In and around Productive 4.0

With the attempt to boost digitalisation of the European Industry, the success of Productive4.0 to a large degree depends on the expertise of smaller and highly specialized partners involved. As to the SoS-based architecture platform developed in work package1, which can be described as the backbone of all activities, it takes a neat adaptation and […]

As catchy linguistic pictures may be, they cannot always describe complex relationships 100 percent accurately. The term in question is “The Three Pillars” Digital Production (DP), Supply Chain Network (SCN) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) which Productive4.0 focuses on. Even though they are individual aspects in the digitalisation, they collaborate and influence each other. On top, […]

Industrial robots are designed and programmed to do desired tasks proficiently, efficiently, robust, and reliably. Productive4.0 partner ABB, in terms of turnover the second largest robot provider worldwide, sees significantly increasing requirements on the skills of the robot systems due to the rising demand on the flexibility of production and the ease of using them. […]

What does a bank do in a project which is meant to push the digitalisation of the European Industry? At first sight, SEB, one of the biggest banks in Sweden, appears to be rather exotic amongst all the companies, start-ups and institutes doing research on optimising their production. Taking a closer look, however, it becomes […]

Digital twins and simulation play an important role in Productive4.0. They allow for different scenarios in order to optimise the production or test completely new ways and processes without risking disruptions. In real life, unforeseen mistakes, asymmetric information and occurring problems may easily jeopardise the intended effect with constant adjustments eating time and burning money. […]

ECSEL JU project Productive4.0 – has released a new descriptive video from Mondragon Group partners, about the objectives and achievements in the Productive 4.0 project. Check it out!

An overwhelming amount of demonstrators, posters, workshops and a number of new cooperation opportunities characterized the second Productive4.0 General Assembly reflecting the dynamic and innovative development of the huge project with its 109 partners from 19 European countries. Consortium Conference at the Continental Hotel in Budapest turned out to be a highly successful summit. Almost […]

Be it for household detergents, personal care or institutional products, chemical precursors are not only expected to be produced on a top level, their quality must also be maintained when stored and shipped overseas or transported on a truck. Exposed to changing temperature, humidity or pressure, the delicate raw material may easily lump deep inside […]

Simulation plays a major role in the digitalization project Productive4.0. Each year, the issue is on the agenda of the Winter Simulation Conference which was held at Gothic Towers Hotel in Swedish Gothenburg last December. The event is regarded as the leading international forum for disseminating recent advances in the field of simulation. During three […]