IoT sensors for predictive maintenanceprimary
1 project
SMART PlantOne developed a low-cost IoT solution for predictive maintenance of small electric motors, which they coordinated directly.
Organization
NEW GENERATION SENSORS SRL
Italian IoT sensor SME applying predictive maintenance and monitoring expertise to smart transport logistics and synchromodal freight networks.
Technology SMEtransportITSMENo active H2020 projects
H2020 projects
4
As coordinator
1
Total EC funding
€515K
Unique partners
68
What they do
Their core work
New Generation Sensors is an Italian SME specializing in IoT sensor solutions and intelligent transport systems. They began with predictive maintenance sensors for industrial electric motors and pivoted strongly toward smart logistics and transport network optimization. Their work spans synchromodal freight transport, inland waterway automation, and digital infrastructure for pan-European logistics networks, contributing simulation, sensor integration, and smart monitoring capabilities to large EU transport consortia.
Core expertise
What they specialise in
Smart logistics and Physical Internet infrastructureprimary
2 projects
ICONET and PLANET both focus on next-generation logistics networks, blockchain-enabled smart contracts, and TEN-T integration into global trade.
Inland waterway transport automationsecondary
1 project
IW-NET targets automation, simulation, and traffic management for European inland waterway networks.
Synchromodal transport and simulationemerging
2 projects
Both IW-NET and PLANET reference synchromodality as a core concept, combining sensor data with transport mode optimization.
Evolution & trajectory
How they've shifted over time
Early focus
Industrial IoT sensors
Recent focus
Smart transport logistics networks
The company started in 2017 with industrial IoT — a small SME Phase 1 project on predictive maintenance sensors for factory motors. From 2018 onward, they shifted decisively into smart transport and logistics, joining three consecutive RIA projects focused on freight networks, inland waterways, and global trade corridors. The evolution shows a clear trajectory from hardware-level sensing toward system-level transport intelligence, applying their sensor and IoT expertise to much larger infrastructure challenges.
Moving from device-level IoT toward integrated transport network intelligence, positioning themselves at the intersection of sensor technology and freight logistics digitalization.
Collaboration profile
How they like to work
Role: specialist_contributorReach: European15 countries collaborated
They coordinated one small SME instrument project independently but primarily operate as a participant in large RIA consortia (68 unique partners across 4 projects). With 15 countries in their collaboration network, they clearly function as a specialist contributor embedded in broad European consortia rather than leading them. Their pattern suggests they bring specific technical capabilities — sensor integration, simulation, monitoring — to larger teams that need these competencies.
Despite only 4 projects, they have built a wide network of 68 partners across 15 countries, largely through participation in large transport-sector RIA consortia. Their network is heavily European with no apparent geographic concentration beyond their Italian base.
Why partner with them
What sets them apart
They sit at an unusual intersection: an IoT sensor company that has embedded itself deeply in the European smart transport research community. While most sensor SMEs stay in industrial automation, this company pivoted to apply sensing and monitoring expertise to logistics network problems — synchromodality, inland waterways, and Physical Internet concepts. For consortium builders, they offer a rare combination of hardware-level sensor knowledge with practical experience in large-scale transport digitalization projects.
Notable projects
Highlights from their portfolio
- SMART PlantOneTheir only coordinated project — reveals their origin as an IoT predictive maintenance company before the transport pivot.
- PLANETTheir largest-funded project (EUR 153,125) tackling global trade network integration with blockchain and Physical Internet concepts.
- IW-NETFocuses on the niche area of inland waterway transport automation — an underserved but growing segment of European freight logistics.
Cross-sector capabilities
Manufacturing & Industry 4.0 (predictive maintenance, factory IoT)Digital technologies (blockchain, smart contracts, simulation)Maritime and inland waterway operationsSupply chain management and trade logistics
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