Achieving Circular and Efficient Production Systems: Emerging Challenges from Industrial Cases

Chari, Arpita; Chávez, Clarissa Alejandra González; Chen, Xiaoxia; Johansson, Björn; Garcia, Víctor Igelmo; Syberfeldt, Anna; Abdulfatah, Tarek; Polukeev, Alexey V.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-85910-7_55

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“…Washed, machined, and new parts reach the assembly, or so-called reassembly, step. Afterwards, engines are submitted to a quality inspection before their delivery [4].…”

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“…When executing the experiment with company data, a significant setback arose: in practice, PLM information might be well shaped, structured, and up to date in the initial phases of the product lifecycle, but it is somewhat neglected at its EOL [4]. Because of that, a workflow to improve the system's overall feasibility is designed (Figure 2), and primary information sources are defined.…”

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“…There are many barriers to the practical implementation of MR solutions within the current state of this technology. In an initial case of study within CE, implementation challenges arose [4]. These challenges include authoring, deployment, comfort, technology limitations, user acceptance, change in the procedure, a trade-off between user knowledge and constraints imposed by the MR system, and cognitive load among experienced workers.…”

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“…Furthermore, the trend towards mass customisation, and relentless growth in product complexity, have pushed manufacturers to surge the operational flexibility degree within this area [3]. Changing the current linear models is imperative to making companies more sustainable [4]. These requirements have led the discussion for numerous topics regarding improving the current operations within manufacturing.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Complex products, such as combustion engines, have multiple components which have a longer individual lifespan than the product as a whole. Circular economy (CE) refers to the notion of "promoting the retention of the economic and environmental value of material, by keeping products in productive use or by recapturing the materials in loops (providing new lifecycles) and seeing them as a resource and a source of value" [4]. CE's primary focus is on the products' end-of-life (EOL) tasks such as reuse or recycling.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Enabling Industrial Mixed Reality Using Digital Continuity: An Experiment Within Remanufacturing

Igelmo

Syberfeldt

Hansson

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Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering

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In the digitalisation era, overlaying digital, contextualised information on top of the physical world is essential for an efficient operation. Mixed reality (MR) is a technology designed for this purpose, and it is considered one of the critical drivers of Industry 4.0. This technology has proven to have multiple benefits in the manufacturing area, including improving flexibility, efficacy, and efficiency. Among the challenges that prevent the big-scale implementation of this technology, there is the authoring challenge, which we address by answering the following research questions: (1) “how can we fasten MR authoring in a manufacturing context?” and (2) “how can we reduce the deployment time of industrial MR experiences?”. This paper presents an experiment performed in collaboration with Volvo within the remanufacturing of truck engines. MR seems to be more valuable for remanufacturing than for many other applications in the manufacturing industry, and the authoring challenge appears to be accentuated. In this experiment, product lifecycle management (PLM) tools are used along with internet of things (IoT) platforms and MR devices. This joint system is designed to keep the information up-to-date and ready to be used when needed. Having all the necessary data cascading from the PLM platform to the MR device using IoT prevents information silos and improves the system’s overall reliability. Results from the experiment show how the interconnection of information systems can significantly reduce development and deployment time. Experiment findings include a considerable increment in the complexity of the overall IT system, the need for substantial investment in it, and the necessity of having highly qualified IT staff. The main contribution of this paper is a systematic approach to the design of industrial MR experiences.

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“…Washed, machined, and new parts reach the assembly, or so-called reassembly, step. Afterwards, engines are submitted to a quality inspection before their delivery [4].…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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