Method for Detecting Industrial Defects in Intelligent Manufacturing Using Deep Learning

With the advent of Industry 4.0,marked by a surge in intelligent manufacturing,advanced sensors embedded in smart factories now enable extensive data collection on equipment operation.The analysis of such data is pivotal for ensuring production safety,a critical factor in monitoring the health status of manufacturing apparatus.Conventional defect detection techniques,typically limited to specific scenarios,often require manual feature extraction,leading to inefficiencies and limited versatility in the overall process.Our research presents an intelligent defect detection methodology that leverages deep learning techniques to automate feature extraction and defect localization processes.Our proposed approach encompasses a suite of components:the high-level feature learning block(HLFLB),the multi-scale feature learning block(MSFLB),and a dynamic adaptive fusion block(DAFB),working in tandem to extract meticulously and synergistically aggregate defect-related characteristics across various scales and hierarchical levels.We have conducted validation of the proposed method using datasets derived from gearbox and bearing assessments.The empirical outcomes underscore the superior defect detection capability of our approach.It demonstrates consistently high performance across diverse datasets and possesses the accuracy required to categorize defects,taking into account their specific locations and the extent of damage,proving the method’s effectiveness and reliability in identifying defects in industrial components.

Research on Machine Tool Fault Diagnosis and Maintenance Optimization in Intelligent Manufacturing Environments

In the context of intelligent manufacturing,machine tools,as core equipment,directly influence production efficiency and product quality through their operational reliability.Traditional maintenance methods for machine tools,often characterized by low efficiency and high costs,fail to meet the demands of modern manufacturing industries.Therefore,leveraging intelligent manufacturing technologies,this paper proposes a solution optimized for the diagnosis and maintenance of machine tool faults.Initially,the paper introduces sensor-based data acquisition technologies combined with big data analytics and machine learning algorithms to achieve intelligent fault diagnosis of machine tools.Subsequently,it discusses predictive maintenance strategies by establishing an optimized model for maintenance strategy and resource allocation,thereby enhancing maintenance efficiency and reducing costs.Lastly,the paper explores the architectural design,integration,and testing evaluation methods of intelligent manufacturing systems.The study indicates that optimization of machine tool fault diagnosis and maintenance in an intelligent manufacturing environment not only enhances equipment reliability but also significantly reduces maintenance costs,offering broad application prospects.

Research on the Design and Application of Virtual and Real Integrated Training Platform Based on Intelligent Manufacturing

In this paper,we built a robot training platform using virtual simulation software,and the robot assembly,handling,and palletizing were realized.The workstation includes an industrial robot,gas control unit,track function module,assembly function module,palletizing function module,vision module,etc.,and robot movement is achieved through language programming.The platform provides conditions for the practical ability training of application-oriented talents.

Research on the Training of Interdisciplinary-Based Intelligent Manufacturing Talents

As a significant field of research under the 14th Five Year Plan,intelligent manufacturing holds a special position in industrial upgrading and core technology independence.Intelligent manufacturing is an important support for building a“scientific and technological power”in the future.Cultivating creative interdisciplinary talents who can adapt to the development of intelligent manufacturing industry in the new era is of great significance for China to realize the modernization and autonomy of its industrial system.In view of the existing gap between the interdisciplinary talent training of intelligent manufacturing and the actual needs of the industry,this paper focuses on the concept of interdisciplinary construction.Based on the cycle improvement of professional construction,a curriculum system that integrates the interaction of interconnected projects is established.Through four specific measures,namely establishing the collaborative development system of intelligent manufacturing specialty,building a cycle diagnosis and reform system of intelligent manufacturing specialty,improving the curriculum system of integrated modular specialty group,and setting up an application scenario project-based curriculum,we hope to provide reference for the cross-training of compound intelligent manufacturing talents.

Intelligent Manufacturing in the Context of Industry 4.0： A Review

Our next generation of industry-lndustry 4.0-holds the promise of increased flexibility in manufacturing, along with mass customization, better quality, and improved productivity. It thus enables companies to cope with the challenges of producing increasingly individualized products with a short lead-time to market and higher quality. Intelligent manufacturing plays an important role in Industry 4.0. Typical resources are converted into intelligent objects so that they are able to sense, act, and behave within a smart environment. In order to fully understand intelligent manufacturing in the context of Industry 4.0, this paper provides a comprehensive review of associated topics such as intelligent manufacturing, Internet of Things （IoT）- enabled manufacturing, and cloud manufacturing. Similarities and differences in these topics are highlighted based on our analysis. We also review key technologies such as the loT, cyber-physical systems （CPSs）, cloud computing, big data analytics （BDA）, and information and communications technology （ICT） that are used to enable intelligent manufacturing. Next, we describe worldwide movements in intelligent manufacturing, including governmental strategic plans from different countries and strategic plans from major international companies in the European Union, United States, Japan, and China. Finally, we present current challenges and future research directions. The concepts discussed in this paper will spark new ideas in the effort to realize the much-anticipated Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Integrated and Intelligent Manufacturing： Perspectives and Enablers

With ever-increasing market competition and advances in technology, more and more countries are prioritizing advanced manufacturing technology as their top priority for economic growth. Germany announced the Industry 4.0 strategy in 2013. The US government launched the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership （AMP） in 2011 and the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation （NNMI） in 2014. Most recently, the Manufacturing USA initiative was officially rolled out to further ＂leverage existing resources... to nurture manufacturing innovation and accelerate commercialization＂ by fostering close collaboration between industry, academia, and government partners. In 2015, the Chinese government officially published a 10- year plan and roadmap toward manufacturing： Made in China 2025. In all these national initiatives, the core technology development and implementation is in the area of advanced manufacturing systems. A new manufacturing paradigm is emerging, which can be characterized by two unique features： integrated manufacturing and intelligent manufacturing. This trend is in line with the progress of industrial revolutions, in which higher efficiency in production systems is being continuously pursued. To this end, 10 major technologies can be identified for the new manufacturing paradigm. This paper describes the rationales and needs for integrated and intelligent manufacturing （i2M） systems. Related technologies from different fields are also described. In particular, key technological enablers, such as the Intemet of Things and Services （IoTS）, cyber-physical systems （CPSs）, and cloud computing are discussed. Challenges are addressed with applica- tions that are based on commercially available platforms such as General Electric （GE）＇s Predix and PTC＇s ThingWorx.

Smart Manufacturing and Intelligent Manufacturing:A Comparative Review

The application of intelligence to manufacturing has emerged as a compelling topic for researchers and industries around the world.However,different terminologies,namely smart manufacturing(SM)and intelligent manufacturing(IM),have been applied to what may be broadly characterized as a similar paradigm by some researchers and practitioners.While SM and IM are similar,they are not identical.From an evolutionary perspective,there has been little consideration on whether the definition,thought,connotation,and technical development of the concepts of SM or IM are consistent in the literature.To address this gap,the work performs a qualitative and quantitative investigation of research literature to systematically compare inherent differences of SM and IM and clarify the relationship between SM and IM.A bibliometric analysis of publication sources,annual publication numbers,keyword frequency,and top regions of research and development establishes the scope and trends of the currently presented research.Critical topics discussed include origin,definitions,evolutionary path,and key technologies of SM and IM.The implementation architecture,standards,and national focus are also discussed.In this work,a basis to understand SM and IM is provided,which is increasingly important because the trend to merge both terminologies rises in Industry 4.0 as intelligence is being rapidly applied to modern manufacturing and human–cyber–physical systems.

Intelligent Manufacturing for the Process Industry Driven by Industrial Artificial Intelligence

Based on the analysis of the characteristics and operation status of the process industry,as well as the development of the global intelligent manufacturing industry,a new mode of intelligent manufacturing for the process industry,namely,deep integration of industrial artificial intelligence and the Industrial Internet with the process industry,is proposed.This paper analyzes the development status of the existing three-tier structure of the process industry,which consists of the enterprise resource planning,the manufacturing execution system,and the process control system,and examines the decision-making,control,and operation management adopted by process enterprises.Based on this analysis,it then describes the meaning of an intelligent manufacturing framework and presents a vision of an intelligent optimal decision-making system based on human–machine cooperation and an intelligent autonomous control system.Finally,this paper analyzes the scientific challenges and key technologies that are crucial for the successful deployment of intelligent manufacturing in the process industry.

Intelligent Manufacturing Systems in COVID‑19 Pandemic and Beyond:Framework and Impact Assessment

Pandemics like COVID-19 have created a spreading and ever-higher healthy threat to the humans in the manufacturing system which incurs severe disruptions and complex issues to industrial networks.The intelligent manufacturing(IM)systems are promising to create a safe working environment by using the automated manufacturing assets which are monitored by the networked sensors and controlled by the intelligent decision-making algorithms.The relief of the production disruption by IM technologies facilitates the reconnection of the good and service flows in the network,which mitigates the severity of industrial chain disruption.In this study,we create a novel intelligent manufacturing framework for the production recovery under the pandemic and build an assessment model to evaluate the impacts of the IM technologies on industrial networks.Considering the constraints of the IM resources,we formulate an optimization model to schedule the allocation of IM resources according to the mutual market demands and the severity of the pandemic.

Knowledge expression,numerical modeling and optimization application of ethylene thermal cracking:From the perspective of intelligent manufacturing

Applications of process systems engineering(PSE)in plants and enterprises are boosting industrial reform from automation to digitization and intelligence.For ethylene thermal cracking,knowledge expression,numerical modeling and intelligent optimization are key steps for intelligent manufacturing.This paper provides an overview of progress and contributions to the PSE-aided production of thermal cracking;introduces the frameworks,methods and algorithms that have been proposed over the past10 years and discusses the advantages,limitations and applications in industrial practice.An entire set of molecular-level modeling approaches from feedstocks to products,including feedstock molecular reconstruction,reaction-network auto-generation and cracking unit simulation are described.Multilevel control and optimization methods are exhibited,including at the operational,cycle,plant and enterprise level.Relevant software packages are introduced.Finally,an outlook in terms of future directions is presented.

Modeling of Agile Intelligent Manufacturing-oriented Production Scheduling System

Agile intelligent manufacturing is one of the new manufacturing paradigms that adapt to the fierce globalizing market competition and meet the survival needs of the enterprises, in which the management and control of the production system have surpassed the scope of individual enterprise and embodied some new features including complexity, dynamicity, distributivity, and compatibility. The agile intelligent manufacturing paradigm calls for a production scheduling system that can support the cooperation among various production sectors, the distribution of various resources to achieve rational organization, scheduling and management of production activities. This paper uses multi-agents technology to build an agile intelligent manufacturing-oriented production scheduling system. Using the hybrid modeling method, the resources and functions of production system are encapsulated, and the agent-based production system model is established. A production scheduling-oriented multi-agents architecture is constructed and a multi-agents reference model is given in this paper.

Promoting the development of intelligent manufacturing in metallurgical enterprises based on physical and chemical metallurgical principles

Based on production data and metallurgical theory, this study discusses the control of inclusions in Baosteel’s products from the perspective of three key processes: converting, refining, and continuous casting(CC).The control of converter slagging, refining oxygen blowing(OB),and CC are considered.Based on metallurgical theory, this research investigates the effects of refining OB decarburization and argon blowing in a tundish on the oxygen content of molten steel.Combining theory and practice is beneficial to the discovery of new ways to tackle existing problems and the development of intelligent manufacturing.

Layout and Simulation Design of Intelligent Manufacturing Production Line via Visualone

NC machining of parts and components is developing in the direction of automation and intelligence.In addition,the automatic production line puts forward higher requirements for the overall layout,technological process and production tempo.The layout and simulation of the production line can more directly reflect the problems that may occur in the operation of the production line,and solve these problems through scientific methods.This project uses VisualOne software to simulate the operation of the intelligent manufacturing production line,which can directly find the existing problems in the layout of the production line and the process of the craftsmen,and optimize the layout of the production line.In addition,it can provide reliable support for the equipment procurement and on-site construction of the intelligent manufacturing automation production line in the later stage.

China and Germany further boost intelligent manufacturing standardization

The 5th Meeting of Sino-German Standardization Sub-working Group on Intelligent Manufacturing/Industry 4.0 was held in Hangzhou,capital of east China’s Zhejiang province from December 3 to 4,2017,bringing together over 90 representatives of both countries.

Restructuring of Industrial Talents and Their Characteristics from the Perspective of Intelligent Manufacturing in Dongguan

The advancement of intelligent manufacturing in Dongguan puts forward new requirements for industrial talents,and the development of new productivity is bound to force enterprises and employees to make adaptive adjustments.The upgrading of intelligent manufacturing is not only the upgrading of intelligent machines but also the upgrading of the human brain,which includes the reshaping and cultivation of industrial talents.Based on field research,this study analyzes the different characteristics of the traditional and the new intelligent manufacturing model,as well as summarizes the characteristics of industrial talents and the changing trend of talent demand in view of the intelligent manufacturing model in Dongguan.

Industrial Internet for intelligent manufacturing:past, present, and future

Industrial Internet, motivated by the deep integration of new-generation information and communication technology(ICT) and advanced manufacturing technology, will open up the production chain, value chain, and industry chain by establishing complete interconnections between humans, machines, and things. This will also help establish novel manufacturing and service modes, where personalized and customized production for differentiated services is a typical paradigm of future intelligent manufacturing. Thus, there is an urgent requirement to break through the existing chimney-like service mode provided by the hierarchical heterogeneous network architecture and establish a transparent channel for manufacturing and services using a flat network architecture. Starting from the basic concepts of process manufacturing and discrete manufacturing, we first analyze the basic requirements of typical manufacturing tasks. Then, with an overview on the developing process of industrial Internet, we systematically compare the current networking technologies and further analyze the problems of the present industrial Internet.On this basis, we propose to establish a novel “thin waist” that integrates sensing, communication, computing, and control for the future industrial Internet. Furthermore, we perform a deep analysis and engage in a discussion on the key challenges and future research issues regarding the multi-dimensional collaborative sensing of task–resource, the end-to-end deterministic communication of heterogeneous networks, and virtual computing and operation control of industrial Internet.

A novel model for assessing the degree of intelligent manufacturing readiness in the process industry: process-industry intelligent manufacturing readiness index (PIMRI)

Recently,the implementation of Industry 4.0 has become a new tendency,and it brings both opportunities and challenges to worldwide manufacturing companies.Thus,many manufacturing companies are attempting to find advanced technologies to launch intelligent manufacturing transformation.In this study,we propose a new model to measure the intelligent manufacturing readiness for the process industry,which aims to guide companies in recognizing their current stage and short slabs when carrying out intelligent manufacturing transformation.Although some models have already been reported to measure Industry 4.0 readiness and maturity,there are no models that are aimed at the process industry.This newly proposed model has six levels to describe different development stages for intelligent manufacturing.In addition,the model consists of four races,nine species,and 25 domains that are relevant to the essential businesses of companies’daily operation and capability requirements of intelligent manufacturing.Furthermore,these 25 domains are divided into 249 characteristic items to evaluate the manufacturing readiness in detail.A questionnaire is also designed based on the proposed model to help process-industry companies easily carry out self-diagnosis.Using the new method,a case including 196 real-world process-industry companies is evaluated to introduce the method of how to use the proposed model.Overall,the proposed model provides a new way to assess the degree of intelligent manufacturing readiness for process-industry companies.

Data-driven and artificial intelligence accelerated steel material research and intelligent manufacturing technology

With the development of new information technology,big data technology and artificial intelligence(AI)have accelerated material research and development and industrial manufacturing,which have become the key technology driving a new wave of global technological revolution and industrial transformation.This review introduces the data resources and databases related to steel materials.It then examines the fundamental strategies and applications of machine learning(ML)in the design and discovery of steel materials,including ML models based on experimental data,industrial manufacturing data,and simulation data,respectively.Given the advancements in big data,AI/ML,and new communication technologies,an intelligent manufacturing mode featuring digital twins is deemed critical in guiding the next industrial revolution.Consequently,the application of intelligence manufacturing with digital twins in the iron and steel industry is reviewed and discussed.Furthermore,the applications of ML in service performance prediction of steel products are addressed.Finally,the future development trends for datadriven and AI approaches throughout the entire life cycle of steel materials are prospected.Overall,this work presents an in-depth examination of the integration of datadriven and AI technologies in the steel industry,highlighting their potential and future directions.

Applications of artificial intelligence in intelligent manufacturing: a review

Based on research into the applications of artificial intelligence （AI） technology in the manufacturing industry in recent years, we analyze the rapid development of core technologies in the new era of＇Internet plus AI＇, which is triggering a great change in the models, means, and ecosystems of the manufacturing industry, as well as in the development of AI. We then propose new models, means, and forms of intelligent manufacturing, intelligent manufacturing system architecture, and intelligent man- ufactudng technology system, based on the integration of AI technology with information communications, manufacturing, and related product technology. Moreover, from the perspectives of intelligent manufacturing application technology, industry, and application demonstration, the current development in intelligent manufacturing is discussed. Finally, suggestions for the application of AI in intelligent manufacturing in China are presented.

Digital twin-based sustainable intelligent manufacturing: a review

As the next-generation manufacturing system,intelligent manufacturing enables better quality,higher productivity,lower cost,and increased manufacturing flexibility.The concept of sustainability is receiving increasing attention,and sustainable manufacturing is evolving.The digital twin is an emerging technology used in intelligent manufacturing that can grasp the state of intelligent manufacturing systems in real-time and predict system failures.Sustainable intelligent manufacturing based on a digital twin has advantages in practical applications.To fully understand the intelligent manufacturing that provides the digital twin,this study reviews both technologies and discusses the sustainability of intelligent manufacturing.Firstly,the relevant content of intelligent manufacturing,including intelligent manufacturing equipment,systems,and services,is analyzed.In addition,thesustainability of intelligent manufacturing is discussed.Subsequently,a digital twin and its application are introduced along with the development of intelligent manufacturing based on the digital twin technology.Finally,combined with the current status,the future development direction of intelligent manufacturing is presented.