Project timeline

Since the project started, the OPTIMUM Consortium has accomplished a lot and has had many joint experiences. Please join us on a short journey through time...

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  • 10 October 2017


    National Project Kick-Off


  • 30 November 2017



    Signature of International Consortium Agreement


  • 1 March 2018


    Turkish Partners are joining the Consortium


  • 13 March 2018


    International Project Kick-Off


  • 26 June 2018


    Technical Core Group meets at URO in Warnemünde


  • July 2018


    Definition of Use Cases & Requirements


  • July 2018


    Implementation of Collaboration Platform


  • July 2018


    Project website https://www.optimum-itea3.eu


  • 22 / 23 October 2018


    Project Consortium Committee meets at UC3M in Madrid


  • 26 October 2018


    Kick-Off OPC UA Standardization Working Group in Frankfurt


  • 14 December 2018


    Signature of Invest for German Demonstrator at Demag


  • 30 January 2019


    Technical Core Group meets at Linde / Comnovo in Aschaffenburg


  • 19 – 21 February 2019


    Tarakos presents OPTIMUM at LogiMat


  • 14 March 2019


    First Project Review by ITEA and DLR in Hamburg


  • 14 March 2019


    Partners present first Mobile Demonstrators at First Project Review


  • 8 – 11 April 2019


    Partners present OPTIMUM & Mobile Demonstrators at Konecranes in Hyvinkää, Finnland


  • 27 May 2019


    Ceremonial Opening of German Demonstrator at Demag


  • 5 – 7 August 2019


    First Implementation Workshop in German Demonstrator


  • 5 September 2019


    Consortium presents OPTIMUM at Customer Day at Demag


  • 7 September 2019


    Consortium presents OPTIMUM at Open House at Demag


  • 14 – 17 October 2019


    OPTIMUM is disseminated at IEEE in Lisbon (Portugal)


  • 10 – 11 December 2019


    Consortium decides to exhibit OPTIMUM at Hannover Fair from 20th – 24th of April 2020


  • December 2019


    Extension of Project from September 2020 til December 2020 is approved


  • 24 January 2020


    OPTIMUM & German Demonstrator is presented to German Minister Svenja Schulze


  • 30 January 2020


    Consortium Kicks-Off activities on Exploitation Strategies


  • 31 January 2020


    OPTIMUM & German Demonstrator is presented to Konecrane´s new CEO Rob Smith


  • 4 – 6 February 2020


    Implementation Workshop at German Demonstrator


  • 4 – 5 March 2020


    OPTIMUM is disseminated at Kranfachtagung in Magdeburg


  • 4 March 2020


    Hannover Fair is moved to July 2020


  • 11 March 2020


    Consortium confirms commitment to Hannover Fair from 13 – 17 July 2020


  • 26 March 2020


    Hannover Fair is cancelled


  • April 2020


    Consortium applies to extend the project due to Corona impacts


  • 14-15 th July 2020


    Participation in Hannover Messe Digital Days 2020

  • 30 th June – 1 st July 2020


    Participation in the automation congress “AUTOMATION 2020”

  • September 2020


    OPTIMUM in the 26th ITEA3 Newsletter

  • 17 th May 2021


    Rehearsal (online) for ITEA Review

  • 10 th June 2021


    ITEA Final Review

  • 30 th June 2021


    Our internationally funded research project “OPTIMUM” officially ends

  • 15 th July 2021


    After Review Party (online)

  • 18 th -19 th August 2021


    First presence Workshop in Wetter with German consortium partners after 1.5 years

  • 11-12 th July 2022


    Participation at the “30. Kranfachtagung” in Magdeburg

  • 15 th September 2022


    Award ceremony for the “Exceptional ITEA Award of Excellence”