with a specific focus on Control Systems and the interactions made between Robotics, Sensors, Cyber-Physical Systems and the Internet of Things (IoT). 

The Hub provides a physical link between SMEs, academia and other organisations and facilitates engagement with like minded organisations looking to improve their digitization conceptions. It allows all members to develop, research and establish innovative technological solutions by connecting individuals to a  wider network, sharing their experiences from many different trades, environments and manufacturing processes; as well as supporting and facilitating financial investment, strategic focus and operational procedures.

Our support is based upon a holistic approach to improving profitability and sustainability, by solving common manufacturing failures or problems.

Clients are offered the opportunity to engage with like minded individuals who have experience in many different trades and manufacturing processes. 

Companies bring their application information and dilemmas to us and we will work with them to evaluate the production cycle and its pitfalls.  Feasibility analysis is completed and solution-orientated products and processes are developed to help:

Improve production and output

Reduce costs/waste

Offer diagnostic solutions

Capture data

 

Innovation development and prototyping

We have a fully equipment testing and simulation facility where we can provide equipment, knowledge and applications to test and improve prototypes and prove concepts in a live manufacturing environment.

Learning 

By engaging with other SMEs, academia and our own digital community, we are able to share knowledge and draw upon a wealth of research and expertise across Europe, strengthening our Welsh manufacturing industry and forging links with SMEs across the network.

Deployment

Working directly with SMEs and technology providers we are able to identify commercial opportunities for the new products and services developed and support our clients to engage with supplychains. Digital technologies.