We welcome all readers to the 5th issue of the SMARTHANDLE newsletter!We are pleased to announce the publication of the 5th issue of the SMARTHANDLE newsletter! The project started in January 2023 and consists of 14 partners from 6 countries (Greece, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium). Our strong consortium has been working together to develop, deploy, validate, and promote smart and versatile manufacturing solutions within the 3 years duration of the project. Best wishes,
The SMARTHANDLE team |
We welcome all readers to the 5th issue of the SMARTHANDLE newsletter!We are pleased to announce the publication of the 5th issue of the SMARTHANDLE newsletter! The project started in January 2023 and consists of 14 partners from 6 countries (Greece, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium). Our strong consortium has been working together to develop, deploy, validate, and promote smart and versatile manufacturing solutions within the 3 years duration of the project. Best wishes,
The SMARTHANDLE team |
SMARTHANDLE's presence in events |
SMARTHANDLE's presence in events |
SMARTHANDLE is heading to ManuDays 2025! |
SMARTHANDLE is heading to ManuDays 2025! |
We’re excited to announce our participation in the Manufacturing Partnership Days 2025, organised by EFFRA, taking place 20–22 October at the Event Lounge in Brussels. 📍 Visit our booth with the Sister Projects ( AgileHand Project, MASTERLY Project EU and HARTU project) to explore how SMARTHANDLE is driving innovation in robotics, intelligent handling and sustainable manufacturing. 📅 Save the date for our project session:
🕛 October 22 | 12:00 – 13:00
🎤 Dionisis Andronas (Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation)
💡 “Resilient Manufacturing Lines Through Intelligent Handling Systems: The SMARTHANDLE Approach” Let’s connect, collaborate, and shape the future of smart manufacturing in Europe! Read more |
We’re excited to announce our participation in the Manufacturing Partnership Days 2025, organised by EFFRA, taking place 20–22 October at the Event Lounge in Brussels. 📍 Visit our booth with the Sister Projects ( AgileHand Project, MASTERLY Project EU and HARTU project) to explore how SMARTHANDLE is driving innovation in robotics, intelligent handling and sustainable manufacturing. 📅 Save the date for our project session:
🕛 October 22 | 12:00 – 13:00
🎤 Dionisis Andronas (Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation)
💡 “Resilient Manufacturing Lines Through Intelligent Handling Systems: The SMARTHANDLE Approach” Let’s connect, collaborate, and shape the future of smart manufacturing in Europe! Read more |
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| Meet the partner #11 Demcon specializes in high-tech systems engineering and AI-driven automation. In hashtag#SMARTHANDLE, DEMCON leads the validation & demonstration of advanced handling technologies, ensuring seamless software-hardware integration in real-world industrial scenarios. Read the full post |
Meet the partner #11 Demcon specializes in high-tech systems engineering and AI-driven automation. In hashtag#SMARTHANDLE, DEMCON leads the validation & demonstration of advanced handling technologies, ensuring seamless software-hardware integration in real-world industrial scenarios. Read the full post |
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| Meet the partner #12 ALUMIL is a leading aluminum extrusion and industrial solutions provider. In SMARTHANDLE, ALUMIL contributes to smart packaging and material handling, optimizing the automated processing of large and variable-section aluminum profiles. Their innovations improve efficiency, precision, and adaptability in manufacturing environments. Read the full post |
Meet the partner #12 ALUMIL is a leading aluminum extrusion and industrial solutions provider. In SMARTHANDLE, ALUMIL contributes to smart packaging and material handling, optimizing the automated processing of large and variable-section aluminum profiles. Their innovations improve efficiency, precision, and adaptability in manufacturing environments. Read the full post |
Meet the partner #13 Menicon a global leader in precision optics and medical device manufacturing, brings high-precision handling and dexterous automation to SMARTHANLDE. Their expertise supports the delicate manipulation of deformable objects, such as contact lenses, ensuring high accuracy and reliability in automated processes.
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Meet the partner #13 Menicon a global leader in precision optics and medical device manufacturing, brings high-precision handling and dexterous automation to SMARTHANLDE. Their expertise supports the delicate manipulation of deformable objects, such as contact lenses, ensuring high accuracy and reliability in automated processes.
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Meet the partner #14 ABEE pioneers sustainable battery solutions and circular economy innovations. In SMARTHANDLE, ABEE focuses on AI-driven disassembly and recycling of complex battery systems, enabling automated handling and reconfiguration for sustainable manufacturing.
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Meet the partner #14 ABEE pioneers sustainable battery solutions and circular economy innovations. In SMARTHANDLE, ABEE focuses on AI-driven disassembly and recycling of complex battery systems, enabling automated handling and reconfiguration for sustainable manufacturing.
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| From proof-of-concept to full prototype: Smart handling in automated manufacturing |
From proof-of-concept to full prototype: Smart handling in automated manufacturing |
The SMARTHANDLE project has delivered custom prototypes for automating Menicon’s contact lens production, including a smart gripper with tactile feedback and a flexible transport system. Developed with Demcon and STT Products, these solutions are now entering real-world testing ahead of integration into the pilot production line.
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The SMARTHANDLE project has delivered custom prototypes for automating Menicon’s contact lens production, including a smart gripper with tactile feedback and a flexible transport system. Developed with Demcon and STT Products, these solutions are now entering real-world testing ahead of integration into the pilot production line.
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Motion planning with geometric constraints |
Motion planning with geometric constraints |
UPC has developed a motion planning framework within SMARTHANDLE to enable flexible, constraint-based robot movements for industrial tasks. Built on OMPL and integrated into the Kautham platform, it allows easy configuration, 3D visualization, and real-world testing, enhancing robot adaptability in scenarios like assembly and manipulation.
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UPC has developed a motion planning framework within SMARTHANDLE to enable flexible, constraint-based robot movements for industrial tasks. Built on OMPL and integrated into the Kautham platform, it allows easy configuration, 3D visualization, and real-world testing, enhancing robot adaptability in scenarios like assembly and manipulation.
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| Advancing packaging at ALUMIL: ALUMIL's progress with the SMARTHANDLE Project
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Advancing packaging at ALUMIL: ALUMIL's progress with the SMARTHANDLE Project
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"One of the primary use cases in the SMARTHANDLE project involves the handling of aluminium profiles. To facilitate this, KUKA has developed a testbed designed to advance and evaluate technologies related to motion planning, motion execution, object localization, 6D pose estimation, grasp sampling, and grasp evaluation. The testbed is equipped with two robots, each featuring a three-finger gripper, and a camera. Aluminium profiles are manipulated using either single-arm or dual-arm grasps." Read the full article |
"One of the primary use cases in the SMARTHANDLE project involves the handling of aluminium profiles. To facilitate this, KUKA has developed a testbed designed to advance and evaluate technologies related to motion planning, motion execution, object localization, 6D pose estimation, grasp sampling, and grasp evaluation. The testbed is equipped with two robots, each featuring a three-finger gripper, and a camera. Aluminium profiles are manipulated using either single-arm or dual-arm grasps." Read the full article |
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One core ambition of European Union is to enhance the impact and effectiveness of its funding programs by promoting collaboration and mutual learning between projects and stakeholders of similar calls, leveraging each one's strengths and resources to achieve common goals. SMARTHANDLE embraces this ambition and emphasizes the importance of establishing synergies and clusters with partners of various backgrounds (academia and industry) to facilitate technology transfer, training and skill development. SMARTHANDLE has agreed upon common activities with the three projects of same European call: MASTERLY - (Nimble Artificial Intelligence driven robotic solutions for efficient and self-determined handling and assembly operations), HARTU - Handling with AI-enhanced Robotic Technologies for flexible manufacturing), AGILEHAND - Smart Grading, Handling and Packaging Solutions for Soft and Deformable Products in Agile and Reconfigurable Lines 
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One core ambition of European Union is to enhance the impact and effectiveness of its funding programs by promoting collaboration and mutual learning between projects and stakeholders of similar calls, leveraging each one's strengths and resources to achieve common goals. SMARTHANDLE embraces this ambition and emphasizes the importance of establishing synergies and clusters with partners of various backgrounds (academia and industry) to facilitate technology transfer, training and skill development. SMARTHANDLE has agreed upon common activities with the three projects of same European call: MASTERLY - (Nimble Artificial Intelligence driven robotic solutions for efficient and self-determined handling and assembly operations), HARTU - Handling with AI-enhanced Robotic Technologies for flexible manufacturing), AGILEHAND - Smart Grading, Handling and Packaging Solutions for Soft and Deformable Products in Agile and Reconfigurable Lines
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The consortium of SMARTHANDLE consists of 14 partners from 6 countries (Greece, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium) who will join forces to develop, deploy, validate, and promote smart and versatile manufacturing solutions within the 3 years duration of the project. |
The consortium of SMARTHANDLE consists of 14 partners from 6 countries (Greece, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium) who will join forces to develop, deploy, validate, and promote smart and versatile manufacturing solutions within the 3 years duration of the project. |
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