RAASCEMAN

🤝 Meet #RAASCEMANPartners: ÅSKA Bikes  ÅSKA Bikes 🇧🇪, a young Belgian company born out of passion for cycling and e-mobility, is revolutionizing the world of electric bikes. 🚲 Founded in 2019, ÅSKA blends experience from the bicycle, automotive, aerospace and engineering sectors to create innovative e-bikes that combine comfort and adventure. ⚡️  For Sam Van Neck, Production Manager at ÅSKA Bikes, the #RAASCEMAN project represents a unique opportunity for smaller companies to tap into advanced manufacturing technologies without the need for huge investments.💡 By leveraging Manufacturing as a Service, ÅSKA can focus on its core activities like product development, engineering, and sales, while outsourcing its manufacturing needs to specialized providers across Europe. 🌍 For the bicycle industry, this shift is a game-changer - with the flexibility to collaborate with global manufacturing partners, ÅSKA can bring its innovative e-bikes to market faster and more efficiently. 🛠🚴♂️  And that’s a wrap on our partner introductions for RAASCEMAN! ✨ We’re proud to highlight the incredible contributions of our partners in the project. Each organization brings a unique perspective, and together, they’re paving the way for a more resilient, flexible, and innovative future in manufacturing. 

Have you heard the Forbes Česko #BrandVoice podcast featuring Jakub Hamerník (Continental) and Pavel Burget (Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics)? 👀 They dive into the future of manufacturing and the #RAASCEMAN project.  🤖 What could save European industry, and what role do flexibility and supply chain resilience play?   ⤷ Hear how automation and logistics processes are transforming production while still leaving room for human specialists. 🤝 How is the collaboration between a large automotive corporation and a research institution working in practice? 🤝   ⤷ The Continental team and RICAIP - Research and Innovation Centre on Advanced Industrial Production Testbed Prague are partnering on the RAASCEMAN project, funded by European Commission's Horizon Europe, to improve supply chain resilience and adaptability. 🧩 ⤷ The project aims to create Manufacturing as a Service (#MaaS), linking factories and suppliers to automatically respond to demand and disruptions. 🦾 It will be tested at the Brandýs plant, with plans to expand to the automotive sector if successful. 🤔 Curious how a company recognized by the World Economic Forum as a leader in Industry 4.0 innovation is reshaping the industry?  ⤷ Listen to the full podcast to explore the key pillars behind their approach and the main trends in Industry 4.0 (or already to 5.0?). 🎧 Czech audience, tune in on #Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eSQ2fuPq   📝 English speakers, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/eyMuskYM 

🤝 Meet #RAASCEMANPartners: Continental Automotive CZ  As a global leader in automotive electronics, Continental Automotive Czech Republic 🇨🇿 is setting the stage for the future of supply chain management and manufacturing automation.  As part of the #RAASCEMAN project, Continental is focused on integrating smart automation 🤖 to manage complex production processes more effectively and automatically. For Jakub Hamerník and his team, the project is an opportunity to strengthen their expertise across various Industry 4.0 domains, from project management to risk assessment. 📊 The company’s commitment to collaboration and dedication to supporting their partners within the project is a key component of their success. The Brandýs nad Labem facility, already a model for digital transformation 💻, serves as a critical hub for developing and integrating cutting-edge solutions. With its ongoing focus on quality control 🏭, material handling 📦, and rapid product introduction ⚡, Continental is ensuring that its smart manufacturing processes continue to evolve.  We’re happy to have Continental on board, bringing their expertise and drive to the RAASCEMAN project. 🚀 

🤝 Meet #RAASCEMANPartners: Netcompany-Intrasoft  Netcompany Intrasoft is a leading IT solutions provider, offering innovative services that help organizations navigate the complex demands of today's digital world. 🇱🇺 With its deep expertise in use case analysis and system integration, the company is empowering businesses to stay competitive in an ever-evolving market.  🦾 In the #RAASCEMAN project, Raimund Bröchler, Senior Delivery Manager & Program Manager, emphasizes the company’s role in developing tailored IT solutions that not only meet current manufacturing needs but also anticipate future market demands. 🎯 By ensuring that industry partners can continuously innovate their manufacturing processes and maintain their product portfolios, Netcompany-Intrasoft is helping to elevate competitiveness across industries, focusing on both price and process innovation. 🚀 Netcompany-Intrasofts, part of the dynamic Netcompany Group, is playing a vital role in reshaping how manufacturers approach digital transformation. The Research & Innovation Management team is covering –beside manufacturing- all promising sectors. Their work is about making sure businesses can continue evolving in the face of changing technologies and market needs.📈 It’s the future-proof solutions that are driving this transformation forward.

🤝 Meet #RAASCEMANPartners: RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau  University of Kaiserslautern-Landau 🇩🇪 is focused on unlocking the full potential of Manufacturing-as-a-Service (MaaS). Under the guidance of Tatjana Legler, Deputy Head of the Chair of Machine Tools and Control Systems, RPTU is developing innovative tools to help new companies quickly integrate into resilient supply chains. By creating customizable service templates based on past products, they’re simplifying the onboarding process, reducing the effort required for companies to adapt and join these dynamic networks. 🌐  As part of #RAASCEMAN, RPTU is working to ensure that MaaS is accessible to manufacturers across various industries, breaking down barriers and allowing smaller companies to be part of this evolving ecosystem. 🌐 Their work is about empowering businesses to seamlessly connect, collaborate, and thrive within decentralized manufacturing networks. With its unique position at the intersection of academia and industry, RPTU is laying the groundwork for a future where agility and innovation drive the success of our manufacturing. ⚙️ The real impact of this work is not just in theory, but in how it helps industries adapt and grow, one step at a time. 🚀 

🤝 Meet #RAASCEMANPartners: Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics  Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics, part of České vysoké učení technické v Praze (Czech Technical University in Prague) 🇨🇿, is a leader in applied research, focused on bridging the gap between academic innovation and industrial application. 🤖 Pavel Burget, Director of the #RICAIP #Testbed Prague, is spearheading efforts to develop and test Manufacturing-as-a-Service (MaaS) and distributed production concepts that can reshape European #manufacturing.💡  As part of #RAASCEMAN, CIIRC is extending these ideas by working with industry partners like Continental and ÅSKA Bikes to explore how MaaS can be implemented in automotive and bicycle manufacturing. The goal is to demonstrate how decentralized production can improve efficiency, flexibility, and resilience in real-world environments. That is why #CIIRCCTU is helping to lay the groundwork for manufacturing systems that are not only smarter and more adaptable but also better suited to meet the challenges of the future. 🦾 

We are getting ready for the European Convergence Summit #ECS2025 organised by Adra - AI-Data-Robotics-Association | 9 April, Brussels, Concert Noble! Join us for the #ESC Preparatory Workshop on "ADR and #Resilience in #Manufacturing" 📆 When: 5 February 2025, 13:30–16:15 📍 Where: Hybrid (in Brussels or online - your choice!) 👉 Register and learn more at: https://lnkd.in/e3EaS_MW   This thematic workshop is held as a part of a series of preparatory workshops addressing the main challenge:❓ How can #AI from #robotics and #BigData combined help in a crisis situation?   Thanks to the great engagement of the Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI) team that is coordinating the #RAASCEMAN project, in particular Andrey Girenko, #RAASCEMAN will contribute with a case on supply chain resilience to unexpected supply chain disruptions, energy or material shortages etc.   Join other experts in the field. Your experience will help to formulate recommendations on research topics, methods or infrastructure to be developed. Let’s shape the future of resilience-driven #innovation together!

🤝 Meet #RAASCEMANPartners: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives  When innovation meets resilience, you’ll find CEA-List – the French powerhouse at the forefront of transformative change in energy, digital technologies, and manufacturing. 🇫🇷 With a clear commitment to Europe’s long-term sustainability, CEA isn’t simply keeping pace with global challenges – it’s ahead of the curve, crafting the solutions that will redefine industries. Through their pioneering technologies, CEA plays a pivotal role in building adaptive and resilient supply chains. 🛠️ Their mission? Ensuring that European industries are prepared for tomorrow’s challenges with more flexible, efficient, and sustainable manufacturing networks today.  🏭 In the #RAASCEMAN project, CEA is helping to leverage tools like Digital Twins, Asset Administration Shell (AAS), and Product Passports to make, as mentions CEA representative in this project Kunal Suri, PhD, manufacturing networks more flexible and future-proof. 🦾 At CEA, it’s all about laying the groundwork for tomorrow’s systems, and their work in RAASCEMAN is accelerating the shift towards a smarter, more agile European industrial landscape. 🌍 

🤝 ️ Meet #RAASCEMANPartners: Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation University of Patras     Next up in our partner spotlight is a team of Kosmas Alexopoulos at the Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems & Automation (LMS Patras) from Greece! 🇬🇷     LMS Patras is at the forefront of research and development in innovative manufacturing processes, advanced human-centered design, and production systems planning. 📋 With a strong focus on cooperation with European industry and high-tech companies, they’re shaping the future of manufacturing through advanced solutions. 🎯     By leveraging their expertise in virtual reality, human-centered design, and production control, LMS Patras is contributing to the #RAASCEMAN project’s mission to create more resilient and flexible manufacturing networks. Their work is helping to ensure that production systems can quickly adapt to new challenges, making supply chains smarter and more sustainable. ⚙️💡     As the project continues, we’re happy to see the impact of LMS Patras' research and how it will drive innovation across European industries. 🚀 

🤝 ️ Meet #RAASCEMANPartners: Flanders Make    It’s time to shine a spotlight on one of our partners – Flanders Make, the strategic research centre driving innovation in the manufacturing industry from Belgium! 🇧🇪     They are all about future-proofing manufacturing with their vision of Manufacturing as a Service (#MaaS). By enabling companies – especially the small, innovative ones – to easily outsource parts of their production, Flanders Make is helping reshape the future of supply chains, one flexible solution at a time. 🌍     As part of #RAASCEMAN, Flanders Make contributes with digital technologies such as digital product passport (#DPP) tracking the product's (re)manufacturing lifecycle, and data-based smart decision support to maximally benefit from MaaS networks. Flanders Make is putting MaaS to the test with their flexible assembly line, showing how assembly and disassembly services can be integrated and automated. Together with ASKA bikes, Flanders Make shows the benefit of using a digital product passport to improve the data exchange within their supply network. ⚙️  Bart Meyers, Senior Research Engineer from Flanders Make, puts it perfectly: “Offering and using manufacturing as a service and outsourcing manufacturing operations on demand will become more and more the norm. The RAASCEMAN project is of strategic importance for Flanders Make as we believe many small and innovative engineering companies that emerge today are able to engineer excellent products, will be able to outsource (part of) the manufacturing of their products.” 🦾     Looking forward to seeing what’s ahead as we continue to collaborate with great partners like Flanders Make to shape the future of manufacturing! 🔧✨