Manual Work Support Throughout System Lifecycle by Exploiting Virtual and Augmented Reality

Project Information

MANUVAR

Grant agreement ID: 211548

Project closed

Start date 1 May 2009

End date 30 April 2012

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Total cost € 9 649 244,99

EU contribution € 7 397 613,00

Coordinated by

TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY
Finland

Objective

Manual work is a crucial and expensive component of manufacturing. Globalization causes companies to reduce manual work costs by offshoring and global outsourcing. This poses problems such as increased lead times, lower quality products and services, and weaker management. Because of the pressure of globalization and the decline of the working age population in Europe, the situation will get worse in sectors with a large proportion of high value manual work that cannot be automated or outsourced. The ManuVAR project aims to provide a timely and systematic solution to this problem. The objective of ManuVAR is to develop an innovative technology platform and a framework to support high value manual work throughout the product lifecycle. ManuVAR will cover ergonomics, safety, work assistance, and training. It includes various people from designers to factory workers, operators, maintenance personnel, and end-users. The aims of ManuVAR are to: (1) increase productivity and quality, reducing the cost of high value manual work at every stage of the lifecycle; (2) facilitate adaptation to product customization and changes; (3) support efficient knowledge and skill management; (4) improve EU industry competitiveness via knowledge-based business models. This will be achieved by employing virtual reality technology to facilitate communication between people and systems. It will also enable the two-way flow of knowledge and its accumulation and reuse throughout the entire lifecycle and across subsequent system generations. The consortium comprises 18 partners representing industry, research and academia. In ManuVAR, there are five synergistic application clusters in different industrial areas: terrestrial satellite assembly, assembly line design, remote maintenance of trains, maintenance of nuclear reactors, large machine assembly process design. ManuVAR will demonstrate that high value, high knowledge manual work is an opportunity to improve the competitiveness of EU industries.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › satellite technology
• engineering and technology › other engineering and technologies › nuclear engineering
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › software › software applications › virtual reality
• social sciences › sociology › globalization
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › software › software applications › simulation software

Keywords

• High value manual work
• human-machine systems
• lifecycle and knowledge management
• virtual reality

Programme(s)

• FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Topic(s)

• NMP-2007-3.1-1 - Beyond Lean Manufacturing – New Industrial Models for Product and Process Life Cycle

Call for proposal

FP7-NMP-2007-LARGE-1
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Funding Scheme

CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project

Coordinator

TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY

• EU contribution: € 1 436 203,50
• Address: TEKNIIKANTIE 21 ; 02150 Espoo ; Finland
• Region: Manner-Suomi › Helsinki-Uusimaa › Helsinki-Uusimaa
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Boris Krassi (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (19)

TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT

Participation ended

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: TEKNIIKANTIE 4 A ; 02044 VTT ESPOO
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Boris Krassi (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV

Germany

• EU contribution: € 479 520,00
• Address: HANSASTRASSE 27C ; 80686 Munchen
• Region: Bayern › Oberbayern › München, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Maximilian Steiert (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 523 684,70
• Address: ANNA VAN BUERENPLEIN 1 ; 2595 DA Den Haag
• Region: West-Nederland › Zuid-Holland › Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Henny Knijnenburg (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: PARQUE CIENTIFICO Y TECNOLOGICO DE GIPUZKOA, PASEO MIKELETEGI 2 ; 20009 DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIAN (GIPUZKOA)
• Region: Noreste › País Vasco › Gipuzkoa
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: José De La Rosa Gallardo (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

EREVNITIKO PANEPISTIMIAKO INSTITOUTO SYSTIMATON EPIKOINONION KAI YPOLOGISTON

Greece

• EU contribution: € 367 820,26
• Address: PATISION 42 ; 106 82 ATHINA
• Region: Αττική › Aττική › Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Angelos Amditis (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD, OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN

Ireland

• EU contribution: € 551 580,00
• Address: COLLEGE GREEN TRINITY COLLEGE ; D02 CX56 Dublin
• Region: Ireland › Eastern and Midland › Dublin
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Deirdre Savage (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSIDAD DE MALAGA

Spain

• EU contribution: € 392 701,60
• Address: AVDA CERVANTES, NUM. 2 ; 29016 Malaga
• Region: Sur › Andalucía › Málaga
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: José Antonio Molina Ruiz (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 541 640,00
• Address: University Park ; NG7 2RD Nottingham
• Region: East Midlands (England) › Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire › Nottingham
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Paul Cartledge (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

TTY-SAATIO

Finland

• EU contribution: € 523 070,00
• Address: Korkeakoulunkatu 10 ; 33720 Tampere
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Reijo Karjalainen (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

THALES ALENIA SPACE ITALIA SPA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 268 287,00
• Address: VIA SACCOMURO 24 ; 00131 Roma
• Region: Centro (IT) › Lazio › Roma
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Paola Zemide (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

METSO FINLAND OY

Finland

• EU contribution: € 192 358,00
• Address: RAUHALANPUISTO 9 ; 33101 ESPOO
• Region: Manner-Suomi › Länsi-Suomi › Pirkanmaa
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Jarmo Mäkinen (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

NUEVAS ESTRATEGIAS DE MANTENIMIENTO S.L.

Spain

• EU contribution: € 96 580,00
• Address: P MIKELETEGI 56 2 PARQUE TECNOLOGICO DE SAN SEBASTIAN ; 20009 Donostia
• Region: Noreste › País Vasco › Gipuzkoa
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Alberto Conde (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

TECNATOM S.A.

Spain

• EU contribution: € 168 540,41
• Address: Avenida Montes de Oca 1 ; 28703 San Sebastian De Los Reyes - Madrid
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: José Manuel Mourín (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

CARR COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

Ireland

• EU contribution: € 445 938,03
• Address: 24 FITZWILLIAM PLACE ; A96 PR60 Dublin
• Region: Ireland › Eastern and Midland › Dublin
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Frances Fox (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

HERMIA YRITYSKEHITYS OY

Finland

• EU contribution: € 113 625,00
• Address: HERMIANKATU 6A ; 33720 Tampere
• Region: Manner-Suomi › Länsi-Suomi › Pirkanmaa
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Pekka Jussila (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

ASSOCIATION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF RADICAL BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS

Italy

• EU contribution: € 505 900,00
• Address: CORSO SEMPIONE 52 ; 20154 MILANO
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Milvia Bizzi (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

cards PLM Solutions B.V.

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 195 375,00
• Address: De Maas 22A ; 5684PL Best
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Ruurd Hoogendoorn (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

TOTAL PRODUCTIVITY BV

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 259 689,50
• Address: Kosterij 4 ; 1721PN Broek op Langedijk
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Peter-Jan Zwart (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

FUNDACION FATRONIK.

Participation ended

Spain

• EU contribution: € 335 100,00
• Address: Paseo Mikeletegi 7 - Parque Tecnologico 7 ; 20009 DONOSTIA - SAN SEBASTIAN
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: José De La Rosa Gallardo (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data