Services
The SMIC offers a diverse range of services
At SMIC, we offer a diverse range of services to propel manufacturing companies into the future. From SMEs to larger manufacturing entities and governmental bodies, we provide comprehensive support, fostering a collaborative ecosystem that drives digital transformation and enhances competitiveness.
General services
Knowledge sharing and competence building
SMIC provides services, knowledge, and competences to ministries, agencies, and international bodies, contributing to the development of innovation and business ecosystems in Serbia. We specialize in the adoption, adaptation, and diffusion of advanced digital technologies and materials, enhancing manufacturing competitiveness.
Awareness initiatives
Organizing round tables, conferences, and workshops to raise awareness of the opportunities and challenges presented by digital transformation, the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), and Industry 5.0 technologies for Serbian SMEs and larger manufacturing companies.
Innovation hub
SMIC acts as an innovation hub and a center of competence for advanced 4IR and Industry 5.0 technologies. We facilitate effective interactions between academia, industry, business support systems, and governmental bodies, fostering regional innovation system and business ecosystem development.
Lean management and digital lean services
Offering services and shop floor assistance on Lean Management, Lean 4.0 Management, and Digital Lean for process optimization.
Training packages
Providing training packages on digitalization, automation, and the business environment tailored for start-ups and scale-ups in innovative digital technologies and smart materials.
Special technological services
Readiness assessment
Offering services and shop floor assistance on Lean Management, Lean 4.0 Management, and Digital Lean for process optimization.
Education and training
Delivering education and training in the field of SMIC.
Consulting services
Offering consulting services for companies in digital technologies, Lean, and Digital Lean concepts, including collaboration with the existing LEAN Competence Center at the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad.
Technology demonstration
Showcasing the use of new 4IR and Industry 5.0 technologies.
Product, process, and technology development
Driving innovation through the development of new products, processes, and 4IR technologies.
Specialized technological services include:
AI and digital twins
- Digital twin-supported logistic optimization.
- AI-based digital agents and advanced control algorithms for dynamic planning and scheduling.
- AI-based digital twins for production control.
- AI-based digital twins for production control.
- Testing and validation of new distributed production system concepts (Edge Computing).
- Testing and validation of new architecture models for Factories of the Future.
Robotics and automation
- Continuous adaptation of robotic tasks.
- Force control of robots.
- Robot learning and deep learning (ML) services for complex tasks.
- Robot programming by demonstration.
- Optimization of automation and robotic tasks.
- Smart hardware integration into robotic cells.
- Plug & produce technology integration.
- Testing and validation of advanced robotic technologies.
- Utilization of functional redundancy for robotic tasks.
- Control and interface, including haptic interface, for human-robot collaboration tasks.
- Testing of different communication protocols.
CNC machines and communication
- Monitoring concepts of CNC machines.
- Communication concepts between CNC machines.