SMART-PRO AIMS TO CREATE AN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT INTEGRATES APPLICATION MODULES OF HIGH IMPORTANCE FOR ENTERPRISES, AND IN PARTICULAR FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (SMES), COMBINING TECHNIQUES OF RECONFIGURABILITY OF SYSTEM AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, DERIVING FROM INDUSTRY 4.0, TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION. THESE APPLICATION MODULES WILL BE CONNECTED IN AN EXEMPLARY SCENARIO OF RECONFIGURABLE AND FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION IN THE ARENA APPLICATION CENTRE IN FRAUNHOFER ITALY AT TECHPARK. THIS WILL ALLOW THE INSTITUTE TO CARRY OUT APPLIED RESEARCH FOR LOCAL COMPANIES, EXPERIMENTING DIRECTLY WITH THESE MODERN APPROACHES ENABLED BY INDUSTRY 4.0, DECLINING THEIR POTENTIAL TOWARDS ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION WHILE MAINTAINING HIGH FLEXIBILITY. WITH SMART-PRO IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO USE IN A HOLISTIC WAY MOST OF THE TECHNOLOGIES OF INDUSTRY 4.0 THAT HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED BY THE INSTITUTE WITH PREVIOUS INITIATIVES AND COMBINE THEM TO