Research results: Factory of Tomorrow
Goals
In line with these developments, the goals defined for the "Factory of Tomorrow" subprogram focus on the development and demonstration of technologies and concepts. In this context, technologies that provide for a substantial improvement of resource efficiency in production processes and permit the use of renewable raw materials in industrial processes play an important role. In the field of products, research concentrates on product service systems that are based on life cycle thinking and create new business models. Cross-cutting research aiming at developing management and governance strategies for the establishment of value-oriented and value-adding business approaches also play an important role.
Current state of the subprogram
Since it was launched in October 2000, the "Factory of Tomorrow" subprogram has supported 142 projects selected from four calls for proposals with funds amounting to a total of Euro18 million. Information about the current state of the calls for proposals can be accessed at www.FabrikderZukunft.at. The results from these projects show that the targets formulated at the beginning of the program have been successfully implemented. Following the program strategy, the individual thematic areas have been continually developed on the basis of a sequence of calls for proposals and individual projects. The following pages present a selection of these thematic areas and research results.
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