Today, we’re going to tell you what happens and how work is done at the learning factories of Reutlingen University and the University of Malta.

🇲🇹 The ICARUS Mobile Training Unit – University of Malta.

The aim of the ICARUS KA2 Erasmus+ project is to develop an open and digital training toolbox which can be utilised by trainers in Higher Education Institutions to educate both current and previous generations of learners in Industry 4.0 technologies.

The ICARUS, project is a partnership between 5 European Universities in Malta, Sweden, Portugal, Romania and Italy, what effectively address European Industry 4.0 skills gap and mismatches.

🎓 The presentation was delivered by Prof.
Emmanuel Francalanza

🇩🇪 The Werk150 – Future-Oriented Changeable Circular Production System for Research, Education and Training – Reutlingen University.

Werk150 is a learning factory located at Reutlingen University in Germany.

Its purpose is to simulate a real smart manufacturing company to teach and develop Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 technologies. It replicates the entire industrial production cycle, from receiving goods, warehousing, and order picking, to production, assembly, and distribution.

The physical plant is digitally connected in real time via information technologies. This allows engineers to virtually plan and simulate both the product and its manufacturing process before bringing it to the assembly line.

🎓 The presentation was delivered by
Jan Schuhmacher