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Integrated solutions for pre-processing electronic equipment, closing the loop of post-consumer high-grade plastics, and advanced recovery of critical raw materials antimony and graphite (CloseWEEE)

Start date: Dec 1, 2014, End date: Nov 30, 2018,

The CloseWEEE project integrates three interlinked research and innovation areas for an improved, resource-efficient recycling of polymer materials and critical raw materials from electrical and electronics equipment (EEE):(1) Efficient and effective disassembly of EEE is key for high quality material fractions, separation of materials but also for reuse of components and parts. An information sy ...
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Cyber Physical System based Proactive Collaborative Maintenance (MANTIS)

Start date: May 1, 2015, End date: Apr 30, 2018,

The overall concept of MANTIS is to provide a proactive maintenance service platform architecture based on Cyber Physical Systems that allows to estimate future performance, to predict and prevent imminent failures and to schedule proactive maintenance. Maintenance is no longer a necessary evil that costs what it costs, but an important function that creates additional value in the business proces ...
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Factory-in-a-day (FACTORY-IN-A-DAY)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

..., Factory-in-a-Day also innovates the organizational aspects of robot installation. The project is driven by Europe’s top robotics researchers (e.g. TUD, KUL, TUM, Fraunhofer) and industry players (Philips, Universal Robotics, Siemens, Materialise). The second-largest temp agency Randstad and its participating client SMEs will test hybrid human-robot teams performing short-batch production work. T ...
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Factory of the Future Clusters (FOCUS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

Proposal abstractThe FOCUS project will build upon the fundament of five existing FoF Clusters, Zero Defect Manufacturing (4ZDM), Robotics, Clean factory, Precision Micro Production Technologies (High Micro) and Maintenance and support. They will work toward the following four objectives.1. Provide pro-active support to the projects in the participating clusters to disseminate the project’s tangi ...
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Graphene based thermoplastic masterbatches for conventional and additive manufacturing processes (NANOMASTER)

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

The aims of the NanoMaster project are to reduce the amount of plastic used to make a component by 50% and hence reduce component weight by 50%, at the same time as imparting electrical and thermal functionality. This will be achieved by developing the next generation of graphene-reinforced nano-intermediate that can be used in existing high-throughput plastic component production processes.Graphe ...
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Cloud platforms Lead to Open and Universal access for people with Disabilities and for All (CLOUD4all)

Start date: Nov 1, 2011, End date: Oct 31, 2015,

As we move inextricably into a digital economy there is a looming crisis for a growing number of increasingly marginalized individuals. The accessibility technologies we have are meeting the needs of only some, at high cost, and will not work with many new technologies. The path and pace of technological change predestines these approaches to fail in the very near future. At the same time the inci ...
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High-Precision micro-forming of complex 3D parts (HIPR)

Start date: Nov 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2015,

Today, Europe’s leading position in manufacturing of formed, high-precision 3D metal parts is being threatened by developed non-EU countries that catch up quickly on product quality at low cost. If no further action is taken, loss of jobs and GDP are at risk. To face global competition, a breakthrough is needed in tackling the following four challenges: - Continuous product trend for higher qualit ...
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REal and Virtual Engagement in Realistic Immersive Environments (REVERIE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: May 31, 2015,

Description REVERIE is a revolution in online social networking. It is safe, collaborative, online environment which brings together realistic inter-personal communication and interaction.REVERIE will bring online social networking into the real-world with interaction and communication based on what people do and say and how they act. In ...
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ENERGY TO SMART GRID (E2SG)

Start date: Apr 1, 2012, End date: Mar 1, 2015,

The target of the overall E2SG project is to devise and design mechanisms and policies to assemble, monitor and control smart grids, i.e. a set of interconnected nodes whose primary goal is to generate, exchange and consume electrical energy in the most efficient and reliable way by exploiting distributed information that is sensed, transmitted and processed over the same set of nodes and links. F ...
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Unobtrusive Smart Environments for Independent Living \nUSEFIL (USEFIL)

Start date: Nov 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

Description USEFIL provides advanced but affordable in-home monitoring and web communication solutions that are unobtrusive. It addresses the gap between state of the art technological research and the practical needs of elderly people. USEFIL uses low cost "off-the-shelf" technology to develop immediately applicable services that assist the ...
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Alliance Permanent Access to the Records of Science in Europe Network (APARSEN)

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

Description Digital preservation offers the economic and social benefits associated with the long-term preservation of information, knowledge and know-how for re-use by later generations. However, digital preservation has a great problem, namely that preservation support structures are built on projects which are short lived and is fragmente ...
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Manufacturing Error-free Goods at First Time (MEGAFIT)

Start date: Dec 1, 2011, End date: Nov 30, 2014,

Today, Europe’s leading position in manufacturing of high-precision metal parts is being threatened by developed non-EU countries that catch up quickly on product quality at low cost. If no further action is taken, loss of jobs and GDP are at risk.To face global competition, a breakthrough is needed in tackling the following 4 challenges:1) High number of defects2) Many costly, energy consuming fi ...
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Scalable Semantic Product Data Stream Management for Collaboration and Decision Making in Engineering (SMART VORTEX)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2014,

Description Innovation through an intelligent analysis of massive data streamsSMART VORTEX Project aims at providing a technological infrastructure and interoperable methods, tools, and services that will support large-scale industrial innovation and collaborative engineering projects; making possible that information management will unde ...
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Manufacturing SErvice Ecosystem (MSEE)

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

Description Manufacturing SErvice Ecosystem VISION: "By 2015, novel service-oriented management methodologies and the Future Internet universal business infrastructure will enable European virtual factories and enterprises to self-organize in distributed, autonomous, interoperable, non-hierarchica ...
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Nanoelectronics for Mobile AAL Systems (MAS)

Start date: Apr 1, 2010, End date: Mar 1, 2013,

The ENIAC JU project MAS is developing nanoelectronics components for applications in the field of health and wellness, and to create a development platform for the design of complete flexible, robust and safe mobile ambient-assisted-living systems. The project covers remote patient supervision using multi- parameter biosensors and telecommunications networks to improve the quality of the clinical ...
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MyUI: Mainstreaming Accessibility through Synergistic User Modelling and Adaptability (MyUI)

Start date: Feb 1, 2010, End date: Oct 31, 2012,

MyUI will foster the mainstreaming of accessible and highly individualized ICT products – a major issue for e-Inclusion. The project addresses important barriers which include developers' lack of awareness and expertise, time and cost requirements of incorporating accessibility and missing validated approaches and infrastructures.The project's approach goes beyond the notion of Universal Design by ...
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Together Anywhere, Together Anytime (TA2)

Start date: Feb 1, 2008, End date: Mar 31, 2012,

How can technology help to nurture family-to-family relationships? This is the question asked by the collaborative project "Together Anywhere, Together Anytime" (TA2).For many people, families form the key social unit. Many of our enduring experiences, holidays, celebrations and moments of fun and laughter are framed as family events. This is something that current technology does not address well ...
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Smart Power Management in Home and Health (SMARTPM)

Start date: Feb 1, 2009, End date: Jan 1, 2012,

According to studies, worldwide energy consumption is rising dramatically and will double in the next 20 years and with it CO2 emission. The consequence will be an escalating price for energy and upcoming challenges for ensuring Europe´s energy supply.Reducing Energy Consumption through energy savings can save up to 30% of Europe’s predicted energy consumption. Achieving efficient use of energy, w ...
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Sustaining Heritage Access through Multivalent ArchiviNg (SHAMAN)

Start date: Dec 1, 2007, End date: Nov 30, 2011,

Description This project will develop and test a next generation digital preservation framework including tools for analysing, ingesting, managing, accessing and reusing information objects and dataThe SHAMAN Integrated Project aims at developing a new framework for long-term digital preservation (more than one century) by exploring the p ...
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Low power high image quality display using colour sequential display technology (GREEN)

Start date: Oct 15, 2009, End date: Oct 14, 2011,

"There is growing awareness that our hunger for energy has a large impact on the environment. A significant amount of energy is consumed by electronic devices that we use. In Europe we consume 210,000 MWh a day watching TV. In China, power consumption will increase dramatically in the future. Liquid Cristal Display (LCD) is the major display technology for the coming 10 years. Although LCDs offer ...
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EUWB - Coexisting Short Range Radio by Advanced Ultra-Wideband Radio Technology (EUWB)

Start date: Apr 1, 2008, End date: Jul 31, 2011,

...r European industry sectors. Following a strong demand from these industry sectors the four prominent examples in which applications will be implemented are the Intelligent home environment (driver Philips), the Public transportation environment (driver EADS), the Automotive environment (driver Bosch) and the Next generation of heterogeneous public access network environment (driver Telefónica). T ...
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High Efficiency Laser-Based Multi-User Multi-Modal 3D Display (HELIUM3D)

Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Jun 30, 2011,

HELIUM3D will create a 3D display that will extend the state of the art in autostereoscopic (glasses free) displays, and will address the efficiency and colour limitations of the current and next generation of displays by developing a new display technology based on direct-view RGB laser projection via a low loss transparent display screen to push the technology beyond the next generation of 3D di ...
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Vital Mind (VM)

Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Mar 31, 2011,

Cognitive decline in aging people can often be accompanied by mental, physical and social hardship. Cognitive training and, in particular computerized training in executive functioning, memory and speed of processing is associated with prolonging personal autonomy in these three life domains. However, many among the elderly are computer illiterate, and cannot benefit from the growing number of com ...
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Content generation and delivery for 3D television (3D4YOU)

Start date: Feb 1, 2008, End date: Jan 31, 2011,

The 3D4YOU project will develop the key elements of a practical 3D television system, particularly, the definition of a 3D delivery format and guidelines for a 3D content creation process. The project will develop 3D capture techniques, convert captured content for broadcasting and develop 3D coding for delivery via broadcast, i.e. suitable to transmit and make public.3D broadcasting is seen as th ...
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High-Performance OLED-Microdisplays\nfor Mobile Multimedia HMD and Micro-Projection Applications (HYPOLED)

Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Sep 30, 2010,

Mobile communication has changed the way we live and will continue to do so. In future mobile multimedia will be a key driver for mobile communication. As handsets become more video oriented (TV, DVD, MP4, games etc) the small size of handsets forces a more restrictive limit to the size of display. High definition wearable virtual displays for hands-free viewing and low-cost low-power mobile-inte ...
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Interactive Networked Experiences in Multimedia for You (iNEM4U)

Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Mar 31, 2010,

In a perfect world, networked electronic media enable individuals and groups of users to share their interactive media experiences in an intuitive and seamless manner, regardless of their choice of device and networks.The main problem is that the landscape of networked multimedia consists of a number of non-interoperable technology islands. Examples are the consumer electronics devices in the home ...
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SEAmless Content Delivery (SEA)

Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Dec 31, 2009,

In the forthcoming age, where everyone may be content producer, mediator and consumer, SEA aims to offer a new experience of personalised, seamless content delivery, maintaining the integrity and wherever applicable, enriching the perceived QoS (PQoS) of the media across the whole distribution chain. SEA is a project focused on seamless, personalised, trusted and PQoS-optimised multimedia content ...
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