Description of the technological topics under the European ICT for Factories of the Future Call 10 July - 4 December 2012

1. FP7-ICT NCP Meeting
Brussels, 18-19 June 2012
The Factories of the Future Calls in ICT WP2013.
Objectives 7.1 and 7.2
Dr Erastos Filos
ICT Programme Coordinator “Factories of the Future”
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2. Manufacturing – the Heartbeat of
Europe’s Economy
• 17% of GDP
• 22 million of jobs
• 20% of direct jobs
• twice as many indirect jobs
• 66% of private R&D investment
• 28% of final energy consumption
• part of a complex global economic
system
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3. Manufacturing: A Large Potential for Productivity Gains
• Process & product innovation (e.g. ICT,
automation)
• Outsourcing of non-core activities (e.g.
logistics, ICT services, facility management)
1995-2007
46 % increase in manufacturing productivity
compared to
20 % economy-wide productivity increase
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4. Economic Crisis Effects in the EU
• 20 % overall decline of
manufacturing output
• 10 % less manufacturing jobs
• 20-30 % decrease in
output of technology-intensive
investment goods
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5. Factories of the Future:
An Industry-driven Programme
• Started in late 2008
• Public-private partnership
• € 1.2 bn budget (50% public)
• 4 years: 2009-2013 – annual competitions
• Industry sets priorities –
evaluation & selection process under FP7 rules
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6. Objective: Industrial Competitiveness
Supply side
Technology/manufacturing equipment suppliers to gain market share:
• Automation/industrial robotics & laser technology solutions for factory environments
• Product/production design tools (eg software for modelling, simulation, visualisation)
• Enterprise/supply-chain management tools
ICT
Demand side
European industrial end users:
• To integrate latest technology into their production environments
• To develop new competencies (knowledge, organisation, skills, business models)
• To use technologies that enable energy-efficient and “waste-less” production
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7. FoF Multi-Annual Roadmap 2010-2013
Sub-Domains:
1. Sustainable Manufacturing
2. ICT-enabled intelligent manufacturing
3. High-performance manufacturing
4. Exploiting new materials through
manufacturing
http://ec.europa.eu/research/industrial_technologies/pdf/ppp-factories-of-the-future-
strategic-multiannual-roadmap-info-day_en.pdf
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8. Factories of the Future: ICT Vision
Smart Factories:
Factory productivity
• Goal:
More automation, better control & • Less waste
optimisation of factory processes • Less energy use
• Means: • Faster time-to-market
Software, lasers & intelligent devices • Better quality
embedded in machines & factory infrastructure
Sensors, Virtual Factories:
Tags Supply-chain productivity
data – Goal:
Product PLM server To manage supply chains; to create • High-value products
data
info
advice
value by integrating products & services • Keep jobs in Europe
info Info
request – Means: • Process transparency
PLM agent Software to holistically interconnect • IPR security
(reader) & manage distributed factory assets; • Lower CO2 footprint
new business models & value propositions
Digital Factories: Design productivity
– Goal: • Reduce design errors
To “see” the product before it is produced • Better & efficient products
– Means: • Less waste + rework
Software for the digital representation & • Faster time-to-market
test of products & processes prior
to their manufacture & use
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9. FoF ICT Calls Overview
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Policies
H2020 proposal
end ’11
MAFF H2020 launch
Jun ’11 early ’14
2009 2010 2011 2012 FP7 Calls
Virtual Digital 10 Jul – 4 Dec 2012
Factories Factories
FoF Use
9 July – 2 Dec 2010 Experiments
(45 M€) (35 M€) 70 M€
20 Jul – 1 Dec 2011
Smart Manuf.
Smart
Factories solutions
Total ICT
Factories 245 M€
for new ICT
July ’09 – products
Nov. ‘09 Obj. 7.1 Obj. 7.2
(40 M€) (20 M€)
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10. Country Participation in First 3 FoF ICT Calls
Selected projects (total €175 million)
2009 - 2011 ICT Calls
Turkey
Portugal Spain Sweden
Switzerland 1%
1% 9% 2%
4%
Norway United Kingdom
2% 7% Belgium
Netherlands Austria 2%
4% 3%
Czech Republic
2%
Denmark
Italy 1%
Finland
12% 3%
France
5%
Israel
1%
Ireland
2% Greece
4%
Germany
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11. Participation per Organisation Type
Funding share per organisation type
2009 - 2011 FoF ICT Calls
70 160
60 140
120
Number of participants
50
100
(€ million)
40
80
30
60
22% 21% 35% 20%
20
40
10 20
1%
0 0
HES Research Large industry SMEs Other
organisations
Funding (€ million) No of participants
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12. FoF-ICT Calls
Experience after 3 Calls & 36 Launched Projects
2011 Call
• 40 M€ FoF is:
• 10 projects - of shorter term scope
- Attractive to industry
2009 Call
• 35 M€ - SME-friendly
• 8 projects
Smart Factories Manufacturing of
new ICT products
2011 Call
Virtual ICT Digital • 20 M€
2010 Call Factories Factories 2010 Call • 2 projects
• 45 M€ • 35 M€
• 10 projects • 8 projects
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13. Horizon 2020: Moving beyond R&D
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14. Last Call FP7 Work Programme 2013 (ICT)
• Mainly ICT Use Experiments (2 types):
• Application experiments (SME users)
• Equipment assessments (SME suppliers)
• 4 Thematic Areas:
• Robot solutions for new manufacturing applications
• Simulation services for engineering & manufacturing
• Intelligent equipment in custom manufacturing and/or re-
manufacturing
• Innovative laser applications in manufacturing
• How:
• IPs coordinated by R&D institutes or industry associations:
launching open calls
• IP size: up to 16 M€, 3-4 years duration
• Individual experiments: 200-500 k€ (around 18 months duration)
• Budget:
• 70 M€
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15. What’s proposed for WP2013
• Objective 7.1: Application Experiments
a) Robot solutions for new manufacturing applications (IPs)
b) Simulation services for engineering and manufacturing (IPs)
c) Constituency building and road-mapping (CSA)
• Objective 7.2: Equipment Assessment
a) Intelligent equipment in custom and/or re-manufacturing (IPs)
b) Innovative laser applications in manufacturing (IPs)
c) Establish network of innovation multipliers (CSA)
d) Rapid build-up of new manufacturing skills (CSA)
Budget: 70 M€
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16. Objective 7.1: Application Experiments for
Robotics & Simulation
Application experiments focus on:
a) Robot solutions for novel SME users (IPs)
• Reflecting industrial robotics paradigm shift: Towards more flexible, energy-efficient &
adaptable service robots
• Key functionalities: Mobility, reconfigurability, dexterity, safety in human-robot
interaction
• Innovative: integration of new materials, advanced sensors, controls
• Under realistic conditions (manufacturing environments)
b) Simulation services for engineering and manufacturing SMEs (IPs)
• SME users showcase the customisation & adoption of HPC-cloud-powered simulation
services
• Innovation: (1) one-stop-shop access to novel simulation technologies; (2) ISVs port
applications to cloud & run experiments; (3) HPC resource & service providers join forces
to establish sustainable commercial cloud
c) Constituency building & road-mapping (CSA)
Build R&D constituencies & develop research and innovation agendas in:
• Analytics, simulation and forecasting
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• Architectures & services for the manufacturing enterprises of the future

17. Bringing HPC-Cloud-based simulation services to the
fingertip of engineering/manufacturing SMEs
User n
User n
User n
User 1
User 2
User 1
User 2
User 1
User 2
SME first-time users … … …
of simulation codes
Application
experts
Provider(s)
Provider(s)
Provider(s)
Established simulation
code providers
Cloud and
parallelisation experts ISV ISV … ISV
Service
Service
Commercial cloud Service
providers
HPC
resource providers Pan-European «Cloud» of HPC Resources
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18. Objective 7.2: Equipment Assessments for Sensor-
& Laser-based Applications
Equipment assessments focus on:
a) Intelligent equipment solutions in custom manufacturing and/or re-
manufacturing (IPs)
• For (SME) suppliers of sensor-/actuator-based monitoring & control equipment
• Application areas: (1) Small volume/small lot size customisation; (2) end-of-life
manufacturing operations (e.g. dismantling, recycling, material reuse)
b) Innovative laser applications in manufacturing (IPs)
• For (SME) suppliers of laser-based manufacturing equipment (e.g. laser, power supplies,
handling tools, beam guiding etc.)
• Assessments should target improvements in quality, speed, flexibility & resource use
efficiency of laser-based manufacturing
c) Network of innovation multipliers (CSA)
• Across all take-up projects that will be launched under this call in 7.1 and 7.2 aiming at
broad technological, application, innovation & regional coverage
d) Rapid build-up of new manufacturing skills (CSA)
• Training methodologies & ICT-based tools to attract young talents in engineering &
manufacturing
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19. Thank you
FoF on Cordis:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/micro-nanosystems/ict-for-
fof_en.html
Objective Coordinator 7.1:
Rolf Riemenschneider: rolf.riemenschneider@ec.europa.eu
Objective Coordinator 7.2:
Erastos Filos: erastos.filos@ec.europa.eu
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