Modern industries need to integrate new technologies towards efficient production and fast reconfiguration and must address the consequential upskilling of operators.

Therefore, the capability to properly handle automation, simulation and analytics for production resilience and flexibility holds a key role in enhancing competitiveness. Indeed, digitalization is acknowledged as an accelerator and enabler for automation in manufacturing.

SPS-Lab supports industry both in the deployment of those technologies and in the development of appropriate competences. Technology transfer and training activities leverage on the SUPSI Mini-Factory, which is a small-scale manufacturing environment embedding cutting edge concepts of modularity and smart automation towards resilient behaviour and easy re-configurability.