ECSEL Productive4.0 (Electronics and ICT as enabler for digital industry and optimized supply chain management covering entire lifecycle)

The main objective of Productive4.0 is to Improve the digital industry by establishing approaches to optimize industrial processes. The aim is to create a user platform across value chains and industries, thus promoting the digital networking of manufacturing companies, production machines and products. The participating partners have developed methods, concepts and technologies for service-oriented architecture as well as for components and infrastructure in the Industrial Internet of Things. The manufacturing processes have been simulated to optimize real workflows representing Digital Twins of the industrial processes. There are three interlocked process pillars for managing the supply chains, the product life cycle and digital production. The Norwegian use-case created at Unger Fabrikker with the help of the Norwegian sub-consortium (SINTEF, Østfold University College (HIOF), Prediktor and TellU IoT) has provided means to reduce waste in chemical production, and reducing product deterioration during transport through the use of advanced sensor technology and proper data processing and predictions through machine learning. We have also imprved the logistics of supplies, and experimented with monitoring the transport of finished products to ensure lump-free deliveries.

Unger Fabrikker: Signifikant effektivisering av overgangene mellom produkter i produksjonen. Høyere grad av automatisering ved produktanalyse. Potentiale for forbedret leveranse-logistikk. Potentiale for overvåkning av transport av pulverprodukter. Prediktor: Mer erfaring med avansert bruk av NIR-instrumentet støttet av maskinlæring. Utvikling av simulator for kjemiske prosesser. TellU IoT: Utvikling av deres IoT gateway med ulike sensorer. Høgskolen i Østfold: Benytter resultatene i undervisningen på flere plan. Deltar i oppfølgerprosjektet Arrowhead Tools. SINTEF: Videreutviklet kompetanse rundt maskinlæring i industrien, og kommunikasjonsteknologi rundt Arrowhead Framework.

The main objective of Productive4.0 is to achieve significant improvement in digitalising the European industry by means of electronics and ICT. Ultimately, the project aims at suitability for everyday application across all industrial sectors up to TRL8. It addresses various industrial domains with one single approach, that of digitalisation. What makes the project unique is the holistic system approach of consistently focusing on the three main pillars: digital production, supply chain networks and product lifecycle management. This is part of the new concept of introducing seamless automation and network solutions as well as enhancing the transparency of data, their consistence, flexibility and overall efficiency. Currently, such a complex project can only be realised in ECSEL. Representing over 100 relevant partners from 19 EU-member states and associated countries, it is a European project, indeed. The Norwegian consortium of Productive4.0 will focus on a use-case in chemical production. We will apply and develop frameworks and components for Industrial Internet of Things. The components will be of both hardware and software. We will also apply and enhance simulation and machine learning for improved production based on technical automation and seamless collaboration with the human operators.