The ZOOM:
MICRONORA’s flagship event
At a time when data is paramount and artificial intelligence is developing in industry, how can we increase productivity and efficiency in a clean, low-carbon and circular industry by using applications based on these tools?
Artificial intelligence is based on specific mathematical and computer approaches. It will learn to deal with subjects based on the data collected (according to the latest estimates, the amount of digital data created or replicated on a global scale have increased 30-fold between 2010 and 2020 and will rise by 40% by 2025).
Companies of all sizes can benefit from the use of AI in all stages of industrial design and production, whether it is to automate certain repetitive tasks or to assist people and make certain tasks easier.
SilMach – Eric Marin – Micromoteurs sur carte electronique
It all starts with intelligent sensors
Intelligence involves the supply of data obtained by sensors. By equipping them with intelligence, we can obtain information in real time or at defined times, enabling us to monitor the life of a part or component subjected to natural events (deformation, deterioration, etc.).
At ZOOM, SILMACH will be presenting ChronoMEMS®, a range of passive and autonomous micro-sensors, without electronics or batteries, which detect and count events: mechanical stress, thermal expansion, pressure variation, vibratory phenomena, shocks, etc. SILMACH also designs and manufactures PowerMEMS®, a unique silicon core micromotor technology for the watchmaking industry and many other sectors. SILMACH also designs and manufactures PowerMEMS®, a unique silicon core micromotor technology for the watchmaking industry and many other sectors.
When metrology increases productivity
Modern measurement systems must be fully automated so that they can be used at any time, always guaranteeing robust, connected and repeatable measurement results.
BRUKER ALICONA, with its µCMM machine equipped with a Pick & Place robot, will be teaming up with machine tool manufacturer KERN, with its Micro-HD adapted for milling and grinding, to inspect parts coming off the machine using the fully modular MORFOSE collaborative robot from MS INNOV.
CETIM (Centre Technique des Industries Mécaniques) will be presenting a demo of ACCES IA NOMAD: a vision-based inspection system that can be transported to the manufacturer’s premises and configured for a wide variety of part types.
Intelligent machine tools
In the case of a machine tool, the introduction of learning tools gives the opportunity of a certain number of operations with continuous (quasi-real time) or discontinuous (a posteriori) monitoring leading to the control of a zero-reject process. The aim will be to anticipate breakdowns or foresee degradation of machine or process components using so-called prognostic or health monitoring approaches, or to correct the manufacturing process in line with production constraints.
ENOVEAS will be exhibiting its micromachine, which features low energy consumption, a reduced footprint and a digital environment that enables preventive maintenance and optimisation of production programmes.
VERMOT AUTOMATION and ROBERT & SCHNEIDER SA are offering to add intelligence to older machines with a complete retrofit of a Tornos M7 machine before and after modifications to bring it up to CE standards, digitalise production and significantly boost productivity.
GF MACHINING will be presenting, in the electro erosion field, an Intelligent Spark Protection System (ISPS).
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Intelligence in design and simulation
Virtual and/or augmented reality offer considerable opportunities in a wide range of industrial functions. Whether it’s a question of designing parts or components, control/measurement, assembly or maintenance, training support, safety or productivity, they must be an integral part of the factory’s day-to-day operations.
PERCIPIO ROBOTICS, a deeptech in microrobotics, will be exhibiting a micromanipulation platform, the associated simulator with the option of operating it via a joystick and the digital twin of a demo machine with 2 micromanipulation grippers, which will be installed on the PERCIPIO ROBOTICS booth.
STSI will be presenting a digital animation combining virtual reality and interaction with a human-sized showcase. The STSI teams will be offering controlled access to virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) to illustrate the integration of these technologies into industrial applications, with the aim of improving efficiency and the user experience.
Percipio Simulateur 1
Research will also be present
Research plays a key role at every edition of the MICRONORA ZOOM, helping to anticipate the future. With the FEMTO-ST institute in Besançon, Burgundy-Franche-Comté is a key player in the world of microtechnology & microengineering.
FEMTO-ST will be presenting the use of AI to monitor and predict the failure/performance of continuous systems, with concrete examples of AI applications in the precision machining of complex shapes by electro-erosion, with quasi-continuous monitoring and interaction of the process. Equivalent approaches will be carried out on industrial cases for cutting/stamping. Besides, in order to demonstrate the wide variety of approaches, a microtechnical application on intelligent devices for diagnosing breast cancer will also be presented.
Finally, the development of digital platforms encourages collaborative working, training, technology monitoring and real-life case simulations.
At the ZOOM, the 4H FACTORY platform developed by the Pôle Véhicule du Futur as part of the DEDIHCATED programme (Support offer for the digitisation of SMEs and SMIs in Burgundy-Franche-Comté) will enable visitors to test its various applications.
