BI-REX - BIG DATA INNOVATION & RESEARCH EXCELLENCE

Overview

BI-REX is one of the eight Competence Centres founded by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development within the 4.0 Industry National Plan framework. The centre, as reported in its Chart is a no for profit consortium which carries out external activities following non-profit aim and focused on Big Data. BI-REX is a public-private Consortium born on the 11th of December 2018 in Bologna gathering in partnership 56 actors: 12 bodies between Universities and Research Centers and 44 enterprises of excellence working in the field of services finance and logistics, energy, automotive and aerospace, mechatronics, ICT, biomedical and agree-food. BI-REX collects the know-how of the Emilia Romagna High Technology network (existing industrial research laboratories, infrastructures, Digital innovation Hubs - DIH) but with a national and international road map. One of the main goals of the Centre is to assist companies, especially SMEs, in the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies. In particular, BI-REX provides companies, especially SMEs with the following services: Orientation and Consultancy Awareness raising on Industry 4.0 technologies and related benefits for enterprises and SMEs, on Italian Industry 4.0 Strategy, in particular on the Italian Competence Center System and BiRex services. Workshops, webinars and conferences, thematic working groups, reports and analyses on Key Enabling Technologies Digital readiness assessment services and support services for the digital transition Consultancy services on I4.0 technologies (e.g. cybersecurity, IoT, big data, AI, 3D printing, advanced robotics, etc.) Demo, proof of concept and prototyping  activities to allow enterprises an SMEs understanding and testing the real advantages offered by Industry 4.0 technologies Trainings Several types of trainings: trainings on specific topics, technologies and tools related to Industry 4.0, trainings on innovation management. Trainings can be delivered: (a) on site, using the learning centre or the digital capability center, which is the pilot plant for proof of concepts, testings and prototyping activities which require the use of the equipment. (b) in e-learning or blended mode, using a dedicated web platform. Innovation Projects and Fundraising Support Possibility to implement collaborative projects of industrial research, experimental development and innovation through calls co-financed by Bi-Rex and Italian Ministry of the Economic Development Scouting of funding opportunities and support in collaborative projects definition, proposal writing and submission It’s important to remark that BI-REX headquarter is located in Bologna (Italy), its facilities cover 1.500 square meters inside the Opificio Golinelli, place of competence and activity contamination: training, research and business activities. In particular the competence center can rely on: offices area for its personnel, co-working area which will host professionals and researchers from different companies and research institutions, training laboratory hosting over 100 students/trainees and the Digital Capability Centre. The Digital Capability Centre is an advanced production pilot line, where new Industry 4.0 technologies are integrated with traditional ones, in a digitally interconnected environment. The Pilot Plant has been designed in order to: anticipate digital transformation processes; support technological innovation of enterprises; increase the added value of company products. The pilot plant is made of the following technologies and tools: selective laser melting, direct energy deposition-DED, mobile and collaborative robotics, a measuring station, a CNC machine center, edge computing, cloud and analytics, a 5G cell. This pilot line will allow the realization of advanced prototypes and high added value small series, making them available on the market and will allow SMEs testing technologies before invest. On the website Bi-Rex company profile in English can be found at the following link: file:///C:/Users/Serena%20Dangelo/Downloads/BI-REX_Institutional-Presentation_ENG%20(2).pdf. The translation into English of the whole website is on-going and will be available soon.     Digital technologies.