Process industry is one of the leading sectors of the world economy, characterized by difficult environmental conditions, low innovation and very high consumption of electricity. There is a strong push at worldwide level towards the dual objective of improving the efficiency of plants and products, significantly reducing the consumption of electricity and CO2 emissions. Digital transformation can be the enabling driver to achieve these goals, while ensuring better working conditions for workers. Currently, digital sensors in plants produce a large amount of data which constitutes a potential value that is not exploited. Digital technologies, with process design using digital twins, can combine the physical and the virtual worlds, bringing innovation with great efficiency and drastic reduction of waste. In accordance with the guidelines of Industrie 4.0, the H2020 funded CAPRI project aims to innovate the process industry, with a modular and scalable Reference Architecture, based on open source software, which can be implemented both in brownfield and greenfield scenarios. The ability to distribute processing between the edge, where the data is created, and the cloud, where the greatest computational resources are available, facilitates the development of integrated digital solutions with cognitive capabilities. The reference architecture will be finally validated in the asphalt, steel and pharma pilot plants, allowing the development of integrated planning solutions, with scheduling and control of the plants, optimizing the efficiency and reliability of the supply chain, and balancing energy efficiency.
翻译:以环境条件困难、创新程度低、电力消耗量高为特点的工艺工业是世界经济的主导部门之一,其特点是环境条件恶劣、创新程度低、电力消耗量高; 在全球范围内大力推动提高工厂和产品效率的双重目标,大幅降低电力和二氧化碳排放量的消耗量; 数字转换可以成为实现这些目标的有利驱动因素,同时确保工人有更好的工作条件; 目前,工厂的数字传感器生成了大量数据,这些数据构成了潜在的价值,但这种数据并没有被利用; 数字技术,使用数字双胞胎的工艺设计,能够将物理和虚拟世界结合起来,带来创新,以极高的效率和大量减少废物; 根据Industrie 4.0的指导方针,由H20-20资助的CAPRI项目旨在以开放源软件为基础,以模块化和可缩放的参考结构为基础,对工艺工业进行创新,以开放源软件为基础,在棕色地和绿地两种情景中实施; 能够将处理过程分散在数据生成的边缘和拥有最大计算资源的云层之间,有助于开发具有认知能力的一体化的数字解决方案; 参考结构将最终在沥迹、钢铁和稳定、安全、能源供应效率的流程中进行综合管理。