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Overview of Past and Future Research

Prof Cathal Heavey Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) University of Limerick Ireland

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Location

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University of Limerick (UL)

• Founded 1972 as NIHE – University status 1988
• Five Faculties:
• Faculty of Science and Engineering
• School Of Engineering
• Faculty of Business (Jim Kemmy School of Business)
• Faculty of Education & Health Sciences
• Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
• Introduced co-operative education and semesterisation to Ireland
• 12,500 students and 500 faculty.
• Undergraduates: 11,000
• Taught postgrad: 1,300
• Research Postgrads: 800
• Within National Technology Park (NTP), - 80 Organisations, 4000

employed

ERC - Scope of Activities

Research

Collaborate

Educate

ERC - Background

• Established in 2006
• €9.7 million Funding Since 2006
• 7 Full-time Faculty plus Collaborative Researchers
• 5 Full Time Research Focused Principal Investigators
• 85 PhD Students (45 graduates, 30 current)
• 25 Masters Students (10 graduates, 15 current)
• 450 Part-time Students (250 graduates, 200 current)
• Funding from Enterprise Ireland, Companies & EU

Taught Programs in ERC

• Lean and Six Sigma
• Technology Management
• Innovation Management
• Supply Chain Courses
• Basis for the development of Department of Lifelong

Learning & Outreach https://www.ul.ie/cpe/ within University

Education - Supply Chain

ERC Educate and Research

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TRALEE ENNIS LIMERICK NENAGH BIRR

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SUPPLY NETWORK SHANNON

Industry Profile

Over 100 Engineering & Electronics Sub-Supply Companies in the Region Sector Now Employing Over 4500 Focus on Up-skilling from Low-Tech Assembly Activity in recent years Increasing International Export Activity Centered in Limerick Shannon Corridor Facing Increased Competition from Eastern Europe and China www.snshannon.com

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Belgium Sweden

UK

Hungary France Germany Greece Ireland Poland Israel Italy

The partners

Universities Enterprises Research centres Co-ordinator partner: Polytechnic of Turin

• prof. Agostino Villa

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CO-DESNET - Coordination Action

Framework 6: 2005-2008

SUPPLY NETWORK SHANNON

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ECOLEAD Research Project

• Supply Network Shannon a partner
• Ecolead - European Collaborative

networked Organisations LEADership initiative

• Aim of research to create the necessary

strong foundations and mechanisms for establishing the most advanced collaborative and network-based industry society in Europe

• Duration: 2006-2008

amePLM – EU FP7 Funded

amePLM advanced Platform for manufacturing engineering and Product Lifecycle Management

Shannon Coiled Springs

Construction Industry 2004 Medical Devices 2007

www.shannoncoiledsprings.ie Employees: around 50

Aerogen

Aerosol Drug Delivery

www.aerogen.com Employees: 100-150

Schloss Dagstuhl, February 8-12 2016

Current Research

• Productive4.0
• CONFIRM

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Supply Chain - Productive4.0

• Simplification
• Aggregation
• Selection
• Verification
• Adaptation

Supplier Customer Process 1 Process 2 Process 3 Process 4 Actual Data:

• Production data
• Customer data (planning)
• Supplier Data (planning)
• Yield forecast
• OEE forecast
• ...

Simulation Model of Semiconductor Manufacturing:

• Detailed model of the real factory
• Testbed for planning and control mechanism

Value Stream Level Simulation Level Planning and Control Level

Demand Data Controller Mechanism Simulated Data as as Real Data Decisions Customer Data

Cyber Physical System Physical Sytem

• Planning Data
• Call-off

Actual State:

• Utilization of machines
• Work in process
• Cycle times
• Delivery dates

Used to:

• Identify issues

Target State:

• Utilization of machines
• Work in process
• Committed delivery dates

Used to:

• Medium-term design
• Operational planning and

control Analytical Model of Semiconductor Manufacturing:

• Stochastic model of the relevant cause and effect relations
• Output: Forecasts of delivery times,resource utilizations, ...
• Dispatching
• Sequencing

CONFIRM is the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Smart Manufacturing Transforming Irish industry to become world-leaders in smart manufacturing

Confirm Overview

Manufacturing sector is critical to Ireland’s economy

4,000 manufacturing enterprises in Ireland €112 billion exports Manufacturing firms invest over €3.4 billion in the economy 2nd largest employer 440,000 Employed (direct & indirect) Manufacturing contributes 24% of total economic output

€47 million funding 36 investigators 42 industry partners 8 core RPO’s 8 national research and technology centres 16 international collaborators

Confirm Partnership

Company Infrastructure Company Customers Company Suppliers

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Digital Manufacturing Platforms for Connected Smart Factories

• Call ID: DT-ICT-07-2018-2019
• Specific Challenge:

Advances are needed in digital manufacturing platforms that integrate different technologies, make data from the shop floor and the supply network easily accessible, and allow for complementary applications. NB: Micro (<50), SME (50-249) Mid-Caps (250-3000)

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Scope Innovation Action

• Proposals min two industrial sectors different

use cases

• At least one of the following ‘grand

challenges’:

• 1. Agile Value Networks: lot-size one (2018 call)
• 2. Excellence in manufacturing: zero-defect processes and products

(2018 call)

• 3. The human factor: human competences in synergy with

technological progress (2019 call)

• 4. Sustainable Value Networks: manufacturing in a circular economy

(2019 call)

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Outputs From Project

• Reference implementations are preferably developed in
• pen-source
• Integration ability by third-party companies
• Platform and Pilots

– Next-generation digital platforms integrating different technologies, such as IoT, AI, robotics, cloud and Big Data

• Large-scale piloting and Ecosystem building

– Demonstrate use of platform to foster take-up and large scale deployment – Cover innovative application scenarios with high socio-economic impact – Proposals may involve financial support to third parties, i.e. SMEs to test platform at later stages of project

• In standardisation

– contributions should be made to suitable standardisation bodies

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Projected Budgets

• Innovation Action

– Up to 16 million euros

• Call supports Coordination Action

– Allowing easier take-up of digital technologies from ongoing and past research – Supporting the transfer of skills and know-how between academia and industry in both directions – Budget 2 M€

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Conclusion

• Presented some past results
• Outlined current research
• Outlined an EU call Digital Manufacturing

Platforms for Connected Smart Factories Thank You