R&D

Over the past few years, EPF has decided to invest in different research and development projects for industrial automation and renewable energy in partnership with leading universities and international research centres.

5% of the staff work every day in collaboration with the main Italian and foreign universities and research centers on the solutions of the future:

• Innovative robotics
• Artificial Intelligence
• Neural networks
• Vision Systems
• Numerical modelling.

Some of EPF’s most recent industrial automation projects include factory installation prototypes for the food packaging industry. These are equipped with 6 axis and/or collaborative robots, cutting-edge A.I. and machine learning applications for vision systems for applications in the food and packaging industry. The aim is developing the new technologies required to satisfy the needs of an ever-evolving industry.

EPF also invests a portion of its corporate profits in the development of innovative solutions in the medical and intralogistics sectors. Since 2024, the company has been selected, along with eight other partners, for the European project MedWaveImage, with the aim of introducing microwave imaging technology into European hospitals. The project aims to transfer cutting-edge technologies from universities to hospital settings, developing portable and low-cost devices for the diagnosis and monitoring of serious conditions such as breast cancer and the observation of brain tissues after a stroke.

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