The document summarizes a project presentation about developing a cost-effective construction process using polymer-based materials. The project has 20 partners from 9 countries working over 4 years with a budget of over 6 million Euros. The goals are to create an innovative industrialization model for transport infrastructure components covering material engineering, design, manufacturing, logistics, assembly, and knowledge management. A key objective is demonstrating the system by building a real-scale bridge.

1. Project presentation Mostostal Warszawa S.A. Introduction Basics Consortium Objectives The scientific and technical objectives Normalized Building Cost of Bridge Elements Website Warsaw , 13 th January 2010

2. Introduction Trans-IND „ New Industrialised Construction Process for transport infrastructures based on polymer composite components ”

3. Basics Consortium: 20 partners ( 9 countries) 6 large companies, 6 High Tech SMEs, 8 R esearch organizations 6 100 000 € EC Contribution 9 765 714 € Budget 4 years Duration 1st June 2009 Starting date

4. Consortium MOSTOSTAL ASM D’Appolonia ITIA – CNR UNIVPM ACCIONA ATOS FATRONIK LABEIN SEMANTIC SOLINTEL TUD FHG-IPA IVW ACG HUNTSMAN MIKROSAM TNO VANWESS ZMRK

5. Objectives The overall objective of the project is to develop a cost-effective integrated construction process that will enable the maximum capability of industrialisation of components for transport infrastructures using polymer based materials: the Trans-IND System

6. The scientific and technical objectives The Trans-IND system main breakthroughs: I nnovative and cost-effective industrialisation conceptual model for composite transport infrastructures components covering among others: material engineering, design of composite transport infrastructure components, off-site manufacturing facilities and processes, intelligent logistics, on-site assembly and disassembly, procurement (public and private), knowledge management.

7. The scientific and technical objectives FRP components and plug-in joint elements design based on the industrialisation system (catalogued standardised infrastructure products) off-site industrialisation process based on: manufacturing process supported by ICT tools and robotics, machinery, tooling and facility lay-out. flexible, rapid and reliable on-site assembly methods based on: RFID technologies, adapted ICTs and robotics intelligent positioning systems

8. The scientific and technical objectives S oftware platform to provide a holistic approach in the management, design, simulation, visualization and knowledge management of the whole process . Recommendations for standardisation of FRP components . Technical knowledge to different stakeholders through training and education . Exploitation plan and business model options for exploiting the Trans-IND system. Demonstration of the flexible industrialisation system through real scale bridge build up .

9. Normalized Building Cost of Bridge Elements

10. Website For more information, please visit our website at: www.trans-ind.eu