AURORA - AUtomated Remanufacturing Of RAil components

再制造是一个主要的制造挑战，因为进料部件的状况会发生变化，而且需要对不断变化的需求做出快速反应，这是由包括在役故障（如铁路部门的意外车轮扁平）在内的因素驱动的，这使得准确的预测变得非常困难。此外，该方法还提出了重要的供应链和物流挑战，以确保在正确的时间和地点收集和返回零件，以满足复杂的维修计划，包括在固定期限内进行的多项活动。现有的维修方法通常需要在不同的位置进行一系列手工作业，使精确控制成为不可能。对于大量使用的高价值设备，需要采取不同的方法，必须尽量减少“停机”时间。在AURORA项目中，将开发和演示世界上第一个用于轨道部件的柔性再制造单元，该单元结合了高性能包层、加工和过程中的部件检测，以确保部件的准确性和完整性。这种新方法将使研究新的商业模式成为可能。

Remanufacturing is a major manufacturing challenge due to the variation in the condition of incoming parts, as well as the need to react quickly to varying demand, driven by factors including in-service failure (such as casualty wheel flats in the rail sector) which makes accurate forecasting very difficult. Moreover, the approach presents important supply chain and logistical challenges to ensure that parts are collected and returned at the right time and place to meet complex repair schedules, involving multiple activities against fixed deadlines. Existing repair methods often entail a series of manual tasks, undertaken in different locations, making precise control impossible. A different approach is required for heavily utilised high value equipment where "out-of-service" time must be minimised. In the AURORA project, the world's first flexible remanufacturing cell for rail components, combining high performance cladding, machining and in-process part inspection, to ensure the accuracy and integrity of parts, will be developed and demonstrated. This new approach will enable novel business models to be investigated.