Making Industries Pro²Future

Empowering Humans with Cognified and Sustainable Products and Production Systems

As a COMET competence centre, we conduct research into resilient, energy-efficient and human-centered solutions that make everyday industrial life smarter, safer and more sustainable. Through strong partnerships with industry and science and a clear focus on knowledge and technology transfer, we are paving the way for a cognified and sustainable future of production.

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News from Research and Innovation
Latest updates from Pro²Future: projects, awards, conferences and insights into our research in Linz and Graz. Discover how we are shaping today’s and tomorrow’s industry, AI and cognitive systems.

Pro²Future @ JKU Careerday

Reflection on the 11th Pro²Future Partner Conference

REDUCE: Making Energy Consumption Visible at the Design Stage

Digitally Optimizing Corrugated Pipe Extrusion: KC-aktuell Features Hybrid Models by Pro²Future

11th Pro²Future Partner Conference: 24 September 2026 in Graz

Austria is European Fistball Champion!

Pro²Future Becomes a GMAR Member: A New Boost for Automation & Robotics

Female Tech Summit 2026: Making research visible

UAR IN:VENT: Research that connects

4th Pro²Future Scientific Symposium: Physical AI and Sustainability in Focus

How to partner with us

We provide an ecosystem for applied research and innovation.

Scientific Partners

From joint research projects and scientific exchange to research stays and supervision of academic work with international universities.

Industry Partners

Applied research on industrial topics; collaborative work from idea to practical implementation throughout the entire product life cycle.

Network Partners

We build long-term partnerships that strengthen regional innovation, support international success and help educate and develop future talents.

Public Funding

We offer an ultimate environment for collaborative projects (industry, SMEs, startups, universities, research institutions) and provide application-driven results for mission-oriented initiatives and innovation programs.

Research with Impact - Your Career at Pro²Future

You want your work to make a real impact and not just stay within the lab? At the intersection of science and industry, you’ll work at Pro²Future on forward-looking topics such as Artificial Intelligence, digitalization and sustainable production. Together with leading industrial partners, you’ll develop data-driven solutions, test innovative algorithms and receive direct feedback from real-world applications. Whether it’s human-machine interaction, smart products or process optimization – with us, you drive genuine innovation.

Whether you’re pursuing a PhD, internship or research position – we offer challenging projects, flexible structures and an inspiring research environment where your ideas truly matter.

Research Program

AREA Perception

AREA Orchestration

AREA Analytics

AREA Cognitive Products

AREA Cognitive Production Systems

About Pro2Future GmbH

Pro²Future is working on the goals and results of the digital transformation and conducting research for industrial implementation in the period thereafter. As a non-university COMET research centre with locations in Linz and Graz, we are working on the next generation of cognitive products and production systems.

Our mission is to cognify industries
by developing resilient, energy-efficient and human-centered solutions that directly address everyday challenges.

Further information can be found here:

Projects

SUPRA-1

Sustainable Production and Assembly 1

SUPRA refers to efficient and sustainable production strategies in batch production, namely peak power reduction. In it, – existing KPIs…

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SmartCom

Smart Compounding

To tailor the property profiles for their respective applications, almost all plastic materials undergo a compounding step as a part…

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DEVINE

Deviation in Evidence

In the dynamic landscape of modern industry, the integration of robotic systems into manufacturing processes has become increasingly ubiquitous. This…

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WorkIT

Workflow and Tool Process Modelling

The vision of WorkIT is to establish cognitive capabilities in today’s conventional products (e.g. power tools or machines). To achieve…

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CompEAS-HW

Compositional Embedded Automotive System Hardware

The execution of software has a significant impact on various runtime characteristics of the hardware. Software critically influences the energy…

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3D-RECON I

Cognitive Assistance

The aim of 3D-Recon is the research and development of methods for high quality 3D reconstruction from images in two…

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SeeIT

Augmented Work Processes

Harsh industrial environments, where workers interact with machines, tools or other entities (such as robots or other workers) provide a…

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DEFCLAS

Advanced Defect Classification

Automatic optical inspection (AOI) in the semiconductor industry is considered an extremely important and demanding task for detecting significant errors…

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Key Facts*

360+

Publications

45+

Finished & running PhD Theses

167+

Nominations in international Boards

49+ M€

Cumulated project volume

25+

Patents & Patent filings

95+

Scientific & Industry Partners

*as of March 31, 2026

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