New technologies for the flexible and eco-efficient production of customized products for people with special necessities: Results of the FASHION-ABLE project

Durá, Juan Vicente; Caprara, Giuseppe; Ballarino, Andrea; Cavallaro, Marco; Kaiser, Christian; Stellmach, Dieter

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“…Personalised production is an evolution of customization [168] that enables companies to differentiate their offer through innovative products for specific needs of a customer or a target group [169] thanks to adaptable and reconfigurable production systems [170] supported by easy-to-use product configuration systems to make processes along the supply chain efficient [171,172]. In this scope, the proposed mission is to turn ideas into products by transforming passive consumers into active participants in the production of their own products thanks to new technologies that can enhance and empower their capabilities.…”

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Key Research Priorities for Factories of the Future—Part I: Missions

Tolio

Copani

Terkaj

2019

Factories of the Future

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This chapter investigates research priorities for factories of the future by adopting an approach based on mission-oriented policies to support manufacturing innovation. Missions are challenging from a scientific and technological point of view and, at the same time, are addressing problems and providing results that are understandable by common people. Missions are based on clear targets that can help mitigating grand challenges. Based on the results of the Italian Flagship Project Factories of the Future, this chapter proposes seven missions while identifying the societal impact, the technological and industrial challenges, and the barriers to be overcome. These missions cover topics such as circular economy, rapid and sustainable industrialisation, robotic assistant, factories for personalised medicine, internet of actions, factories close to the people, and turning ideas into products. The accomplishment of missions asks for the support of a proper research environment in terms of infrastructures to test and demonstrate the results to a wide public. Research infrastructures together with funding mechanisms will be better addressed in the next chapter of this book. 20.1 Mission-Oriented Research and Innovation Policies The importance of the manufacturing industry both for developed and developing countries has been assessed in several works [1-4], which highlight the need of continuous innovation to cope with societal grand challenges [5]. The results of inno-T. Tolio Director of the Italian Flagship Project "Factories of the Future", Direttore del Progetto Bandiera "La Fabbrica del Futuro",

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Key Research Priorities for Factories of the Future—Part I: Missions

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Copani

Terkaj

2019

Factories of the Future

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“…The current practice of manufacturing by negative-positive casting with plaster is slowly replaced by CAD methods based on individual 3D-body scanning. For some years, however, 3D-data has also been increasingly used in the development of soft orthoses, for example, in the EU project FASHION-ABLE [12] or lumbar orthotics for obese persons [13].…”

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Designing Physical Human-Machine-Interfaces for Exoskeletons Using 3D-Shape Analysis

Linnenberg¹,

Weidner²

2019

Proceedings of 3DBODY.TECH 2019 - 10th International Conference and Exhibition on 3D Body Scanning and Processing Technologies,

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Exoskeletons are a promising future technology to assist workers in high demanding workplaces (e.g., activities in or above head level or lifting heavy loads) and to reduce critically strained body parts (e.g., shoulder or back) [1]. Classical exoskeletons generally consist of a mechanical structure parallel to the body segments, actuators for force generation, a control unit (in case of active systems) and human-machine-interfaces (HMI). HMI either fix the exoskeleton to the body or transfer supporting forces from the exoskeleton to the human endoskeleton. At the same time, they need to satisfy safety and comfort requirements [2]. Concerning force transfer too high pressure as well as play within the HMI must be avoided. Precise knowledge of the anthropometric changes in various body positions and muscle states is, therefore, the prerequisite for the design and dimensioning of HMI. This article presents a procedure for designing individual HMI based on 3D shape analysis using the example of activities at head level or above. Based on the general approach [3] the evaluation of the anthropometric changes of upper extremities due to different limb positions and muscle states (relaxed and tensed) is described. Furthermore, the process of data fitting for integrating the individual body parameters into the CAD-construction process is introduced. Three human subjects were integrated into the experimental study, representing different figure types according to ISO 8559-2:2017 [4]. Body postures were scanned using the 3D laser body scanner VITUSbodyscan (Vitronic GmbH), characterizing daily postures of production activities in or above head level as an example for industrial work. In order to compare the scans in relaxed and tensed muscle states as well as in different limb positions with high precision, physical markers and handholds were used. Raw scans were processed and reconstructed with ArthroScan Software tools (Avalution GmbH), 3D shape analysis was calculated for anthropometric changes of the upper arm. In a first step, orthogonal planes to the upper arm were generated and multiplied using Geomagic Freeform to gain intersections with the arm. In the next step, the intersections were fitted into ellipses using Matlab. Finally, the ellipse data formed the basis for the automated CAD-process to create an individual HMI. The results of the study reveal a strong indication that individual human-machine-interfaces are needed to achieve satisfaction concerning fitting, force transfer and safety aspects.

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Mass Customization in SMEs: Literature Review and Research Directions

Taps

Ditlev

Nielsen

2016

Managing Complexity

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Twenty years ago mass customization was acknowledged as the "New Frontier in Business Competition." The fi rst MCPC conference was hosted by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2001. Since then the MCPC conference has grown to become the primary conference for presenting and discussing current issues and recent developments within the fi elds of mass customization, personalization, and customer co-creation. The 2015 MCPC conference, the eighth in the series, for which the contributions are presented in this book, was hosted by the School of Management at the University du Québec in Montréal, Canada. For this edition, the emphasis was placed on "managing complexity."Research on management in general, and on mass customization more specifically, has evolved tremendously over the last few years. Often more focused on the link between theory and practice, it has allowed researchers and practitioners to present new viable business models. Yet, relying on the most recent technological advances, these new business models often increase the level of complexity in management. The creation of added value and market differentiation are a direct result of one's ability to manage this complexity. Hence, since operational excellence is strongly correlated to the ability to simplify complex entities, good managers must have an intuitive feel for this characteristic, understand it, and work hard to reduce it where possible. Unfortunately, the literature more often obscures the subject more than it reveals it.The MCPC 2015 was a multitrack conference featuring a combination of high profi le keynotes with expert talks, panel discussions, paper sessions, workshops, receptions, and much more. While it was devoted to sharing and discussing the latest research in the fi eld, MCPC 2015 strongly emphasized real-life applications. The MCPC conference is truly unique among conferences in that, since its beginning, it has attracted an equal share of practitioners and academics/researchers. This year, more than 200 academics, entrepreneurs, and management experts presented the most recent developments in mass customization and co-creation. A total of 60 conferences (academic, projects, case studies, etc.) were offered to the participants.Recognized for the quality of its practice-oriented education, the excellence of its applied research, and its international presence, the School of Management (ESG

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New technologies for the flexible and eco-efficient production of customized products for people with special necessities: Results of the FASHION-ABLE project

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Key Research Priorities for Factories of the Future—Part I: Missions

Key Research Priorities for Factories of the Future—Part I: Missions

Designing Physical Human-Machine-Interfaces for Exoskeletons Using 3D-Shape Analysis

Mass Customization in SMEs: Literature Review and Research Directions

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