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.