INDUSTRY · Factory processes and automation for de- and re-manufacturing (RIA) (Made in Europe partnership)

• A viable industrial ecosystem for circularity in manufacturing industries emerges, enhancing both circularity and resilience; • De-manufacturing technologies and practices become available, making decisive contributions to a European remanufacturing industry and market; • Functions of products are retained, reused, upgraded or adapted through de-manufacturing and re-manufacturing; and • Skills, standards and safety measures relevant to remanufacturing are developed.

Proposals should focus on developing de-manufacturing and re-manufacturing technologies at the factory level, addressing at least three of the following: • Technologies to efficiently analyse part condition and support predictive maintenance, including for re-manufactured parts or components of lower value, e.g. by combining multimodal sensor data, AI and human inputs; • AI and robotic-assisted technologies, e.g. innovative end-effectors, to de-manufacture products and…