Industrial System Engineering

Description

The Industrial System Engineering Research Group has been active at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences of the Polytechnic University of Marche since 1984. The group currently consists of two full professors, two associate professors, and about 10 researchers, including doctoral students and collaborators. The mission of the Industrial System Engineering (ISE) Research Group is to contribute to the advancement, development, and dissemination of scientific and technical knowledge in the design, management, and maintenance of industrial plants, logistics systems, and services. Teaching, research, and technology transfer are carried out in line with innovation, shaping methodologies and techniques with the ultimate goal of promoting socio-economic well-being and sustainable development.

Keywords: Industrial plants; supply chain management; project management; Operations management; Industrial safety; Maintenance; Sustainability; Operational excellence.

Research activities

The scientific activities of the “Industrial Mechanical Systems” research group at the Polytechnic University of Marche are well established at national and international level, with studies in the fields of planning, design, implementation, management, control, and optimization of production systems, goods manufacturers, and/or service providers in industry and the service sector.
The projects developed mainly concern theoretical and experimental studies, technical, technological, and economic-management innovation. They deal with methodologies for the analysis and sizing of industrial plants, the design, control, and optimization of logistics systems, production management criteria, the layout of production and service facilities, the design and management of distribution logistics networks, the design and optimization of industrial warehouses, reliability engineering, quality, safety, and maintenance management, logistics automation of industrial plants, supply chain management, sustainability, and life cycle assessment (LCA).
Most of the research projects are part of European cooperation programs (Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, Interreg), national programs (M.U.R.S.T./MUR – MISE), regional programs (POR-FESR), and local research programs (M.U.R.S.T. MUR), as well as numerous research contracts funded by private companies.

The main research areas can be summarized as follows:

• Analysis and Design of Industrial Plants and Production Systems (Goods and Services)
• Industrial and Service Logistics
• Emergency Operations Management and Humanitarian Logistics
• Reliability, Safety, and Risk Management in Industrial and Service Sector Production Facilities
• Development of Industry 4.0 Solutions for Industrial and Service Systems

Laboratories

• Laboratorio di Impianti Meccanici e Industriali

Projects

HORIZON EUROPE

• MaaSAI – “Agile Manufacturing as a Service through AI Autonomous Agents” – HORIZON-CL4-2024-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-03
  • Sviluppo di un tool di modellazione della supply chain per l’ottimizzazione della rete logistica e simulazione completa dei processi di trasporto, produzione, stoccaggio, picking e sorting.
  • Sviluppo di un tool basato su algoritmi di AI e fuzzy cognitive maps, finalizzati all’ottimizzazione dei parametri di produzione e alla gestione efficiente delle risorse, sia per aziende del settore manufacturing che per aziende di processo.
• HURRICANE – “Sector-coupling hub for circular use of thermal and industrial waste” – HORIZON-CL4-2023-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-37
  • Sviluppo di un Digital Twin delle principali tecnologie innovative di recupero del calore dagli impianti Arcelor Mittal (AM) di Gent (Belgio) per il riscaldamento di alcune strutture pubbliche della città di Gent. Implementazione di queste soluzioni a diverse unità operative all’interno del sito di AM Ghent e in altri due siti siderurgici di ArcelorMittal.
  • Utilizzo di metodologie di Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Social-LCA e Life Cycle Costing per la valutazione degli impatti ambientali delle soluzioni di Industrial Symbiosis previste dal progetto.
• GREEN MARINE – “Retrofitting towards climate neutrality” – HORIZON-CL5-2022-D5-01-04
  • Sviluppo di un Digital Twin delle soluzioni tecnologiche di carbon capture sviluppate nel progetto e da utilizzare nelle navi da cargo.
  • Utilizzo di metodologie di Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Social-LCA e Life Cycle Costing per la valutazione degli impatti ambientali delle soluzioni di Carbon Capture previste dal progetto.
• AGILEHAND – “Smart Grading, Handling and Packaging Solutions for Soft and Deformable Products in Agile and Reconfigurable Lines” – HORIZON-CL4-2022-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-04 [Project Coordinator]
  • Tool di previsione della domanda di prodotti finiti da parte dei clienti basato su algoritmi di AI per le aziende Santorsola (Italia) e Marelec (Belgio).
  • Digital Twin dello shop floor produttivo in grado di simulare l’ambiente produttivo, raccogliere dati dai PLC delle macchine ed addestrare real-time algoritmi di machine learning.
• AIDEAS – “AI Driven industrial Equipment product life cycle boosting Agility, Sustainability and resilience” – HORIZON-CL4-2021-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-07
  • Sviluppo di un sistema di retrofitting delle macchine basato su algoritmi di AI in grado di ottimizzare i consumi energetici.
  • Sviluppo di algoritmi per l’ottimizzazione della gestione del fine vita dei prodotti.
  • Sviluppo di algoritmi di Deep Learning per il riconoscimento di immagini e l’immediata identificazione di difetti sui prodotti in lavorazione.
  • Tool per il calcolo del tempo residuo di vita delle macchine (Predictive Maintenance).
• RECHYCLE – “Recycling renewable hydrogen for climate neutrality” – HORIZON-CL4-2021-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-22
  • Valutazione degli impatti ambientali tramite Environmental LCA e Life Cycle Costing delle innovazioni produttive introdotte da Arcelor Mittal nel sito produttivo di Gent.

INTERREG

• AINATURE – “Exploitation of AI for the protection of the natural resources in the ADRION region” – INTERREG – IPA-ADRION00288; (2024-2026)
• GARDEN – Greener AgRo-fooD logistics in the mEditerraneaN area” – Interreg Euro-MED 2021-27

Jean Monnet Activities

• CIRECON – “The circular economy: the number one priority for the European Green Deal – Jean Monnet Activities, Call for proposals EAC/A02/2019

ERASMUS+

• FINARCH – “Developing SMEs As Digital Finance Architectures: Promoting Digital Transformation Using Gamification” – ERASMUS+ KA220-VET – Cooperation partnerships in vocational education and training (ERASMUS+; 2023-2025)
• SHOREWINNER – “Southern European Community for Offshore Wind Energy” – ERASMUS-EDU-2023-PEX-COVE [COVE Coordinator]
• CONTINUITY – “Business Continuity Managers Training Platform” – ERASMUS+ 2021-1-IT01-KA220-VET-000033287 – Action: Key Action 2  [Project Coordinator]
• ACADIGIA – “Accelerating aCAdemia´s DIGItal readiness for online and blended Augmented teaching” – ERASMUS+ – KA226-5DD40A2
• R&I LOOP – “Shaping the way Higher Education Institutions do Research and Innovation with and for Society” – Erasmus+ Programme, KA2 STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP PROJECT, AGREEMENT n° [ 2020-1-PT01-KA203-078366]
• Ecotextyle – “Ecotextyle: Vocational Education and Training on Product Enviromental Management for the Footwear and Textil Sector” – ERASMUS+ Key Action 2 – Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices (Vocational Education and Training)
• BIOALL  – “BIOHEALTH Gear Box Alliance” – ERASMUS+ – EAC/A05/2017 – Knowledge Alliances – Key Action 2 (KA2)
• ANL MEd – “The Algerian National Laboratory for Maintenance Education” – ERASMUS+ project ref. no: 586035-EPP-1-2017-1-DZ-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP

PRIN2022

• SHOES – “Simulation and data mining to Hasten the Overall Excellence of the footwear Supply chain” Cod. MUR 2022YRSHB2 – CUP B53C24007020006
  • Sviluppo di un simulatore integrato con dashboard KPI, dataset strutturati per la schedulazione e visualizzazione digitale degli asset produttivi. Le aziende potranno effettuare analisi di scenario per ottimizzare configurazioni e migliorare le prestazioni, promuovendo un miglioramento continuo e l’automazione graduale.

Staff

Prof. Maurizio Bevilacqua 
Tel. +39 071 220 4874
email: m.bevilacqua@staff.univpm.it

Prof. Filippo Emanuele Ciarapica 
Tel. +39 071 220 4435
email: f.e.ciarapica@staff.univpm.it

Prof.ssa Claudia Paciarotti 
Tel. +39 071 220 4696
email. c.paciarotti@staff.univpm.it

Prof. Giovanni Mazzuto
email. g.mazzuto@staff.univpm.it