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2023.12.04 NCKU《研發文訊》【Research Digest】- Intelligent Manufacturing Research Center (iMRC)

According to the academic research performance analysis report done by Scopus, Elsevier and SciVal in August 2022, Professor Cheng ranks Top 1 both domestically and internationally under the category of “Run; Metrology; Exponentially Weighted Moving Average” during 2012~2021. In addition, per the survey done by Clarivate in September 2023, Professor Cheng is the main inventor of AI related patents; he has the most AI patents in Taiwan, R.O.C., and his patent strength score is also the best domestically. Professor Cheng has won numerous awards and honors since his research power and achievements are highly acknowleged and praised not only in Taiwan but all over the world.

Intelligent Manufacturing Research Center (iMRC) was established aiming to realize the goal of manufacturing with Zero Defects of Industry 4.0. iMRC developed the Intelligent Factory Automation (iFA) system via incor porating the crossuniversity and cross-domain research resources, and successfully implemented it into 10 major industries with a total of more than 18 companies/institutes, including semiconductor, TFT-LCD, solar cell, aerospace, carbon fiber, machine tool, blow molding machine, metal additive manufacturing, Stick'N, pulp and paper industry, etc. Integrated with cloud intelligent manufacturing services such as Automatic Virtual Metrology (AVM), Intelligent Predictive Maintenance (IPM), and Intelligent Yield Management (IYM), the iFA system has been assisting the manufacturing industries to realize the vision of intelligent manufacturing with Zero Defects; which generates a total amount of technology transfer contract fee exceeding NTD$ 219,701,231 by far. The implementation of the iFA system benefited the Innolux Kaohsiung fab be selected as a Global Lighthouse in 2021, and ASE Kaohsiung fab a Global Lighthouse in 2023 certified by the World Economic Forum; assisted ChumPower Machinery to win the “Intelligent Machine Award” in TAIPEI PLAS 2018; and helped Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation to win the Digital Transformation Award (Intelligent Manufacturing Division) held by the Harvard Business Review in 2023. Based on the iFA system, an intelligent AM framework called IAMA was proposed to online monitoring of the AM manufacturing process for better surface quality, density, and tensile strength. IAMA was shortlisted for the 2021 “Future Technology Award”.

With the above-mentioned advantages of various technologies and research results that we developed for pursuing the Industry 4.1 vision of Zero Defects, iMRC will utilize the advanced ICT intelligent manufacturing technologies and green metal AM technology to develop a so-called Industry 4.2 with Green Intelligent Manufacturing System (I4.2-GiM) in the future. I4.2-GiM offers digitalized, intellectualized, and energy-saving & carbonreducing advanced technologies, including systematic carbon emission management (e.g. carbon disclosure, carbon neutrality) and intelligent energy management (e.g. energy consumption forecast, intelligent facilities energy management, and intelligent virtual power plant). I4.2-GiM can help Taiwan, R.O.C.’s manufacturing industries to meet the needs of digital transformation and intelligent manufacturing while also achieving energy conservation and carbon reduction for moving towards the goal of Net Zero in 2050, and thereby enhancing international competitiveness and sustainable development.

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