• Comment: The reduction of scraps will be addressed in the sense of attempting to reduce unused material, rather than reducing the number of defective workpieces or rework operations. Furthermore, the project will reduce the amount of scraps by optimising the processes in a way that less material has to be scrapped because certain maximal idle times are not reached.
    • Comment: Improvements of the manufacturing process by using Process Modelling and Monitoring Framework combined with Integrated Digital Factories Models will lead to better resource management and will reduce the use of resources. Optimising the process involving factories with recycling companies will generate economic savings. Monitoring the health of machinery and using predictive maintenance and reducing energy consumption will reduce not only manufacturing efficiency (less downtime & material waste) but also the environmental impact of manufacturing.
    • Comment: The project will focus on the reduction of energy consumption via the detection of excessive consumption and anomalous equipment behavior. The health of equipment will be improved, using machine learning/deep learning algorithms for predicting failures & arranging preventative maintenance. It will be possible to monetise the results into suggestions for actions at specific processes. The possibility of letting the Marketplace matchmaker take externalities into account when rating offers and partners by providing it with information on e.g. environmental performance of marketplace actors, is being examined.