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Apply to the 2nd Better Factory Open Call up to EUR 200,000 Funding

Deadline: 15-Nov-22

Open call for Better Factory to support pilot projects by teams composed of one manufacturing company, one artist, and one company supplying technology.

A total of 2 Open Calls will be launched to select the best 16 pilot projects, the so-called Knowledge Transfer Experiments (KTEs) during the lifetime of the project.

The goal of the KTEs is to lead a diversification of the Manufacturing companies’ product portfolio with an aim to enhance their business models with customized and individualized products and new services around the products.

Priorities
  • KTEs will prioritise the following sectors:
    • Plastic and Rubber
    • Furniture and Wood
    • Food and Agriculture
    • Construction
    • Metal and Machinery
    • Textile and Leather
Focus Areas
  • Collaborations between Manufacturing Companies, Artists, and Technology Suppliers can take on many forms and deliver a wide variety of outcomes.  At a technical level, the focus will be to minimise the impact on production cost and to create more value by:
    • Reducing  waste, energy and other production resources;
    • Optimising factory logistics;
    • Using robots to support workers;
    • Production preplanning and simulation.
Funding Information
  • Up to EUR 200,000 (total lump sum) will be distributed to each one of the selected KTEs, based upon the successful delivery of technical and business reports along with the 16-month experiment program. KTEs applications will have to be submitted by consortia composed of:
  • One Manufacturing company of Mid-Cap (up to EUR 50,000)
  • One Technology supplier (up to EUR 100,000)
  • One Artist (up to EUR 50,000)
What they Offer?
  • 2 nd Better Factory Open Call for Full Proposals will enable:
    • Manufacturing companies to enter new markets or become more innovative and competitive on existing markets with customisable products or service portfolios.
    • Artists, with an industrial background, to create new business models for themselves and reach new prospective clients.
    • Technology suppliers to reach out to new potential customers and test technologies in real-life situations with low financial risk.
Eligibility Criteria
  • The KTEs have to be proposed by a consortium team, composed of the 3 following profiles:
    • One Manufacturing Company
    • One Artist
    • One Technology supplier.

For more information, visit https://betterfactory.eu/open-calls/

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