Remanufacturing products is an effective means for transitioning to a more circular economy. However, there is a pressing need to improve the traceability and reliability of final products from the end-users' perspective, as well as to enhance impact monitoring.
R3-Mydas integrates innovative digital technologies (ML for process and quality control, marketplace, graph models for defects detection, digital twins), advanced mechatronics (AM, laser-cladding, automated disassembly/reassembly), and newly developed techniques from social sciences and humanities (extended TAM/UTAUT models, ethics and legal framework), to facilitate sustainable circular value chains for remanufacturing energy goods. It aims to bring about significant functional, environmental, and economic improvements in remanufacturing at the factory level.
R3-MYDAS proves the reliability and replicability of remanufacturing through the development and validation of three demo cases, targeting the following energy goods: (1) Oil&Gas crankshafts; (2) E-vehicles batteries; (3) Wind turbines gearboxes. R3-Mydas aims to deliver unprecedented impacts throughout the targeted value chains, as follows: up to 60% time reduction in programming for remanufacturing; up to 20% increased product quality; up to 30% rework reduction [Demo 1]; up to 30% improved detection of tiny deviations from normal behaviour; up to 50% faster anomaly localization; up to 30% increase the number of different modality data streams handled; up to 20% faster fusion process [Demo 2]; up to 99% reusage rate; -90% prevention rate; -75% lead time; up to 85% raw material savings potential [Demo 3].
R3-Mydas targets to improve the impact of remanufacturing by: developing a framework towards standardization and transferability; evaluating the environmental and socio-economic impact; facilitating acceptance by end-users and workers; improving supply chains; and studying ethics and liability issues.
R3-Mydas will deliver a marketplace for both remanufactured products (with Digital Passport-like set of information) and services for remanufacturing, facilitating full traceability. Finally, a dedicated training programme will be designed and delivered targeting the R3-Mydas project remanufacturing value chains (100+ training hours and 100+ diverse stakeholders engaged during the project).
