WINBOXTOOL will develop a versatile prototype tooling set (80% of the tooling in common for LH & RH) for the cost efficiency Assembly and Transport of the Morphing Winglet and Multifunctional Outer Flaps of the next generation optimized wing box (reduction of 15% in time and 10% in cost). The proposed innovative approach, based on the utilisation of a fully automated all-in-one machine (Figure 1) and additive manufacturing technologies, eliminates the effect of most of the errors and geometrical deviations in the tooling production and assembling processes due to the implementation of a single and fully controlled working environment. In WINBOXTOOL, a manufacturing and assembling environment (TRL 4) will be validated and demonstrated in a relevant environment (TRL 5-6) for the production of the prototype tooling set. After the end of the project, WINBOXTOOL will be an affordable solution for the versatility and cost efficiency manufacturing (reduction of 10 % in time and 20% in cost) of tooling solutions, which could be applied to new tools, especially for large parts. The success of WINBOXTOOL to obtain finished functional tooling (tolerance under 0.1 mm and Ra = 0.1 µm) direct from CAD, in all-in-one machine combined with additive manufacturing technolodies, pass through overcoming several technological challenges: 1 To establish a high accuracy permanent tracking environment for the manufacturing and assembling processes of the prototype tooling set 2 To enable the all-in-one machine for high accuracy assembling operations for the jibs and other accessories related to the prototype tooling set 3 To improve the ergonomic, accuracy and automation of the human operations associated to the prototype tooling set 4 To design and produce auxiliary tooling by means of novel additive manufacturing technologies 5 To increase the capacities of the simulation and analysis system according to the prototype tooling set requirements and the aeronautical quality standards

The main aim of the project was to provide support, knowledge, techniques and tools for young females who would like to become entrepreneurs. . In addition to this, the support was provided through 16 hours training sessions organised in all the 3 participating countries. The mentoring sessions were provided by trainers in the field of entrepreneurship. The project was implemented in total for 12 months. The main aim of the project was to train and support women to become entrepreneurs and therefore to:• Encourage women to believe in themselves;• Give women concrete ideas on how to make a business plan;• Support women learning and networking with each other;• Help women’s entrepreneurship to be more visible within our society.The specific objectives of the project were as follows: • To help young women create a network of advisers in entrepreneurship;• To educate females on the available ways of accessing funds for setting up businesses; and• To add value to local economies by increasing local rates related to young entrepreneurs;The participating organisations were the Foundation for Empowering Gender Equality (the Coordinator) Euroform RFS (Partner 1) and ITAINNOVA (Partner 2). The differences between the selected regions created more synergies than gaps and the involved partners learnt from their own experiences.ITAINNOVA is public Technology Centre which mission is to support companies, technology leaders, institutions and anyone who shapes the society towards achieving a new future through innovation and technological development. ITAINNOVA is dedicated to guiding and helping companies, institutions and individuals to take a step towards excellence through innovation and technological development that was previously not possible. Euroform RFS is an Italian VET institution established in 1996 and accredited by the national government of Italian Republic and Calabria Region and operates in sector of vocational training and orientation. Euroform RFS organizes basically tailored training courses in different sectors regarding safety on the job, international trade, business administration and marketing, project management and administration, Italian language courses for foreigners, protection and management of environment, sustainable tourism, italian cuisine, etc. It has developed training on-the-job, e-learning, blended training as Euroform RFS gives a particular attention to ICT- based training, innovative training methods. The Foundation for Empowering Gender Equality encourages and supports gender equality and the development of women and entrepreneurship. Apart from this EU- funded project It took part in an EU funded project (Innovation leaders) under the European Social Fund. The aim of the project was to shortlist the best proposals submitted by local NGOs and companies. The proposal presented by Foundation for Empowering Gender Equality was selected and presented at the EU Commission in Brussels.Undertaken activities: 1). State of the Art Research in all the three (3) regions; 2). Three transnational meetings: 1st meeting was held in Zaragoza, Spain, 2nd meeting was in Rende, Italy and the 3rd meeting was held in Malta. Preparation of training sessions in the 3 regions, the selection of the experts/trainers and the actual training sessions in Malta, Italy and Spain. After the training sessions, the analysis reports were compiled.The Final conference was not held due to the fact the coordinator did not find a free venue to organise the event and the budget proposed initially under the Exceptional costs budget line was not approved for this activity. However, the rest of the planned activities were implemented successfully. In terms of results and impact attained, the project partners managed to attain a big impact in their regions. Each assigned task was implemented according to the application form. The awareness about this project and the training sessions was spread across various channels and the interest of the participants was great. All the above mentioned activities were implemented and achieved successfully. One of the most important outcome of the sessions is the motivation the women had after the training activity. A motivation which encouraged them to ask if there will be further training sessions in this area. Longer-term benefits: 1) Having a network of women trained in entrepreneurship in the 3 regions 2). Having a network of trainers/experts in entrepreneurship, 3).To educate females on accessing funds for start-ups and setting up businesses; 4). To add value to local economies by increasing local rates related to young entrepreneurs;

CORE Innovation Centre (CORE) is a private non-profit research organisation, based in Greece and founded in 2021 as a full subsidiary of CORE Innovation Technology OE, focusing on Industry4.0 technologies, like machine learning, IoT, edge and cloud computing, Innovation Management and Communication. The vision of CORE is to become the biggest R&I centre in Southeastern Europe in the fields of Industry4.0. CORE aims to create an industrial ecosystem, composed of manufacturing companies and knowledge/research institutions, around the core principles of Industry 4.0 such as automation, zero-defect manufacturing, and flexible production based on a number of core technologies such as Machine Learning, Robotics, Big-Data and Digital Twins. This vision will be materialised through the development of Industry 4.0 Test Labs, which are practical environments where companies and research institutions develop, test and implement Industry 4.0 solutions under realistic conditions, as well as co-design the associated digital processes and new business models. The overall Twin4Twin goal is to raise the research profile of CORE as well as the research profile of its staff in the field of digital twin technologies. In parallel with the objectives, Twin4Twin’s concept approach is divided into four clusters: a. digital twins – scientific excellence b. research and innovation management upskilling, c. business development, and d. exploratory research project. To do that, CORE will run the twinning exercise with leading EU organisations, namely ITA from Spain (Reduced Order Models research in Digital Twins), SCCH from Austria (Big Data real time streaming technologies) and SSF from Switzerland (test and demo platform to be used as use case and provide the replication potential towards the Greek Smart Factory).Twin4Twin aims to reduce the disparity in production between Greece and top-class leading countries through knowledge transfer in smart manufacturing technologies.

Softslide project's main objective is to generate €60 M revenue, an EBIDTA of €19,9M and 350 new jobs with the commercialization of SoftSlide's technology estimated from a conservative sub-market share of 15% of the total elastomeric and plastic dynamic seals European market. SoftSlide technology will positively impact the seal industry by providing around €3315 M/year in energy savings for hydraulic and pneumatic end-users. Energy losses caused by friction within dynamic seals in rotating, moving and reciprocating devices (e.g. motors, valves, air compressors, accumulators...) represent up to 25% of total energy consumption. In addition, dynamic seals related friction, damages the seal surface overtime, thus reducing its lifetime. Although, it is of common knowledge that low-friction dynamic seals can be obtained by specifically designing and engraving micro-patterns on the seal contact area (area in contact with the moving mechanism), current seals' mass production processes do not incorporate this crucial step. To get a low-friction dynamic seal, the micro-pattern needs to be individually engraved, seal by seal at an independent later stage, once the seal has been produced. This greatly increases the cost and limits the productivity of low-friction dynamic seals being impossible for end-users to include these in their systems. SoftSlide project has created a mass production process that transfers micro-patterns during moulding stage to obtain low-friction, high performing dynamic seals. This process can be easily adopted by dynamic seals manufacturers seals with an insignificant cost increase.