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TAIPRO Engineering
Environmental Assessment
First Step to convince end-users to invest in
innovative sensors and energy efficiency.
M. Saint-Mard (Managing director)
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Scope
Environnemental assessment & LCA
TAIPRO’s general activities
Chain of values of a smart sensor
Applicable markets:
Example of smart sensors
Industrial needs
Information needed from end-users
Applicable markets
Expectations in LCA
Conclusion
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Environmental assessment & LCA
LCA is a technique
to assess
environmental
impacts associated
with all the stages
of a product's.
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TAIPRO Engineering’s BM
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TAIPRO’s activities
TAIPRO Engineering focuses its activities on
innovative micro assembly (packaging) of
existing sensors and microelectronic COTS
(Components Off The Shelf) to perform
customized solutions with new functionalities for
industrial applications:
Tailored development project for in situ proof of
concept demonstration,
Standard & nonstandard packaging/micro assembly
consultancy and pre-production series before
manufacturing,
Training on specific packaging and testing equipment,
Remark: TAIPRO’s customer does not know what is
a sensor… How to answer properly? LCA is a part of
the solution Examples
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Chain of value of a smart sensor
Chain of value of a smart sensor (macroscopical
view)
Bare dies and electrical components
Large series
Equipment and tooling
Final customer
Fab
Packaging
D&E
Proto / small
series
Research institute
Integration level
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Example of smart sensors
TAMMI
Li-Corne
(with courtesy of CMI)
Automatic lubrication
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Example 1
Multisensor platform - Sensor node
Goal: Health monitoring of a production plant –> Be
aware of « soft » deviation of the monitored information
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Example 2 – (With courtesy of CMI)
Smart grease pump
Goal: Ensure a good maintenance of all rolling parts reduction
of failures/stops/spare parts + security aspects
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Example 3
Automatic smart greasing (Flow rate &
pressure control)
Goal: Ensure a good maintenance of all rolling
parts with « complex » accessibility
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Applicable markets for example 1
Industrials needs
Fast response time
System assembled quickly based on existing tecnological bricks
Limited modifications in process or equipments
Drag & drop : autonomous tool
Miniaturized tool
Open tool box : easily adapted to the application
Low cost
Sensor based on existing components (packaged & unpackaged)
no development of new components.
Cost of the solution smaller than the “ecoprofit” at customer
level (Return On Investment)
Ability to detect a soft deviation of the production plant
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Applicable markets for example 1
Information needed from the customer
Typical Production information:
Mean Time Between Failure (X hour)
Number of stops per week (Average)
Typical Main consumption « easily saved »
Electricity: XX KWh (cost reduced during stop but not
equal to 0)
Chemical fluids/gas (~fixed cost even during stop)
Cost of the workers (~fixed cost even during stop)
…
If you increase the working ratio you also increased
the « energetic & economical » efficiency
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Applicable markets for example 1
Other aspect:
Direct cost is not the only parameter.
They also need to improve the quality of
the product added value on the product
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Applicable markets for example 1
Temperature : -10
1) Steel production to 150°C
Vibration :
0-100kHz,
up to 5g
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Applicable markets for example 1
Temperature : -10
2) Wind turbine to 150°C
Vibration :
0-100kHz,
up to 5g
Level of
noise :
Temp:
Etc…
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Applicable markets for example 1
Temperature : -10
3) Paper production to 150°C
Vibration :
0-100kHz,
up to 5g
Level of
noise :
Temp:
Etc…
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Expectations in LCA
To evaluate the impact of developing innovative tailored
sensor solutions able to acquire, process, store data for
end user.
End user’s goal : to allow predictive maintenance on
continuous production line with support of a end user
TAIPRO’s goal: To be able to convince “qualitatively”
the customer to innovate in their processes TAIPRO
want to reinforce its position with their customers/end
users
Main issue: We have to speak the same language as
the customer LCA will help us
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Conclusion
Some smart solution already exist without LCA
support. Because some customer already
knows what they have to measure/save
A LCA tools has to provide a competitive asset
to TAIPRO by:
Identify a way to discuss with end- users/customers
– Speak the same language
Having the capability to evaluate the « eco-impact »
of a sensor at customer level Lead to a strong
partnership
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Contact
Michel Saint-Mard: Managing director
Email: m.saintmard@taipro.be
Tel: +32 4 382 44 94
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