Call for Papers (ETFA 2021): Refurbishment and re-manufacturing of machinery in CPPSs
The RECLAIM special session at ETFA, the 26th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (7-10 September 2021 in Sweden) provides researchers and practitioners from the industry with a platform to report on recent advances and developments as technological enablers supporting value retention throughout the industrial equipment lifecycle.
Call for proposals | Submit your paper
- Submission deadline: (regular papers) extended to 7 May! | (Work-in-progress/Industry practice papers) 13 May
- Acceptance notification: June 10
- Deadline for final manuscripts: June 17
Topics include (but not limited to):
- Big data analytics, predictive analytics, and optimisation models using deep learning techniques, and digital twin models.
- Models for informed decision about whether refurbish, remanufacture, upgrade, or repair machinery that is towards its end-of-life.
- Technologies and strategies to support a new paradigm for refurbishment and remanufacturing of industrial equipment in factories.
- New concepts and strategies for repair and equipment upgrade and factory layouts’ redesign.
- Optimal refurbishment and re-manufacturing of electromechanical machines and robotics systems.
- IoT sensors, novel prediction, and process optimisation techniques to offer machine lifetime extension.
- Innovative fog computing and augmented reality techniques combined with enhanced health monitoring and failure inspection and diagnosis.
- Approaches for the servicing and upgrading of legacy equipment evaluation and demonstration of approaches in real industrial environments.
More info: Refurbishment and re-manufacturing of machinery in Cyber-Physical Production Systems
About the EU project RECLAIM (H2020): RE-manufaCturing and Refurbishment LArge Industrial equipment: Manufacturing is a pillar of innovation and growth for Europe, but outdated machinery and unplanned downtime can cause significant losses for companies and employees. RECLAIM provides techniques, strategies, and decision-making tools to reduce machine obsolescence, improve predictive maintenance and upgrade legacy machines. The project partners will demonstrate the advantages of high-tech refurbishment and reuse of large production equipment and lines in 5 industrial sites across sectors – welding, woodwork, textiles, robotics/white goods and footwear, and initiate replication in further sectors. Don't hesitate to get in touch!
