SPAIN : MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES
MULTIPLE
Efficient production with photonic technologies
PROJECT OBJECTIVE
Integration of technological devices
The MULTIPLE project aimed to achieve more efficient and quality production in different critical sectors by incorporating a comprehensive process monitoring and optimization system that combines the most innovative photonic technologies. To this end, the European consortium developed a low-cost system that incorporates state-of-the-art photonic sensors capable of measuring a very wide range, from the visible to the far infrared, based on organic electronic spectrometry systems, compact hyperspectral imaging with filter-on-chip technology sensitive in the visible/swir spectral range, and kinematic sensing based on laser spectroscopy in the MWIR range.
These systems were integrated into Internet of Things (IoT) devices capable of analyzing data in real time and interoperating with cloud-based data analysis platforms and services such as Big Data, artificial intelligence or Deep Learning. Thanks to this integration, it is possible to direct monitoring devices and control and act on the most relevant production parameters, achieving faster, higher quality and more resource-efficient processes. This system also allows comprehensive control of the entire production line (and not just part of the line or only the most critical processes, as is usual), reducing manufacturing defects to a minimum.
Date of execution:
December 2019 - December 2022
Location:
Spain
Sector:
Iron, steel, wood and process industries
Client:
How we made it happen
AIoT Platform
This project demonstrated the validity and versatility of this innovative system in three completely different sectors: the steel industry, specifically in steel plants where energy consumption and CO2 and NOX emissions are also reduced; in the wood industry, for the manufacture of bathroom furniture; and in the production of chocolate. In addition, the development of this system contemplates working on its scalability and its application to other production processes and sectors of activity.
MonoM's participation in this project has consisted in developing a Big Data platform unifying the process data thanks to the information extracted through the cameras. This data will be shown to users to improve the knowledge and control of the processes. On the other hand, MRA's participation in the consortium consists of supporting the dissemination tasks of the project, as well as future commercialization of the solution in other companies and industry.
RESULTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
European competitiveness
The project is developed by a consortium of entities from nine different countries, and is led by the Spanish technology center AIMEN, specialized in advanced manufacturing technologies, and composed of the companies MonoM, Abraia Software, Iris Technology Solutions and Royo Spain (Spain); MRA Instrumentação (Portugal); Russula, Laminoirs des Landes, European Photonics Industry Consortium and Tematys (France); Interuniveritair Micro-Electronica Centrum (Belgium); Airoptic (Poland); SCM Group (Italy); Photonfocus (Switzerland); Jotis (Greece), and Senorics (Germany).
MULTIPLE has funding of close to 7,500,000 euros under Horizon 2020, the European Union's Framework Program for Research and Innovation, created to promote Europe's industrial leadership, develop technologies and applications to improve European competitiveness, and strengthen the excellence of the scientific base of companies and technology centers to reinforce the EU's position on the world scientific scene.
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