PREMAR: “Monitoring, Analytics and Predictive Maintenance of Machinery in CABOMAR”

PREMAR: “Monitoring, Analytics and Predictive Maintenance of Machinery in CABOMAR”

PREMAR “Monitoring, Analytics and Predictive Maintenance of Machinery in CABOMAR” aims to prevent machinery failures in the fish processing industry.

Refrigeration and fish-seafood manufacturing is a harsh environment: humidity and aggressive water is everywhere and machinery suffers of high rates of unexpected failures, disturbing production and causing great losses.

PREMAR will integrate 3 EFPF tools in the manufacturing process of CABOMAR to allow data gathering, data analytics and predictive maintenance.

In PREMAR, CTAG continues its efforts to transfer knowledge to the agri-food sector and supports Galician companies in their growth towards digitalisation.

European Factory Platform

This project has received cascade funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 825075.

 

 

CTAG continúa trabajando en el proyecto QUALIS

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QualisCTAG, junto con la empresa ACEUVE Control y Automatización, continúa trabajando en la seguridad de los trabajadores cuando utilizan maquinaria en fábricas, teniendo en cuenta las últimas capacidades y tecnologías 4.0,

El proyecto QUALIS-Metal machinery health and safety qualification service, es una plataforma para albergar lecciones de seguridad de maquinaria para ser ejecutadas en la fábrica, utilizando realidad aumentada y dispositivos móviles, y que pone en contacto fabricantes y usuarios de maquinaria. Esta plataforma incluye capacidades de configuración, uso y explotación de lecciones de seguridad, y ya ha sido validada en cliente final tras la fase de desarrollo.

QUALIS pretende ser un repositorio de lecciones que esté 100% disponible a finales de año de un modo amigable. El repositorio se enmarca dentro del Marketplace del proyecto europeo Market 4.0.

Para más información, existe un vídeo resumen: https://vimeo.com/573012401/168bebdafd

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 822064

El proyecto estratégico de I+D efiFACTORY avanza en la definición de la industria del futuro

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efiFACTORYBorgWarner y CTAG lanzaron en 2019 el proyecto estratégico de I+D efiFACTORY, cuyo objetivo general es la investigación y desarrollo de nuevas tecnologías de fabricación 4.0 que permitan evolucionar los procesos productivos de BorgWarner hacia un nuevo modelo basado en los preceptos de eficiencia, flexibilidad y sostenibilidad, de forma que sea posible reaccionar ante los nuevos requerimientos en materia de transporte, con el apoyo de CTAG como organismo de investigación de referencia para el sector de automoción en Galicia.

En la segunda anualidad de ejecución efiFACTORY está centrando sus avances en el análisis integral de procesos, así como en la identificación de tecnologías y el diseño preliminar de soluciones 4.0. Se espera que los resultados del proyecto estratégico sean generadores de nuevo conocimiento que permitirá, entre otros aspectos, potenciar la introducción de tecnologías disruptivas de digitalización orientadas a proceso en el tejido industrial gallego, traccionando la cadena de valor del sector desde la demanda del cliente final.

El proyecto efiFACTORY ha sido subvencionado por la Axencia Galega de Innovación, en el marco de la convocatoria de “Axudas para o programa Industrias do Futuro 4.0 (tercera convocatoria)” (DOG Nº 28, de 8 de febrero de 2019), dentro de la iniciativa Industrias 4.0 – Captación de inversiones, cofinanciada por la Unión Europea a través del programa operativo FEDER Galicia 2014-2020, código de expediente IN854A 201/08, y contando con el apoyo de la Consellería de Economía, Emprego e Industria de la Xunta de Galicia.

Promover el desarrollo tecnológico, la innovación y una investigación de Calidad

Una manera de hacer Europa

Galicia, Gain, Unión Europea, Xunta de Galicia

QUALIS: Safety at the forefront of industry 4.0

Qualis

Despite the great improvements in the last decades, factories are still dangerous places where a person can easily be harmed and injured if norms are not followed. Machinery safety, in particular, is a complex issue due to the huge variety of devices, technologies, manufacturers, etc, and the diversity of means and people in charge. The specific methods to guarantee the safety of a machine are usually confined in the hands of maintenance, and stated through documentation which is barely checked sometimes by the personnel, being the daily experience the main source of knowledge to understand how to behave with a machine. In the new 4.0 scenarios, a special effort should be performed in using the new possibilities of hyperconnection in assessing that machines are used by whom has permission and assessing by tests who is qualified.

In this framework, CTAG, together with the company SEIN EUROPA S.L.U, will develop the project QUALIS- Metal machinery health and safety qualification service, a service that is connected to every machine in the organisation and that monitors that the safety conditions are respected. This service is developed within Market 4.0 platform.

European Commission LogoThis project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 822064

 

CTAG collaborates in the virtual edition of the largest international conference on wearable robotics

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON WEARABLE ROBOTICS AND WEARRACON EUROPE International Conference on neurorehabilitation

The 5th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics and WearRAcon Europe will be held through a revolutionary virtual platform from October 13 to 16, 2020.

Researchers, experts, manufacturers and end users from all over the world will be able to meet one more year to share their latest innovations and participate in workshops, demonstrations and exhibitions in a different way.

The event consists of two congresses in parallel, the International Symposium on Wearable Robotics and WearRAcon Europe, with an industrial focus, and the International Conference on Neurorehabilitation, with a medical focus. The organising committee, in which CSIC, CTAG, WEARRACON EUROPE, NRG and AbilityLab participate, considers that in such an exceptional situation as the one we are experiencing, in which technology plays a crucial role, it is important to enhance the reach of this type of events and keep the debate around scientific and technological advances open, in this case in the field of robotics and neuroscience and their application in the medical and industrial sectors.

In addition, the event will feature a specific conference on the automotive sector which will take place at CTAG. This edition aims to give greater emphasis and presence to the automotive sector, reinforcing the impact on Industry 4.0, promoting processes automation and reinforcing the technology that facilitates ergonomics in the workplace.

If you are interested in participating in the event, you will find more information in this presentation.

Important dates:
Papers submission – up to 14 August
Notification to authors  – 14 September
Authors registration deadline and early registration – 30 September

For more information about the congresses please visit the following links:

International Symposium On Wearable Robotics And Wearracon Europe – http://www.2020.werob.org/

International Conference on neurorehabilitation – www.icnr2020.org

CTAG will develop new robotic solutions for manual tasks within the TRAINMAN-MAGOS Project

Although the use of industrial robotics in the automotive industry is mainstream, there are still parts of the production process which need human intervention, especially in manipulating fragile parts or while assembling components which demand increased dexterity. These manual tasks increase the production time and reduce the flexibility of the production line and the quality of the end product. TRAINMAN-MAGOS aims to deal with this challenge by providing a novel, agile and flexible solution.

CTAG, together with the Greek company Quanta and Qualia, will develop an innovative solution that will make it possible to optimize the robotic programming of complex trajectories carried out by the hand of the operator. It will also improve ergonomics by eliminating operations with high muscle loads due to complex movements.

European Union

This demonstrator is part of a sub-project that has indirectly received funding from the European Unions H2020 research and innovation programme via an Open Call issued and executed under project TRINITY (grant agreement No 825196)

TRINITY

For more information about this project please visit https://trinityrobotics.eu/

The largest international symposium on wearable robotics will be held in Vigo in 2020 with the collaboration of CTAG

In recent years, wearable robotics has emerged as a new topic of interest, closely related to physical assistance, exoskeletons, and soft robotics.

CTAG has been really involved in this field since its inception, developing projects related to the industry and the manufacturing processes for health prevention and ergonomics. The Centre has experience in projects for the automotive and naval sectors and participates in European initiatives such as EUROBENCH or COVR. Therefore, CTAG collaborates in the organization of the 5th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob 2020, which will be held in Vigo, Spain, from October 13 to 16, 2020. The Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC, Spanish National Research Council) and the Shirley Ryan Abilitylab also participate in the organization of the event.

WeRob will be held in parallel with the ICNR (International Conference on Neurorehabilitation), which will bring together researchers, experts, manufacturers and end users to present the latest scientific and technological advances related to robotics and neuroscience, as well as their application in the medical and industrial fields.

In addition to scientific presentations by international experts, WeRob and ICNR will be accompanied by industrial demonstrations and an exhibition area, among other activities.

For more information about each congress please visit:

WeRob2020 www.2020.werob.org/

ICNR2020 www.icnr2020.org

You may also download the event flyer

 

CTAG obtains promising results in the CO-GUIDING project

COVR projectCTAG has achieved the first milestone within the CO-GUIDING project. This project has been funded by COVR (H2020, GA No. 779966) in its first open call to perform a risk analysis in the automotive use case called “Safety in Collaborative Assisted Guiding of Automotive Door Assembly System [CDAS]”. It is an operation in which the robot takes care of the weight and accuracy of the door assembly, while the operator handles the complex trajectories and the finished quality.

CTAG has proposed a safety evaluation criterion that can help to validate the safety requirements (in three parameters: force and power, load and movement speed) with the specifications of the proposed use case. The tests have focused on three main factors: the safety of the operator, that of the process and, finally, the verification of the work environment safety to perform the task.

CTAG will continue to develop this project throughout 2020, when the final results will be published. The key objective is the rigorous test (similar to real manufacturing) to validate safety requirements and technical specifications (operator strength, speed and range of movement, work space and trajectories of the robot process).

For more information about the various R&D projects in which CTAG participates please visit https://ctag.com/proyectos/

For more information about COVR please visit https://safearoundrobots.com/

 

MAINGAP Project

CTAG coordinates the MAINGAP project: “Innovative Manufacturing in the Galicia-North Portugal Euroregion” (0555_MAINGAP_1_E). The main objective of this project is to accelerate the implementation of cutting-edge technological solutions that respond to the great challenges of moving towards Industry 4.0 in the Euroregion.

MAINGAP takes as its starting point the Automotive Sector and the Aeronautical Sector, and will favour sectoral and technological hybridisation. For this purpose, a working group specialised in the surveillance of 4.0 technologies will be established, innovation projects with a multisectoral approach and demonstrative character will be developed, and pilot experiences will be carried out in companies of the Euroregion to promote the incorporation of these technologies and improve the competitiveness of the business sector.

CTAG leads this project of transfer and valorisation of 4.0 technologies to innovative SMEs of the Euroregion, in collaboration with the la Agencia Gallega de Innovación – CIS Tecnoloxía de Deseño (Galician Innovation Agency – Centre for Innovation and Services of Technology and Design), the Centro de Engenharia e Desenvolvimento, CEIIA (Centre of Engineering and Development) and the University of Minho.

The project is developed from February 2019 to December 2021, the total cost of the project is € 1.29M and is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Interreg V-A Spain-Portugal (POCTEP) 2014-2020 Programme.

 

Interreg, Unión Europea, Maingap

For more information please visit www.maingap.eu

CTAG presents its latest innovations in Mindtech

Mindtech 2019CTAG’s expert team will be at booth 199B, where live presentations will be given with the latest developments for exoskeletons and cobots. In addition, CTAG will exhibit at Mindtech 2019 some of its most recent projects in the fields of new materials and autonomous driving.

Mintech 2019 is an international event in which the leading companies in the industrial, metallurgical and metal mechanic sectors and in the related technologies will be present. The event, which takes place in Vigo from September 10th to 12th, aims to become the leading trade fair for the Iberian Polo industrial sector.

For more information about Mindtech 2019 please visit https://mindtechvigo.com/