AI REGIO | Regions and DIHs alliance for AI-driven digital transformation of European Manufacturing SMEs
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Z-BRE4K’s mission is to build a distributed software system solution including the Industry 4.0 principals towards cyber-physical, digital, virtual and resource-efficient factories. The ultimate goal is to develop intelligent maintenance systems for increased reliability of production systems. Additionally, special attention is going to be given on processes, advancing technologies and products, integrating knowledge, training, technology and industrial development in a market-oriented environment. Z-BRE4K’s intended impact to the European manufacturing industry in the increase of the in-service efficiency by 24%
Z-BRE4K will contribute to the productivity increase of different critical manufacturing processes, such as joining (GESTAMP), cutting (PHILIPS) and forming (GESTAMP, PHILIPS, SACMI) by providing analytics and suggestion in to order to assist in minimizing the machines breakdowns. The main gain is operational and maintenance costs reduction. Furthermore, for the GESTAMP use case a real-time arc welding quality control system, based on infrared images, is being developed
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The UPTIME platform will leverage crucial, and often hidden, data from machines and systems in real time and substantiate the benefits of advanced predictive maintenance analytics in boosting asset availability and service levels in manufacturing operations. Moreover, UPTIME delivers new ways for effective operational risk management in terms of preventing unexpected failures of a manufacturer’s assets, and effectively planning maintenance actions, thereby transforming the mentality of manufacturing industries in respect to maintenance services. With the help of the end-to-end UPTIME smart diagnosis-prognosis-decision making methods, manufacturers become leaner, more versatile and better prepared to act upon accidents and unexpected incidents in their everyday operations. The increased accident mitigation capabilities they acquire, allow them not only to accelerate the workplace safety and improve the workers’ health,
but also to reduce the incurring costs and become more competitive.
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Once a “repairable” defect is detected (Z-DETECT), a proper and customized repairing action must be deployed with the minimum time and effort, assuring the best productivity and production flow. In fact, a major challenge for an effective ZD manufacturing is related with the capability to automatically repair the occurred defects without perturbing the overall production flow.
Z-Fact0r is developing a model-based, supervisory control solution that will be able to interpret the interstage quality control measurements together with the monitoring of the process itself, in order to identify the defect sources and generate a proper and customized repairing action. Additive manufacturing in the form of inkjet or paste printing of various materials (metal, ceramic, polymer resins) can successfully be used to fill a missing spot or correct a damaged part. Upon detection of the defected area, the printing head will deliver the patch material in solution or paste form. In the case of inkjet printing, defect as small as 20 μm can be patched. Post printing treatment of the delivered material include solvent evaporation (e.g. in the case of polymer patches), UV curing (e.g. in the case of epoxy resins) and low temperature laser sintering in the case of metal or ceramic nanoparticles, thermal curable resins or paste where a local reflow process is required.
To facilitate the implementation of the five strategies, Z-Fact0r is supporting a “reverse supply-chain” policy in the context of a multi-stage supply-chain attached to a multi-stage production. As a result, the defected products/parts detected in downstream stages (produced during a stage, or provided from suppliers in a particular stage) could be returned to upstream stages for remanufacturing or recycling.
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a widely used set of techniques used to build objects by adding layer-upon-layer of material. While materials typically used are plastic, metal or concrete, nowadays AM technologies are expanding to include all kind of materials such as ceramic, nanocomposites, glass, and other.
In Z-Fact0r, we exploited AM-based technologies as a tool for repairing of components in a production line. Thanks to the ability for local deposition, i.e. precision placement of material at desired position, AM was the optimum choice to correct or repair a defect. Moreover, AM combined with subtracted manufacturing techniques for the effective repairing. In context, in the case of a defect, material can be subtracted by means of laser ablation or classical machining, thus removing of the problematic area cleaning or preparing the surface. Then, AM is used to fill the defect with the desired material. A final step of sintering or other processing used to finalize the repairing action.
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a widely used set of techniques used to build objects by adding layer-upon-layer of material. While materials typically used are plastic, metal or concrete, nowadays AM technologies are expanding to include all kind of materials such as ceramic, nanocomposites, glass, and other.
In Z-Fact0r, we exploited AM-based technologies as a tool for repairing of components in a production line. Thanks to the ability for local deposition, i.e. precision placement of material at desired position, AM was the optimum choice to correct or repair a defect. Moreover, AM combined with subtracted manufacturing techniques for the effective repairing. In context, in the case of a defect, material can be subtracted by means of laser ablation or classical machining, thus removing of the problematic area cleaning or preparing the surface. Then, AM is used to fill the defect with the desired material. A final step of sintering or other processing used to finalize the repairing action.
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