Project description
Revolutionizing flexible arc-based processes with cooperative AI robotics
The high-mix, low-volume (HMLV) market demands flexible manufacturing environments that can adapt while maintaining quality and reducing costs. Welding technologies, particularly arc-based methods, play a key role, accounting for 36 % of the market in 2020. The integration of AI-powered robots and data technologies enhances flexibility and efficiency in industrial processes. The EU-funded COROB project aims to develop an innovative cooperative multi-robotic system for flexible and reconfigurable manufacturing, addressing HMLV production needs in Industry 5.0. This human-centred system will integrate robotics, AI, and advanced monitoring technologies. To validate the solution, one pilot project focuses on multi-robot cooperative arc welding for the automotive sector and another on multi-robot cooperative wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) for tool repairs.
Objective
The high-mix low-volume (HMLV) market scenario requires constant changes in jobs, materials and machines. This implies the need to build highly flexible and intelligent manufacturing environments, that allow a fast adaption of processes and systems to changing conditions, assuring high product quality with lower production costs and energy consumption. This urges manufacturing industries to re-define their production processes for competitiveness and sustainability. Most of the manufactured components have joints, so welding technologies are identified at European level as key enabling technologies for the development of innovative and sustainable manufacturing processes. Among welding technologies, arc-based accounted for 36% of the total in 2020, highlighting its relevance for major European industries.
Traditionally robots have been used in mass production industries performing repetitive tasks at acceptable cost and quality levels, sacrificing flexibility for productivity. The cooperation of multiple robots powered with IA and Data technologies offers new operational capabilities in terms of manoeuvrability and manipulability in several industrial processes. COROB proposes the development of a smart cooperative multi-robotic system for flexible and reconfigurable manufacturing to cover HMLV industrial production needs in the current technological context of Industry 5.0. The system will be human-centered and will integrate advancements in robotics, inspection, monitoring, control and AI developed by consortium partners and 15 external third parties through an Open call. The flexible solution will be validated in 2 semi-industrial pilots for automotive sector (Multi-robot cooperative arc welding) and toolmaking industry (Multi-robot cooperative WAAM (wire arc additive manufacturing) for repairing). It will contribute to resilience, resource saving, circular economy, cost savings and digital supply chain, fostering European industrial competitiveness.
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- engineering and technology mechanical engineering manufacturing engineering additive manufacturing
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HORIZON.2.4 - Digital, Industry and Space
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HORIZON.2.4.5 - Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
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HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-CL4-2022-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02
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20240 Ordizia
Spain
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