Germany in ITEA

Germany has been supporting and contributing to ITEA since its start, including very active Board companies and a strong relationship with the Public Authorities for nearly 25 years now. German projects often had a strong focus on Smart engineering, with several highly successful 'strings of pearls'. In the meantime the focus is shifting to AI with several promising projects. German partners are involved in more than 20 Award-winning ITEA projects, clearly demonstrating their success, both on economic and societal scale. The German partners recognise the value that participation in ITEA projects brings them.

On this webpage, you will find an overview of activities and publications of Germany in ITEA. It provides valuable insights into the potential benefits of participating in an ITEA project and whether ITEA could be a fit for your organisation. You can also find information regarding the funding opportunities and the national funding contact details.

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Impact stories with German participation

Impact is one of the main ambitions in ITEA. Impact on business, on the market, on society. This is a key value in ITEA, and impact and potential impact are central during the project lifecycle: in project evaluation, monitoring, closure and in communication of the results. With the (financial) support of national Public Authorities, many ITEA projects have achieved incredible results, which are gathered in ITEA Impact stories.

I2PANEMA

I²PANEMA Impact story

23 April 2025

As global trade continues to expand, the pressure on ports to handle increasing cargo volumes efficiently and sustainably is greater than ever. By 2030, European cargo traffic is expected to rise by 50%, but with space limitations, ports must turn to innovation rather than expansion. The I²PANEMA project stepped in to address these challenges by integrating smart Internet of Things (IoT) solutions into port operations. Within I²PANEMA, German SME NautilusLog led efforts to develop ISO 4891, a new global standard for smart applications for ships.

COMPACT

COMPACT Impact story

13 December 2024

From industrial automation to healthcare, Internet of Things (IoT) has impacted nearly every aspect of our lives. However, the cost pressure of making IoT devices as smart, cheap and energy efficient as possible affects both manufacturing and design costs, with software design accounting for around 45% of the overall System-on-Chip development effort. Fast and efficient software development is thus a key enabler of future growth within the IoT domain. The ITEA project COMPACT brought together 15 partners from Austria, Finland, and Germany to address these challenges.

OPTIMUM

OPTIMUM Impact story

13 December 2024

In today’s factories, machines such as cranes are typically operated manually using heterogeneous hardware. These are usually not interoperable and diverse control environments are used; static machine configurations also make evolution hard to achieve. OPTIMUM enabled machines of different kinds and from different manufacturers to communicate with each other and their operators, improving the safety of workers and equipment. This was ground-breaking because previously only machines from the same manufacturer could communicate with each other at a reasonable cost and engineering effort.

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Industry statements from Germany

Thanks to ITEA, Siemens has a faster and steeper learning curve in new topics. It provides good means for collaboration within a consortium of experts, customers and suppliers covering the full value chain. Finally, ITEA adds to the visibility and the creation of an innovative image in R&D Community.

- Siemens AG

Thanks to participation in the ITEA SAFE project, Continental established the ISO 26262 compliance in two major domains, namely the safety critical domains of powertrains and chassis brake systems. These domains represent 40% of Continental’s product share and thanks to the SAFE project, Continental was able to keep its leading role in these domains.

- Continental

ITEA award-winning projects with German participation

AI Call 2020

ITEA Award of Excellence 2025
for Standardisation

IML4E

Industrial Machine Learning for Enterprises

AI Call 2021

ITEA Award of Excellence 2025
for Innovation

EXPLAIN

EXPLanatory interactive Artificial intelligence for INdustry

ITEA 3 Call 6

ITEA Award of Excellence 2024
Business impact

AIToC

Artificial Intelligence supported Tool Chain in Manufacturing Engineering

Using advanced AI, the ITEA project AIToC has created a set of tools that overcome these challenges. These tools help with planning processes, the creation of models of factories, and the design of better layouts for assembly stations, all of which make manufacturing more efficient and effective. The AIToC project received the 2024 ITEA Award of Excellence in the category ‘Business impact’ for this great achievement.

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