EVOLARIS NEXT LEVEL GMBH

Their core work

Evolaris is a Graz-based technology company specializing in digital transformation for manufacturing and industrial environments. They develop worker-centric digital tools for smart factories, focusing on human-machine interaction, digital factory concepts, and Industry 4.0 readiness. Their work bridges the gap between shop-floor workers and complex digital production systems, helping European manufacturers adopt smart production and supply chain digitization. They also support SME business model innovation through digital enablement.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Evolaris began with a focus on the human side of smart manufacturing — their earliest project FACTS4WORKERS (2014) centered on making factory workplaces better for workers, not just more efficient. Over time, they shifted toward deeper technical infrastructure: electronic components, cyber-physical systems, industrial internet, and integrated development processes (Productive4.0 and iDev40). The trajectory shows a move from user-experience-driven factory digitization toward systems-level digital industry integration.

Evolaris is moving from human-centered factory tools toward broader digital industry infrastructure — expect them to pursue roles in European digital manufacturing sovereignty and ECS value chain projects.

How they like to work

Evolaris operates exclusively as a participant, never as coordinator, which suggests they contribute specialized expertise rather than leading large-scale project management. With 162 unique partners across 24 countries from just 4 projects, they work in very large consortia (their ECSEL-type projects like Productive4.0 and iDev40 typically involve 50+ partners). This means they are comfortable operating in complex, multi-partner environments but likely carry focused, well-defined work packages rather than broad project responsibilities.

Despite only 4 projects, Evolaris has built a remarkably wide network of 162 partners across 24 countries, driven by participation in large ECSEL-type electronics and manufacturing consortia. Their network is heavily European with strong ties to the Austrian and Central European industrial ecosystem.

What sets them apart

Evolaris brings a distinctive combination of user-experience design thinking and industrial digitization — they understand both the human side (worker-centric design) and the technical side (cyber-physical systems, digital factory). For consortium builders, this makes them valuable as the partner who ensures digital manufacturing solutions actually work for the people on the shop floor. Their Austrian base puts them at the crossroads of the DACH industrial ecosystem with access to major manufacturers.

Highlights from their portfolio

• FACTS4WORKERS
  Their largest funded project (EUR 405K) and their foundational work on human-centered smart factory design — a distinctive niche in the Industry 4.0 space.
• Productive4.0
  Part of a massive ECSEL consortium addressing the full digital supply chain — from electronic components to big data — positioning Evolaris in the core European electronics value chain.
• iDev40
  Their most recent H2020 project, focused on integrated development 4.0 with emphasis on cyber-physical systems and industrial internet, marking their deepest technical engagement.