Overview of Past and Future Research Prof Cathal Heavey Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) University of Limerick Ireland
Location Enterprise Research Centre
University of Limerick (UL) Founded 1972 as NIHE – University status 1988 Five Faculties: Faculty of Science and Engineering School Of Engineering Faculty of Business (Jim Kemmy School of Business) Faculty of Education & Health Sciences Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Introduced co-operative education and semesterisation to Ireland 12,500 students and 500 faculty. • Undergraduates: 11,000 • Taught postgrad: 1,300 • Research Postgrads: 800 • Within National Technology Park (NTP), - 80 Organisations, 4000 employed Enterprise Research Centre
ERC - Scope of Activities Educate Collaborate Research
ERC - Background • Established in 2006 • €9.7 million Funding Since 2006 • 7 Full-time Faculty plus Collaborative Researchers • 5 Full Time Research Focused Principal Investigators • 85 PhD Students ( 45 graduates, 30 current ) • 25 Masters Students ( 10 graduates, 15 current ) • 450 Part-time Students ( 250 graduates, 200 current ) • Funding from Enterprise Ireland, Companies & EU
Education - Supply Chain Taught Programs in ERC • Lean and Six Sigma • Technology Management • Innovation Management • Supply Chain Courses • Basis for the development of Department of Lifelong Learning & Outreach https://www.ul.ie/cpe/ within University
ERC Educate and Research
8 S UPPLY N ETWORK S HANNON Industry Profile Over 100 Engineering & Electronics Sub-Supply Companies in the Region 36 Sector Now Employing Over 4500 BELFAST GALWAY DUBLIN Centered in Limerick Shannon Corridor 31 LIMERICK BIRR CORK Smithstown 47 45 NENAGH ENNIS Ind. Est. 61 21 3 40 5 11 13 58 8 19 41 17 20 34 64 Facing Increased Competition from 7 16 42 Shannon Ind. Est. 43 48 53 60 55 56 62 SHANNON Eastern Europe and China 44 27 LIMERICK 4 22 32 38 57 2 37 10 12 18 26 28 29 30 33 46 Focus on Up-skilling from Low-Tech 49 54 59 63 39 Limerick City 1 6 9 52 Assembly Activity in recent years 15 23 24 25 50 51 Raheen 14 35 Increasing International Export TRALEE Activity www.snshannon.com
CO-DESNET - Coordination Action The partners SUPPLY NETWORK SHANNON Universities 22 Enterprises Research Ireland Israel centres UK Hungary Germany Co-ordinator partner: Polytechnic of Turin Belgium prof. Agostino Villa Italy Framework 6: 2005-2008 France Poland Enterprise Research Centre, University of Limerick Greece Sweden
ECOLEAD Research Project • Supply Network Shannon a partner • Ecolead - European Collaborative networked Organisations LEADership initiative • Aim of research to create the necessary strong foundations and mechanisms for establishing the most advanced collaborative and network-based industry society in Europe • Duration: 2006-2008 Enterprise Research Centre
amePLM – EU FP7 Funded amePLM advanced Platform for manufacturing engineering and Product Lifecycle Management
Shannon Coiled Springs Construction Industry 2004 Medical Devices 2007 www.shannoncoiledsprings.ie Employees: around 50
Aerogen Aerosol Drug Delivery www.aerogen.com Employees: 100-150
Current Research • Productive4.0 • CONFIRM Schloss Dagstuhl, February 8-12 2016 14
ECSEL: Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership
Supply Chain - Productive4.0 Supplier Customer Controller Mechanism Customer Data Planning and Control Level Target State: Actual State: • Demand Data • Utilization of machines Utilization of machines • • Work in process Work in process • • Cyber Physical System Committed delivery dates Cycle times • Delivery dates Used to: Used to: • Medium-term design • - Planning Data Identify issues Actual Data: • Operational planning and • - Call-off Production data control • Customer data (planning) as as • Supplier Data (planning) - Simplification • Yield forecast - Aggregation Analytical Model of Semiconductor Manufacturing: • OEE forecast - Selection • Stochastic model of the relevant cause and effect relations • ... • - Verification Output: Forecasts of delivery times,resource utilizations, ... - Adaptation - Dispatching - Sequencing Simulation Level Simulation Model of Semiconductor Manufacturing: • Detailed model of the real factory Simulated Data • Testbed for planning and control mechanism Decisions Real Data Physical Sytem Value Stream Level Process 1 Process 2 Process 3 Process 4 Enterprise Research Centre
Confirm Overview CONFIRM is the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Smart Manufacturing Transforming Irish industry to become world-leaders in smart manufacturing
Manufacturing sector is critical to Ireland’s economy 2 nd largest 4,000 manufacturing €112 billion employer exports enterprises in Ireland Manufacturing firms 440,000 Employed Manufacturing invest over €3.4 billion (direct & indirect) contributes 24% of total economic output in the economy
€47 million funding 36 investigators 42 industry partners 8 core RPO’s 8 national research and technology centres 16 international collaborators
Confirm Partnership Company Infrastructure Company Suppliers Company Customers
Digital Manufacturing Platforms for Connected Smart Factories • Call ID: DT-ICT-07-2018-2019 • Specific Challenge: Advances are needed in digital manufacturing platforms that integrate different technologies , make data from the shop floor and the supply network easily accessible, and allow for complementary applications. NB: Micro (<50), SME (50-249) Mid-Caps (250-3000) Enterprise Research Centre
Scope Innovation Action • Proposals min two industrial sectors different use cases • At least one of the following ‘grand challenges’: 1. Agile Value Networks: lot-size one (2018 call) 2. Excellence in manufacturing: zero-defect processes and products (2018 call) 3. The human factor: human competences in synergy with technological progress (2019 call) 4. Sustainable Value Networks: manufacturing in a circular economy (2019 call) Enterprise Research Centre
Outputs From Project • Reference implementations are preferably developed in open-source • Integration ability by third-party companies • Platform and Pilots – Next-generation digital platforms integrating different technologies, such as IoT, AI, robotics, cloud and Big Data • Large-scale piloting and Ecosystem building – Demonstrate use of platform to foster take-up and large scale deployment – Cover innovative application scenarios with high socio-economic impact – Proposals may involve financial support to third parties, i.e. SMEs to test platform at later stages of project • In standardisation – contributions should be made to suitable standardisation bodies Enterprise Research Centre
Projected Budgets • Innovation Action – Up to 16 million euros • Call supports Coordination Action – Allowing easier take-up of digital technologies from ongoing and past research – Supporting the transfer of skills and know-how between academia and industry in both directions – Budget 2 M€ Enterprise Research Centre
Conclusion • Presented some past results • Outlined current research • Outlined an EU call Digital Manufacturing Platforms for Connected Smart Factories Thank You Enterprise Research Centre
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