T he aim of the HOME project is to develop a Hardware, Software and Management infrastructure able to provide the necessary information to control the production system according to the Lean management principles: the right information, to the right people, at the right times.

The solution is

Integrated - because it is both modular and open (Open-source)

Scalable - it uses and promotes shared standards to operate on large as well as on small systems

Mobile - it connects mobile devices using data networks

Flexible - the infrastructure can be implemented on new and old systems and allows different levels of automation.

The project has involved 6 KeyUsers operating in the agro-industrial, food and manufacturing (Metalworking, Plastic and Textile) sectors.