Efforts in risk management and replanning were made for the unforeseen COVID-19 pandemic and global component shortages during the first 24 months. A 9-month extension period had to be planned to meet the planned objectives. The main results include:
UC1: IOT for digital mining solutions: air quality & autonomy in mining vehicles
Project has produced lot of information on how to build air quality sensing. Testing is lacking due to delays in component delivery. Accurate air quality sensing would enable on demand ventilation and save energy costs, but solutions do not exist. Ventilation is the single biggest operating energy expense in mining operations.
Market development on environment sensing technologies has been faster than anticipated at the project start. LIDAR, stereo cameras, image streaming and such technologies outperform the set targets. Radars will be part of future automation technologies, but their role is still unclear.
UC2: Condition monitoring of paper mill equipment
The project has enabled capability and knowledge for condition monitoring of paper machines. Sensors (temperature, wear, vibration, oil condition, angle position), hardware configurations applicable for industrial installations, SW for real-time measurement and data collection, capability for local connectivity, and remote configuration.
UC3: Real-time machining workpiece control system
A linear motion scanning system for simulating the environment (oil and machined chips) has been developed to measure oily parts without the need for cleaning or thermal stabilization. The system strengthens Sylvac position as a technological leader in dimensional metrology.
UC4: Real time monitoring of solar panel manufacturing lines
Novel temperature sensors in drying ovens for solar cell manufacturing lines have been developed. This improves process control in PV screen printing: higher uptime, yield, and performance of the final product, savings in paste, utility and operator costs. New opportunities open in high performances solar cells, such as IBC heterojunction, TOPCon, Perovskite.
UC5: Nuclear plant maintenance and decommissioning
A new in-service inspection robot with advanced robot trajectory planning and a new control user interface has been developed and tested. It enables UJV Rez to improve advanced robotic in-service inspection and maintenance of nuclear power plants.
UC6: Virtual prototyping professional digital printers
Virtual printer sensors have been developed for evaluating image quality improvements, such as graininess, and color gamut, and for evaluating the print robustness, such as ink wrinkle. The outcome enables CPP to release innovative printer products earlier to the market, increase sales and market share.
• Partners have contributed to >130 international conferences, trade shows, workshops and events.
• 6 peer reviewed open access articles and 8 additional non-open articles are published.
• 4 patent applications have been filed. New, unforeseen, ideas have been reported by almost all partners.
• Appx. 200 social media, website and other press releases are published.
• >60 CHARM LinkedIn posts have been published, and many more by partners.
