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    Towards a more inclusive society to raise awareness of basic skills gaps

    In the Netherlands, 2.5 million people struggle daily with reading, writing, math, and digital skills, also called basic skills. These deficiencies make it difficult for them to fully participate in society, such as reading and understanding a letter or buying a train ticket, leading to various personal and societal problems.

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    SmartMan

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    Start year 2020
    Project website SmartMan

    About the project

    Smart Manufacturing aims to improve factory efficiency by optimizing production processes, but SMEs often lack the capacity to create innovation in this domain. Bringing together Eindhoven Engine, Fontys, TNO and Brainport Industries Campus, the SmartMan project comprises research into various facets of smart manufacturing, including robot-assisted manufacturing, data sharing, industrial AI, virtual reality and autonomous transport. Student projects will be executed at SMEs with the goal of developing knowledge, technology and methods for combining quality, automation and flexibility in manufacturing. Success will be measured in terms of the economic value of improvements per project and company.

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    Hans Krikhaar I Project leader

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    Project updates

    A year of SmartMan

    30 September 2021
    SmartMan was one of the selected projects of Eindhoven Engine’s OpenCall 2020.
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    Thinking outside the box: students, SMEs and the SmartMan project

    8 February 2021
    As an Eindhoven Engine stakeholder, Fontys University of Applied Science has a vital role to play in connecting innovative minds.
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    Shareholders, SMEs and SmartMan: the viewpoint of Ella Hueting

    29 September 2020
    “I don’t know of any other initiative where all the knowledge centers in the chain are the shareholders and work together with companies in the region."
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    Brainport Regio Deal Innovation Projects – Eindhoven Engine

    25 August 2022

    Eindhoven Engine is one of the Regio Deal innovation projects with social impact.
    Check out this video showcasing our way of working, the Carbyon project and SmartMan project.

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