AAU SMART PRODUCTION

PROFESSOR CHARLES MØLLER, AALBORG UNIVERSITY

The fourth industrial revolution

FIRST Industrial Revolution• Introduction of mechanical production facilities with the help of water

and steam power

SECOND Industrial Revolution• Introduction of division of labor and mass production with the help of

electrical energy

THIRD Industrial Revolution• Use of electronic and IT systems that further automate production

FOURTH Industrial Revolution• Production technology, advanced materials, automation and

digitalization

The need for smarter production systems

• Globalization remains a fact …Increasing pressure to manufacture at more competitive

prices

• Volatile markets, • increasing product complexity and variety• faster product lifecycles

Increasing demands for

flexibility and agility

• market and customer expectations and legal requirements

Increasing deficit of environmental

resources

Smart Production Summary

• A cross disciplinary research initiative at AAU running 2015-2019

• Objectives:• To build and enhance AAUs interdisciplinary platform on manufacturing

research (AAU production)

• To research and demonstrate• how manufacturing industries can benefit from emerging technologies• the new promising manufacturing technologies, concepts and

methodologies coming out of Industrie 4.0 (D), Smart Manufacturing (US) and equivalent initiatives

• To adapt these technologies and concepts to the needs and characteristics of Danish industries

• specific focus on regional SME

Context: Interdisciplinary approach

Sustainability

Management Automation

Materials and processes

Computer scienceElectronics

Smart Production

Smart Production Program

WP0 Management and Coordination

WP4 Vision

WP5 Smart Production

Lab

WP1-3 Research Themes

WP1 Designing Production Systems

WP2 Proactive

Supply Chains

WP3 Sustainable

Value Chains

WP6 Education

WP7 Dissemination

WP0: Management and Coordination (1)

Dean

MADE Smart Production

Industry 4.0

Steering Committee

WP0: Management and Coordination (2)

• Steering Committee• Charles Møller (chair), Center for Industrial Production (CIP)• Martin Heide Jørgensen, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing

Engineering (MTECH)• Børge Lindberg, Department of Electronic Systems (ES)• Kristian G. Olesen, Department of Computer Science (CS)• Tine Herreborg Jørgensen, Department of Planning and Development• Secretary: Anders Vestergaard, Center for Industrial Production (CIP)

• Project Management• WP1: Ole Madsen (MTECH), Henrik Schiøler (ES)• WP2: Torben Bach Pedersen (CS), Charles Møller (CIP)• WP3: Arne Remmen (PLAN), Brian Vejrum Wæhrens (CIP)

• Project Team• 6 Ph.D. students + their supervisors

WP1-3: Three research themes

Digitalization Automation Organization

Trends and topics

• Internet of Things• Big Data and Analytics• Cyber Physical Systems• Cloud and Mobile

Computing

• Additive Manufacturing• Mass Customization• Flexible and Smart

Robots• Virtual manufacturing

• Sustainable manufacturing

• Glocalization• Industrial Symbiosis• Ecosystems• Knowledge Clusters• Business models and

strategies for disruptive manufacturing processes

Smart Production focus

• Proactive Supply Chains• Resource Optimization

of Cyber Physical Systems

• Compliant Robotic Motion

• Integrated Virtual Factory Models for Smart Production

• Sustainable Supply Chains

• Supplier Driven Innovation

Theme: Organization

Theme: Digitalization

Theme: Automation

WP4: AAU Smart Production – vision

Smart Production• Cost efficiency• Flexibility/ agility• Sustainability

Big Data

Cyber Physical Systems

Digital Manufacturing

Compliant robots

Proactive factory design

Supplier driven innovation

Smart production Lab

Pilot project

Long term strategiccollaboration

PhD-project PhD-project

PhD-project

Pilot project

Pilot project

WP5: Smart Production Lab

ResearchersEnd-users

Technology providers

System integrators

Students

Vision: A “small factory” which:• integrates Smart Production researchers and research results• demonstrates how manufacturing companies can benefit from Smart

Production technologies

WP6-7: Knowledge Exchange

• WP6 Teaching Coordination• Engagement of students• Ph.D. course planned for

• WP7: Systematic Dissemination• Training and dissimilation activities• Small pilot projects (budget 200.000 DKr)• Industrial PhDs (or post docs)• Common demonstration activities with technology providers and system

integrators• Long term strategic collaboration (3-5 years)

Smart Production Funding

• Funding sources• 3 mill. DDK / year (AAU / MADE / SPIR)• 4.2 mill. DDK (Obel Family Foundation / AAU)• 6.5 mill. DKK (Laurits Andersens Fond)

• Affiliated research activities• MADE, Manufacturing Academy of Denmark• MADE Digital (direct link)• INC 4.0, Incubator 4.0• H2020, FOF-12-17 (planned)

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Status and plans as of May 2016

Conclusion

• What we want to achieve in the next 4-8 years

• Gain funding for sustaining an integrative research platform consisting of 20-25 senior researchers and 20-25 junior researchers working in close collaboration with industry, national and international researchers, as well as other platforms

• Develop innovative research on smart production in close collaboration with key stakeholders with high industrial impact

• Ultimately to become globally recognized as a leading competence center for innovative production