Growing into Industry 4.0 - Accelerate growth in manufacturing SME's

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB North Sea

Date of latest update: 2024-01-30

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Description (EN):

The manufacturing industry is very important for the NSR economy and remains a driver for growth. The focus of the GrowIn 4.0 project will be the common challenges manufacturing SMEs throughout the NSR face today. Economic crisis, decrease in employment, loss of competitiveness, just to mention a few. However; the challenges also bring a lot of opportunities. Many of these are in the move toward the fourth industrial revolution - Industry 4.0 - which is regarded as the industry of tomorrow.If the manufacturing industry in the NSR is to remain competitive, we need to capture the potential for productivity and growth that Industry 4.0 appears to offer. There is a profound need for an experience based and smart gathering of efficient methods, tools and knowledge to guide SMEs in their transformation towards Industry 4.0.GrowIn 4.0 aims to build strong competences and tools in the participating regions for the benefit of manufacturing SMEs. The overall objective is to raise the level of innovation and to create more growth within manufacturing SMEs who are heading for Industry 4.0.The approach is to establish a strong partnership which pool knowledge on the manufacturing industry and Industry 4.0. Main challenges and solutions in regards of implementing Industry 4.0 will be investigated.The results of collections of new or improved methods and tools - developed in interaction with SMEs - will be universal within different areas of the NSR.

Achievements (EN):

During the project period, the GrowIn partnership achieved numerous results through a strong transnational cooperation. The different competencies, methods, knowledge and networks of the partners were instrumental in securing the following results. 22 tools were developed and/or tested 256 times in 139 companies. During our testing we found out that some tools were not applicable in the companies, and they were therefore removed from the portfolio. Based on our tests, we ended up selecting 10 tools. Industry 4.0 Awareness/Readiness tool (developed and tested) Benefit Identification tool (developed and tested) Return on Investment (developed and tested) ADMA (translated and tested in cooperation with the ADMA project) IMPULS industry 4.0 Readiness (tested) Ideation camp (developed and tested) Ostfalia I4.0 catalogue (developed and tested) Big Data Game (tested) Transition Industry 4.0Workshop (developed and tested) HRM Smart tool (developed and tested) We discovered early on, that the work package structure of the project did not make sense to the companies. They needed an indidual package of diffrent tools selected specifically for their situation. That led us to develop a working model for the GrowIn project (see annex). The model illustrates how the project based on a screening process creates a specific company package of tools for the company in question. Testing the tools did not only provide information on the tool itself, but also on how the companies work with that kind of tools and their attitude towards Industry 4.0 in general. We learned that not all companies are ready to take the step into I4.0 and that the tools, the digital readiness and matureness by the individual company is essential for the choice of tools and methods. We also learned digitalising is good and necessary for the SMEs, but in the learning phase, it is the personal contact and hands on approach that is important. Furthermore, results proved to be important, but the process towards the results is what gives the learning. Interests and choice of methods/tools depended on, in which region the company is situated. It turned out, that in many cases, the tools had to be in the native language of the SMEs for them to use it in a meaningful way. Because of this, we chose to translate selected tools from English to Dutch, Danish and German. Furthermore, we discovered that not all tools were equally intuitive to use. We therefore organised and completed a free Train the Trainer event for business intermediaries and consultants, which was held physically (in Denmark) and online to ensure that all interested business itnermediaries and consultants had the chance to participate. This will help ensure the project's legacy as the people that participated in the training can now serve as ambassadors for the available project tools. The promotion of and using of the tools will continue from the partners as well after the end of the project. To to learn more about companies attitute towards Indutry 4.0, we created a questionnaire for SMEs. We suspected that many firms, without a specific strategic decision to adopt digital capability, nevertheless did so passively while buying machinery for other reasons. This thesis was borne out. The questionnaire was also a product of our frustration at getting firms to engage with a project aimed at stimulating industry 4.0 adoption. We wanted to know whether industry 4.0 was a strategic priority or not. We found that, for the most part, it was not. We will continue to market the survey and work with the results. This will serve as part of the project's legacy as it will help cement its learnings and make them more useable with SMEs in the future.

Website: https://northsearegion.eu/growin4

Thematic information

SME and entrepreneurship

Specific Objective: Enhance regional innovation support capacity to increase long-term innovation levels and support smart specialization strategies

Thematic Objective: (01) strengthening research, technological development and innovation by:

Investment Priority:

(01b) promoting business investment in R&I, developing links and synergies between enterprises, research and development centres and the higher education sector, in particular promoting investment in product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation, eco-innovation, public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation, and supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early product validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production, in particular in key enabling technologies and diffusion of general purpose technologies

Partners (17)

Lead Partner: VIA University College

Address: Chr. M. Østergaards Vej 4A, 8700 Horsens, Denmark

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.via.dk

Total budget: EUR 755 691.00

ERDF budget: EUR 377 845.00

Allianz für die Region GmbH

Name: Allianz für die Region GmbH

Address: Frankfurter Strasse 284, 38122 Braunschweig, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.allianz-fuer-die-region.de

Total budget: EUR 235 671.00

ERDF budget: EUR 117 835.00

Anglia Ruskin University

Name: Anglia Ruskin University

Address: East Road, CB1 1PT Cambridge, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.anglia.ac.uk

Total budget: EUR 395 200.00

ERDF budget: EUR 197 600.00

Atene KOM

Name: Atene KOM

Address: Invalidenstraße 91, 10115 Berlin, Germany

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.atenekom.eu

Total budget: EUR 178 100.00

ERDF budget: EUR 89 050.00

BLENDERS vzw

Name: BLENDERS vzw

Address: Campus Blairon 714, 2300 Turnhout, Belgium

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.spk.be

Total budget: EUR 351 121.00

ERDF budget: EUR 175 560.00

Erhvervshus Midtjylland

Name: Erhvervshus Midtjylland

Address: Aabogade 15, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.erhvervshusmidtjylland.dk

Total budget: EUR 79 289.00

ERDF budget: EUR 39 644.00

EUROPÄISCHES INSTITUT FÜR INNOVATION

Name: EUROPÄISCHES INSTITUT FÜR INNOVATION

Address: Am Kirchenplatz 3, 27711 Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Germany

Legal status: public

Website (not verified): http://www.eifi.eu

Total budget: EUR 46 335.00

ERDF budget: EUR 23 167.00

Flanders Make

Name: Flanders Make

Address: Oude Diestersebaan 133, 3920 Lommel, Belgium

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.flandersmake.be

Total budget: EUR 60 561.00

ERDF budget: EUR 30 280.00

Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Enterprise Partnership

Name: Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Enterprise Partnership

Address: The Incubator, Alconbury Weald Enterprise Campus, PE28 4WX Huntingdon, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.gcgp.co.uk

Hanze Hogeschool

Name: Hanze Hogeschool

Address: Zernikeplein 11, 9747AS Groningen, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.hanze.nl

Total budget: EUR 356 575.00

ERDF budget: EUR 178 287.00

Open Manufacturing Campus

Name: Open Manufacturing Campus

Address: Slachthuisstraat 96, 2300 Turnhout, Belgium

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.openmanufacturingcampus.com

Total budget: EUR 69 140.00

ERDF budget: EUR 34 570.00

Opportunity Peterborough Ltd.

Name: Opportunity Peterborough Ltd.

Address: Allia Future Business Centre, PE2 8AN Peterborough, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Website: https://www.opportunitypeterborough.co.uk

Total budget: EUR 79 405.00

ERDF budget: EUR 39 702.00

Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences

Name: Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences

Address: Salzdahlumer Strasse 46/48, D-38302 Wolfenbüttel, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ostfalia.de

Total budget: EUR 269 475.00

ERDF budget: EUR 134 737.00

Region Midtjylland

Name: Region Midtjylland

Address: Skottenborg 26, 8800 Viborg, Denmark

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.rm.dk

Total budget: EUR 151 048.00

ERDF budget: EUR 75 524.00

Samenwerkingsverband Noord-Nederland

Name: Samenwerkingsverband Noord-Nederland

Address: PO. BOX 779, 9700 AT Groningen, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.snn.eu

Total budget: EUR 78 492.00

ERDF budget: EUR 39 246.00

TWI Ltd

Name: TWI Ltd

Address: Granta Park, Cambridge, CB21 6AL Cambridge, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.twi-global.com

Total budget: EUR 209 244.00

ERDF budget: EUR 104 622.00

Voka - Kamer van Koophandel Oost-Vlaanderen

Name: Voka - Kamer van Koophandel Oost-Vlaanderen

Address: Lammerstraat 18, 9000 Gent, Belgium

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.voka.be

Total budget: EUR 292 242.00

ERDF budget: EUR 146 121.00

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VIA University College

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Alliance for the Region GmbH

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Anglia Ruskin University

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Atene KOM

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BLENDERS

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Business Centre/Hub Central Denmark

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EUROPEAN INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATION

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Flanders Make

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Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Enterprise Partnership

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Hanze University of Applied Sciences

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Open Manufacturing Campus

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Opportunity Peterborough Ltd.

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Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences

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Central Denmark Region

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Samenwerkingsverband Noord Nederland

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TWI Ltd

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Voka - Kamer van Koophandel Oost-Vlaanderen

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Project name (EN): Growing into Industry 4.0 - Accelerate growth in manufacturing SME's

Project acronym: GrowIn 4.0

Project start date: 2017-08-01

Project end date: 2022-04-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 3 607 589.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 803 790.00

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB North Sea

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-02-14

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

73 / 73 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

871 / 871 (100%)

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Information provided by the Programme. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://www.northsearegion.eu/), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-09-20 and 2023-01-12.

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