Projects overview
XS2I4MS | Access to I4MS
01-09-2015
-28-02-2018
From Waste to Gold | From Waste to Gold , in Swedish: Från spill till guld
01-09-2014
-17-11-2016
Trash to Cash |
01-01-2001
-01-01-2001
Zero Vibrations |
01-01-2001
-01-01-2001
DINA |
01-01-2001
-01-01-2001
Factory2Fit | Empowering and participatory adaptation of factory automation to fit for workers
01-10-2016
-30-09-2019
FAR-EDGE | Factory Automation Edge Computing Operating System Reference Implementation
01-10-2016
-31-10-2019
DIGICOR | Decentralised Agile Coordination Across Supply Chains
01-10-2016
-30-09-2019
ConnectedFactories | Industrial scenarios for connected factories
01-09-2016
-30-11-2019
COROMA | Cognitively enhanced robot for flexible manufacturing of metal and composite parts
01-10-2016
-30-09-2019
CWA in progress "Articulated industrial robots - elastostatic compliance calibration".
Draft availabel in CEN website for public commenting.
INCLUSIVE | Smart and adaptive interfaces for INCLUSIVE work environment
01-10-2016
-30-09-2019
HUMAN | HUman MANufacturing
01-10-2016
-30-09-2019
ENCOMPASS | ENgineering COMPASS
01-10-2016
-29-02-2020
HINDCON | Hybrid INDustrial CONstruction through a 3D printing
15-09-2016
-14-09-2019
GO0D MAN | aGent Oriented Zero Defect Multi-stage mANufacturing
01-10-2016
-30-09-2019
The GO0D MAN project is built upon the results and knowledge gained from earlier European R&D&I projects, including GRACE (http://grace-rri.eu). The experience from GRACE highlighted the importance and benefits of standardization, leading to the creation of separate standards working group (WP) in the GO0D MAN project with a methodology specifically designed to address the standardization issue. This methodology consisted of five main steps: Identifying standardization objectives, Surveying existing or anticipated standards, Aligning and mapping standards, Undertaking gap analysis, and Making recommendations. This methodology was applied to each of the five main topics: smart inspection tools, multi-agent systems, communication, data model and rules definition, and knowledge representation and data analysis.
The project determined that by addressing standardization during the early stages of R&D, the results could be made compliant with existing standards. However, gaps in existing standards were identified, and recommendations were made to address them. In particular, the project made contributions to the IEEE P2660.1 working group on recommended practices for the interconnection between software agents and physical devices within multi-agent systems, and to the IEEE P2805 standard for establishing standards for edge computing nodes. The GO0D MAN consortium is collaborating closely with the P2660.1 working group to define these recommendation practices.
At the end of the GO0D MAN project, a system architecture for Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) has been developed that can be applied to multiple industries to improve the quality and productivity of production systems. Because the architecture is consistent with existing standards for automation, smart tools can be immediately implemented on commercial production lines. A startup company is now being established to bring this technology to market. The alignment with existing standards will likely speed up the update of products and the resulting growth and scalability of the company. Additionally, increased awareness of this new technology among industry adopters has led to changes in thinking, resulting in processes being adapted to implement the results. This adoption is expected to be faster and less risky due to the confirmed standards. The success of the standards aspect of the project has been in part due to making it a distinct task. However, it was recognized early on that attention to standards was necessary, indicating that compliance needs to be taken into consideration early in the R&D process. Focusing on standards is also beneficial for the R&D team and maybe a new approach. It is important to adopt a systematic approach but also to be realistic and plan for a timeline that may go beyond the duration of the R&D project. For example, developing a standard until its adoption can take up to 5 years, and it may not be under the control of the R&D team. If it is not practical to have a standards agency as a full partner in the project due to a large number of partners, involving experts associated with standards agencies will be beneficial in providing a direct and tangible link that will increase awareness and accelerate the adoption process.
LASIMM | Large Additive Subtractive Integrated Modular Machine
01-10-2016
-30-09-2019
When the Lasimm project began in 2016, AM standards were in their early stages of development and particular standards for DED-Arc (also known as wire + arc AM) did not exist. Addressing the standards gap was a significant part of the project.
There was always a clear intention to contribute to the creation of AM-related standards from the proposal phase. While no standards bodies were actively involved, the project partner European Welding Federation (EWF) serves as a liaison to many European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and ISO TCs. A 'Report on standardisation and pre-normative research (D6.2)' containing information on current AM standards was produced at the start of the project. Standards were established for each WP to guarantee that the project results met current standards at that time. This document served as the starting point for determining what gaps existed at the time and needed to be filled by standardisation actions throughout the project. Lasimm partners ensured that project developments were recommended and subsequently integrated into new or under-development standards from the sixth to the 36th month. This alignment was accomplished through the standards bodies ISO, CEN, ASTM International, the American Welding Society, and the British Standards Institution. There was a strong emphasis on ISO and ASTM International, as these were the standardising bodies considered as most relevant by industry users.
The project primarily focused on AM standards and contributed to a total of 12 standards. The most notable of these were linked to D6.6:
- ISO/ASTM PWI 52926-1 Additive manufacturing – Qualification principles – Part 1: Qualification of machine operators for metallic parts production preliminary stage (00) (ISO/PWI stage),
- ISO/ASTM PWI 52926-5 Additive manufacturing – Qualification principles – Part 5: Qualification of machine operators for metallic parts production for DED-Arc preliminary stage (00) (ISO/PWI stage).
With regard to hybrid manufacturing (HM), the project contributed to the development of standards though technical reports and recommendations, the most notable being a recommendation to create a new liaison between ISO/TC 261 and ISO/TC 39 – Machine tools. This recommendation was made at an ISO/TC 261 plenary meeting in September 2019. ISO will assess the need and the resources available to develop standards in this area. Finally, a new ISO joint group was created with the aim of developing standards to qualify personnel involved in DED-Arc considering several materials and types of equipment used by industry.
The main standardisation outcomes of Lasimm led either to the creation of new joint CEN/ISO WGs or to preliminary work items, which ultimately led to the creation of new standards. Some of these outcomes were reached over the project's lifespan, while others were and will be suggested to various standardisation bodies as future work. In addition, a report titled "Standardisation recommendation document" (WP6, D6.6) was presented in the relevant Working Group (WG) and for Lasimm in the final (36th) month of the project, outlining the project's findings and contributions regarding standards that are being developed and potential new standards to be developed.
HIPERLAM | High Performance Laser-based Additive Manufacturing
01-11-2016
-31-01-2020