COGNIMAN Conversations – with Arkaitz Aranburu
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Could you please introduce yourself?
I am Arkaitz Aranburu from GOIMEK. I am the Head of Innovation Activities at GOIMEK. In our company we are specialised in high precision machining for large-sized parts.
What is GOIMEK’s role in COGNIMAN?
We are the end users and we are providing the end user’s scenario for the different technical developments during the project.
GOIMEK has a particular challenge that COGNIMAN is trying to solve. Could you elaborate?
As we are specialised in high precision machining, we have a problem with the parts that appears in all the edges of machine parts. This task is currently handled manually. It’s tedious and very repetitive tasks that from the point of view of ergonomics, working conditions must be improved. And we are worried about that.
What do the operators at GOIMEK think about the envisaged solutions?
They think that it’s really challenging because they are experts. They know very well what to do and how the task is and the quality that they have to achieve. And they see it really challenging. But I think that they are happy with the progress.
What according to you has been the best achievement in the first year of COGNIMAN?
As we are the end users, we have been working on the definition of the requirements and we are happy with the progress because the technology partners are working in parallel, developing different aspects for the pilot.
What are the challenges you face while automating the deburring process?
I think that we are adopting new technologies, at least for us. In robotics aspect we need better solutions than the traditional robotics because we have very large sized parts, small batches and singular parts. And it’s difficult to automate the process. And I think that it’s challenging to do it user-friendly and flexible.
What do you feel about the dynamics within the COGNIMAN partnership?
I feel comfortable with this consortium. I think that the coordination is being done very well.
What do you think is extraordinary about COGNIMAN?
From our point of view, the end user’s point of view we are adopting new technologies such as digital twins, artificial intelligence. This all new for us.
What impact can be seen once the challenge has been solved?
We will have more efficient processes, better quality of the finished parts and from the point of view of the human operators, different skills, high-level skills and it will improve the whole process.