KVE Composites BV is a unique design and build organization of high-end composite structures located in the Netherlands, supported by a well-established parent company Daher Aerospace. KVE’s strength is the in-depth knowledge of composite engineering, materials and manufacturing processes, in combination with a creative mind to provide the right solutions for its customers. For close to thirty years of engineering and manufacturing, KVE has specialised in a number of composite applications. Therefore KVE has structured their organization around 4 business lines: Thermoplastic assembly, Radar structures, Rotor Blades and Compression moulding. Every business line has its dedicated engineering staff and R&D budget is allocated to generate more in depth knowledge in relation to these final applications. This is approach proofs to be of high added value to our customers.

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Engineering Group is the Digital Transformation Company, leader in Italy and expanding its global footprint, with around 12,000 associates and with over 60 offices. The Engineering Group, consisting of over 20 companies in 12 countries, has been supporting the continuous evolution of companies and organizations for more than 40 years, thanks to a deep understanding of business processes in all market segments, fully leveraging the opportunities offered by advanced digital technologies and proprietary solutions. It integrates best-of-breed market solutions, managed services, and continues to expand its expertise through M&As and partnerships with leading technology players. The Group strongly invests both in innovation, through its R&I division, and in human capital, with the internal IT & Management Academy.

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AIMEN is a private Non-Profit association, located in the Northwest of Spain and constituted by about 90 companies, which supplies technological support to more than 400 companies dedicated to industrial activity related to metalworking, automotive, aerospace, shipbuilding and oil&gas. It is highly specialized in materials and in advanced manufacturing technologies, especially joining technologies and laser technologies applied to materials processing, robotics and automation. AIMEN has a long experience in R&D collaborative projects managing several National and European projects dealing with Key Enabling Technologies such as smart manufacturing, additive manufacturing, collaborative robotics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, digital twins, advanced systems of manufacturing processes monitoring, photonics, nanotechnology, advanced materials and nano and micro electronics. With more than 230 employees its main mission is to improve competitiveness and technology know-how of European Manufacturing Industry.

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EBBAMS; Egyptian British Bureau for Additive Manufacturing Services was established in 2019 to provide both consulting solutions and printing services, focused on innovation and re-engineering. EBBAMS empower the different businesses to re-imagine the way they design and manufacture their products and is constantly searching for new methods to solve unique customer challenges, which are the key driver for EBBAMS team who have built its reputation as a trusted partner for all customers. EBBAMS can simply make your dream come true, and turn your idea into reality, by converting drawings or pictures into 3D printable models.

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TTPSC - Global Premium IT Solution Integrator. Thanks to the power of digital transformation, we change the world for the better. By implementing modern solutions for industry and business, we prioritise what is most important – creativity, competencies development, and empowering teams that can go beyond repetitive operational activities. TT PSC is a member of the Transition Technologies Group, a leading IT software & services provider in Poland. TTPSC Experience comes from long-term & strategic customers and our worldwide presence (Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Australia). Over 900 experienced specialists, over 1200 completed projects, and 9 languages of operation. Key domains: IoT & Industry 4.0, PLM, CAD & Model-Based Design, AR, BI & ML, Cloud Infra & Security, Software engineering, IT Service & Asset Management.

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FANKOM Engineering is a small-scale R&D company established in 2008 in Ankara. FANKOM provides scalable engineering solutions to defense and civil sectors. FANKOM can contribute with core technology development, part level improvement/development and also turnkey product development. The company has a wide spectrum technical expertise in different areas, including robotics, hardware & mechanical design, embedded software development, engineering simulations (FEA & CFD) and digitalization of engineering workflows. FANKOM also uses its technical expertise to help small-scale companies with accelerating novel product development and accessing public and private funding.

Tekniker is a Technology Centre specialised in advanced manufacturing, surface engineering and materials and production ICTs. Its mission is the further growth and well-being via R&D&I for society at large by enhancing the competitiveness of its industrial fabric in a sustainable manner. Tekniker is a member of the Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA).

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Arts et Métiers is a higher education Engineering School in France. Since its foundation in 1780, the school has trained over 85,000 engineers. It is one of France’s oldest and most prestigious engineering schools. Arts et Métiers is a "Public Scientific, Cultural and Professional Institution" (EPSCP) under the authority of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.

Arts et Métiers develops teaching and research activities in five strategic fields:

• Future of Manufacturing
• Mobility
• Energy
• Health Technology
• Construction

ENSAM in a Nutshell:

• 5970 students
• 33 000 Alumni
• 1100 personnel
• 15 research laboratories
• 170 international partners

PIMM:

Founded in 2010 within Arts et Métiers Paris. Gathers scientific experts from various scientific fields around materials mechanics and chemistry, structures, dynamics, and computational mechanics.

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clesgo GmbH is a German startup working toward facilitating the democratization and adoption of ICT-enabled solutions in the manufacturing industry. We believe that innovators can only realize visionary ideas, when their imagination can fully be explored without boundaries. We make ICT solutions accessible, affordable, and easy to use for every manufacturer working on innovative solutions. clesgo has joined forces with other key partners to work on projects (e.g. CloudFlow, CAxMAn, CloudiFacturing, DIGITbrain, PULSATE, CO-VERSATILE, PIONEER) that empower innovative manufacturers to boost their competitiveness and resilience. clesgo is the developer of the Digital Agora - a B2B cloud-based platform that seeks to streamline the access to and adoption of ICT expertise, technologies, and solutions, thanks to its dedicated functionalities.

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The Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific ¬Computing SCAI combines know-how in mathematical and computational methods with a focus on the development of innovative algorithms and their take-up in industrial practice. SCAI‘s research fields in Computational Science include machine learning and data analysis, optimization, multiphysics, energy network evaluation, virtual material design, multiscale methods, high performance computing, and computational finance. MpCCI-based Multiphysics co-simulation and integrated virtual engineering workflows are used to model effects of complete manufacturing history of the used materials and components, as well as the inferences of physical effects represented by coupled CAE models. Fraunhofer SCAI initiated and is currently the leader of the VMAP Standardization Community.

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The Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems & Automation (LMS) is oriented on research and development in cutting edge scientific and technological fields. It is organized in four groups a) Manufacturing Processes, b) Manufacturing Automation, Robots & Virtual Reality, c) Manufacturing Systems, d) Software Development for Manufacturing. LMS is involved in a number of research projects funded by the EU and European industrial partners. Particular emphasis is given to the co-operation with the European industry as well as with a number of "hi-tech" firms.

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CORE Innovation Centre is a non-profit RTO, subsidiary of CORE Innovation & Technology OE, aiming to provide individuals, industries and companies with opportunities to reach their true potential, to make industries smarter and greener, more sustainable and more socially inclusive. Industry 4.0 is where CORE IC chooses to focus its research and innovation efforts. Advances in a range of technologies i.e. IoT, big data, machine and deep learning, edge and cloud computing are deployed to maximise the potential of both people and entities in multiple sectors.

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IRES, founded in 2015, is devoted to provide decision making tools and methodologies for environmental, safety and risk assessment, materials characterization/digitization and process optimization. We are a team of chemical engineers, physicists, materials and data scientists with a mission to deliver world-class innovative solutions. Customized and tailored solutions on demand, often in tool form, successfully identify possible business risks and provide sustainable directions. For this, the whole lifecycle of products is considered, through a holistic evaluation of social, environmental and economic aspects based on EU standards and regulations. In collaboration with external bodies and related initiatives, IRES is part of, build upon and push the frontiers at new technological events, arising innovative technologies and strategic research trends. IRES provides its expertise and services to the latest cutting-edge technologies, like Nearly Zero Emission Buildings (NZEBs), Renewable Energy Systems (i.e. photovoltaics, wind and tidal turbine rotor blades), Additive Manufacturing, (nanoenabled) Composites, Water Pollution and Wastewater Recycling

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2-MX3D is the company that revealed the potential of robotic 3D metal printing with wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) to the industry. We make 3D metal printing more flexible, faster and cheaper. We enable companies, engineers and designers to print end-to-end large-scale 3D metal objects in-house with our MetalXL solutions and turnkey M1 Metal AM System. 3-MX3D is Pilot Line leader, focussing on increasing the efficiency of structures through hybrid construction, combining traditional rolled steelwork with a relatively small amount of additively manufactured material. Our secondary role is to ensure the commissioning and the assessment of all full-industrial use-cases.

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Established in 2006 in Sheffield, UK, LimitState specializes in the development of powerful, yet easy-to-use engineering software applications incorporating cutting edge optimization technologies. Their portfolio of applications encompasses the civil, structural and mechanical engineering sectors and is used by thousands of practitioners in more than 30 countries worldwide. Unlike other commercially available offerings, LimitState software leverages the full benefits of state-of-the-art optimization algorithms to rapidly analyse the ultimate limit state. In 2019, LimitState launched Peregrine, a powerful new structural layout optimization plugin for Grasshopper, the popular algorithmic modelling environment built into the Rhino3D modelling application. Peregrine can be used to rapidly identify highly efficient (minimum volume) frame topologies for any given set of loads, supports and material properties.

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Imperial College London is a world top ten university with a reputation for excellence in teaching and research. Imperial focuses on the four main disciplines of engineering, science, medicine and business and is recognised for its application of research to industry and enterprise. The Steel Structures Research Group, within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has extensive experience in structural testing, computer modelling and international building standard development. Experiments, numerical simulations and analytical techniques are utilised for assessing and developing design methods. Previous research undertaken by the group has focussed on the structural response of aluminium, carbon steel, high-strength steel, cold-formed steel, stainless steel and concrete-steel composites, and during the past five years has studied powder bed fusion (PBF) and wire arc additive manufactured (WAAM) carbon and stainless steels. Experiments, numerical simulations and analytical techniques are utilised for assessing and developing design methods, and the results have been widely incorporated into international design guides used by practicing structural engineers.

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ESI is a pioneer and world-leading provider in Virtual Prototyping that takes into account the physics of materials. ESI boasts a unique know-how in Virtual Product Engineering, based on an integrated suite of coherent, industry-oriented applications. Addressing manufacturing industries, Virtual Product Engineering aims to replace physical prototypes by realistically simulating a product’s behavior during testing, to fine-tune fabrication and assembly processes in accordance with desired product performance, and to evaluate the impact on product use under normal or accidental conditions. ESI’s solutions fit into a single collaborative and open environment for End-to-End Virtual Prototyping. These solutions are delivered using the latest technologies, including immersive Virtual Reality, to bring products to life in 3D; helping customers make the right decisions throughout product development. The company employs about 1000 high-level specialists worldwide covering more than 40 countries.

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Marelli Ride Dynamics is one of the Marelli business lines in charge of designing, producing and distributing suspension components and modules for the automotive mass market. Besides Italy, Marelli is also present in Poland, Brazil, Mexico and China.

Marelli Ride Dynamics is a Tier 1 company whose product portfolio accounts for structural suspension components and shock absorber elements. Available products range from individual components (control arms, knuckles, axles, cross member, subframes) to assembled modules (wheel groups, semi-corners). The shock absorbers product line includes the two main groups of “structural” shock absorbers (essentially for McPherson suspensions) and “conventional” shock absorbers (for all the rest), as well as the niche market for gas springs.

Marelli’s structured design and testing department is capable of satisfying any type of technical request coming from customers, with the possibility to develop parts according to specifications or as an improvement to an existing drawing.

A well-established knowledge of the main process technologies within the automotive sector and careful management of suppliers and partners allows Marelli to manufacture suspensions in a wide range of materials, also including composite materials, fully controlling their quality and performance features.

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