How technology can enable the fourth industrial revolution Lynne McGregor 28 February 2018
What is 4IR and how can it help the UK economy? Industry 4.0 is the digital transformation of manufacturing: leveraging platform technologies and digital tools such as AI and data analytics, AR/ VR, IoT connectivity, and robotics and digitally operated manufacturing processes. Requires the convergence of IT (Information Technology) and OT (Operational Technology) to realize connected factories, smart decentralized manufacturing, selfoptimizing systems and the digital supply chain in the information-driven cyberphysical environment of the 4th industrial revolution (sometimes called 4IR). https://www.i-scoop.eu/industry-4-0/
Studies show that 4IR can achieve the required improvements to the UK economy BCG reports that By leading this next digital industrial revolution, the UK could realise industrial efficiency gains of 25%, manufacturing sector growth of 1.5 3%, delivering annual growth of approximately 0.5% of GDP. These benefits could be much higher with a clear national strategy which supports the UK s industry digital transformation plans. An EEF report acknowledges that the benefits of 4IR technology adoption for manufacturing will be widespread, with smarter supply chains, smarter production and smarter products.. Industrial Digitisation Review reported:
Exploring VR, Digital Twins and 3D design and printing Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), 3D simulation and design, digital twins, and 3D printing are new digital technologies that are enabling 4IR, These tools will have a far-reaching effect on: how we design, produce, maintain and recycle products, how we develop new business models such as Servitisation and distributed manufacturing to deal with changing customer needs how we change and develop our supply chains to maximise benefits from individual strengths and capabilities
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Virtual reality is a computergenerated scenario that simulates a realistic experience. Augmented reality is view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are "augmented" by computer-generated perceptual information
Benefits of AR / VR AR / VR can provide significant benefits in across the entire value chain Siemens: A virtual reality system is saving Siemens Motion Control thousands in product, factory and tooling and providing customers with greater business value. They say Our VR has been a game-changer for us and how we work.. It s changed the way we think and act. Every single production operative in the factory has either seen or experienced it we now bring VR into every facet of what we do. Rolls Royce: VR technology is currently in use in key RR divisions to enhance operations across Design, Manufacturing & Assembly, Aftersales Services, Training, Marketing and Customer interactions And there are AR pilot projects for applications across the product lifecycle in all RR five businesses.
Real-time Simulation and Digital Twins A Digital Twin is essentially a living model of a physical asset or system, which will continually adapt to changes in the environment or operations to deliver the best business outcome. Essential ingredients: a model of the physical object or system real-time data collection about the object or system using sensors, IOT, etc. the ability to collate and synchronise this data to the model use of the model output to make decisions and take action. Prediction is at the core of Digital Twin capability: leveraging a combination of physics based models and data driven analytics to optimize key business indicators such as uptime and throughput
Benefits of Digital Twins All industrial sectors will have the potential to benefit from the adoption of digital twin methodologies. Gartner predicts that by 2021, half of large industrial companies will use digital twins, resulting in those organizations gaining a 10% improvement in effectiveness. IDC predict that by 2020, 30% of G2000 companies will be using data from digital twins of IoT connected products and assets to improve product innovation success rates and organizational productivity, achieving gains of up to 25%. Already, we are seeing a huge increase in funding requests for digital twin development projects.
3D Design 3D design enables products to be visualised, designed and tested before any physical products need to be produced. Huge variety of design options can be considered, cost vs performance, manufacturability, recyclability, etc. JLR uses simulation to design and test all of their new cars. Provides input for VR applications for training, maintenance, etc., and digital twins.
Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) A transformational cross-sectoral technology, having a disruptive impact on design, manufacturing, company location and business models. Gartner expects global AM market to reach $11 billion by 2022, at 27% CAGR from 2016 to 2022 Additive Manufacturing Strategy - published by AM-UK, September 2017 identified the opportunities and challenges for UK. Opportunities for Low volume production Reduced waste Shorter supply chain
Innovate UK the UK s innovation agency Innovate UK drives productivity and growth by supporting businesses to realise the potential of new technologies, develop ideas and make them a commercial success. To stay competitive as an advanced economy, we need to do things that others cannot do, or to do things in different and better ways. We can t stop thinking about the future
Digital Manufacturing Innovation Innovate UK CR&D investment 2014-16 High Value Manufacturing Automation for Manufacturing - 8m Augmented Manufacturing Reality The Virtual Engineer (preventative maintenance monitoring and diagnostics) Flexible Manufacturing - 6.2m Automated Remanufacturing of Rail Components (changing supply chain model) New chemical process enabling continuous operation with distributed manufacture Toward Zero Prototypes - 3.6m Photo realistic imaging of garments to change the way we buy and sell clothing 3D simulation techniques for modelling complex flow and turbulence Digital twin for factory layout and operation
Digital Manufacturing Innovation Innovate UK CR&D investment 2016-17 Manufacturing & Materials Sector Manufacturing & Materials Round 1-3.25m Robotic Flexible Food Manufacturing System Digital Manufacturing for Servitisation of Manufacturing Machines ISCF extension to M&M Round 1 5.8m Ergonomic Operational Real-Time Assessment Automated data manipulation for optimised manufacture Manufacturing & Materials Round 2-2.5m Cooperative distributed model predictive control Mastering Industrial Network Dynamics Manufacturing & Materials Round 3-2.25m Digital Twin: Fast Track Industrial Prototyping Toolset and Methodology Development of a dynamic analytics software platform
Additive Manufacturing Innovation Innovate UK CR&D investment 2016-17 Manufacturing & Materials Sector Connected Digital Additive Manufacturing May 2016 competition focused on AM strategic innovation priorities and connectivity with digital manufacturing M&M Round 2 (Oct 16) funded several feasibility and collaborative projects on AM ISCF extension to CDAM call (spring 2017) additional ISCF funding for fundable unfunded proposals from CDAM competition M&M Round 3 (May 2017) AM projects won a significant proportion of overall funding 40 AM-focused projects funded from above calls. Total project value 25m including 15m grant. Aerospace & Automotive projects not included
How do we support Industry 4.0? We create and fund Catapult centres..
So how do we support Industry 4.0? Fund and support initiatives Immerse UK Cross-sector network for businesses and research orgs using and developing AR/VR Aim to help UK business to take full advantage of new AR/VR opportunities, 4Manufacturing Initiative SMEs engaged by KTN and trained advisors 4IR support covering a range of sectors
So how do we support Industry 4.0? We connect up customers, suppliers and partners both nationally and internationally Knowledge Transfer Network Thematic Focus Knowledge Transfer Advisors Local Presence Global Connections
Investing in science, research and innovation We must become a more innovative economy and do more to commercialise our world leading science base to drive growth across the UK Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Industry-led and powered by multi-disciplinary research and business academic collaboration Develop UK industries that are fit for the future, driving progress in technologies where the UK can become a world-leader in research and commercialisation
Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Medicines manufacturing technologies Robots for a safer world Batteries for clean and flexible energy storage Self-driving vehicles Manufacturing and materials of the future Satellites and space technology
The second wave of the Challenge Fund Transforming construction Data to early diagnosis & precision medicine Transforming food production Next Generation Services Energy revolution Healthy Ageing Audience of the future Quantum technology
Next steps for the Challenge Fund These are exciting times for UK innovation
In November 2017, the government s Industrial Strategy White paper stated: We will run a third wave of Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund programmes, with UK Research and Innovation launching an expression of interest for potential challenges next year. This EOI process launches 28 Feb managed by UKRI using Innovate UK s Innovation Funding Service (IFS) The EOI process will enable industry to fully engage with the ISCF, including those businesses or sectors that do not traditionally make use of innovation funding. The open process also gives us the opportunity to identify novel or transformative challenges that might otherwise be missed.
Supporting UK innovative businesses today in developing the industries of tomorrow We can t stop thinking about the future