Manufacturing Intelligent Digital Interactive Assistant (MINDIA)


Yayan U. (Yürütücü), Yayan K.

UFUK AVRUPA Projesi, UFUK AVRUPA Projesi, 2025 - 2026

  • Proje Türü: UFUK AVRUPA Projesi
  • Destek Programı: UFUK AVRUPA Projesi
  • Başlama Tarihi: Aralık 2025
  • Bitiş Tarihi: Aralık 2026

Proje Özeti

The proposed MINDIA (Manufacturing Intelligent Digital Assistant) experiment aims to develop and validate a digital assistant that improves efficiency and communication in the plastics manufacturing sector, focusing on Cromic Plastik’s production processes. Currently, operators rely on manual monitoring and routine checks, which leads to delayed responses, increased waste, and limited coordination between production and logistics.

MINDIA will be developed as an OVOS skill, deployed through the WASABI Docker Compose stack, and distributed via the WASABI White Label Shop to ensure reuse by other SMEs. The assistant will integrate real-time process data, voice-based interaction, and augmented reality (AR) visualization to support daily operations. Operators will access it through the COALA App on mobile devices or AR glasses, receiving spoken feedback, visual step-by-step instructions, and document-based guidance through DocuBoT. Using this setup, MINDIA will help users interpret process deviations, identify possible causes of inefficiencies, and improve communication during changeovers and scrap management.

Technologically, MINDIA connects machine and sensor data with structured operational knowledge and contextual guidance, turning scattered experience and documents into an accessible, intelligent interface. This integration supports faster decision-making, smoother coordination between production and logistics, and reduced material waste.

The experiment follows the SMART criteria:

Specific: Focused on improving process awareness, operator guidance, and scrap management through a single, voice- and AR-based DIA.

Measurable: The MINDIA project targets measurable improvements (KPIs): 30% faster response time, 10% lower raw material, 10% ROI in the first year, at least 80% operator satisfaction, and 5% recovery in recyclable material.

Achievable: Builds on Cromic Plastik’s existing production setup with technical development by LTG and methodological support from Eskişehir Osmangazi University IFARLAB-EDIH-EDIH, using WASABI components such as OVOS, Docker Compose, and the COALA App.

Realistic and Timely: Conducted over 12 months with a €125,000 budget, concentrating on selected production lines to deliver tangible, replicable results.

Thus, MINDIA directly aligns with the WASABI Open Call objectives by developing a reusable, open-source assistant that enhances sustainability, agility, and human-centered digital transformation across European SMEs.