Daher ODDICEA 2 project gains support to boost decarbonization of TPC production activities
Renewed financial support from France’s Pays de la Loire region will build on technological Industry 4.0 advances made in the project’s first phase for Daher’s Nantes facility, which has already delivered tangible results.
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Source | Daher
In April 2025, the Pays de la Loire region of France reaffirmed its support for the second phase of the ODDICEA project, which aims at making ’s Nantes (France) facility a benchmark for Industry 4.0.
ODDICEA 2 seeks to build on the technological advances achieved so far in the ODDICEA project, as well as expand digital benefits that enhance the site’s economic performance and accelerate the decarbonization of its thermoplastic composite (TPC) production activities. Toward this goal, the Pays de la Loire region is granting €500,000 in financial aid, representing one-third of the project’s total budget.
The project’s first phase (ODDICEA 1, conducted from 2018-2023) enabled Daher to take a major leap forward in Industry 4.0. Co-funded at 40% by the Pays de la Loire region, ODDICEA enabled the company to move from a robotic plant to a connected factory, delivering tangible results: a 10% increase in productivity at connected workstations; energy savings of approximately €10,000 per month; and a 10% reduction in COâ‚‚ emissions. These results received recognition, notably with the “Digital Revolution” award at the 2023 Future Enterprise Heroes Ceremony.
The project also strengthened Daher’s integration into the local ecosystem through collaboration with organizations such as IRT Jules Verne, an industrial and collaborative research center for manufacturing; and Astree Software, a key partner in the implementation of manufacturing execution systems (MES).
With continued backing, ODDICEA 2 builds on the achievements of the program’s first phase, further improving the Daher Nantes site’s performance while reducing its carbon footprint. This new phase continues the work of ODDICEA 1, with the internally developed connectivity standard serving as the foundation.
ODDICEA 2 is structured around four main pillars. The first focuses on optimizing energy consumption through a real-time monitoring solution, along with efforts to eliminate carbon-based energy sources from the plant’s energy mix. The goal of the remaining three pillars is to enhance the use of industrial data and integrate advanced technologies to increase the site’s competitiveness. ODDICEA 2 also will benefit other Daher sites, with methods and tools that can be rolled out group-wide.
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