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ENEPLAN | ENergy Efficient Process pLAnning system

17-10-2011

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16-10-2014

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Description In the proposed project the main object is the development of manufacturing systems that will be highly flexible, and, at the same time, closely adapted to the single product.
 Green Assessment Method Result description the energy consumption used in the production process, may cause significant impact in the climate change potential, therefore, poor data availability and inconsistency of energy consumption data may lead
 RP 3.4 Energy monitoring and management in future manufacturing enterprises Taxon description The development of software-based decision-support systems as well as consumption monitoring and planning systems will lead to overall reduced energy consumption, more efficient utilization and optimized

PREMANUS | Product Remanufacturing Service System

01-09-2011

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30-06-2015

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Description middleware would compute EoL-specific key performance indicators (KPIs) based on product usage data and make recommendations to its users regarding the viability (in terms of profitability, scope, and time
 Online demos PREMANUS pilots Result description At the workshop level, insights into the engine quality will lead to better forecasting of operational activities, saving time, resources and spares, enabling better scheduling and improving our major
 RP 4.6 Collaborative Demand and Supply Planning, Traceability, and Execution Taxon description Furthermore, supply network planning and execution would lead to the assessment of supplier performance and identification of bottlenecks in the networks.

POWER-OM | Power consumption driven Reliability, Operation and Maintenance optimisation

01-08-2012

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31-07-2015

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Description Added to this, the uncertainty of machine reliability at any given time, also impacts on product/production delivery times. It is known also that a worn-out mechanism has higher energy consumption.
 Continuous Data recording of internal and external data in the FAGOR CNC Result description As the sample time can be configured and the basic (minimum) time is the basic time of the CNC, this same application addresses both needs of the Power-OM project, the fingerprint process for health assesment
 Domain 3: Digital, virtual and resource-efficient factories Taxon description The set of research priorities under this domain focuses on factory design, data collection and management, operation and planning, from real-time to long term optimisation approaches.

MUPROD | Innovative proactive Quality Control system for in-process multi-stage defect reduction

01-11-2011

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31-10-2014

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Description The development of this proactive quality control system will be based on the design and development of new hardware technologies, techniques and software solutions that in turn are based on real-time
 A robust production/setup scheduler to cope with two uncertainty factors, the sequence-dependent setup times given as ranges and the random yield Result title A robust production/setup scheduler to cope with two uncertainty factors, the sequence-dependent setup times given as ranges and the random yield
 Multi-scale modelling from multi-sensor data fusion for visualization, design, analysis and additive manufacturing Result description Partners involved Technion (Lead Partner) POLIMI GAMESA Enki Trimek
 RP 1.2 Advanced joining technologies for advanced and multi-materials Taxon description Alternatively, joining with its introduction of heat, other materials or geometrical changes, can lead to loss of performance, thus cause-effect relationships and materials process interactions need to

FABIMED | Fabrication and Functionalization of BioMedical Microdevices

02-09-2013

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01-09-2016

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Comments material processing technologies OCT, interferometry and LUS based inspection and monitoring techniques will be implemented in the project as part of the zero defect, total quality, low quality cost and low lead
 RP 1.2 Advanced joining technologies for advanced and multi-materials Taxon description Alternatively, joining with its introduction of heat, other materials or geometrical changes, can lead to loss of performance, thus cause-effect relationships and materials process interactions need to

AREUS | Automation and Robotics for EUropean Sustainabile manufacturing

01-09-2013

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31-08-2016

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Comments KPIs experimental test ongoing, under evaluation Reduction of energy consumption (in %) Additional KPIs Contribution to the reduction of energy use and CO2 emissions On average, the AREUS solutions lead
 DC Power Supply System Result description R-ECO reduces the plant Energy Consumption and copper use up to 50% while at the same time it improves the electrical power quality.
 System modelling - digital twins, simulation Taxon description The model represents the system itself, whereas the simulation represents the operation of the system over time.

ROBUSTPLANET | Shock-robust Design of Plants and their Supply Chain Networks

01-10-2013

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30-09-2016

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Description technology-based business approach that will drastically change the current rigid supply chain mechanisms and the current product-based business models into collaborative and robust production networks able to timely
 Production System Opportunistic Maintenance Planning Result description It provides in output estimates of the main system KPIs (throughput, lead time, WIP) under specific maintenance policies. 3.
 RP 3.13 Integration of design methods and tools Taxon description This integration, combined with an highly educated engineering force, will lead to innovation in rapid machine and system engineering, thus increasing the worldwide European competitiveness in manufacturing

SatisFactory | A collaborative and augmented-enabled ecosystem for increasing SATISfaction and working experience in smart FACTORY environments

01-01-2015

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31-12-2017

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Description allows the fast and intuitive education of employees A collaboration platform that stimulates and promotes team interactions Ubiquitous user interfaces that support all employees seamlessly in real time
Comments This set of cutting-edge technologies provide real-time informational support for incident management, maintenance and training.
 Real-time incident detection: An approach for two interdependent time series Result title Real-time incident detection: An approach for two interdependent time series
 INDUSTRIAL PILOT DEMONSTRATOR 2 - SUNLIGHT – Battery Construction Industry Result description The Use Cases that are being examined within the SUNLIGHT pilot area include: 1) Real-time support activities: - Lead Acid production lines (unexpected failures) - Engineering department (real-time information
 RP 3.2 Intelligent maintenance systems for increased reliability of production systems Taxon description maintenance systems based on condition prediction mechanisms, RUL (Remaining Useful Life) estimation, and analysis of machines’ behaviour, operational parameters, and self-learning capabilities will lead
 Business model aspects of digital platform deployment Comments This set of cutting-edge technologies provide real-time informational support for incident management, maintenance and training.

PERFoRM | Production harmonizEd Reconfiguration of Flexible Robots and Machinery

10-01-2015

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30-09-2018

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 Harmonization of generic simulation and specific parametrized models into one simulation environment Result description Apart from monitoring and optimizing typical production criteria such as degree of utilization, lead times and failure safety the simulation concept will further integrate energy and resource related aspects
 System modelling - digital twins, simulation Taxon description The model represents the system itself, whereas the simulation represents the operation of the system over time.

COMPOSITION | Ecosystem for Collaborative Manufacturing Processes _ Intra- and Interfactory Integration and Automation

01-09-2016

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31-08-2019

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Description ., by providing services to optimise cycle time, cost, flexibility or resource usage. In addition to the supply chain improvements, the processes inside the company can be addressed and optimised.
Comments performance characteristics Environmental sustainability Improvements of the manufacturing process by using Process Modelling and Monitoring Framework combined with Integrated Digital Factories Models will lead
 Real-time event broker I Result title Real-time event broker I
 Real-time event broker II Result title Real-time event broker I
 Private Blockchain Result description It can be integrated with the Real-time location tracking system.
 RP 4.6 Collaborative Demand and Supply Planning, Traceability, and Execution Taxon description Furthermore, supply network planning and execution would lead to the assessment of supplier performance and identification of bottlenecks in the networks.

DISRUPT | Decentralised architectures for optimised operations via virtualised processes and manufacturing ecosystem collaboration

01-09-2016

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31-08-2019

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Description Over the IoT, CPS cooperate with each other and humans in real-time. Via the Internet-of-Services, internal and cross-organisational services are utilised by participants of the value chain.
Comments Reduction of energy consumption (in %) Additional KPIs Contribution to the reduction of energy use and CO2 emissions Better monitoring and optimisation in production will definitely lead to such reductions
 RP 3.4 Energy monitoring and management in future manufacturing enterprises Taxon description The development of software-based decision-support systems as well as consumption monitoring and planning systems will lead to overall reduced energy consumption, more efficient utilization and optimized

Factory2Fit | Empowering and participatory adaptation of factory automation to fit for workers

01-10-2016

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30-09-2019

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 Psychological view on demands and potentials for industrial workers in times of Industry 4.0 Result title Psychological view on demands and potentials for industrial workers in times of Industry 4.0
 Continental Pilot - Task Distribution Engine - Multi-criteria dynamic task prioritization and scheduling Result description Two modes have been implemented, one for real-time operation and one for simulation. (Zikos et al., 2018)
 RP 5.11 Demonstrating smart factories that attract people Taxon description This will lead to a new look at the people in the production systems and it will inevitably address the field of what is a system architecture supporting such interactions.

PROGRAMS | PROGnostics based Reliability Analysis for Maintenance Scheduling

01-10-2017

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31-03-2021

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Description The overall concept behind this project is based on 3 key layers: Physical Layer: predictive maintenance techniques relied on data monitoring Cloud Layer: allowing affordable time
Comments 24px">•reduced unplanned plant/production system interruptions: repair or replace of components before crash will lead
 Robot-assisted welding use case: Calpak pilot line Result description of the year and determine the remaining time until the welding robots stop granting the required quality level of final products The distinguishing factor is that the time when the second condition
 Process reliability - dependability - availability Taxon description In software engineering, dependability is the ability to provide services that can defensibly be trusted within a time-period.

CloudiFacturing | Cloudification of Production Engineering for Predictive Digital Manufacturing

01-10-2017

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30-09-2021

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Description Manufacturing SMEs are empowered to compute and solve problems that cannot be tackled without cloud and HPC technology, making them more competitive by reducing development times for innovative product
Comments EndeF will reduce manufacturing time by 20% and save energy by 20% (short-term) and by 30% (medium-term) in the lamination process.
 Visualizing Time Series Consistency for Feature Selection Result title Visualizing Time Series Consistency for Feature Selection
 Cloud-based modelling for improving resin infusion process Result description If it’s not carried out in the expected way, could lead to significant defects in the final product and even rejecting it, throwing away material and wasting time.
 System modelling - digital twins, simulation Taxon description The model represents the system itself, whereas the simulation represents the operation of the system over time.
 Contribution to the reduction of energy use and CO2 emissions Comments EndeF will reduce manufacturing time by 20% and save energy by 20% (short-term) and by 30% (medium-term) in the lamination process.

USE-IT-WISELY | Innovative continuous upgrades of high investment product-services

01-09-2013

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30-11-2016

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Description It will increase their competitive advantage by means of product-service agility, lower costs, shorter lead times, and reduced environmental impact.
 Upgrade service for mobile rock crushers Result description   During this time, they may have undergone several undocumented modifications.
 RP 6.9 On-demand manufacturing of customer-centric products Taxon description needs are pushing in particular for fast product/service systems able to combine rapid and flexible production capabilities with enhanced product design capabilities and exploit minimal distribution lead-times

OPTIMISED | Operational Planning Tool Interfacing Manufacturing Integrated Simulations with Empirical Data

11-01-2015

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31-10-2018

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Description supported by data rich manufacturing execution systems with OPTIMISED technology will support a dramatic improvement in system performance, improved operational efficiency and equipment utilisation, real-time
Comments time Manufacturing performance characteristics Economic sustainability Product quality - Quality assurance Manufacturing performance characteristics Economic sustainability Reducing the consumption
 Lead time Taxon title Lead time Taxon description A lead time is the latency between the initiation and execution of a process.

ROSSINI | RObot enhanced SenSing, INtelligence and actuation to Improve job quality in manufacturing

01-10-2018

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31-03-2022

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Description by 70% PERCEPTION, COGNITION and CONTROL: namely, an integrated safety aware control architecture for robot dynamic reconfiguration, capable of reducing robot task execution time by 45%
Comments Lead time Manufacturing performance characteristics Economic sustainability The joint action of the dynamic scheduler and of the dynamic planner can lead to a reduction
 The Rossini Collaborative Robot - EXTRA component - Actuation layer Result description A Collaborative Robot developed within Rossini with reduced breaking time and novel HR interfaces. Novelty: Very low breaking time
 Lead time Taxon title Lead time Taxon description A lead time is the latency between the initiation and execution of a process.

Z-BRE4K | Strategies and Predictive Maintenance models wrapped around physical systems for Zero-unexpected-Breakdowns and increased operating life of Factories

01-10-2017

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31-03-2021

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Description production system (Z-PREVENT), the estimation of the remaining useful life of assets (Z-ESTIMATE), the management of the aforementioned strategies through event modelling, KPI monitoring and real-time
Comments Lead time Manufacturing performance characteristics Economic sustainability By reducing failures, downtimes, unplanned outages the manufacturing will minimize the lead time and maximise
 Lead time Taxon title Lead time Taxon description A lead time is the latency between the initiation and execution of a process.

QU4LITY | Digital Reality in Zero Defect Manufacturing

01-01-2019

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31-07-2022

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Comments performance characteristics Interoperability (ICT) Autonomous Smart Factories Pathway Pathways Interoperability (ICT) ICT performance characteristics Cybersecurity ICT performance characteristics Real-time
 Pilot - GHI Real-time cognitive hot stamping furnace 4.0 Result title Pilot - GHI Real-time cognitive hot stamping furnace 4.0
 Pilot - PRIMA Additive Manufacturing Pilot Adaptive Control Technology Result description Improving the real time monitoring and closed loop control can lead to reduce development time, enhance part quality and reduce waste and cost of production.
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