Industry 4.0

B-PHOT is a core lab of FlandersMake. The main mission of FlandersMake is to support Flemish companies in their digitalisation in the framework of Industry 4.0. As a core lab B-PHOT has been involved in several projects on the following topics :

• ADAVI: Anomaly detection by active visual inspection (ICON)
• BEAMSHAPE : Optical beam shaping for high-productivity/high-quality laser-aided manufacturing (ICON)
• MONICON : Monitoring and control of laser melting processes (ICON)
• AMPRODCHAIN : Integrated production chain for additive manufacturing of structural applications in polymer materials (ICON)
  
• INTLAS : Integrated laser hardening for prototypes and small series complex components (ICON)
  
• FiberMech: Fiber optics & predictable physical models towards load analysis in mechatronic systems (SBO)
• SAFOS: Smartify assets using fiber-optic sensors (SBO)

In addition B-PHOT is involved in the following infrastructure projects:

• OPTICS & SENSING : Pilot line for freeform glass optics and photonics sensors
  More info : Optics & Sensing
• I3oT : Infrastructure for Industrial Internet of Things

• Computational Modelling of Thermo-Elastohydrodynamic Lubricated Contacts - CONTACTLUB (FWO project)
• Effective Structural Health Monitoring with Additive Manufacturing -eSHIM (FWO project)
• Model-based design platform for optical yarn detectors for weaving machines MOOI - VLAIO project with Picanol
• Manufacturing Execution Systems for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises - Mes4SME (VLAIO project)