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Eumecha, 'Mechatronics and Intelligent Manufacturing', is a umbrella-like EUREKA project (in set-up phase).
The creation of concrete EUREKA-projects is the first priority. In the longer term, the establishment of an EUREKA cluster is envisaged
(cfr. MEDEA Plus. Find more information about Eureka Umbrellas and clusters here).
Eumecha is set-up within the following background:
- From April 2005 until June 2007, the FP6 Coordination Action 'Eumecha-pro', 'European Mechatronics for a new Generation of
Production Systems', was carried out. The project was initiated with the support of the Belgian Science Policy Office (Belspo)
and coordinated by AGORIA (Belgian Federation of the Technology Industry).
Eumecha-pro brought together a group of centres of excellence in mechatronics. It has contributed to the European ManuFuture
Technology Platform by establishing roadmaps, of which the cross-sectorial roadmaps where captured in a
publication that was promoted at the final public event in Brussels on 18 and 19 June 2007.
Watch the videos of that event here.
The published roadmaps focus on multi-disciplinary and integrated design methods and tools, adaptive production systems, high performance
(high precision - high speed), reliability and process monitoring, sustainable manufacturing and user friendly and cognitive
production systems.
- Based on the work done within Eumecha-pro, it was decided to launch a 'Mechatronics and Intelligent Manufacturing' Manufuture Pilot action
supported by the National and Regional Manufuture Platforms.
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Recently, EUREKA FACTORY was converted in EUREKA 'PRO-FACTORY'. Besides the original EUREKA FACTORY goals to stimulate manufacturing
innovation and the creation of research and innovation projects, EUREKA PRO-FACTORY wishes to support umbrella-like projects that
stimulate research and networking in specific domains (cfr. BESTPRODUCT-TENEEST).
Based on the facts described above, the establishment of a 'Mechatronics and Intelligent Manufacturing' umbrella-like EUREKA project is
envisaged, initially coordinated by AGORIA., with the acronym 'EUMECHA' (using the domain name www.eumecha.org which has been used to
host the eumecha-pro website thus far).
The Eumecha initiative is in line with the earlier DNA-project ('Dynamic Novation of Artefacts'). An original combination of technologies and the introduction of new enabling technologies are considered as a successful innovation receipt for the established industries.
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