ADVANCED MANUFACTURING NOW Dean L. Bartles, PhD, FSME Executive Director,
Chief Manufacturing Officer, UI LABS
Modern Manufacturing Processes, Solutions & Strategies Č ƫ ƫ T
here’s no denying that the way products are being manufac- tured today is changing. At
the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) in Chi- cago, the employees of UI LABS are a catalyst for organizing and driving a transformation that’s well underway. UI LABS and the DMDII members
have focused a research agenda on three technology “thrust” categories that can propel the industry forward: đƫ
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the use of computational analysis techniques of structural systems in operating environments that fosters design optimization. When linked to the solid modeling software, techni- cal data can be altered based on the analysis and manufacturing process- es can be adjusted accordingly.
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bust, digitally driven manufacturing strategies and integrated capabili- ties that can dramatically reduce the cost and time of producing complex systems in today’s global manufacturing enterprises. One is an industrial information infrastruc-
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tion technologies and management practices that provide connectiv- ity and transparency and enhance collaboration among disparate and geographically distant organizations in the supply network, relentlessly shortening lead times. Based on the DMDII’s Technol-
ogy Roadmap, as well as a Strategic Investment Plan supporting research, the organization asked its members to propose solutions to industry issues. As a result, about $80 million
worth of research projects will take place in the next two years, to start. While all of the projects are revolu- tionary, here are a few that highlight
the potential of smart manufacturing: đƫ DMDII-15-13 Cyber Security for Intelligent Machines + (č Improve the security of digital manufacturing solutions and de- velop tools that increase manufac- turing organizations’ cyber security.
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đƫ DMDII-15-16 Open Source Software Applications for Digital Manufacturing + (č Populate the Digital Manufac- turing Commons online community with open data and software, as well as case studies that show how real- world problems were solved.
đƫ DMDII-15-04 Shop Floor Augmented Reality and Wearable Computing + (č Form new digital connections
between the manufacturing shop- floor worker and the digital thread, through wearable and mobile com- puting, as well as data visualization. The IP being developed in these
projects will be commercialized, pro- viding solutions to people working to revolutionize the process and business of making things. This “digital train” has left the
station and is driving toward revolu- tionizing manufacturing in the 21st century. It’s time to hop on board. Bartles is the 2016 SME president.
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ture that can pass all relevant data between design, fabrication, test, and sustainment operations quickly and without distortion, error, or omission regardless of geographic location. Another is advanced en- gineering tools and practices that eliminate multiple design, proto- type, and test iterations required for product or process qualification. Yet another is supply network integra-
đƫ DMDII-15-14 Hardware/Software Toolkit for Real-time Machine and Process Diagnostics, Monitoring and Self-Correction + (č Implement machine intelli-
gence into manufacturing machines. The scope includes new machines with built-in sensors and intelli- gence, as well as legacy machines and systems retrofitted with sensors and intelligence.
Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute
Spring 2016
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