Project description Digital factories: Manufacturing design and product lifecycle management Show the project objective Hide the project objective RLW Navigator aims to develop an innovative Process Navigator to configure, integrate, test and validate applications of Remote Laser Welding (RLW) in automotive assembly addressing today's critical needs for frequently changing operating conditions and product-mix provisions. Thus, RLW Navigator will crucially serve as an enabler for future energy efficient smart factories. RLW is emerging as a promising joining technology for sheet metal assembly due to benefits on several fronts including reduced processing time, (50-75%) and decreased factory floor footprint (50%), reduced environmental impact through energy use reduction (60%), and providing a flexible process base for future model introduction or product change. Currently, RLW systems are limited in their applicability due to an acute lack of systematic ICT-based simulation methodologies to navigate their efficient application in automotive manufacturing processes. The project aims to address this by developing a Process Navigator simulation system that will deal with three key challenges thereby allowing manufacturers to utilize the advantages of the RLW system.Firstly the most critical obstacle that currently prevents the successful implementation of RLW is the need for tight dimensional control of part-to-part gap during joining operations, essential to ensure the quality of the stitch.Secondly the existing assembly system architecture must be reconfigured to provide the opportunity to evaluate the RLW system in terms of its feasibility to perform all required assembly tasks. This will provide crucial information about the most advantageous workstation/cell reconfiguration, which will serve as the basis for optimal robot path planning to reduce joining process time and workstation level efficiency assessment.Finally the project will develop systematic evaluation and learning methods to assess and improve the overall performance, cost-effectiveness and eco-efficiency of the RLW system. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) FoF-ICT-2011.7.4 - Digital factories: Manufacturing design and product lifecycle management Call for proposal FP7-2011-NMP-ICT-FoF See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator Contact Darek CEGLAREK Prof Coordinator THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK EU contribution € 1 092 020,00 Address Kirby Corner Road - University House CV4 8UW Coventry United Kingdom See on map Region West Midlands (England) West Midlands Coventry Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Peter Hedges (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (13) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE Switzerland EU contribution € 305 600,00 Address BATIMENT CE 3316 STATION 1 1015 Lausanne See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Vaud Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Paul Xirouchakis (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PRECITEC GMBH & CO KG Germany EU contribution € 170 250,00 Address Draisstrasse 1 76571 Gaggenau See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Rastatt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Markus Kogel-Hollacher (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PANEPISTIMIO PATRON Greece EU contribution € 366 400,00 Address UNIVERSITY CAMPUS RIO PATRAS 265 04 Rio Patras See on map Region Κεντρική Ελλάδα Δυτική Ελλάδα Αχαΐα Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Vasso Velaora (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SZAMITASTECHNIKAI ES AUTOMATIZALASI KUTATOINTEZET Hungary EU contribution € 295 400,00 Address KENDE UTCA 13-17 1111 Budapest See on map Region Közép-Magyarország Budapest Budapest Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jozsef Vancza (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data COMAU SPA Italy EU contribution € 311 281,00 Address VIA RIVALTA 30 10095 Grugliasco See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Giovanni Luise (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DEL MOLISE Italy EU contribution € 159 600,00 Address Via De Sanctis Ioc. 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