MaaSAI

The goal of the project is the creation of the MaaSAI System, a comprehensive digital system to automate and facilitate interactions between suppliers of manufacturing systems (Providers) and manufacturing companies (Consumers) in a Manufacturing-as-a-Service (MaaS) ecosystem, in an agile, efficient, and transparent manner. The MaaSAI System aims to revolutionise manufacturing and remanufacturing processes by facilitating access to flexible and decentralised capacities, through the MaaS business model, which extends the principles of the service-oriented economy to the manufacturing industry. The MaaSAI System aims to contribute to the reduction of the heavy investments that manufacturers have traditionally had to make to set up and maintain their operations. With an emphasis on production flexibility, agility, and responsiveness, the MaaSAI System enables on-demand sustainable manufacturing, optimising resource utilisation, facilitating the transition towards circular facilities, and promoting better integration of the value chain. The MaaSAI project leverages Explainable Artificial Intelligence (xAI) in autonomous agents to negotiate the use of manufacturing capacities between providers and consumers in a dynamic MaaS ecosystem. The incorporation of secure, and real-time data exchange between participating companies ensures fast response times and improves collaboration. The MaaSAI System represents a paradigm shift that enables manufacturers to access and utilise on-demand production capabilities, further increasing efficiency and lowering barriers to entry for SMEs. The MaaSAI project will deploy 3 main key exploitable results: 1) MaaSAI Cloud MaaS Marketplace; 2) MaaSAI Provider Suite; 3) MaaSAI Consumer Suite. The MaaSAI System will be demonstrated in 5 Pilots of European companies from different sectors: metal machining, gears and mechanical power transmission, biomaterials, food processing, and electronics manufacturing.

ITI/CERTH is responsible for the coordination of the MaaSAI project and is also tasked with its Scientific and Technical management and has a critical role in coordinating the project and leading many WP tasks. The ITI/CERTH team leads the administrative project management, e.g., all the quality procedures, metric definitions, EU Liaison, reporting and reviewing, as well as the development of an advanced Recommendation System (RS), which utilizes machine learning techniques, generative artificial intelligence, and explainability to deliver intelligent, personalized suggestions, helping users choose optimal solutions based on their needs and criteria. Furthermore, ITI/CERTH is responsible for developing the Digital Industrial Passport Designer (DIP), which involves creating “Digital Industrial Passports” that act as a central hub for data collection, management, and processing within the MaaS ecosystem. In this way, interoperability, optimal resource utilization, and innovation support in industrial production are ensured.

Consortium

Ethniko Kentro Erevnas kai Technologikis Anaptyxis (CERTH), Greece
UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA (UPV), Spain
UNINOVA-INSTITUTO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO DE NOVAS TECNOLOGIAS-ASSOCIACAO, Portugal
IKERLAN S. COOP, Spain
TAMPEREEN KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR, Finland
UNIVERSITA POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE, Italy
EXOS SOLUTIONS SL, Spain
DRAXIS RESEARCH VENTURES ASTIKI MI KERDOSKOPIKI ETAIRIA, Greece
CLESGO GMBH, Germany
IDEA-INFORMATICS, DOMOTICS, ENVIRONMENT, AUTOMATION – SOCIETA COOPERATIVA, Italy
SINGULARLOGIC ANONYMI ETAIREIA PLIROFORIAKON SYSTIMATON KAI EFARMOGON PLIROFORIKIS, Greece
LABORATOIRE VIRTUEL EUROPEEN DANS LE DOMAINE DE L’INTEROPERABILITE DESENTREPRISES, Belgium
FUNDINGBOX ACCELERATOR SP ZOO, Poland / FUNDINGBOX COMMUNITIES SL, Spain
DIN DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FUER NORMUNG EV, Germany
PRAVO I INTERNET FOUNDATION, Bulgaria
FACTOR INGENIERIA Y DECOLETAJE SL, Spain
TASOWHEEL OY, Finland
BIO4DREAMS S.P.A., Italy
BARMPA STATHIS MONOPROSOPI ANONYMI VIOMICHANIKI KAI EMPORIKI ETAIRIA, Greece
E4M – ENGENHARIA MECATRONICA, LDA, Portugal