Digital Product Passports for Circular Economy and Market Readiness The European Union (EU) has been at the forefront of advocating for a circular economy, aiming to reduce waste, promote resource efficiency and create a more sustainable society. With ambitious policies…
The Industrial and Digital Innovations Research Group (indigo) of the School of Production Engineering and Management of the Technical University of Crete (TUC) is proudly participated in the Research and Innovation Action project Plooto – Product Passport through Twinning of…
The ever-increasing demand for rare resources and critical raw materials (CRM) requires effective resource use—reuse and recycling of materials—and responsible waste management and prevention. The circular economy model creates a cycle where products and resources can be reused and recycled…
Plooto’s mission is to boost circularity and prolong the value chains of products by enabling organisations’ collaboration. To this end, there is a need for healthy collaborations in a transparent and trustable environment. AEGIS is offering a solution by implementing…
The climate crisis, the depletion of resources and increasing pollution highlight the need for a model of circular economy (1) in the European continent, and through this, the establishment of a cycle where materials, products and resources can be reused and…
The Plooto project has almost reached the half point and currently we are in the implementation phase. Considering the different roles that Maggioli is covering in the project – Project Coordinator, Work Package Leader and technical provider – we are…
CETMA (European Research Center for Technologies Design and Materials) is a Research and Technology Organization (RTO) involved in industrial development activities on advanced materials and processes, computer engineering and industrial design. The AMP – Advanced Materials and Processing Consulting Dept.…
The PLOOTO project held its Consortium Meeting in Ljubljana – Slovenia in a two-day meeting between 19-20.03.2024. All PLOOTO partners came together to discuss the current status of the project and plan ahead the next technical steps. In the course…
Effectively disseminating and communicating the results of an EU funded project is of high interest to the European Union. This research proposed a new approach by introducing an Integrated Omnichannel Dissemination and Communication (IODC) Framework. Abstract: In an ever-changing environment, technological progress…
Another paper for the Zero-Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) paradigm! In this paper, a Rula-based Machine Vision Framework is proposed. Abstract: The Zero-Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) paradigm will drastically change the manufacturing system and its socio-technological interactions. Following the idea that ‘quality is free’, this…