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Four focus areas of XPRES

The core research areas of XPRES include Smart systems, Smart processes, Smart people, and Smart factories, at the level of fundamental production research. The four research areas contribute to a sustainable society, scientific knowledge creation, empowered people through human-centricity in production, and eventually to a more resilient industry.

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Smart people

In smart manufacturing, maintaining human leadership is a growing challenge. XPRES promotes human-centric research to empower future operators.

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Smart factories

Monitoring and control of machines and processes are smarter than ever. The smartness is enabled by artificial and human intelligence working in collaboration.

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Smart systems

At manufacturing systems level, value is generated through optimised productivity, efficiency, asset utilisation, and minimised waste and defects.

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Smart processes

At manufacturing processes level, product quality and functionality are ensured by robust, reliabel and innovative techniques, supported by operator and engineer expertise.