Digitalisation

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EuroBoosTEX, accelerating the digital and ecological transition in the textile industry

EuroBoosTEX is a European partnership that aims to accelerate the dual green and digital transition of European textile SMEs and boost their international competitiveness. EuroBoosTEX Joint European initiative in support of the textile industry for European recovery through digital and ecological...

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Life Science digital maturity - where do we go from here?

Life science as a field is changing rapidly. Where the natural sciences, pharmacy, and medicine played a large role in the past, engineering, data management, and interfaces have become increasingly important. From the wet lab bench to the virtual in silico environment, both experiments and analysis...
Support programme

Micro Grants for SMEs from KET4CleanProduction

This programme is an SME financial support instrument managed under the KET4CleanProduction initiative of the European Commission. Micro Grants are offered for transnational cooperation projects between small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and minimum 2 KET technology centres (KET TCs), which...
Best practices

Digitalised one-piece-flow manufacturing

The wonders of digital production Digitalisation and product key saves material and energy costs Good example of 'just-in-time' manufacturing and customised production using digital solutions Schmalz, a mid-sized mechanical engineering company in southern Germany, has a simple ethos: only use and...
Best practices

Making small-sized custom-packaging viable

Small package, big opportunity... Optimisation of space on foam blocks Accelerated development process and wider customer base Less waste on the client-side Custom-packaging enterprises traditionally prefer industrial clients that order in bulk. This often meant one-size-fits-all solutions that used...
Best practices

Digitally tracking air leaks

Expected and unexpected benefits An app that pays for itself within a couple of weeks Digital tool to map out compressed air leaks in a production hall Freeing up funds for more repairs There is no such thing as a flawless airtight compressed airline. Though leakage appears to be inevitable, there...
Best practices

Digitalising foundry production processes

Century-old system gets a digital makeover Easily integrated smartphone app optimises manual labour processes Identical output achieved while savings 400 tonnes on input € 45 000 saving on energy costs Kemptener Eisengiesserei Adam Hönig AG is an iron foundry located in Bavaria. The integration of a...