The call is part of the Brasil Mais Produtivo program. Technology providers must submit proposals to the SENAI Institutes by November 11 through the Innovation Platform for Industry
THE Financier of Studies and Projects (Finep)), in partnership with the National Industrial Training Service (SENAI), will make available R$16.8 million in non-reimbursable resources to support up to R$701,300 of the cost of research, development and innovation (RD&I) projects in Industry 4.0, through the so-called Smart Factory. Companies providing technological solutions for the industrial sector, such as mobile applications, robots, sensors, simulators, big data, among others, may participate.
Interested companies must submit projects to SENAI's Innovation and Technology Institutes by November 11th. Innovation Platform for Industry. The so-called Smart Factory aims to provide technical and financial support for R&D&I projects with technologies that improve the productivity of micro, small and medium-sized industries.
The action is part of the federal program More Productive Brazil, within the digital transformation modality. By 2027, the estimate is to develop 300 innovation projects, positively impacting the productivity of 8.4 thousand MSMEs.
How to participate?
Interested companies should seek out a SENAI Institute of Innovation and/or Technology to develop and submit a project proposal. Here you will find the contacts of the institutes.
Solutions need to be related to Industry 4.0 enabling technologies, such as:
· Artificial intelligence
· Building Information Modeling (BIM)
· Big Data
· Cloud Computing
· Cyber Physical Systems (CPS)
· Additive Manufacturing
· Autonomous and Collaborative Robots
· Virtual and Augmented Reality
· Systems for Horizontal and Vertical Integration
Machine to Machine Communication (M2M)
Internet of Things (IoT)
· Mobile Applications
· Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
· Sensors and Actuators
· Simulation
· Embedded Systems
· Cybersecurity
· Smart Materials
· Automatically Guided Vehicles (AGV)
Solutions must be initially classified into Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) from 6 to 9, and may ultimately be transformed into new products, processes or services that meet the demands of industrial MSMEs and that are taken to the market. The TRL is certified by the SENAI Institute, which coordinates the project.
Considering the objective of the call, in addition to the development of solutions, proposals must include application in industrial MSMEs – which will be the validating companies of the respective solutions. The maximum duration of projects is 12 months, with a maximum extension of 3 months.
The so-called Smart Factory establishes counterparties from the proposing companies of at least 30% of the total value of the project, being:
· at least 10% financial and up to 20% economic for micro, small and medium-sized companies;
· at least 30% financial for a large company.
What is the Most Productive Brazil?
O More Productive Brazil is the largest federal productivity and digitalization program in the industry. Launched in November last year, it aims to engage 200,000 micro, small and medium-sized companies in the industrial sector – of which 93,000 will receive in-person assistance from the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (Sebrae) It's from National Industrial Training Service (SENAI).
In addition to free diagnostics, B+P offers consulting services, professional education and financial support to improve management, optimize processes and promote the use of technologies in the company, which are essential pillars for business competitiveness. The so-called Smart Factory, with the application of Industry 4.0 technologies in MSMEs, is part of the program's digital transformation modality.
Brazil More Productive is coordinated by the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC), and has the partnership of SENAI, Sebrae, Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development (ABDI), Financier of Studies and Projects (Finep), Brazilian Company for Industrial Research and Innovation (Embrapii) and National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES).
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