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DRIVOLUTION
Transition To The Factory of The Future

Challenge

The Drivolution Agenda was created with the goal of promoting the development of a Factory of the Future model, based on actions capable of addressing the challenges posed by the energy transition and digital transformation in the automotive sector, thus laying the groundwork for smart, sustainable, inclusive, and resilient growth. To achieve the envisioned factory model, this Agenda was designed around five key action lines (strategic pillars):

1) Digitalization
2) Industry 5.0
3) Safety and Ergonomics
4) Materials
5) Specialized and Digital Skills Development

Solution

This Agenda comprises 21 sub-projects, each designed to drive innovation across different action lines, fostering the development of new processes and products that will have a significant impact on the national economy.
To achieve the intended advancements, the Agenda brings together a total of 38 entities — 19 companies and 19 institutions from the national scientific and technological system — all with expertise and experience in the automotive sector.

The sub-projects work in an integrated manner to develop twelve products, processes, and/or solutions (PPS):
PPS 1 – New Car Seats
PPS 2 – Lighter Cable System
PPS 3 – Pneumatic Lumbar Adjustment System
PPS 4 – Automatic Defects Detection System
PPS 5 – Self-Adaptive and Sensorial Coatings
PPS 6 – New Multifunctional Plastic Components
PPS 7 – Digital Lean Manufacturing Platform
PPS 8 – Software to Support Drones for Indoor and Outdoor Inventory Operations
PPS 9 – New Ventilators for Electric Cars
PPS 10 – New Components for Electric AGVs for Heavy Loads
PPS 11 – Recycled Batteries
PPS 12 – Cabling System for Signal, Data and Power Transmission

Objectives, Activities and Results expected / achieved

Acting on strategic pillars for the automotive sector, this strategic vision aims to accelerate the industry's digital transition, strengthening its competitiveness in the global market.

This initiative arises from the need to adapt factories to new technologies and production methods, in line with the current energy transition and digital transformation in the automotive sector. The project will lay the necessary foundations for smart, sustainable, inclusive, and resilient growth in one of the most important sectors of the Portuguese economy.

Project Reference

C644913740-00000022

Funding


Intervention Region

Portugal

Total Investment

50.105.755,91

IPN Investment

2.437.206,07

Total Eligible

50.105.755,91

IPN Eligible

2.437.206,07

EC Funding – Total

33.972.086,74

EC Funding – IPN

2.437.206,07

Duration

39 Months

Start Date

2022-10-01

End Date

2025-12-31

Approval Date

2023-07-31

Consortium

FICO CABLES - Fábrica de Acessórios e Equipamentos Industriais Lda
CENTITVC - Centro de Nanotecnologia e Materiais Técnicos, Funcionais e Inteligentes
CENTIMFE - Centro Tecnológico da Indústria de Moldes, Ferramentas Especiais e Plásticos
C.M.E. - Construção e Manutenção Electromecânica, S.A.
COPEFI - Components For Automotive, S.A.
INESC TEC - Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência
MOBINOV - Associação do Cluster Automóvel
PTCPORT - Portugal Technical Center, Unipessoal Lda
SGS PORTUGAL - Sociedade Geral de Superintendência, S.A.
SKILLAUGMENT, Lda
Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo
Instituto Pedro Nunes
Universidade de Aveiro
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave
Universidade do Minho
Universidade de Coimbra
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto
Ramada Aços, S.A.
DURIT - Metalurgia Portuguesa do Tungstenio, Lda
IBER-OLEFF - Componenetes Técnicos em Plástico, S.A.
Edilásio Carreira da Silva, Lda
Dual Borgstena Textile Portugal, Unipessoal Lda
MOLDIT - Indústria de Moldes S.A.
TEANDM - Tecnologia, Engenharia e Materiais S.A.
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal
EDA - Estofagem de Assentos, Unipessoal Lda
Rangel Distribuições e Logística, S.A.
Associação Fibrenamics - Instituto de Inovação em Materiais Fibrosos e Compósitos
ATEC - Associação de Formação Para a Indústria
INTROSYS - Integração de Sistemas Robóticos, S.A.
Associação CITIN - Centro de Interface Tecnológico Industrial
COLAB - Laboratório Colaborativo Para Serviços de Inovação Orientados Para os Dados
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Associação Universidade - Empresa Para o Desenvolvimento - TECMINHO
Instituto Politécncio de Leiria
Manuel da Conceição Graça, Lda

Keywords

Recycled materials;
Sensory and self-adaptive coatings;
Digitalization;
Industry 5.0;
Safety and Ergonomics.
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