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1/19/2024
Technology & Processes
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"ReGAIN": Partnership for new digital manufacturing concepts
How can complex production processes be integrated into a networked value creation system? How can new digital manufacturing concepts be developed for an ecologically sustainable foundry industry? A consortium from science and industry is addressing these questions in the joint project "ReGAIN". The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) is funding the project for three years with a total of 8.2 million euros.
The ReGAIN project aims to digitally link foundry production systems in order to increase efficiency, flexibility, resilience and sustainability. It aims to lay the foundations for a standardised digital product passport to be defined for each foundry product and made available in Catena-X, the international, open data ecosystem for the automotive industry. The aim of Catena-X is to optimise business processes through data-driven value chains.
In addition, AI-based assistance systems will visualise the relationship between process parameters and quality characteristics and provide preventative recommendations for operational staff. The models and methods developed are intended to serve as benchmarks in the field of process digitalisation and also support other manufacturing industries. The BMWK is funding the sub-project with around 640,000 euros for three years.
Apart from the IPI, the research consortium of more than 20 partners includes the University of Kassel, the Technical University of Braunschweig, the Federal Association of German Foundries (BDG), several Fraunhofer Institutions and various partners from the automotive, software development and materials technology sectors.
Traceability of components
A ReGAIN sub-project has now been launched at the Institute of Production and Information Technology (IPI) and the Laboratory for Optical 3D Metrology and Computer Vision (3dvisionlab) at Kempten University of Applied Sciences. It deals with the challenges specifically in the sand casting process. The technologies to be developed are intended to guarantee complete traceability of cast parts and integrate them into quality management, enabling effective linking of process and quality data. This will enable data-based process optimisation and visualisation.In addition, AI-based assistance systems will visualise the relationship between process parameters and quality characteristics and provide preventative recommendations for operational staff. The models and methods developed are intended to serve as benchmarks in the field of process digitalisation and also support other manufacturing industries. The BMWK is funding the sub-project with around 640,000 euros for three years.
Apart from the IPI, the research consortium of more than 20 partners includes the University of Kassel, the Technical University of Braunschweig, the Federal Association of German Foundries (BDG), several Fraunhofer Institutions and various partners from the automotive, software development and materials technology sectors.
