I-Stamp - Intelligent and Sustainable Molding Process Through Monitoring and Hybrid Control Strategies

The machine tool investment for stamping (presses and tools) is cost intensive in the automotive sector. Maximizing the return on investment (ROI) against these assets is crucial to maintain a healthy bottom line. In addition, minimizing the amount of scrap is necessary to become more competitive and create more sustainable manufacturing processes.

Objectives

In this context, the I-Stamp project aims to drastically increase the overall equipment efficiency of car-sized press lines used for the production of large critical external components and high-strength internal reinforcements by implementing new digital solutions.

Implementation

New active shims for large size critical tools, new sensors to measure the indentation inside and outside the tool and finally advanced controllers based on reduced order or meta-models and calibrated by experimental observations will be used for this purpose.

These innovations will be transformed in new products to be installed in intelligent presses and exploited after the completion of the project.