PROJECT GOAL: The first objective is to safely get workers back into the plants and provide remote management capabilities so South Bay can produce critical products during the pandemic. Additionally, the solution provides productivity metrics and analysis to help increase OEE now and in the future. Energy consumption analysis allows an understanding of how Energy Efficiency can be increased. This solution also provides “lite MES” capabilities without any IT investment. All of these elements will provide strategic benefits for US Manufacturing competitiveness and provide a cornerstone profile for the CESMII platform.
TECHNICAL APPROACH: The SM Profiles for CNC Machining project provides a vision based digital twin of the manufacturing operations. This includes connecting to a network for cloud communication, cameras and sensors for data collection, advanced Machine Vision and AI edge processing to ensure privacy and data transformation, and a real time dashboard plus analytics reports both accessed through a web browser. Integration with other backend systems can be deployed in the future.
KEY TASKS AND MILESTONES:
- Deliver an operational Smart Manufacturing solution for South Bay Solutions
- Define an industry first CNC Smart Manufacturing process profile with multiple tiers of data
- Delivery of a manufacturer validates cornerstone CNC process profile to the CESMII SM Platform
BENEFITS: This project is directly in line CESMII’s goals and mission: Ensuring the power of change and innovation is at the fingertips of every manufacturer. By establishing the CNC process profile this project also supports broader CESMII goals including growing global competitiveness and profits, improved data use, existing asset optimization, and improved safety during the Covid-19 pandemic.
| Member % Cost Share | CESMII % Cost Share | Duration |
| 50% | 50% | 6 Months |