Manufacturing Technology Evolves

GROUP 5
ANNETT VARGHESE
UDDIPAN DE
ANKIT RAJ GIRI
SNEHASHISH DAS
ANIRUDDHA DENZIL HAZRA
 Digital twins are a digital replica
(simulation) of a real-world system.

MANUFACTURING Digital twins can be used to mirror

MEETS ITS complex pieces of machinery, predicting
how they’ll respond to certain scenarios.
(DIGITAL) TWIN

General Electric’s (GE) power and water

division implemented digital twins for
parts it supplies to power plants, wind
farms, and electrical grids.
MANUFACTURING MEETS ITS (DIGITAL) TWIN

 Digital twins are particularly useful

for large, complicated parts—
such as jet engines
 Digital twins allow product
designers to quickly and easily test
out different product variations.
 ADDITIVE AND SUBTRACTIVE MANUFACTURING
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE

Additive Manufacturing
 Constructs parts by successively depositing layers of material in a predesigned shape

 Ability to create custom or specialized products at much lower costs. Eg: surgical tools,
aerospace industry.

 Additive manufacturing typically uses much less material to create a product.

Subtractive Manufacturing
 Creates objects by cutting away pieces from a solid block of material, like in CNC.

 Hybrid Manufacturing: TS Tech built a check fixture using CNC and 3D printing –
resulting in cutting cost by 31%
AUTONOMOUS DEVICES
IMPROVE WORKFLOWS
 Enhancing workflows across the supply chain, from
improving shop floor operations to facilitating intelligent
distribution management.

 AI is powering a new breed of autonomous devices that

are able to operate with little or no human interaction by
learning from the surroundings and making decisions
independently.

 European robotic- device company KUKA has a full line of

industrial robots designed for a variety of purposes.

 Despite the potential uses and advantages, adoption of

autonomous devices has been relatively slow: 9% usage
of semi-autonomous or fully autonomous devices.
Expected to increase to 11% in next 3 years.
 AUTONOMOUS DEVICES IMPROVE
WORKFLOWS

 60% manufacturers cite cost as a

top concern.

 Price is dropping as the

technology progresses: 83%
decrease over five years.

 Deloitte predicts that within the

next ten years, autonomous
devices will provide a competitive
advantage to companies that
incorporate them into the
workplace.
 Advanced materials today include super-strong composites,
exotic alloys, bio-materials that can “heal” themselves and
lightweight fabrics that can solidify with a single touch.

Computer modelling tools now enable companies to design

materials with the exact properties they’re seeking.

ADVANCED
MATERIALS Eg: using secondary ion mass spectrometer to study how
hydrogen atoms diffuse into steel, revealing any flaws and
UNLOCK NEW allowing for the development of a stronger product

OPPORTUNITIES
Nanotechnology allows scientists to manufacture materials
at the molecular level

Researchers are now able to explore the properties of a

virtual material without having first to produce it because of
advancements in computing power.
 Vastly increase productivity and efficiency in
manufacturing

Gartner predicts that by 2019, 20% of large businesses will

use AR, VR, or mixed reality in some way

AR/VR SHINES IN Devices like AR Headsets provide the wearer with instant
access to a conceivably endless supply of information,
MANUFACTURING helping them complete a task safely and efficiently.

Field service engineers at ThyssenKrupp are utilizing

Microsoft HoloLens to improve operations and safety.

Porsche tested a program in its assembly plant, where

technicians used AR to enhance the QA process.
AR/VR SHINES IN MANUFACTURING

 Many manufacturers have distributed operations, and inspectors

and technicians need to travel between these physical locations
in order to inspect. MR allows these experts to look through the
“eyes” of an on-site technician.
 Rather than needing to train every technician to a certain level,
companies can utilize AR and VR to provide on-site training and
supplement an employee’s existing skill set that can be delivered
to them when needed.
 GE healthcare:
1) Logging in employees using facial recognition.
2) At warehouse, workers receiving picklist orders through AR were
able to complete the task 46% faster.