On September 18-19, 2025, the SMF4INFRA team gathered for the final annual meeting of the project at TU Delft, Netherlands, to review progress and plan dissemination.
Day 1 provided an in-depth look at four years of research covering a multitude of aspects of smart mobile factories: factory design (WP1), digital twin integration (WP2), sustainable operation (WP3), and the proof of concept and business modeling (WP4). The doctoral students Andrea Revolti, Irfan Čustović and Jiangxang Ma presented their final deliverables including new methods, datasets, and results. The discussion was practical and open, with attention to limitations, potential future additions and generalizability of the findings. Moreover, Lorenzo Benedetti and Diego Parravicini from the EuroTube Foundation shared the most recent progress at the recently opened Smart Mobile Factory demonstrator on the grounds of the Innovation Park Zurich in Switzerland.
The group then visited the DigiConstruct Lab at the faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, which is co-led by the principal investigator Ranjith Soman. It hosts a dedicated environment for state-of-the-art research on digital construction with advanced tools, including a collaborative robotic arm, 3D printing equipment and high-performance computing resources. A practical highlight was the LEGO-based simulation of digitally enhanced concrete pipe assembly for future hyperloop infrastructure, that Irfan Čustović developed and implemented. The LEGO testbed combines tangible hardware with microcomputers, sensors, and actuators to explore the effect of digital twin systems in various construction scenarios.
On day 2, the lead principal investigators Patrick Dallasega and Daniel Hall hosted a dedicated session on project wrap and evaluation of the outcomes. The SMF4INFRA team agreed on concrete dissemination steps and noted several follow-up questions suitable for new research projects. The meeting concluded with a tour of the TU Delft | Dream Hall featuring the student-led Dream Teams, which successfully participate with their diverse technical innovations in international competitions.
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