The Teaching Factory (TF) concept was developed by Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation (LMS) and is applied on such Greek and other European manufacturing industries. TF concept is an effective way of interconnection between educational institutes and manufacturing. It is an innovative approach of both educational process and solution of real manufacturing problems. This model gives the opportunity of connection between academia and industry in worldwide scale and provides multiple benefits to students and industries.
The technological areas where Teaching Factory Competence Center work on, outcome from the needs and challenges of the national manufacturing industry and a combination of applications based on Industry 4.0 technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Industrial Robotics, Digital Twin (DT) and Internet of Things (IoT).