The Intelligent Work System (IWS)

英国目前扩大高价值制造业战略的一个关键限制因素是熟练工人的供应。高技能的工程师和技术人员越来越难找到，这将在未来十年内因大量退休而加剧（1940-50年代后期的婴儿潮）。先进航空航天装配有限公司（A3）通过创新研究，我们意识到，将两种技术结合起来，再加上智能工具和传感器，将创造出一种新的产品，使工程人员能够执行复杂的部件装配操作，减少错误数量。光学和激光投影系统都直接将制造信息显示在零件上。光学系统可以在广阔的区域显示大量信息，并具有不同的颜色，激光系统可以非常准确地突出零件的边缘。新产品将直接指导非熟练工人完成复杂的制造任务，利用数字传感器确保错误的可能性降至最低。技术人员将能够在一个环境中工作，其中必要的制造信息是明确的投影直接到部分或工作站。关键的过程测量数据，如扭矩值和齐平等，将自动记录和智能工具集成到系统中。这将有助于制造公司减少错误，并使新工人能够快速获得所需的技能。这一市场证明的主要目标是评估智能工作系统（IWS）的商业可行性，建立英国，欧盟和全球市场的完整范围，并深入了解关键利益相关者，潜在合作伙伴和客户的真实的需求和要求。市场机会的早期映射将大大加快产品的开发和实现。

A key limiting factor to the UK’s current strategy of expanding its high value manufacturingsector is the supply of ably skilled workers. Highly skilled engineers and technicians arebecoming harder to find and this will be exacerbated in the future by the high number retiringover the next ten years (baby boom of the late 1940-50’s).Advanced Aerospace Assembly Ltd. (A3) has realised through innovative research that theintegration of two technologies with the addition of intelligent tools and sensors will create anew product that enables engineering staff to carry out complex part assembly operations witha reduced number of errors. Optical and laser projection systems both display manufacturinginformation directly onto the part. The optical system can show a great deal of informationacross a vast area, with different colours and the laser system can highlight edges on the partvery accurately.The new product will directly guide an unskilled worker through a complex manufacturingtask, utilising digital sensors to ensure that the probability of a mistake is at a minimum. Thetechnician will be able to work in an environment where the necessary manufacturinginformation is clearly projected directly onto the part or workstation. Critical processmeasurement data such as torque values and flushness etc will be automatically recorded andlogged by the integration of intelligent tools into the system. This would assist manufacturingcompanies in reducing errors and enable new workers to quickly gain the required skills.The key objective of this proof of market is to assess the commercial viability of theIntelligent Work System (IWS), to establish the full extent of the UK, EU and global marketsand to gain a thorough understanding of the real needs and requirements of key stakeholders,potential partners and customers. The early mapping of the market opportunities willsignificantly accelerate the development and realisation of the product.