LIGHTHOUSE RESEARCH INITIATIVES:
Engineering for Sustainable and Digital Industry

European industry plays a pivotal role in the economic and societal transformations. To remain a cornerstone of prosperity, it must spearhead both the digital and green transitions. This forward-looking approach envisions an industry that transcends mere efficiency and productivity, emphasizing its broader contributions to society. By centering the wellbeing of workers in the production process and leveraging new technologies, it aims to generate prosperity that extends beyond jobs and economic growth, all while respecting the planet’s ecological boundaries. This strategy enhances the existing “Industry 4.0” framework by prioritizing research and innovation, thereby facilitating the transition to a sustainable, human-centric, and resilient European industry.

LIGHTHOUSE RESEARCH INITIATIVES:
Engineering for Sustainable and Digital Industry

European industry plays a pivotal role in the economic and societal transformations. To remain a cornerstone of prosperity, it must spearhead both the digital and green transitions. This forward-looking approach envisions an industry that transcends mere efficiency and productivity, emphasizing its broader contributions to society. By centering the wellbeing of workers in the production process and leveraging new technologies, it aims to generate prosperity that extends beyond jobs and economic growth, all while respecting the planet’s ecological boundaries. This strategy enhances the existing “Industry 4.0” framework by prioritizing research and innovation, thereby facilitating the transition to a sustainable, human-centric, and resilient European industry.

Human machine interactions

Aims to enhance revolutionize the way humans and machines collaborate across various sectors. As technology advances, the integration of intelligent systems into daily activities, industrial processes, and service delivery becomes increasingly vital. This initiative focuses on creating seamless, intuitive, and efficient interactions between humans and machines, enhancing both productivity and user experience.

Artificial intelligence

Is dedicated to advancing the development, deployment, and integration of AI technologies across various domains to address critical challenges and drive innovation. This initiative seeks to harness the transformative potential of AI to improve efficiency, enhance decision-making, and create new opportunities for economic and societal growth.

Additive manufacturing

Aims to drive advancements in 3D printing and related technologies, positioning them as key enablers of innovation and sustainability in manufacturing. This initiative seeks to enhance the capabilities, applications, and adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) across various industries, promoting efficiency, customization, and environmental responsibility.

Circularity

Is dedicated to advancing circular economy principles across industries to enhance sustainability, resource efficiency, and economic resilience. This initiative focuses on developing innovative technologies, processes, and business models that enable the transition from a linear to a circular economy, where products, materials, and resources are reused, refurbished, remanufactured, and recycled to create a closed-loop system.

Human machine interactions

Aims to enhance revolutionize the way humans and machines collaborate across various sectors. As technology advances, the integration of intelligent systems into daily activities, industrial processes, and service delivery becomes increasingly vital. This initiative focuses on creating seamless, intuitive, and efficient interactions between humans and machines, enhancing both productivity and user experience.

Artificial intelligence

Is dedicated to advancing the development, deployment, and integration of AI technologies across various domains to address critical challenges and drive innovation. This initiative seeks to harness the transformative potential of AI to improve efficiency, enhance decision-making, and create new opportunities for economic and societal growth.

Additive manufacturing

Aims to drive advancements in 3D printing and related technologies, positioning them as key enablers of innovation and sustainability in manufacturing. This initiative seeks to enhance the capabilities, applications, and adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) across various industries, promoting efficiency, customization, and environmental responsibility.

Circularity

Is dedicated to advancing circular economy principles across industries to enhance sustainability, resource efficiency, and economic resilience. This initiative focuses on developing innovative technologies, processes, and business models that enable the transition from a linear to a circular economy, where products, materials, and resources are reused, refurbished, remanufactured, and recycled to create a closed-loop system.