Final Report Summary - EUMECHA-PRO (European Mechatronics for a new generation of production systems)
The goal of EUMECHA-PRO was to increase the ability of the European mechatronics research community to conceive - according to a common strategy and in strong cooperation with industry - the production systems for the factories of the future.
EUMECHA-PRO was developing industry roadmaps and research roadmaps.
- The industry roadmaps provide a structured view on future industrial expectations and are established for different production equipment sectors;
- The emerging technologies and integrated design approaches are associated to industry's requirements and reveal new industrial opportunities;
- On the other hand, the industrial targets orient research towards market needs;
- The research roadmaps furthermore provide a common framework for an efficient co-ordination of Europe's research resources.
EUMECHA-PRO promoted the practice of the mechatronics design paradigm in industry. Best practices of mechatronic design have been identified and promoted through industry-oriented workshops.
EUMECHA-PRO strove towards a better educational framework that delivers excellent mechatronic engineers to the manufacturing industries. Mechatronics education requirements and approaches were analysed, resulting in a European vision on how education can be improved and be made more coherent across Europe.
Dissemination and exchange of information took place through internet, publications as well as through small committee network meetings. Furthermore, EUMECHA-PRO improved the coordination of various R&D funding mechanisms, in particular by feeding its deliverables into the 'Eureka factory' platform and the European Commission's Manufuture initiative.
EUMECHA-PRO was developing industry roadmaps and research roadmaps.
- The industry roadmaps provide a structured view on future industrial expectations and are established for different production equipment sectors;
- The emerging technologies and integrated design approaches are associated to industry's requirements and reveal new industrial opportunities;
- On the other hand, the industrial targets orient research towards market needs;
- The research roadmaps furthermore provide a common framework for an efficient co-ordination of Europe's research resources.
EUMECHA-PRO promoted the practice of the mechatronics design paradigm in industry. Best practices of mechatronic design have been identified and promoted through industry-oriented workshops.
EUMECHA-PRO strove towards a better educational framework that delivers excellent mechatronic engineers to the manufacturing industries. Mechatronics education requirements and approaches were analysed, resulting in a European vision on how education can be improved and be made more coherent across Europe.
Dissemination and exchange of information took place through internet, publications as well as through small committee network meetings. Furthermore, EUMECHA-PRO improved the coordination of various R&D funding mechanisms, in particular by feeding its deliverables into the 'Eureka factory' platform and the European Commission's Manufuture initiative.
