KAIROS – Intelligent Manufacturing for Naval Composites

KAIROS, Intelligent manufacturing of naval composites, aims to revolutionize the naval sector. By integrating cutting-edge technologies like Industry 4.0, Digital Twins, and composite meterials, yeh project offers an efficient solution for producing large naval parts, significantly reducing costs and improving quality.

What is KAIROS?

This project proposes research in cutting-edge composite manufacturing technologies, Industry 4.0 and Digital Twin aimed at developing a solution for the efficient manufacture of large composite parts for the naval sector, with a high degree of automation, as well as quality and cost optimisation.

KAIROS problem to be solved: Reduce costs in naval composite manufacturing

The KAIROS project will facilitate the development and adoption of a technological solution for the manufacture of naval components by developing composite materials (composites) through research into manufacturing processes with a high degree of automation, achieving:

30-40% weight reduction compared to steel structures, with equal or better mechanical performance, fire and corrosion protection properties;
and with a full supply cycle cost (design, materials, labour, quality control and defects) 40-50% lower than current composite manufacturing technologies.
This will be achieved through research into technologies such as new lightweight composite materials, automated manufacturing processes, machine vision, sensorisation, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital twinning.

KAIROS Resolution Objectives

The technical objectives of the KAIROS project are to investigate cutting-edge technologies in materials and manufacturing processes, as well as Industry 4.0, for the efficient manufacture of large composite parts for naval applications: