Research project
Lasers4MaaS
How can sustainable and circular decision-making be integrated into manufacturing operations? How can data from physical simulation models, digital twins and operations be used for sustainability assessment? How can manufacturing decisions affecting sustainability and circularity be integrated into the Digital Product Passport (DPP)?
- Duration
- 2024 - 2028
- Contact
- Marco Cinelli
- Funding
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TWIN GREEN AND DIGITAL TRANSITION 2024
- Partners
University of Warwick WMG
University of Stuttgart IFSW
TU Wien
Civan Lasers
RACE
ECOR International
Cornaglia
FFT
Futurice
EPIC Photonics
Short abstract
The Lasers4Maas project aims to demonstrate a digital platform providing services for data interoperability and trusted data sharing beyond the factory boundaries, while integrating reconfigurable manufacturing processes allowing for on demand manufacturing of customised products, with high quality and sustainability performance.
Project description
The objective of the project is to operationalize the smart, decentralised and sustainable factories of the future using dynamic beam shaping-based laser welding technology as a manufacturing service. The project will deliver a digital platform to enable manufacturers to make products on-demand in a sustainable and cost-effective manner, without the need to (re-)investment in new equipment.
The Lasers4Mass technology will be demonstrated in multiple strategic sectors with the aim to boost European competitiveness at the global level and reaching the Green Deal objectives. The 5 strategic sectors included in this project are automotive, nuclear fusion, food packaging, aerospace and hydrogen
The Department of Industrial Ecology of the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) (Faculty of Science) and the Decision Engineering for Sustainability and Resilience (DESIRE) Laboratory of Leiden University College (Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs) are involved in the development of systems for complex decision-making through Decision Support System (DSS) fueled by performance, sustainability, circularity and cost information and to harmonize data gathering across Lasers4MaaS tools. This work will enable the comprehensive application of Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) and Design for Circularity (DfC) with the aim to minimize environmental impacts and costs, while maximizing performance of the laser welding systems.
