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Factories of the Future 2020

EFFRA‘s preparations for the continuation of the ‘Factories of the Future’ public-private partnership under Horizon 2020 are centred on ‘Factories of the Future 2020’, an ambitious and far-sighted strategic multi-annual research roadmap for the partnership.

The roadmap has been developed over a period of 24 months though working meetings including discussions with the European Commission within the ‘Factories of the Future' public-private partnership Ad-hoc Industrial Advisory Group (AIAG) and close consultations with representatives of companies and RTOs organised in other related European technology platforms.

‘Factories of the Future 2020’ will form the basis for research call topics and the overall direction of research in the ‘Factories of the Future’ public-private partnership under Horizon 2020.

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The QCOALA project will develop a new dual-wavelength laser processing system for welding thin-gauge aluminium and copper of 0.1mm to 1.0mm in thickness, with integrated process monitoring and in-line non-destructive inspection. More...

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Projects Database

The 'Factories of the Future' projects database is available online. This unique resource contains extensive information on ‘Factories of the Future' (FoF) projects, their consortia and serves as a portal to the respective websites of the projects.

Access is available to EFFRA members and project coordinators. EFFRA members can log in with their personal account through the member's portal on the top right of this page. Project coordinators who are not members of EFFRA can login by clicking here.