FINAL STRETCH OF THE MHAYA MISSIONS PROJECT (CDTI), COORDINATED BY AFM CLUSTER AND WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF IMPORTANT MACHINE TOOL COMPANIES.

The project, led by Nicolás Correa and involving the participation of Nidec-Arisa, M. Torres, Ibarmia, Zayer, ATS, Ona Electroerosión, and Danobat, began in 2023 and is scheduled to conclude in mid-2025. The initiative has a total budget of €6.7 million, of which €4.5 million have been subsidized by the Centre for Technological Development and Innovation (CDTI). Tecnalia serves as the main subcontracted research center, alongside the University of Burgos, Ideko, and the University of the Basque Country.

The aim of the project has been to develop COGNITIVE MACHINE TOOLS by transforming current machine tools into intelligent production centers capable of self-adapting to the changing conditions of processes and production environments. The upcoming MHAYA machines will be able to turn acquired knowledge into concrete actions to optimize manufacturing processes—achieving savings in energy and material consumption while also improving the quality of the manufactured product.

To achieve these goals, work has been carried out in areas such as standardized interfaces and semantics, data security, traceability and interoperability, and natural human-machine interaction. Research has focused on the following areas:

- Development of a sensory system for machines and its processing: sensors, signal processing, numerical and physical modeling, and Edge Computing for real-time data processing.

- Development of predictive and prescriptive intelligence based on data-driven models hybridized with numerical models: digital twins, self-learning techniques, diagnostic and predictive models, prescriptive strategies, etc.

- Development of intelligent and autonomous reactive and corrective actions: integration of CPS systems and smart components into the machines; adaptive control; dynamic configuration and compensation; new APIs and user interfaces.

The project is expected to conclude by the end of summer 2025, after which a final project meeting will be held at Nicolás Correa’s facilities (the project leader), where the consortium companies will present relevant demonstrators. Meanwhile, in May 2025, CDTI conducted a follow-up visit to monitor the project’s progress, visiting Danobat’s plant to observe the developments carried out by the company.

It is also worth noting that during the Advanced Manufacturing Congress organized by AFM on October 29–31 in San Sebastian, a presentation will be made to share the conclusions achieved through this project.