Objective Internationalized markets are facing increasing individualization of customer needs. Handling product variety becomes moredifficult as products become more complex and integrated. Current manufacturing systems show structural rigidity thatmakes terribly cumbersome to cope with product model changes, product mix variation, and lot size reduction. Highinvestments are usually required to streamline the assembly system. Production integrated software are often vague, don’toffer complex scenarios occurrence and the result can drift immensely away from the real implementation.Arculus offers an ICT integrated solution for an enhanced production system implementing a higher number of variants and,at the same time, increasing productivity by 30%-60%. Its software provides a virtual real-time shadow of all the elements inproduction getting a clear view on how Key Performance Indicators are affected. Smart Autonomous Guided Vehicles(AGVs) are then exploited for material flow management. Car manufacturers, highly dependent on new technologicalprocesses to remain competitive, will be the first enthusiastic customers’ target. Within the overall project Arculus intends tooptimize its ICT platform customizing the navigation control and integrating an enhanced software interface and anautomatic communication protocol. Arculus will surely support the EC target to increase industry’s share of GDP to 20% by2020. A forecasted global market for advanced manufacturing technologies of €750 billion by 2020 and a target industryrepresenting a key pillar of the EU economy, will leverage this innovative solution. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresocial sciencespolitical sciencespolitical transitionsrevolutionssocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness modelssocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivity Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.4. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport Main Programme H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument Topic(s) SMEInst-10-2016-2017 - Small business innovation research for Transport and Smart Cities Mobility Call for proposal H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017 Funding Scheme SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1 Coordinator ARCULUS GMBH Net EU contribution € 50 000,00 Address FRIEDRICH-EBERT-STRASSE 70A 85055 Ingolstadt Germany See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Bayern Oberbayern Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 71 429,00
