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/