Sustainable Innovations for Automated Manufacturing of Multi-Material Products SFI SMART Cross-disciplinary research based innovation for new Multi- Material solutions with Automated Manufacturing and Organizational Processes to achieve competitive Norwegian manufacturing Sverre Gulbrandsen-Dahl
SFI SMART is the coordinator The center will start July 2015 Consortium: 13 Companies from automotive, aerospace, electronics, furniture, marine and defense industry. 3 NTNU faculties and 3 SINTEF institutes + SINTEF Raufoss Manufacturing and Gjøvik University College Materials & Chemistry Technology and Society ICT Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management 2
SFI SMART seeks to: Build on existing capabilities and strengthen the Norwegian manufacturing companies ability to innovate, and increasing the global competitiveness of Norwegian Manufacturing. Mirror the inherent cross-disciplinary innovation systems in the industry and combine research on: Multi-material product (MMP) solutions, Multi-material manufacturing processes, Flexible automated manufacturing, Organisational processes as well as its impact on society Unleash innovation potentials and research challenges embedded in the cross-disciplinary interfaces, and to develop new research methods 3
SFI SMART Matrix project structure 4
SFI SMART Research Challenges (1) High structural efficiency multi-material products - Multi-material design and product development knowledgebase - SMART design of multi-material product testing - Identify critical process, material miss-match situations and/or main mechanisms for failure in multi-material products - Bridge the gap between the modelling scales Multi-materials manufacturing processes - Novel advances in Additive Manufacturing Technology for multimaterial products - Joining of dissimilar materials FP6 Project Superlight car 5
SFI SMART Research Challenges (2) Robust and flexible automation Accurate control of the interaction forces between robots and their environment Motion planning, control and collision avoidance (multi-robot and human-robot operations) 3D object localization methods - solid and flexible MMP objects In-line monitoring of processes and quality control of products based on novel automated cognitive processes Human-oriented automation - efficient and intuitive programming methods and interfaces based on sensor input and real-time control Socio-technical approach for integration of emerging technlogies 6
SFI SMART Research Challenges (3) Sustainable and innovative organisations High Efficient Work systems for process innovations - Step-change innovations meets continuous improvements Smart, dynamic and innovative clusters - Decision making in complex (global) structures Product and Process innovation - Rapid innovation cycles Learning, competence and knowledge CSR and Life Cycle -challenges for Multi-Materials 7
Applied laboratory infrastructure for the SFI: CAE, Testing and prototyping, modeling, emulation, simulation and optimization Combined virtual and actual testing: Multi-scale laboratories from nano (materials) to macro (automation, processes, plant level) Multi-scale modeling: atomic scale, continuum FE, kinematics and discrete event Novel mathematical models with combinations of statistical, genetic and heuristic algorithms Decision support trough emulation, simulation and optimization on all levels LCA and innovation lab 8
SFI SMART Intentions as Hub and Birthplace og New Innovation Projects 9
SFI SMART organization Locations: Trondheim; Major Research location, (applied and basic) labs, RTD infrastructure, PhD program management, Main location for PhDs. Research hubs at Raufoss and Oslo. Raufoss; Industrial focused part of the Centre with focus on Innovation, industrial infrastructure and applied R&D Industrial hub in Ålesund Management: Centre manager industrial located at Raufoss (Director) Scientific manager/coordinator in Trondheim (Vise Director) Labs, infrastructures to be developed at both locations 10
Contact Information Centre manager: Sverre Gulbrandsen-Dahl E-mail: sverre.gulbrandsen-dahl@sintef.no Phone: +47 916 01 205 Scientific manager/coordinator: Monica Rolfsen E-mail: monica.rolfsen@iot.ntnu.no Phone: +47 904 71 135 11