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Dr. Thorsten Wuest [email protected] Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 - Opportunities and Challenges for SMEs 1 st Industry 4.0 School & Industry Night February 18, 2018 Kelonwa, Canada West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering

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Dr. Thorsten Wuest [email protected]

Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 - Opportunities and Challenges for SMEs

1stIndustry4.0School&IndustryNightFebruary18,2018

Kelonwa,Canada

WestVirginiaUniversityBenjaminM.StatlerCollegeofEngineeringandMineralResourcesDepartmentofIndustrialandManagementSystemsEngineering

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2005 2013

Schmid&Wuest,2017

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2005 2013

Dr. Thorsten Wuest [email protected]

Schmid&Wuest,2017

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1.  SmartManufacturing

2.  SmartManufacturingTechnologies

3.  SmartMfgSurveyofSMEsinWestVirginia

4.  RecommendaCons

Agenda

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“Manufacturingcreateswealth”Prof.RonaldG.Askin,ArizonaStateUniversity(USA)

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hPps://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/38/92/57/389257d7b42e9a9bc34df0a5d00ae87e.jpg

“Obamaplansexecu?veac?onstostrengthenU.S.manufacturing”(h#p://www.reuters.com/ar2cle/2014/10/27/us-usa-obama-industrialoutput-idUSKBN0IG0UR20141027)

“Obamaconfirmsfundingformanufacturinginnova?onhubs”(Skiba,K.,ChicagoTribune,Feb,25th2014)

“Obamapushesforhigh-techmanufacturing”(Pace, J., June, 24th 2011, NBCNews)

“We’rebuildingIronman–ManufacturingInnova?on”(Obama,Feb,2014)

Dr. Thorsten Wuest [email protected]

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Manufacturing today

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•  Newtechnologies•  Newglobalrules•  Newopportuni^es•  Newchallenges…

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You may have heard of

Allthesetermsdescribeasimilardevelopment!

SmartManufacturingIndustrialInternet

Industrie4.0Cyper-Physical(ProducCon)Systems

FactoryoftheFuture

…andmanymore!ManufacturingIntelligence

IMS

IntelligentManufacturing

CloudManufacturing

Industry4.0SmartFactory

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Heading towards the 4th industrial revolution

Source:hPps://www.i-scoop.eu/industry-4-0/

Valuefrom… People Process Technology InformaCon

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AutomaCon

Physicalvs.Cogni?ve

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Industry 4.0 and employment

DominionPostDec.29,2017

hHp://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/september-9-2017-1.4280509/will-you-have-to-become-a-cyborg-for-your-job-1.4280516

DominionPostDec.30,2017

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It is a global development

High-TechStrategyProjectsforthefuture•  Industry4.0initiative•  SmartServicesProgram•  SmartDataProgramforSME

ManufacturingRenaissance•  IndustrialInternetConsortium•  SmartManufacturingLeadership

Coali^on(SMLC)•  ManufacturingUSA

IndustryRevitalizationPlanRestructuringofindustryWorld’sleadingITsocietyConnectedfactory

ChinaManufacturing2025ITintegrationinindustrialprocessesHigh-endautomatization&robotics

Source:SiemensLtd.Seoul2014

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Advanced & Smart Manufacturing

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SmartManufacturing

Useofdatathroughouttheproductlifecycle

SmartManufacturingFocusondataandanaly^cs

Two different ways of differentiation

AdvancedManufacturingNewtechnologies,products,materialsandprocesses

AdvancedManufacturingFocusonphysicalmanufacturing-technology

Source:MiPal,Khan&Wuest2017Source:Shippetal.2012Schmid&Wuest,2017

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Advanced vs. Smart Manufacturing

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Smart Manufacturing

“SmartManufacturingisadataintensiveapplicaConofinformaContechnologyattheshopfloorlevelandabovetoenableintelligent,efficientandresponsiveoperaCons.”

Wallace&Riddick,2013

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Smart Manufacturing Smartmanufacturingmarriesinforma?on,technologyandhumaningenuitytobringaboutarapidrevoluConinthedevelopmentandapplicaConofmanufacturingintelligencetoeveryaspectofbusiness.

Itwillfundamentallychangehowproductsareinvented,manufactured,shippedandsold.

Itwillimproveworkersafetyandprotecttheenvironmentbymakingzero-emissions,zero-incidentmanufacturingpossible.

Itwillhelpkeepjobsinthiscountry[USA]bykeepingmanufacturerscompeCCveintheglobalmarketplacedespitethesubstanCallyhighercostofdoingbusinessintheUnitedStates.

Chand&Davis,2010

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SMART MANUFACTURING PRINCIPLES / CONNECTIVITY / VIRTUALIZATION / DATA UTILIZATION

Schmid&Wuest,2017

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Smart Manufacturing Opportunities The Industrial IoT creates various improvement opportunities

+49%productquality +80%

efficiency

-30%productiontime

+40%customersa^sfac^on

+25%productivityincrease

-25%safetyincidents

+25%energyefficiencyimprovement

+1%GDP

Source:hPps://www.slideshare.net/solaircorporate/

Schmid&Wuest,2017

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Smart Manufacturing Vision Fully Connected Smart Factory

Ineedmorematerials

Alertsmonitor:Problemwithmachine#2.Pleasecheck

I’mcustomerorder#312andwanttoberedcolored.

Endoflinetest:Machine#1,Pleaseadjustmachineparameters

Source:hPp://smartamerica.org/teams/smart-manufacturing/

Controlcenter:Aggregateddatarevealimprovementareas

Packingmaterialislow.Pleasereleaseorder.

Cogwheelwillbreakinfivedays.Ihaveorderedsparepartsandscheduledexternalserviceprovider.

Schmid&Wuest,2017

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IT/OT Integration enabling Smart Manufacturing Convergence of the virtual and real world

Virtualworld

OperaConalTechnology(OT)

InternetofThings(IoT)Manual

DataInputBarcode

EmbeddedWirelessSensorRFID

InformaConTechnology(IT)Mainframe

ERPInternet

MES

CNC

Robo^cs

Fieldbus TCP/IPPLC

Sensors

PC

Cloud

SmartManufacturing

Realworld

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Smart Manufacturing and (I)IoT (I)IoT as an enabler of Smart Manufacturing

SmartGrids

ConnectedCarsSmartCiCes

Smart…

SmartManufacturing

•  Manufacturingindustries•  Systems,things,devices,

ontheshopfloor•  Productsthroughout

theirlifecycle

InternetofThings

•  Allindustries

•  Allthingsanddevices

SmartProcesses

SmartProducts

SmartPlants

Source:hPps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q5Iyw8vll8

Schmid&Wuest,2017

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SMART MANUFACTURING MARRIES TECHNOLOGY, DATA AND HUMAN INGENUITY

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Source:JinwooPark,2015

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Smart Manufacturing Technologies

•  Technologyisalwaysakeyenablingfactor

•  ButwhatareSmartManufacturingassociatedtechnologies?

• WecreatedacomprehensiveoverviewasabasisfordiscussionandafirststeptowardsaSmartManufacturingOntology

•  OpenAccessPaper:MiPal,S.,Kahn,M.Romero,D.&Wuest,T.(2017).SmartManufacturing:CharacterisCcs,TechnologiesandEnablingFactors.PartB:JournalofEngineeringManufacture,Onlinefirst,1-20.DOI10.1177/0954405417736547

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Mittal et al., 2017

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38technologies(27char./7enabl.factors)Wedecidedtocluster,resul^ngin:1.  3-DPrin^ng/Addi^veManufacturing2.  CloudManufacturing3.  CPS(CyberPhysicalSystems)/CPPS

(CyberPhysicalProduc^onSystems)4.  CyberSecurity5.  DataAnaly^cs6.  EnergySaving/EnergyEfficiency

7.  IntelligentControl8.  IoT/IoS/IIoT9.  ITbasedProduc^onSystem10.  SmartProduct/Part/Material11.  VisualTechnology

Smart Manufacturing Technology Clusters

Mittal et al., 2017

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Mittal et al., 2017

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•  ExampleCluster:VisualTechnology

• Comprisedofthreetechnologies:

•  Hologram/DigitalTwin•  AugmentedReality•  VirtualReality

Source:hPps://compass-ssl.surface.com/assets/d4/8d/d48dbc28-aec3-4417-b319-bed3aac91c81.jpg?n=Overview_Hero_1920_img_new.jpg

Example: Visual Technologies

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… But what does all that mean for manufacturing companies?

•  Con?nuousinnova?on•  QuesConcurrentprocesses&pracCces!

•  Adap?onofnewtechnologies,toolsandframeworks

•  Data&InformaCondriven!•  Skilledworkforce

•  Lifelonglearning!

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Smart Manufacturing in Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)

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Status of Industry

Source:JinwooPark,2015

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Siemens Digital factory

•  Siemens’plantinAmberg,Germany

•  Productscommunicatewithmanufacturingmachines

•  ITsystemscontrolandop^mizeallprocesses

•  Produc^onqualityisat99.99885%

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SMEs vs MNEs – Different requirements

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Upgrade existing systems •  BoschupgradedLathefrom1887tobeSmartManufacturingready

•  Newcapabili?es:•  processmonitoringforconstantqualityassurance

•  anotheriscondi^onmonitoringinordertopreventunplanneddown^mes

•  Extremeexamplebutshowcasesthepoten?al

hPp://www.bosch-presse.de/pressportal/en/69632.html

hPp://www.bosch-presse.de/pressportal/en/69632.html

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Background §  InternetofThingsischangingtheindustriallandscape§  ManufacturingisundergoingamajortransiCon§  Largecorpora^onsaredealingwiththistopicintensively

⇒  ButhowtoapplySmartManufacturinginsmallcompanies?⇒  Howcansmallmanufacturerstakeadvantageofit?

Objectives §  Examinethecurrentstateofmanufacturingwithasurvey§  Understandthemanufacturinglandscapeanditsspecific

challengesandconcernsbyconduc^nginterviewsandplantvisits§  Supportsmallmanufacturersinadop^ngSmartManufacturing

technologiesbyseengupatrainingworkshop

Work Packages 1.  Onlinesurvey2.  Interviews&plantvisits3.  Analysisofresults&report4.  Trainingworkshop

Schmid&Wuest,2017

Project Scope

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Survey Method

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

Total#ofrespondentsfrommanufacturing53

Companysizeby#employees

lessthat20

100-499

20-99

500andmore

Who participated in the survey?

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Survey Results How aware are companies of the transition towards Smart Manufacturing?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Industry4.0

SmartManufacturing

IndustrialInternet

InternetofThings(IoT)

SmartFactory

Cyber-physicalsystem

Ihavealreadyheardabout...0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Mycompanyisdealingwith...

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Survey Results How prepared are companies for Smart Manufacturing?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Slightlyprepared

Moderatelyprepared

Veryprepared

Towhatextentisyourcompanyandyouremployeesprepared?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Notrelevantatall

Moderatelyrelevant

Veryrelevant

HowrelevantisSmartManufacturingforyourcompany?

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Survey Results What are the needs of manufacturers when it comes to Smart Manufacturing?

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Interview Method Who participated in the interview sessions?

Manufacturing Experts

Intervieweesinmanufacturingcompanies

9Expertsinacademia,associa^ons&state

agencies

Manufacturers

5

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Selected insights from interviews

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Lack of economic opportunities -  Declineofcoalindustry-  Declineinlocalmarkets-  Oversupplyinglobalmarkets-  Globalcompe^^on

Infrastructure challenges -  Telecommunica^oninfrastructure-  Lackofinvestmentsinfacili^es/tech.-  Infrastructureofsupportsystems

Increasing cost -  Increasingu^lityrates-  Rapidlyrisinghealthcarecost-  Lackofcapitalto‘keepup’w/tech.

Manufacturing reputation problem -  Mindsetof‘second-class’jobs&lowwages-  Misconcep^onofdirtyanddangerouswork

Perception of Smart Manufacturing value -  Lackofawarenessofexis^ngtech.&poten^alimpact-  Hardtoimaginevalue-addfordiscretemanufacturing-  Difficulttoimagineinasmallscale-  Lackofshowcases&successstories/rolemodels

“It’s a different deal in small companies in many ways” -  Smallcompaniescouldmovefaster-  Lessresourcesreg.humansresources,money&^me

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Key challenges of Smart Manufacturing adoption for SMEs

Lack of opportunity

Resources & cost

Knowledge & awareness

Skilled workforce

Missing ‘success stories’

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‘Capability creates Opportunity’

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Craig Hartzell, Azimuth Inc., 2017

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SMART MANUFACTURING IS NOT ONLY FOR THE BIG GUYS.

Schmid&Wuest,2017

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Opportunities for collaboration & entrepreneurs

Brave new world

‘Low’ initial investment

Dedicated ‘Apps’ (Platform solution)

Scalable solutions (interoperable & extensible)

Fast deployment

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•  ProvideeducaConalresourcesonSmartManufacturingandIndustry4.0(‘spreadtheword’inanaccessibleway)forindustrialpartners.

•  Jointlydevelopcurriculumfor1)professionalstoequipthemwithrequiredknowledgetoinnovateandoperatewithinaSmartManufacturingenvironment,and2)includeSmartManufacturinginexisCngengineeringcurriculaacrossins^tu^ons(‘highschooltomasters/Ph.D.’),departmentsandmajors.

•  Communicatesuccessesbroadlyandencouragepeer-to-peerexchange(acrossindustries)ofbestprac^cesandlessonslearned.

Recommendations (1/2) for Smart Manufacturing in SMEs

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•  Buildstrongandsustainablepartnershipsbetweencompanies,academiaandindustryassocia^ons.Forexample,leverage(local)technologystart-upstoteam-upwithestablishedmanufacturersandacademia.

•  Startwithsmall‘lighthouse’projectstarge^ngspecificpainpointstolearnandachievequickwins.

•  LeveragestateandfederalfundingtocomplementthelimitedrecoursesavailabletomanufacturingSMEs.

Recommendations (2/2) for Smart Manufacturing in SMEs

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SMART MANUFACTURING CANNOT BE BOUGHT. THE SUCCESS HAS TO BE EARNED.

Schmid&Wuest,2017

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My take on this issue: •  Solu^onsmustbetailoredtoSMEs’(real!)needs&requirements!

•  Createrealvalue(shortANDlongterm)!

•  Fitthestrategy/vision!

TodosoSMEsneedto:•  Assesstheircurrentprocessescri^cally

•  Iden?fytheircorecompetencies•  Buildonthoseand•  Developaroadmapwithspecificmilestones/objec^ves

•  (keep80/20ruleinmind!)

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Contact:ThorstenWuest,Ph.D.AssistantProfessorSmartManufacturingWayneandKathyRichardsFacultyFellowWestVirginiaUniversityIndustrialandManagementSystemsEngineering347EngineeringSciencesBuildingMorgantown,WV26506-6070,USA+1(304)[email protected]

Thank You!