Events

Secondment Deakin University - From Austria to Australia

By Johannes Handler on Jan 8th, 2024

In January and February, I had the great opportunity to do a Secondment at Deakin University, collaborating with Prof. Chang-Tsun Li and Dr. Duc Thanh Nguyen from the School of Information Technology. My visit was part of WP4.1, which focused on analyzing the needs for AI and Big Data Analytics.
Deakin University's workspace is all about openness and collaboration. With its open spaces and interdisciplinary approach, it was the perfect place for sparking conversations and sharing ideas with researchers from different fields. This opened up the opportunity for me to take part in a study about using augmented reality in manufacturing and what it could mean for the future of the industry.
In essence, my time at Deakin University was not just an incredible academic experience but also a fantastic journey into new cultures and climates. Moreover, it offered a pleasant escape from the Austrian winter, allowing me to enjoy the warmth of the Australian summer.
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Secondment: Guest lecture

By Jona Rief on Jan 6th, 2024

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Last saturday was my last day at Chiang Mai University and I gave a presentation to the students about the project #SME 5.0 and my PhD project on standardizing miniload warehouses. It was great to see their interest and curiosity about these topics.
I want to thank Asst.-Prof. Korrakot Tippayawong, Asst.-Prof. Chawis Boonmee and the whole Department of Industrial Engineering for their support and hospitality during my stay here. You guys are awesome! I will miss you all and hope to see you again soon!
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Secondment to WPI, USA (Ambelynn Bonello)

By Amberlynn Bonello on Jan 6th, 2024

Ms. Amberlynn Bonello, RSO I and PhD student from the University of Malta spent a month in Worcester, MA, USA between 6th January and 6th February 2024 to directly collaborate with Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) under the SME 5.0 project.

Professor Christopher Brown mentored Ms Bonello on the methodology of Axiomatic Design, which was then applied within the context of human-centric and safe human-robot collaboration for SMEs (small and medium enterprises).

The outcome of this work shall be published as a journal article and a conference paper under the SME 5.0 deliverables.
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Publication

By Rungchat Chompu-inwai on Dec 26th, 2023

Rungchat Chompu-inwai and Trasapong Thaiupathump together with co-author Waratinad Wichajaroen jointly wrote an article entitled “Analysis of knowledge and skills essential for Industrial Engineers in context of Industry 4.0 within Thai automobile sector” which was accepted for publication in an academic journal named “Engineering and Applied Science Research” (indexed in Scopus). The article is awaiting publication. This study aims to identify the needs of Thai automobile companies regarding the knowledge and skills of IEs for Industry 4.0. Furthermore, it aims to rank these IE knowledge and skills in terms of importance. The findings indicate that the importance rankings for essential IE knowledge and skills vary across a distinct group of Industry 4.0 adoption levels. The rankings of vital IE knowledge and skills across diverse adoption levels are comparatively analyzed and discussed. While this study primarily centers on the automotive industry, it has the potential to illuminate broader trends that extend to other sectors as well.
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Knowledge and Skill Requirements for Industry 4.0: Perspectives from Thailand’s Automotive Industry

By Trasapong Thaiupathump on Dec 26th, 2023

Rungchat Chompu-inwai and Trasapong Thaiupathump together with co-author Waratinad Wichajaroen jointly wrote an article entitled “Analysis of knowledge and skills essential for Industrial Engineers in context of Industry 4.0 within Thai automobile sector” which was accepted for publication in an academic journal named “Engineering and Applied Science Research” which is indexed in Scopus. The article is awaiting publication. This study aims to identify the needs of Thai automobile companies regarding the knowledge and skills of IEs for Industry 4.0. Furthermore, it aims to rank these IE knowledge and skills in terms of importance. The findings indicate that the importance rankings for essential IE knowledge and skills vary across a distinct group of Industry 4.0 adoption levels. The rankings of vital IE knowledge and skills across diverse adoption levels are comparatively analyzed and discussed. While this study primarily centers on the automotive industry, it has the potential to illuminate broader trends that extend to other sectors as well.
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Secondment TUM-PFW (Secondment itself)

By Marc Wegmann on Dec 14th, 2023

Marc Wegmann from TUM visited Prof. David Cochran from PFW from the beginning of November until mid of December 2023. The activities carried out during the secondment included the work on a design decomposition for Industry 5.0 and the preperation of a questionnaire that will be sent out and analyzed within the stakeholder network of SME 5.0. Additionally, Marc Wegmann together with his colleagues and Prof. Cochran hold an industry workshop (mainly SMEs) in West Lafayett regarding the implementation barriers of Industry 5.0.
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Secondment TUM-PFW (workshop during Secondment)

By Marc Wegmann on Dec 12th, 2023

Marc Wegmann from TUM visited Prof. David Cochran from PFW from the beginning of November until mid of December 2023. The activities carried out during the secondment included the work on a design decomposition for Industry 5.0 and the preperation of a questionnaire that will be sent out and analyzed within the stakeholder network of SME 5.0. Additionally, Marc Wegmann together with his colleagues and Prof. Cochran hold an industry workshop (mainly SMEs) in West Lafayett regarding the implementation barriers of Industry 5.0.

The workshop included the provision of an overview of the Industry 5.0 pillars. Afterwards, the participants derived use cases in the field of Industry 5.0 based on their company experiences. A structured brainstorming emphasizing the underlying problem statement, the technical solution, the value proposition and the system barriers was used. For selected use cases, implementation barriers were identified by the participants. These barriers were identified by providing the framework of an Ishikawa diagram. In the afternoon of the workshop, the participants got to know the smart manufacturing labs of Purdue University in West Layafette to experience som of the discussed use cases in a real world application.

The workshop serves as a pilot workshop that will be carried out with other partners in the future.
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Secondment: Arrival at CMU

By Jona Rief on Dec 12th, 2023

This week, our colleague Jona Rief has begun his secondment at Chiang Mai University, Thailand. He will be working with the team at CMU, which includes Asst.-Prof. Chawis Boonmee, Asst.-Prof. Korrakot Tippayawong, and Assoc.-Prof. Sakgasem Ramingwong.
Jona's secondment is part of the #SME 5.0 project, which the EU funds. The project aims to help SMEs transition to Industry 5.0, the next level of intelligent, sustainable, and human-centered production. The project involves building a network, researching, developing tools, creating guidelines, and providing recommendations for SMEs and stakeholders.
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SMART Labs Tour

By Sarah Wagner on Dec 12th, 2023

Purdue University invited all those attending the SME5.0 Workshop to visit the SMART Labs located on the West Lafayette campus. From intelligent process technology and assembly innovations (robots, camera systems, etc.) to an electrical engineering learning environment, it was all there. The high TRL level fascinated all participants and allowed them to easily transfer the results to their own use cases. We'd like to thank Prof. Duane Dunlap, Prof. David Cochran and Tim Updike for making it possible for us to enjoy this exciting Lab Tour.
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