Paolo Calefati Innovation Manager @Prima Industrie 4T - Tech Transfer Transfer Think 2018

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Innovation is looking beyond.
Prima Industrie: Open Innovation success stories
Author: Paolo Calefati

3. 40 YEARS OF INNOVATION
40yearsofexperience
In 2017 we celebrated 40 years of activity in laser and sheet metal working sector.
A long history means a deep experience across different technologies and different
industrial applications.
1.777 Employees
450M€ Net Sales 2017
464M€ Net Sales last 12 month
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349 336 350
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450

4. OUR WORLDWIDE COVERAGE
Next to you
More than 490 Service and Application
Engineers to assist 13,000machines
Installed in 80Countries

5. PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
OSAI
Motion Control
and CNC’s
ELECTRONICS AND LASER
TECHNOLOGIES
CONVERGENT
Fiber and CO2
Laser sources
LASER AND SHEET METAL
MACHINERY
THE LASER
2D and 3D laser machines
for cutting, welding and
drilling
THE COMBI
Integrated
systems
punch+laser
THE PRESS THE SOFTWARE
Smart solutions to connect your
machines and maximize
productivity
THE SYSTEM
FMC & FMS to
automate your
production flow
THE PUNCH THE SHEAR
THE BEND
Servo-electric panel
benders and bending
centers
Integrated
systems
punch+shear
Servo-electric
turret punch
presses
Servo-electric
and hydraulic
press brakes

6. WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS
Automotive
Aerospace
Energy
Electronics
Medical
Agricultural & Construction
Consumer goods
General manufacturing

7. FOCUS AUTOMOTIVE

8. AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS

9. LASER SYSTEMS SPEED & PRODUCTIVITY
From here to the moon and back
~300
installations
The amazing numbers of Laser Next family:
Distance of the moon: ~380,000 km
300 machines with 5,500 working hours/year cut
230,000 km distance
We’ll come back from the moon during 2018!
3,000,0000
operating hours
200,000,000
manufactured parts
200,000,000
turn table rotations
2,000,000,000+
holes
500,000
km total cut path

10. AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS
A wide range of different applications
in many industrial fields
Blades/vanes
Combustors
Transition ducts (LBT)
Seals
Stator ring
Welding titanium and nickel based superalloys

11. BACKGROUND
Continuous innovation in photonics for manufacturing and mechatronics for laser based manufacturing
• Photonics and lasers for material processing
• Mechatronics and automation
• CNC and redundant axis control systems
1979 - Zac
1985 - Optimo
1990 - Rapido 2001 - Laserdyne
1997 - Platino 2003 - Agilaser
2005 - Syncrono
2008 – Fiber Today –
Green&Smart
2011 - PPPLab

12. The main value of Prima Industrie is Technology and Innovation since the beginning in 1977.
Prima Industrie alredy invest about 5,2% of yearly turnover in R&D programs, but it is not enough!
In the last years technologies are drastically changing and digital transformation will affect the manufacturing world. University
will play a key role for the company competitiveness for three main factors:
1. New Technology. Company are always concentrated in their core business activities. New technology are not sufficiently
investigated and studied. When innovation happens, for the companies it is too late. Not enough time to recover the
technology gap with new competitors/pioneers.
2. Innovation Timing. New business based on innovation has to be profitable. The innovation timing is the most important
factor for profitability.
3. New Skills. The company change starts from skilled people. All new technologies require new skills.
Open Innovation Approach

13. OPEN INNOVATION IS THE SOLUTION
Companies and universities have to work together!
-New Technologies. New technology has to be properly addressed during joint research projects, through joint research lab and
by using company-univerty reasearch partnerships.
-Tecnology Maturation. Different TRL Technology readiness levels require different approaches. The competence centers will
bridge the research outcomes (TRL 4-5) and the new products (TRL 8-9). Full and integrated pilot lines will support the companies
by decreasing investment risks in new technologies. Case studies and applications based on new technologies will accelerate the
technology transfer process.
-New Business. Spinoff/startup or joint labs could integrate traditional business and they could become new businesses and/or
new revenues.
-Education. New skills . Master (for instance additive manufacturing and Industry 4.0) and Industrial PHD will educate and train
people in time with new technology adoption.
Open Innovation Approach

14. RESEARCHEDUCATION
NEW BUSINESS
Prima Industrie – University reasearch partnerships
(Laser sources, additive manufacturing, digital transformation)
INDUSTRY
Competence Centers
(pilot line: diode fab, Additive Manufacturing)
Innovative productservices
(laser diodes, Additive manufactuting, digital services)
Industrial PHD
Master (additive manufacturing,
Industry 4.0)
Joint Reaseach projects
Joint Labs (diode fab)
Additive manufacturing lab
Market
Business vision
Industrial expertise
Diode Fab
Prima Additive
Industry 4.0
TRL 4-5
TRL 6-7
TRL 8-10
Prima Industrie Open Innovation Approach

15. PRIMA INDUSTRIE – POLITECNICO DI TORINO
OPEN INNOVATION SUCCESS STORIES
- The diode fab
- Prima Additive

16. 2011 – PPPLab, Politecnico di Torino - Prima Industrie – Prima Electro joint lab
• In 2009 the laser source market changed. Fiber laser, a disruptive technology for laser material
processing, got an important part of the CO2 laser market.
• In 2011 Prima Industrie, Prima Electro and Politecnico di Torino inaugurated the solid state laser PPP Lab
to react as fast as possible.
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17. High power solid state laser sources for material
processing
From diodes to high power fiber laser sources
fiber laser source for
Additive Manifacturing
Fiber laser for laser
cutting and welding
Direct diode laser for welding
PRIMA – COMAU
Joint project
0,4- 1 kW
3-4 kW
> 6 kW
Semiconductpor FAB -
Joint Lab
2011 – PPPLab, Politecnico di Torino - Prima Industrie – Prima Electro joint lab

18. LASERS FOR MATERIAL PROCESSING OUR VOCATION

19. 3D Printing,
Rapid Prototyping,
Direct Digital Manufacturing,
…
Additive
Manufacturing
Laser additive
manufacturing
2015 – Additive manufacturing partnership. Politecnico di Torino – Prima Industrie

20. European Additive Manufacturing
Projects
AMATHO
Main Research Centers Main Industrial Partners
2015 – Additive manufacturing partnership. Politecnico di Torino – Prima Industrie

21. Training
Large Industry
APR srl, 3D New Technologies srl, BLU
ENGINEERING srl, IRIS srl, ELLENA SpA,
ITACAE srl, SAMEC srl, CAB ELECTRA srl,
LASERLAM srl, TOSCA srl, POWER
EQUIPMENTS srl, SI ENGINEERING srl, SRS
ED srl, COMUTENSILI SpA, AVIOSPACE srl,
ALFA MECCANICA srl, AISICO srl
Small Medium
Enterprises
First AM Regional Project, 26 partners
• complete regional supply chain, 3 end user sectors (aerospace,
automotive, tooling)
•More than 20 new employees in the first year
Impact
Main Research Centers
First Additive Manufacturing Master in Europe
2015 – Additive manufacturing partnership. Politecnico di Torino – Prima Industrie

22. THE BOREALIS EXPERIENCE
Borealis our first additive approach:
EU H2020 funded project 3 A energy class
flexible machine for the new additive and
subtractive manufacturing on next
generation of complex 3D metal parts

23. THE BOREALIS EXPERIENCE
Borealis our first additive approach:
EU H2020 funded project 3 A energy class flexible machine for the new additive and subtractive
manufacturing on next generation of complex 3D metal parts
HORIZON 2020SUCCESSSTORY 2018

24. WHAT WE LEARNED FROM BOREALIS
Additive manufacturing technology
TECHNOLOGY-PROCESS / Knowledge to make it better
Optimise / Efficient & effective manufacturing
Design / Think in additive way
TheAdditiveManufacturingmachineisjust thetopof theiceberg!

25. PRIMA ADDITIVE APPROACH: ADDITIVE IS COMPETITIVE
Additive Manufacturing turnkey solutions: full range of metallic laser additive manufacturing
technologies full application support and global services

26. TECHNOLOGIES INSPIRED BY CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Circular economy in terms of:
• design strategy for exending product lifecyle
• optimized process to use resources more
efficently
• remanufacturing to return a used product
to its original performances
• recycling of powder to close the material
loop

27. Ultra fast direct
deposition
Start up
investment
INNOVATION STRATEGY: laser based high performance
STATE OF THE ART
(TODAY)
PRIMA ADDITIVE
VALUE PROPOSITION
Build rate (cm3/h)LOW HIGH
HIGH
Printingresolution

28. COMPETENCE CENTER LASER BASED MANUFACTURING
• High level of local competences (enterprises,
Universities and associations)
• High relationship with the E.U. development
model for industry 4.0
Research
center
Universities
SME
Cluster
Investors
Associations
Incubators
Government and
Public Istitutions
Start-up
Industrial Player
Competence Center
Manufacturing 4.0
CC
Coordination and
collaboration with Italian and
European Competence
Centers
CC
CC
CC

29. NEW BUILDING
• Training and awareness on Industry 4.0. Prima Power academy
• Live demo on additive manufacturing and best practices
for Industry 4.0
• Additive manufacturing Advisory Center
• Accelerator of new innovative projects
• Support and integration on new Industry 4.0
technologies (sensors and IT)
Tech Demo Center on Laser Based Manufacturing