RAPPROMISE was mainly concentrated on awareness rising about PLM. The project, by raising awareness of PLM provided tightening of the bond between industry and academia. The basic idea of this project was; to train the students, researchers and young professionals about PLM; so that they can use PLM systems actively in their professional life or they can train other people who will use PLM systems.Objectives of the project were:• Conduct a needs analysis applied to companies in the field concerning management of a product lifecycle to understand their background for product development, product data management and product lifecycle management, in order to understand their needs for PLM;• Choose the best training materials applied to different sector groups (PLM programs);• Training of higher education students, young professionals and teachers/trainers;• Pilot applications to different selected case studies via workshops held in different education institutes, in different regions;• Raising awareness in the field of PLM of both educational institutions and the companies;• Obtain necessary background in order to start future multi-disciplinary research activities and collaborations focused on PLM.The consortium was composed of 6 partners. Ege University and Industrial partners VESTEL and CMS are from Turkey. VPE of the University of Kaiserslautern and IAT of University of Stuttgart are from Germany. TU Wien–MIVP is from Austria. Project partners were chosen according to their backgrounds based on theory and practice on production technologies and PLM were used as the main criteria and distribution of roles and responsibilities have agreed according to competences, experiences, expertise and skills of each partner.VPE of the University of Kaiserslautern, IAT of the University of Stuttgart and TU Wien–MIVP were specifically selected as they have well experienced researchers in the PLM area. They contributed to the project as teaching the basic theory and the utilization of the PLM system. In this project, VESTEL and CMS provided application areas of project outputs. The project activities were summarized as work packages each of which were leaded by one of the partner organizations. These work packages were: WP1 Project Management, WP2 Capacity Analysis, WP3 Needs Analysis, WP4 Training Activities, WP5 Pilot Applications, and WP6 Dissemination Activities.The project started with a capacity/needs analysis, then based on the outcomes of the analysis training objectives and methodology were defined. With the defined methodology the training contents and materials were developed. By using these materials workshops, seminars and case studies were performed. When the project activities were performed, a piloting report and recommendations were prepared. Before the preparation of quality reports and planning of dissemination and communication activities impact evaluation was performed. The project website was ready from the very beginning of the project period and had always been active throughout the lifespan of the project and will continue being active at least for 3 years after the end of the project. Project flyers, newsletter and other dissemination materials were prepared and shared with the target groups and public. Upon the completion of the project, the sustainability plan was ready to make the project to be used for a long time.Expected results throughout the lifetime of the project were as follows:• A resolution of the capacity of the partner Institutes’ students/learners on their knowledge of PLM by a thorough capacity analysis;• A resolution of the needs of the sector with respect to their labour force by a thorough needs analysis;• Increased awareness among the students and young professionals for product development and product lifecycle management;• Increased communication skills between the students of different education institutes through pilot applications;• Increased communications between the participating partners leading to further collaborative projects;• Dissemination of the PLM concept and approach generating an interest towards the intellectual outputs of the project;• Increased networking among different education institutes that show interest in to adopt the PLM-related subjects to their curriculum;• Turkish academicians and students worked with and were trained by internationally recognized professionals in the field of PLM. Expected results after the lifetime of the project were as follows;• Increased number of course materials related to PLM;• Increased skills and competence of the students/young professionals on the subject product development and PLM;• Systematic update of the training material via its increased usage rate among professors and students;• The project helped to build PLM research capability in Ege University, thus provided students and young graduates with opportunities to take part in projects with the industry.

Electrochemical reactions in battery materials normally lead to structural changes, which may cause degradation and damage, and thus causing the loss of functionality of the battery with cycling. Next-generation electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries are especially prone to these failure mechanisms because they react with greater amounts of lithium and thus undergo more drastic structural changes. BAT4EVER refers to microscopic self-healing of the micro-damages generated during repetitive charging/discharging processes at the Silicon anodes, NMC-based cathodes and electrolytes aiming a significantly improved charge-discharge cycle and calendar life of the Li-ion batteries. These challenging tasks will be overcome by applying self-healing polymer coverage around Si-NPs on the anode side and by synthesizing core-shell structured and thus redox-stabilised cathode nano-particles that are embedded in M-ions and H-bonds induced polymers. Ionogel and covalent bonded gels will initiate curing ability to the e

KYKLOS 4.0 will demonstrate, in a realistic, measurable, and replicable way the transformative effects that CPS, PLM, LCA, AR and AI technologies and methodologies will have to the Circular Manufacturing (CM)Framework. To this end, KYKLOS 4.0 will (1) perform large-scale piloting in 7 pilots to demonstrate the technical, environmental and economic viability of KYKLOS 4.0 Ecosystem to reshape intra-factory processes and services, (2) show KYKLOS 4.0 value in terms of operational efficiency improvements by at least 15%, (3) deliver resources reusable solutions (second use of material, part and components reuse) for the whole manufacturing sectors, (4) ensure scalability for future scale of novel CM technologies and services at least at the level of year 2024, (5) engage over 100 key European industry actors, (through open calls and workshops) (6) transfer knowledge and technology to increase use of KYKLOS 4.0 Ecosystem to at least 50%, (7) strengthen the position of EU CM technologies providers and sector fostering a market share of up to 12% (8) pursue a strong plan for sustainability by incubating at least 3 post-project replication sites, (9) mobilize additional sector investments of at least 6 times the EC contribution. Bringing together knowledge and solutions of major European CPS, PLM, LCA and AI technology providers together with the competence and experience of key European industry players in the CM domain, KYKLOS 4.0 will demonstrate a measurable increase of KYKLOS 4.0 Ecosystem penetration in CM market, reduction of environmental impact due to the reduce of the use of fossil fuels and raw materials and impact in seven pilot domains, which cover areas of major importance for the CM sector in EuropeA unique characteristic of KYKLOS 4.0 is that all CM related technologies, sectors and stakeholders together with their relevant expertise are covered. Thereby, the delivered by KYKLOS 4.0 are relevant for the whole manufacturing sector and market in Europe.

CONNECT4PLM aims e-learning content creation for interdisciplinary master of science program in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) within European communities. For this aim, the project will be focused on the preparation of the curriculum that can be applied in all the partner countries and to provide the system properties that e-learning can be based on. The background of the project is based on the completed EU project of the partners “RAPROMISE”. In that project aim and outcomes were based on the increase of awareness on PLM concept. After creating this, it was noticed that although there is a need for educated people on PLM, there are not many Master of Science programs on PLM education. For this reason, this project was aimed on the establishment of the curriculum and providing an e-learning platform so that the same educational level can beestablished in several European countries namely as Germany, Austria, Spain and Turkey.In this project the specific objectives are:• To develop an international curriculum for Interdisciplinary Master of Science (i3MSc) Program in PLM• To create the e-learning content for i3MSc Program in PLM• To establish an e-learning module structure for i3MSc Program in PLM• To learn how to use the available software regarding PLM practices• To test the contents of the i3MSc Program with a Pilot Group of voluntary graduate students and young professionals.In the project, six partners are involved. Among them Ege University, TU Kaiserslautern, Ruhr Universitat Bochum, TU Wien and Polytechnique University Valencia are having education programs on PLM. On the other hand, Vestel and BMC as two leading companies from industry are alsoinvolved to provide their background on PLM applications.The main activities of the project that are also defined as work packages are the management of the project, performing the needs and competencies analysis, training the trainers, the customization and configuration of e-learning platform, developing the curriculum and creating the e-learning course content, performing the pilot training, preparation and following the quality plan and finally executing the aimed dissemination activities.The main distribution of the methodology in this project will be paperwork for searching the existing and necessary courses for master of science program on PLM and software based research work to provide e-learning platform, prepare course contents that are suitable for e-learning, train the trainers that will use the e-learning platform and provide and test a pilot course.The main outcomes of the project that are also defined as intellectual outputs are;• Systematic mapping study for e-learning platforms,• Training the trainers manual,• E-learning platform for i3MSc,• i3MSc curriculum,• E-learning courses/modules for all courses in the curriculum,• Pilot course/module for the selected e-learning course/module.Finally, after the completion of the project an interdisciplinary, internationally and internet based master of science program (i3MSc) will be ready on the basement of curriculum and e-learning platform. The partners upon taking approval from respective higher education councils of theircountries may directly open the e-learning master of science program on PLM. The partners from industry and several others in each country may have the chance for their young professionals MSc study in online system.

The HELIOS project aims at developing and integrating innovative materials, designs, technologies and processes to create a new concept of smart, modular and scalable battery pack for a wide range of electric vehicles used in urban electromobility services, from mid-size electric vehicles to electric buses, with improved performance, energy density, safety, lifetime and LCoS (Levelized Cost of Storage). Novel developments that integrate hardware and software solutions for the smart control of electrical and thermal management systems that exploit advanced materials, power electronics, sensors and cutting-edge ICT, such as cloud-based Big Data Analysis, Artificial Intelligence and IoT (Internet of Things) technologies running in the cloud are investigated and implemented within the HELIOS action. These combined approaches enable: i) increase energy and power density; ii) enhance key characteristics like ultra-high power charging; iii) improve safety; iv) improve E fleet control and health management strategies to extend lifetime; v) create optimised EV charge and discharge procedures and predictive maintenance schedules; vi) monitor SOC (State of Charge), SOH (State of Health) and carbon footprint for each battery pack throughout its entire life cycle, which allows an effective integrated supply chain for the manufacture, reuse and recycling of Li-ion battery packs to be established; viii) improve battery pack design and performance with reduced LCoS, based on a circular economy approach where the modular battery packs can be easily re-used in a range of 2nd life applications prior to EoL recycling and ix) assessment of HELIOS solution effectiveness in different urban electromobility models such as car-fleets and e-bus fleets.