Description
ECOFACT is a €12 million, Horizon 2020, EU-funded project made up of 20 consortium members from several European countries aiming at developing an ECO-innovative energy factory management platform using improved dynamic LCA/LCCA toward holistic manufacturing sustainability. The platform will be deployed in four different demo sites: a biscuit factory (Gullon), a Stellantis Group automotive factory (Tofas), a Heineken Group brewery (Athenian Brewery) and a multinational household appliances factory (Arçelik). One team is leading the development of the digital twin platform (DTP), based on Autodesk Forge software and composed of production lines, 3D models, and different applications (material-flow simulations, energy simulations, production planning and scheduling, industrial energy disaggregation, and industrial energy flexibility). The DTP will display simulation results and real-time Internet of Things (IoT) data alongside the 3D models maximizing Autodesk Forge functionalities.
Key Learnings
- Assess the potential of a solution based on the Autodesk Forge platform and its APIs.
- Learn about how to optimize production—and operation and maintenance—processes and reduce energy consumptions and costs.
- Learn about validating industrial digital twins in the Autodesk Forge environment, integrating real-time IoT data.
- Learn about combining energy and resource management systems with a dynamic LCA and LCCA approach.