SMART Call for Advanced Manufacturing projects

SMART call for Advanced Manufacturing projects

Background

SMART Eureka cluster has opened a call for organisations collaborating internationally on the R&D of advanced manufacturing projects. By applying and participating, your organisation can access national public funding for your R&D project.

The goal of this call for projects is to foster close-to-market R&D projects that pursue technical innovation and application excellence regarding future products and processes, innovative manufacturing-related services or advanced production equipment.

Scope

SMART launches annual Calls for Projects, which promote collaborative, international and close-to-market research and innovation around advanced manufacturing technologies. SMART cluster focuses mainly in high tech discrete manufacturing sectors, i.e. aeronautics, automotive, railway, capital goods, consumer durables and any other discrete manufacturing sector, being particularly oriented to support the competitiveness and development of industries, both large and small medium enterprises. Currently 25 countries from the Eureka community support the cluster SMART.


Relevant industry sectors include:

  • Aerospace
  • Automotive
  • Railway
  • Consumer Goods
  • Capital Goods
  • Industrial Components

Advanced Manufacturing technologies to be researched and developed include:

  • Advanced Manufacturing Processes
  • Smart & Adaptive Manufacturing Systems
  • Digital, Virtual and Efficient Companies
  • Person-machine Collaboration
  • Sustainable Manufacturing
  • Customer-Based Manufacturing

Eligibility

There are limited eligibility criteria for joining a Clusters consortium:

  • The project must be directed at researching or developing a product, process or service with the goal of commercialisation (TRL 5-8)
  • The project must have a civilian purpose.
  • Your consortium must include at least two independent legal entities from a minimum of two Eureka countries.
  • Budget of different partners must be balanced

Contacts

  • General Contact
    •  [email protected]
    •  +32.2.777.09.50
    • Please indicate in your e-mail & letter of interest where(vacanciesinturkey.com) you saw this grant notice.

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