Factories of the Future : : The Italian Flagship Initiative.

• Author: Tolio, Tullio.
• TeilnehmendeR: Copani, Giacomo.; Terkaj, Walter.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2019.; ©2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (490 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Italian Flagship Project: Factories of the Future -- 1.1 The Importance of Manufacturing Industry -- 1.2 Italian Manufacturing Industry -- 1.3 International Research Initiatives on Manufacturing -- 1.4 Italian Research Initiatives on Manufacturing -- 1.4.1 Flagship Projects -- 1.4.2 Technological Clusters -- 1.4.3 National Plan Enterprise 4.0 -- 1.5 Flagship Project Factories of the Future -- 1.5.1 Strategic Macro-objectives -- 1.5.2 Enabling Technologies -- 1.5.3 Calls for Proposals and Research Projects -- 1.5.4 Results of the Flagship Project -- References -- Evolutionary and Reconfigurable Factory -- 2 Model Predictive Control Tools for Evolutionary Plants -- 2.1 Scientific and Industrial Motivations -- 2.2 State of the Art -- 2.3 Problem Statement and Proposed Approach -- 2.4 MPC-Based Control Platform -- 2.4.1 Main_program -- 2.4.2 Task_Manager -- 2.4.3 Line_Supervisor / Plant_j_Line_Supervisor -- 2.4.4 Machine / Machine_j -- 2.4.5 Controller / Controller_j -- 2.4.6 Interface_vs_ext / Interface_vs_Txt_file/TCPIP -- 2.5 Testing and Validation of Results -- 2.5.1 Industrial Case -- 2.5.2 De-manufacturing Pilot Plant Control Platform Implementation -- 2.5.3 Experiments -- 2.6 Conclusions and Future Research -- References -- 3 Exploiting Modular Pallet Flexibility for Product and Process Co-evolution Through Zero-Point Clamping Systems -- 3.1 Scientific and Industrial Motivations -- 3.2 State of the Art -- 3.3 Problem Formalization -- 3.4 Pallet Design and Management Approach -- 3.4.1 Factory Data Model -- 3.4.2 Pallet Configuration -- 3.4.3 Design and Setup of the Pallet Scanner -- 3.4.4 Loading and Optimization -- 3.4.5 Pallet Inspection -- 3.4.6 Machining Process Simulation -- 3.5 Prototype and Testing -- 3.5.1 Pro2ReFix Prototype -- 3.5.2 Experiments.

3.6 Conclusions and Future Research -- References -- 4 Knowledge Based Modules for Adaptive Distributed Control Systems -- 4.1 Scientific and Industrial Motivations -- 4.2 State of the Art -- 4.3 Problem Statement -- 4.4 Proposed Approach -- 4.5 Developed Methodologies and Tools -- 4.5.1 Communication Component -- 4.5.2 Control Component -- 4.5.3 Capability Assessment Component -- 4.5.4 Context Recognition Component -- 4.5.5 Optimization Component -- 4.6 Testing and Validation of Results -- 4.6.1 Industrial Case -- 4.6.2 Experiments, Results and Analysis -- 4.7 Conclusions and Future Research -- References -- 5 Highly Evolvable E-waste Recycling Technologies and Systems -- 5.1 Scientific and Industrial Motivations -- 5.2 State of the Art -- 5.3 Problem Statement and Research Approach -- 5.4 Hardware, Software, Business Models and Prototypes -- 5.4.1 Hardware System -- 5.4.2 Software System -- 5.4.3 Business Model Validation -- 5.4.4 Prototypes -- 5.5 Industrial Testing and Results -- 5.5.1 Industrial Case -- 5.5.2 Vision System and Material Separation -- 5.5.3 Business Sustainability -- 5.6 Conclusions and Future Research -- References -- Sustainable Factory -- 6 Innovative and Sustainable Production of Biopolymers -- 6.1 Scientific and Industrial Motivations -- 6.2 State of the Art -- 6.3 Problem Statement and Proposed Approach -- 6.4 Developed Technologies, Methodologies and Tools -- 6.5 Experiments -- 6.5.1 Optimization of PHA Production -- 6.5.2 Optimization of PHA Extraction from MMC -- 6.5.3 Design and Prepare TiO2 and Ag0 Based Nanostructured Materials -- 6.5.4 Antibacterial Tests -- 6.5.5 Pre- and Post-treatments with TiO2 Textiles -- 6.5.6 Purification of Wastewater -- 6.5.7 Automation Tools for Process Energy and Efficiency Management -- 6.5.8 Scale-up of Photocatalytic Advanced Oxidation Process -- 6.6 Conclusions and Future Research.

References -- 7 Integrated Technological Solutions for Zero Waste Recycling of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) -- 7.1 Scientific and Industrial Motivations -- 7.2 State of the Art -- 7.3 Problem Statement and Research Approach -- 7.4 New Solutions for PCBs Recycling -- 7.4.1 Shredding Process Modelling and Optimisation -- 7.4.2 New Technologies to Recycle PCBs Materials -- 7.4.3 New Business Models for PCBs Recycling -- 7.4.4 Prototypes -- 7.5 Industrial Testing and Results -- 7.5.1 Shredding Model Validation and Parameters Optimisation -- 7.5.2 Validation of HF-Free Process for MF Assessment -- 7.6 Conclusions and Future Research -- References -- Factory for the People -- 8 Systemic Approach for the Definition of a Safer Human-Robot Interaction -- 8.1 Scientific and Industrial Motivations -- 8.2 State of the Art -- 8.3 Problem Statement and Proposed Approach -- 8.4 The Experimental Solution -- 8.4.1 Architecture for Safe Distributed Robotic Systems -- 8.4.2 Software Stack for Real-Time Wireless Sensor Network in the NCS -- 8.4.3 Sensing System -- 8.4.4 Contact-Less Modes for Safe Workspace Sharing -- 8.5 Conclusions and Future Research -- References -- 9 Haptic Teleoperation of UAV Equipped with Gamma-Ray Spectrometer for Detection and Identification of Radio-Active Materials in Industrial Plants -- 9.1 Scientific and Industrial Motivations, Goals and Objectives -- 9.2 State of the Art -- 9.3 Problem Statement and Proposed Approach -- 9.4 Developed Technologies, Methodologies and Tools -- 9.5 Testing and Validation of Results -- 9.5.1 Laboratory Test -- 9.5.2 Test of the Prototype in a Relevant Environment -- 9.5.3 Test of the Prototype in Operational Environment -- 9.6 Conclusions and Future Research -- References -- Factory for Customised and Personalised Products.

10 Proposing a Tool for Supply Chain Configuration: An Application to Customised Production -- 10.1 Scientific and Industrial Motivations, Goals and Objectives -- 10.2 State of the Art -- 10.3 Modelling a Supply Network for Customized Production -- 10.4 Outcomes -- 10.4.1 Simulation Model -- 10.4.2 Software Architecture -- 10.4.3 Experiments -- 10.5 Conclusions and Future Research -- References -- 11 Hospital Factory for Manufacturing Customised, Patient-Specific 3D Anatomo-Functional Models and Prostheses -- 11.1 Scientific and Industrial Motivations, Goals and Objectives -- 11.2 State of the Art -- 11.3 Problem Statement and Proposed Approach -- 11.3.1 Additive Manufacturing for Cardiovascular Models -- 11.3.2 Micro-EDM and Additive Manufacturing for Fixation Plates -- 11.3.3 Prediction Models for Patient-Specific Functional Properties -- 11.3.4 Business Models -- 11.4 Developed Technologies, Methodologies and Tools -- 11.4.1 Additive Manufacturing for Cardiovascular Models -- 11.4.2 Micro-EDM and Additive Manufacturing for Fixation Plates -- 11.4.3 Prediction Models to Identify Patient-Specific Functional Properties -- 11.4.4 Business Models -- 11.5 Outcomes -- 11.5.1 Aorta Silicone Model -- 11.5.2 Fixation Plates -- 11.5.3 Prediction Models -- 11.5.4 Business Models -- 11.6 Conclusions and Future Research -- References -- 12 Polymer Nanostructuring by Two-Photon Absorption -- 12.1 Scientific and Industrial Motivations -- 12.2 State of the Art -- 12.3 Problem Statement and Proposed Approach -- 12.4 Developed Technologies, Methodologies and Tools -- 12.4.1 Realization of AFM Tips -- 12.4.2 Realization of Nanoporous Membranes -- 12.4.3 Developed Prototypes -- 12.5 Testing and Validation of Results -- 12.5.1 Validation of Chosen Photoresist -- 12.5.2 Validation of Tailored Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Tips -- 12.6 Conclusions and Future Research.

References -- 13 Use of Nanostructured Coating to Improve Heat Exchanger Efficiency -- 13.1 Scientific and Industrial Motivations -- 13.2 State of the Art -- 13.3 Problem Statement and Proposed Approach -- 13.4 Developed Technologies, Methodologies and Tools -- 13.4.1 Development of Functional Layer -- 13.4.2 Deposition Techniques -- 13.4.3 Simulation of Heat Exchanger Performance -- 13.4.4 Test Rig and Prototypes -- 13.5 Testing and Validation of Results -- 13.5.1 Type A Heat Exchanger -- 13.5.2 Type B, Type C and Bonded Heat Exchangers -- 13.5.3 Test on Channel -- 13.5.4 Customized Software to Design Tailored Heat Exchanger -- 13.6 Conclusions and Future Research -- References -- Advanced-Performance Factory -- 14 Surface Nano-structured Coating for Improved Performance of Axial Piston Pumps -- 14.1 Scientific and Industrial Motivations -- 14.2 State of the Art -- 14.3 Problem Statement and Proposed Approach -- 14.4 Developed Technologies, Methodologies and Tools -- 14.4.1 Design and Synthesis of Functional Layer -- 14.4.2 Slippers Coating -- 14.4.3 Slipper Test Bench -- 14.4.4 MD Simulation -- 14.5 Experiments -- 14.5.1 Fluid Surface Interaction -- 14.5.2 Tribological Performance -- 14.5.3 Testing the Computational Model -- 14.5.4 Testing the Hydraulic Pump -- 14.6 Conclusions and Future Research -- References -- 15 Monitoring Systems of an Electrospinning Plant for the Production of Composite Nanofibers -- 15.1 Scientific and Industrial Motivations -- 15.2 State of the Art -- 15.3 Problem Statement and Proposed Approach -- 15.4 Developed Technologies, Methodologies and Tools -- 15.4.1 Preparation of Electrospinnable Solutions -- 15.4.2 Monitoring and Control Hardware for Electrospinning -- 15.4.3 Software Tool for Monitoring and Control -- 15.4.4 Image Analysis Tool for Quality Control of the Electrospun Products.

15.5 Testing and Validation of Results.