Research report

Alexios Papacharalampopoulos / Panagiotis Stavropoulos / Olga Maria Karagianni / Unai Ziarsolo / Aitor Sotil / Unai Elorza / Matteo Fedeli / Fabrizio Timo / Massimo Ippolito / Arturas Gumuliauskas / Dovile Eitmantyte / Gintare Aleksandraviciene / Paulius Dobozinskas / Dinas Vaitkaitis / Peter Totterdill / Peter Oeij / Kohlgrueber Michael / Antonius Johannes Schroeder / Hans Christian Garmann Johnsen

This deliverable presents the results of the activities carried out under Work Package 5 (WP5) of the Bridges 5.0 project. WP5 focuses on the development and operationalisation of Industry 5.0 (I5.0) principles within the framework of Teaching and Learning Factories (TLFs). It also includes the testing of these interventions in selected companies participating.

The interventions explored in this report are regarded as strategic mechanisms for enhancing the implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies, both within enterprise environments and training contexts. Within this deliverable, these interventions – referred to as augmented Teaching and Learning Factories (TLF 5.0) – are further enriched using the conceptual guidelines provided in Deliverable D1.1 (Oeij et al., 2023).

The report documents the design and deployment of TLF 5.0 interventions in corporate settings using an agile, iterative methodology designed to adapt to future needs. The process followed a structured, phased approach, guiding the pilots from the initial specification of training requirements through to design, implementation, evaluation, and finally the synthesis of conclusions and recommendations for future development. The first part of the report outlines the objectives and scope of WP5, followed by a discussion of the theoretical and practical underpinnings of the interventions. Particular emphasis is placed on how training systems can be tailored to reflect the core priorities of Industry 5.0. The report also considers job transformation at both the organisational and network levels within BRIDGES 5.0. Key elements, such as training templates and evaluation tools, are introduced alongside this conceptual framing.

The report presents four in-depth case studies, each exploring the implementation of TLF 5.0 in a specific company. Mondragon (Basque Country) examines the broader transition from Industry 4.0 to 5.0; Infineon (Austria) investigates challenges associated with automation; Kitron (Lithuania) focuses on the development of structured training systems; and Comau (Italy) explores the interface between human workers and emerging technologies. These case studies reflect the diversity of industrial contexts involved, offering insights into both shared challenges and context-specific adaptations.