Objective Motivation:Today, large-scale manufacturing facilities are characterized by a high degree of automation whereas the reconfiguration of these complex production processes is accomplished by extensive engineering. With increasing product variants and shorter product cycles, the dynamic reconfiguration clearly is a key technology. Current production engineering tools maintain their own models of equipment capabilities which leads to problems of consistency and scalability.Objectives:The main project objective is to facilitate dynamic reconfiguration of complex production processes. To this end, the novel concept of skill-based manufacturing is proposed, i.e. production units with embedded knowledge about their skills being able to interact in order to solve a given manufacturing task. Three scientific and technical objectives have been identified: skill-aware components (sensors/actuators with embedded knowledge about their skills), skill-serving (matching production requirements and component skills for dynamic reconfiguration) and skill-mining (real-time query of capabilities of production facility).Innovation:The approach of skill-based production will trigger innovation along the whole chain of manufacturing. Information technology will no longer only be used for the control of production facilities but also for their set-up and reconfiguration. All manufacturing devices will be equipped with embedded intelligence enabling interaction and co-operation between them.Impact:The collaboration of research institutes (3), SMEs (3) and global players (2) will promote the idea of skill-based manufacturing, thus contributing to the transformation of industry towards high-added value organisations. In the future, additional services such as web-based configuration tools will open new markets. By developing the technology and preparing standardisation issues the European manufacturing industry will increase its competitive edge. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemssocial sciencessociologyindustrial relationsautomationengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringroboticsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssimulation software Programme(s) FP6-NMP - Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices: thematic priority 3 under the 'Focusing and integrating community research' of the 'Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area' specific programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) NMP-2004-IST-NMP-1 - Integrating Technologies for the Fast and Flexible Manufacturing Enterprise Call for proposal FP6-2004-IST-NMP-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. EU contribution No data Address Hansastrasse 27 C MUENCHEN Germany See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ASENTICS GMBH & CO. KG Germany EU contribution No data Address Birlenbacher Strasse 19-21 SIEGEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ABB AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES AB Sweden EU contribution No data Address Kopparbergsvägen 2 VÄSTERÅS See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SICK AG Germany EU contribution No data Address Sebastian-Kneipp-Str. 1 WALDKIRCH See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INOS HELLAS SA Greece EU contribution No data Address Leoforos Papagou 6 ZOGRAFOS See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LUNDS UNIVERSITET Sweden EU contribution No data Address Paradisgatan 5c 117 LUND See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITATEA "POLITEHNICA" DIN TIMISOARA Romania EU contribution No data Address Piata Victoriei 2 TIMISOARA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ROBCON TM SRL Romania EU contribution No data Address Bd. M. Viteazu Nr. 1, SPM, II OP1 CP26 TIMISOARA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data