PRODUTECH R3

PRODUTECH – Production Technologies Cluster - is an initiative promoted by the Portuguese Industry of Manufacturing Technologies. This Cluster comprises companies that are capable of addressing competitiveness and sustainability challenges by delivering innovative, flexible, integrated and competitive solutions in response to the manufacturing industry’s needs. PRODUTECH embodies collective efficiency strategies aimed at innovating, qualifying and modernizing the developers and users of manufacturing technologies. As a key partner in several projects, PRODUTECH promotes initiatives and actions fostering the international competitiveness of the Portuguese economy, and boosts the cooperation between companies and other relevant stakeholders in a structured way. Main objectives: - Generation of knowledge in various enabling technologies so that industrial companies can invest in the development of online monitoring systems for advanced manufacturing techniques with feedback for self-correction for the regulation / optimization of process variables and parameters; - Non-destructive inspection and testing systems (NDI / NDT) applied to highly complex defects and geometries. Use of enabling technologies such as artificial vision (exploring hyper and multi-spectral cameras), laser scanning, among other technologies. Development of advanced image processing solutions and algorithms; - Non-destructive inspection and testing systems (NDI / NDT) applied to high-rate processes. Analysis of the application to flexible cells that are automatically adaptable to variations in the product or its conditions in the cell (variations in position or dimensions, for example); - Communication of inspection and monitoring systems with other systems (Smart Sensors, IoT, etc.) foreseeing their integration into Industry 4.0 systems. Take into account the standards and protocols according to Industry 4.0 in developments.