Design, development and validation of new advanced manufacturing technologies including smart processes and unit traceability

This challenge aimed to generate knowledge on new advanced manufacturing technologies that could transform production factories by using various levers for change: Agility (flexibility and versatility of plants), robustness (FTF, CPK, defective, self-controls, online inspection systems), supply chain (physical logistics), process intelligence (Big Data, multivariate modelling), human intelligence (visual factory oriented to decision making) and digital intelligence (automatic data capture, real-time monitoring, etc.).

The overall objectives of the proposed challenge were as follows:

•    Generation of knowledge on the incorporation of intelligence in production systems and media.
•    Leveraging emerging technologies and capabilities in new products and processes.
•    The efficiency and sustainability of the resources employed.