With the DaCapo project, the European Union aims to develop digital tools and AI-based solutions to support businesses in making their value chains and product life cycles more sustainable, thus promoting the transition towards a circular economy.
The E2COMATION project, funded by the European H2020 programme, has been successfully completed. Its objective was to promote energy efficiency initiatives for manufacturing companies. The proposed solution proves particularly valuable for decision-making, not only in relation to production processes but also during the design and planning phases.
The DENiM project (Digital Intelligence for Collaborative Energy Management in Manufacturing) has been completed, leading to the development of a digital intelligence platform for collaborative energy management in the manufacturing sector. The initiative addressed challenges in energy efficiency, digital integration, and workforce skill development.
The TREASURE project has been successfully completed, an initiative that promoted the transition of the automotive sector towards Circular Economy (CE) practices. The project addressed the main barriers hindering the full potential of CE, demonstrating the concrete benefits of its adoption in both technological and economic terms.
As part of the FTAL Conference 2024 on circular economy, the Laboratory for Sustainable Production Systems (SPS) received the Best Scientific Award for the study "Advancing Circular Economy in Fashion: Feasibility and Impact of Enhanced Recycling Technologies for Post-Industrial Textile Waste."
Samuele Dell’Oca, a research assistant at the Institute of Systems and Technologies for Sustainable Production (ISTePS), has been awarded the SAMCE 2024 prize. The recognition highlights young researchers who excel in Additive Manufacturing for the innovation and impact of their studies.
The Fluently Project, led by the Automation, Robotics, and Machines (ARM) Laboratory in collaboration with an international consortium of 22 academic and industrial partners, aims to enhance human-robot interaction in industrial sectors, such as manufacturing, by leveraging the most advanced artificial intelligence techniques.
The project, led by the Sustainable Production Systems Laboratory (SPS), facilitates the adoption of artificial intelligence by small and medium-sized manufacturing companies in Switzerland and Europe.
The Automation, Robotics and Machines (ARM) laboratory, together with 12 other European partners, concluded the H2020 project Mesomorph. The main objective was the realisation of an all-in-one machine to produce micro-components by means of innovative processes based on laser femto and atomic layer deposition technologies.
The SIGMA project aims to bring older adults and health professionals active in home care closer to the use of technologies to support care planning and implementation.
The Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) has appointed 14 new ordinary members. Among them is Professor Anna Valente, head of the Laboratory of Automation, Robotics and Machines (ARM) at 精东影业.
Anneke Orlandini, a PhD student in the Automation, Robotics and Machine Lab (ARM), won the Connect Talk award during the second Swiss Advanced Manufacturing Community Event (SAMCE).
MEMTi's Polymer Engineering Lab showcased some applied research projects on PFAS during the RSI program "Il Giardino di Albert".
Within the STAR project, the Sustainable Production Systems Laboratory developed a software infrastructure and related models to digitize production systems, including workers, and support the quality control and navigation activities of autonomous mobile robots.
The prestigious election was decided by the Federal Council at its meeting on January 24, 2024. Professor Anna Valente, head of the Laboratory of Automation, Robotics and Machines at the Department of Innovative Technologies, will take office as of February 1, 2024.
The Institute of Systems and Technologies for Sustainable Production (ISTePS) and Ticino Moda launched a day of exploration into the Circular Economy in the fashion industry, involving a group of associates determined to shape a more sustainable future for the industry.
The project, led by the Institute of Systems and Technologies for Sustainable Production (ISTePS) with the Institute of Information Systems and Networking (ISIN) and partners INTERROLL SA and Koord Sarl, aims to optimise the selection, testing and validation processes of engineering polymers in the plastic injection moulding industry.
The Fluently Project, led by the Automation, Robotics and Machine Laboratory (ARM) of the Department of Innovative Technologies (DTI) in collaboration with an international consortium of 22 academic and industrial partners, aims to create a robotic platform that enables social collaboration between humans and machines, exploiting the latest artificial intelligence techniques.
Five companies members of the LocarneseTech association visited the Department of Innovative Technologies to learn more about the research activities conducted on collaborative robots, industrial digitisation, additive manufacturing, innovative materials and mechatronic systems.
The BRILLIANT project, led by the Sustainable Production Systems Laboratory, developed a flexible workstation to reduce barriers to the adoption of collaborative robots in SMEs
Lab SPS took part in the "Manufacturing Assessment for Sustainability Strategic Insights" project to develop tools to support the sustainable transition of manufacturing companies.
Prof. Valente's Lab is responsible for the Fluently project, supported by robot manufacturer FANUC and funded by Horizon Europe, to optimize human-machine cooperation.
