Circular manufacturing is no longer just an ideal – it’s becoming a tangible reality for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across Europe, thanks to cutting-edge platforms like RAMP and the innovative tools and strategies introduced by the CIRCULOOS project.
What is RAMP?
RAMP.eu, the Robotics and Automation MarketPlace, is a holistic digitization platform designed specifically for Manufacturing MSMEs to collect, analyze, and share data across supply chains. It leverages advanced digital tools, enabling businesses to connect with partners, digitize production, adopt sustainable practices, optimize resource use, and gain insights into their production processes.
By integrating RAMP, manufacturers can:
- Digitize production with a prepackaged IoT platform
- Connect with partners that provide digitisation solutions that plug directly into the IoT platform
- Streamline production with data-driven decision-making
- Collaborate with partners using secure and trusted data-sharing systems
- Adopt circular strategies such as recycling, remanufacturing, and refurbishment
RAMP Services in detail
More specifically, RAMP.eu incorporates the following services:
- A catalogue of organisations with their profile, services and expertise,
- An inventory of solutions for manufacturing, with detailed, searchable information for every technology and service, and direct access to open-source software,
- A dedicated page to discover DIHs and access regional support,
- A service request and negotiation tool, to ask for a service and negotiate collaboration contracts,
- A circular economy marketplace to advertise waste and discover material to bring back to the manufacturing chain,
- Supply chain optimization to select the best partners and suppliers, creating sustainable and green supply chains,
- A set of no-infrastructure, cloud-based tools:
- IoT platform to quickly digitize production and bring data to the cloud
- Cloud data storage, which allows the secure store and share of production data,
- Data visualisation dashboard, which allows the visualisation and analysis of data with user-defined graphs and dashboards, e.g. to monitor production indicators, Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE), etc.,
- Private Docker registry as a repository of docker images, public and private/case specific, and deployment infrastructure
- AppHub, to bring all web-based user interfaces of different tools, under a common desktop-like graphical environment
- Automated deployment of bespoke cloud solutions, including setup of cloud infrastructure (servers, VMs, etc.) and deployment of applications.
CIRCULOOS: Elevating RAMP’s capabilities
Through RAMP, CIRCULOOS participants gain direct access to advanced technologies such as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Supply Chain Digital Twins, and AI-driven optimization tools. These enable dynamic sustainability assessments, secure data sharing, and collaborative production planning.
At the core of CIRCULOOS is its commitment to the R-strategies: Repair, Reuse, Recycle, Refurbish, Remanufacture, and Repurpose. These strategies, though complex for SMEs, become manageable through the RAMP tools empowered by CIRCULOOS, which provides the necessary digital infrastructure and decision-support tools to unlock circular value in supply chains.
Together with RAMP, CIRCULOOS is shaping a future where manufacturing is not only efficient and resilient but also sustainable and aligned with the principles of the circular economy. Join us to transform your supply chain and make a lasting impact.
Join the CIRCULOOS ecosystem
Whether you’re looking to adopt circular manufacturing practices, connect with like-minded collaborators, or enhance your sustainability strategies, the CIRCULOOS has something to offer. With over €3.6 million allocated to open calls, now is the time to innovate and scale up your sustainable practices.
Through its Experiments for Demonstration (EXDs), CIRCULOOS will validate and extend its digital solutions to ensure real-world impact. MSMEs participating in these experiments will help define requirements, test solutions, and refine tools in collaboration with other stakeholders, reinforcing an agile and collaborative supply chain environment.
Discover more about how CIRCULOOS and RAMP can transform your business into a leader in circular manufacturing. Visit our website or explore opportunities on the RAMP platform!
