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Digital Twin and Predictive Applications

Testing the Track with Modern Means

Next Generation of Freight and Passenger Wagons Connections Systems

Innovations enabling Condition-Based Monitoring and Maintenance

Additive Manufacturing Technologies

Simulation Suites Used in Rail Systems Design Activities

I-Trans hosted the project's 4th physical meeting, where Eleni Magklara, Project Advisor from EISMEA, visited the consortium in Valenciennes.

The STARS project has been developed and coordinated by the DITECFER railway cluster from Italy, gathers 16 railway-related partners in Europe and has the support of 30 key European organisations. It is co-funded by the COSME programme of the EU.

The project aims at representing a booster in terms of production performances and innovation capabilities for SMEs thanks to the uptake of Advanced Technologies that can make such change possible.

Advanced Technologies have proved to give competitive advantages and will build the “Future Mobility.” In addition, several of the technologies will foster the future of the Railway & Multimodality industrial meta-ecosystem.

Inspiring plenary sessions, informative workshops and targeted 1:1 meetings promise knowledge gain and new business contacts.

This is the dedicated Hack & Match Networking Space of the STARS project.

Via the Hack & Match Events dedicated platform (access here to register and remain informed) and on-site in various cities, traditional SMEs of the railway sector will match with actors of the Advanced Technologies scene (e.g. specialized Research & Technology Organisations, tech-savvy SMEs or Start-Ups, Blockchain Providers or Railway Clusters) from a large number of European countries.

After two days of meetings in Teknopark Istanbul, the STrategic Alliances boosting Railway Smes (STARS) consortium is ready to start with the project activities together with the #SMEs!

During these days we have been working on technical and business assistance activities that the SMEs of the sector will receive for the implementation of Advanced Technologies.

In addition to the Hackathon events in which solutions to traditional SMEs problems will be sought.

The peer review in Prague reunited key actors sharing experiences and learnings one year after the start of the  STARS projects.  

The topics discussed were:

• Technical Assistance to SMEs - facilitated by our Project Coordinator DITECFER.
• Involvement for SMEs -  In-move by Railgrup and Berlin Partner were the facilitators for the topic “Involvement of SMEs” guiding the group through the collection of relevant information, identifying underlying challenges and ideating possible solutions.
• Training Opportunities - Facilitated again, under the leadership of DITECFER.

The meeting shaped the deployment of upcoming activities. 

If you are interested in joining the STARS Strategic Alliances, stay tuned and be attentive for the following dates and KoM for each territory!

• Spain – In-Move by Railgrup | September 13^th
• Spain – MAFEX | July 28^th
• Serbia – RCSEE | September 9^th
• United Kingdom – BCRRE | September 15^th
• France – i-Trans | September 1^st
• Belgium – LIW | September 30^th
• Turkey – ARUS | September 14^th

Start your journey towards our strategic alliances!

STARS4TRACE is the service designed for the STARS project which enables railway SMEs to exchange digital assets representing physical goods in a way which promotes a transparent and auditable business.

Are you an SME in the Railway and Multimodal domain wishing to boost your products and services through the use of advanced technologies? Join us by answering the STARS  Project expression of interest survey and creating opportunities for your organisation. Following the survey, the project will select 150 SMEs that will receive direct assistance from us. Therefore, the more information you provide us, the better and more tailored assistance you can receive.