R3-MYDAS focuses on proving the reliability and replicability of remanufacturing by developing and validating three demo cases for energy goods: Oil & Gas components, Electric Vehicle batteries, and Wind Turbine gearboxes. The project creates a multi-actor framework that integrates advanced mechatronics, innovative digital technologies, and insights from social sciences and humanities, aimed at establishing functionally, environmentally, and economically sustainable circular value chains for the remanufacturing of energy goods at the industrial level. This approach accelerates the transition of the manufacturing industry towards more sustainable and circular value chains.
The project’s main objectives are as follows:
- Demonstrate the application of innovative technologies in mechatronics, IT, and social sciences for the remanufacturing, repurposing, and recycling of energy goods across three industry demo cases.
- Create a user-friendly marketplace based on the Digital Product Passport, enabling the buying and selling of remanufactured goods while ensuring full traceability and reliability of products and services.
- Build a flexible framework for remanufacturing that integrates mechatronics, IT, and social sciences, designed to be easily replicated across the EU and adaptable to various manufacturing sectors.
- Develop and test demo-specific cognitive mechatronics modules powered by Machine Learning (ML) algorithms to optimize the quality monitoring and remanufacturing processes.
- Assess the environmental, financial, and social sustainability of the R3-Mydas demo cases and framework through comprehensive life cycle assessments (LCA), life cycle costs (LCC), and social LCA (s-LCA).
- Develop a detailed exploitation plan for R3-Mydas, leveraging the knowledge generated throughout the project to support European stakeholders in adopting R3-Mydas’ innovative framework solutions.
- Design and validate a specific approach to human and social sciences (SSH) within each R3-Mydas demo case to ensure alignment with user needs and industry standards.
- Validate the R3-Mydas multi-actor framework with stakeholders across various circular value chains for remanufacturing in each demo case.
- Raise awareness about R3-Mydas to promote sustainability and circularity within the remanufacturing value chains, focusing on energy goods.
ITML’s role in the project
In the R3-Mydas project, ITML plays a crucial role as a technical partner, driving innovation with its expertise in data collection, analysis, and specialized solutions. One of ITML’s main contributions is the development of a customized Analytics-as-a-Service platform, which uses ITML’s Data Fusion Bus (DFB) middleware to support the e-vehicle remanufacturing demo case.
Additionally, ITML is responsible for integrating the project’s online marketplace, leveraging its expertise in cyber-intelligence for Industry 4.0 to ensure smooth data flow and efficient analytics, which benefits all stakeholders in the remanufacturing process. ITML also contributes to various other tasks, providing support to ensure the project progresses smoothly, including dissemination, communication, and other activities.
For more information, visit the official project website: https://r3-mydas.eu/
Acknowledgment
The project R3-MYDAS has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under the Grant Agreement No. 101138738.
