VLAIO

• Monitoring of offshore power cables and wind turbine foundations by distributed fiber optic sensing BOPTIC - VLAIO ICON
• Freeform optics for high-end LED-based luminaires MADONNA - ETAP - VLAIO O&O
• Model-based design platform for optical yarn detectors for weaving machines MOOI, with the company PICANOL - VLAIO O&O
• Design and fabrication of digital lenses SIHTO, with the company SIHTO - VLAIO O&O
• 3D Nanoprinting of coupling structures for fiber connectors FANTOAM, with the company Commscope Connectivity - VLAIO O&O
• Flatbed laser engine for LAM plates FLIPPER, with the company Xeikon - VLAIO O&O
• Multi-purpose optically broadband industrial sorting machines MOBIUS, with the company BEST Sorting - VLAIO O&O
• BRAVO, with the company BARCO - VLAIO O&O
• Self-centering alignment structures for fiber connectivity EP2CON, with the company TYCO Electronics - VLAIO O&O
• Computer to plate FLEXO CPT, with the company Punch Graphics - VLAIO O&O

In the framework of Industry4.0 in Flanders, B-PHOT is also involved in the following "proeftuin" project:

• Manufacturing Execution Systems for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises
  (more info: https://www.industrie40vlaanderen.be/proeftuinen/mes4sme) MES4SME

Other collaborative projects with different companies:

• Photonics KET-Roadmapping for Flanders
  
• Precision Manufacturing for new and better products

In the context of digitalization and Industry4.0, ERIKS envisions sensorized products that can provide continuous feedback to plant operators to establish a win-win for sustainability and profitability. After the first feasibility studies for smart gaskets in an ACTPHAST4.0 innovation project, this innovation track is accelerated thanks to the additional resources of a Baekeland mandate from VLAIO (Flemish Agency for Innovation and Entrepreneurship). This type of mandate is a perfect fit for the collaboration between VUB B-PHOT and ERIKS.