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PolicyResearch andInnovation

EU-Japan Workshop11th June 2014

Research in Robotics for Manufacturing:

State of Play and Opportunities for EU-Japan Cooperation

Jan RAMBOER

DG Research and Innovation


• To support innovation in manufacturing by developing enabling production technologies to help EU manufacturing industry across many sectors to adapt to global competitive pressures by boosting their technological base

• Manufacturing as a driving force in the EU economy, (21% of GDP and 20% of all jobs)

• 25 industrial sectors, largely dominated by SMEs

• Need to produce more with less resources & less waste

• FP7 Themes involved: NMP, ICT

• Budget: € 1.2 billion in 4 years

The Factories of the Future PPP


Why Public-Private Partnerships?

• Support to Europe's re-industrialisation through radical innovations & technological development

• Reinforced cooperation with industry to create growth & jobs, whilst addressing major societal challenges

• To strengthen European industrial leadership

• To leverage research and innovation efforts

• To strongly commit industry to joint objectives



Features in "contractual" PPP calls

• Involvement of industry in the preparation

• Industrial partners provide orientation

• High share of industrial experts in evaluations

• Single stage evaluation to reduce time-to-contract

• Implemented through Coordinated Calls for Proposals

• Specific PPP Annex to the WP adds visibility

• Open to everyone according to normal FP7 rules


Importance of Robotics

• Industrial robots essential part of the backbone of manufacturing in Europe

• Cost-effective production

• Product quality

• Work conditions

• Optimized use of resources

• Flexible and ease of use


Importance of Robotics• EC recognized importance of robitcs within FP7

• Total support for research in industrial robotics (DG RTD) of 90.9 m€ for a total of 20 projects up to 2013

• Since 2009 every 2 years dedicated topic• NMP-2009-3.4-1: Automation and robotics for sustainable

crop and forestry management

• FoF.NMP.2011-3: Robots for automation of post-production and other auxiliary processes

• FoF.NMP.2013-7: New hybrid production systems in advanced factory environments based on new human-robot interactive cooperation

• Robotic projects resulting also from other topics due to strong manufacturing focus

Integration

Cooperation


Importance of Robotics

• 2014 extra topic on Human-Robot interaction• FoF.NMP.2014-6: Symbiotic human-robot

collaborations for safe and dynamic multimodal manufacturing systems

• Issue of Safety for the Worker: blocking factor for Industrial Implementation

• Certification taken into account in proposal


Robotics in FP7


Robotics in FP7

30%

20%10%

10%

10%

5%

5%

5%5%

Projects according to coordinator's nationality

IT

ES

DE

NL

UK

AT

CH

FI

TR


Example Robotics projects in FP7• COMET (GA 258769): Plug-and-produce COmponents and METhods for adaptive

control of industrial robots enabling cost effective, high precision manufacturing in factories of the future

• http://www.cometproject.eu/

• Start: September 2010

• End: June 2013

• 5.4 m€ EC funding


Example Robotics projects in FP7• Thermobot(GA 284607): Autonomous robotic system for thermo-

graphic detection of cracks

• http://thermobot.eu/

• Start: January 2012

• End: December 2014

• 2,55 m€ EC funding

http://thermobot.eu/


Example Robotics projects in FP7• RoboMate(GA 608979): Intelligent exoskeleton based on human-robot

interaction for manipulation of heavy goods in Europe’s factories of the future

• http://www.robo-mate.eu/

• Start: September 2013

• End: August 2016



Example Robotics projects in FP7• Factory-in-a-Day (GA 609206):

Factory-in-a-Day aims at improving the competitiveness of European manufacturing SMEs by removing the primary obstacle for robot automation; installation time and installation cost.

• http://www.factory-in-a-day.eu/

• Start: October 2013

• End: September 2017


http://www.factory-in-a-day.eu/


Factory-in-a-Day


Robotics in Horizon 2020

Topic code Topic title Type of Action

FoF 1 - 2014* Process optimisation of manufacturing assets RIA & CSA (SA)

FoF 2 - 2014 Manufacturing processes for complex structures and geometries with efficient use of

material

RIA

FoF 3 - 2014 Global energy and other resources efficiency in manufacturing enterprises RIA

FoF 4 - 2014 Developing smart factories that are attractive to workers IA

FoF 5 - 2014 Innovative product-service design using manufacturing intelligence RIA

FoF 6 - 2014 Symbiotic human-robot collaborations for safe and dynamic multimodal

manufacturing systems

IA

FoF 7 - 2014 Support for the enhancement of the impact of FoF PPP projects CSA (CA)

FoF 8 - 2015* ICT-enabled modelling, simulation, analyticsand forecasting technologies RIA & CSA (SA)

FoF 9 - 2015* ICT Innovation for Manufacturing SMEs (I4MS) IA & CSA (SA)

FoF 10 - 2015 Manufacturing of custom made parts for personalised products RIA

FoF 11 - 2015 Flexible production systems based on integrated tools for rapid reconfiguration of

machinery and robots

IA

FoF 12 - 2015 Industrial technologies for advanced joining and assembly processes of multi- IA

FoF 13 - 2015 Re-use and re-manufacturing technologies and equipment for sustainable product

life cycle management

RIA

FoF 14 - 2015 Integrated design and management of production machinery and processes RIA

16* These topics are from the ICT part of the coordinated call


For further Information …

• H2020 Research Themes and Call:ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal

• InfoDays cPPPs in Horizon 2020: 21 October 2014

• Information on the Research PPPs:ec.europa.eu/research/industrial_technologies/

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Thank you for your attention!

Find out more:

www.ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020

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What is Horizon 2020?

• A single programme:

o Bringing together 3 programmes/initiatives that were separated before: FP7 – CIP – EIT

o Budget: 70.2 b€ (2014-2020)

• A coupling of research to innovation:

o From the lab to the market

• Focus on challenges facing society in Europe:

o e.g. health, clean energy, efficient transport

• Simplified access …

o … for companies, universities, institutes in all EU countries


Horizon 2020 Overview


Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies - of which

ICT (other than KETs)

Total for 6 KETs

Space

13 781

6 351

5 894

1 536

Access to risk finance 3 538

Innovation in SMEs 619

Leadership in Enabling & Ind. Technol. (LEIT):Indicative budget (EC proposal in M€)


Approach in LEIT

• A common approach to enabling & industrial technologies

o ICT (incl. 2 KETs: micro- & nano-electronics, photonics)

o Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Advanced Manufacturing, Biotechnology

• Innovation:

o Emphasis on technology deployment, prototyping, validation, industrial-scale pilots & demonstrators

• Specific support for "multi-KETs"/"cross-KETs"

• Strong focus on leveraging private sector investment

• Important role of PPPs to implement KET-related activities


LEIT Focus: Industrial deployment of Key Enabling Technologies

• Six strategic technologies

• Driving competitiveness & growth opportunities, contributing to knowledge & addressing societal challenges

• Cutting across many sectors

• Nanotechnologies

• Advanced materials

• Micro- and nano-electronics

• Photonics

• Biotechnology

• Advanced manufacturing

KET High level group & EC Communicationshttp://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/ict/key_technologies/

What are Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) ?


Some Issues Regarding KETs

• Europe has a strong position in science output

• EU actors at top of patent ranking in each KET

• But: There is a gap between the technology base & the manufacturing base

• Current efforts need to be complemented byo Product development (including effective demonstrators)o Development of manufacturing expertise

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