SPS
manufacturing Supervisor
SPS
“Our experience in monitoring system, combined with Idea75’s innovative algorithmic solutions led to the creation of a ZDM system that has revolutionized customer’s approach to plant management.”
SPS
“Thanks to SPS project our company is now able to control the large number of variables that affect the production process of polyphenolic concentrates, to optimize production and to minimize waste.”
SPS
manufacturing Supervisor
SPS
“Our experience in monitoring system, combined with Idea75’s innovative algorithmic solutions led to the creation of a ZDM system that has revolutionized customer’s approach to plant management.”
SPS
“Thanks to SPS project our company is now able to control the large number of variables that affect the production process of polyphenolic concentrates, to optimize production and to minimize waste.”
PROJECT DATA
Customer: Politecnico di Milano
Category: European call for proposals
Data: Mag. 2017 – Lug. 2018
Location: Terni
Start: 05/2017 – End: 07/2018
BEinCPPS is a project funded by the European Union Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 under Grant agreement n° 680633
PROJECT DATA
Client: Politecnico di Milano | Category: European call for proposals
Data: Mag. 2017 – Lug. 2018 | Location: Terni
Start: 05/2017 – End: 07/2018
BEinCPPS is a project funded by the European Union Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 under Grant agreement n° 680633
RESULTS
Plant monitored by SPS
Reduction in production waste
Reduction in energy consumption
OBJECTIVES
The goal of the project was to achieve the elimination of production defects (Zero-Defect Manufacturing) and the energy efficiency of the plant (Energy Efficiency).
The characteristics of the process did not facilitate the achievement of these objectives by means of a standard supervision system as the range of compliance is very narrow and the chemical / physical characteristics of the finished product are heavily influenced by environmental factors (temperature, humidity, lighting), by the characteristics of the raw material and by processing times.
SOLUTIONS
It consists of an advanced system for forecasting and evaluating the quality of the product that monitors the production process, detects defects and deviations from the conformity range of the finished product and reacts with automatic adjustments of the machinery settings.
SPS retrieves information from the production line providing suggestions to production line operators on the actions to be taken to improve the quality and energy efficiency of the line based on historical data and process KPIs.
MORE IN DEPTH
Scheme of operation of the system with the previous setup.
Scheme of operation of the system after SPS.
SPS is based on a 3-level architecture fully compliant with BEinCPPS standards:
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Field: consisting of sensors, actuators and a gateway (SPS-gw) for the acquisition of on-site data and the management of the implementations;
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Factory: middleware for the management of communications between the production site and the cloud system;
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Cloud: implementing data storage, processing and a user interface.
Smart Polyphenol manufacturing Supervisor enabled:
- a reduction in the quantity of product discarded due to non-compliance by 20%;
- a reduction in the global energy consumption of the production line by 10%;
- an improvement in the average quality of the finished product by 15%.
Reduction of the amount of product discarded
due to non-compliance before and after the application of SPS.
Energy consumption compared: before and after SPS application.
PUBLICATIONS, ARTICLES, AWARDS
BEinCPPS final review meeting – Bruxelles – 12 Dicembre 2018
SPS was presented among the best 4 projects at the BEinCPPS final review meeting in Brussels.
7 October 2019
STAKEHOLDERS & CREDITS
Degree in Electronics Engineering
Politecnico di Bari (IT)
MBA @SPEGEA Business School
CEO @Tera srl
Holder of 3 Italian and 4 international patents
40+ industrial and R&D projects
MSc with honors & PhD in Electrical Eng.
Politecnico di Bari (IT)
EU Marie Curie Fellow
Nottingham University (UK)
40+ international papers
30+ industrial and R&D projects
Politecnico di Milano is an Italian scientific and technological university, founded in 1863. The fields of study and research include three macro-areas: engineering, architecture and industrial design.
www.polimi.it
Poli4Life is a young company, dedicated to research with highly qualified staff and excellent collaborations, bringing a highly effective polyphenolic concentrate to the market.
www.poli4life.it
Tera is a young innovative SME based on the experience acquired over several years of activity by a group of engineers and managers operating in the renewable energy and electronics sector, both in industrial and R&D contexts.
www.terasrl.it
