These newsletters are brought out to keep you informed on the latest developments of COGNIPLANT project, including interviews, upcoming events, project progress and achievements, information on the project partners and other related news. This issue is an introductory one; it gives you an overview of the status of COGNIPLANT and of the actions undertaken by COGNIPLANT partners. The newsletter will be published two times per year.
A new and sudden risk capable of affecting our project was identified in M5 of COGNIPLANT project: it is the outbreak of the Covid-19. The COGNIPLANT team continues working, with more strength than ever, to achieve all its goals successfully. Respecting all the measures taken in the affected countries, from our homes and with limited access to our facilities, we have implemented all the necessary means and adapted quickly to the situation, in order to continue with our activities as planned. Last week, it was held the 6M meeting, where the strategy for the project's progress in the coming months was defined. All the planned physical interactions have been readapted to take place in virtual format and the partners have organized themselves to work in a coordinated way in the distance.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869931.

Stay tuned!
The COGNIPLANT team

Dear Reader

As  Cogniplant consortium, we would like to welcome you to our first project newsletter.
Our idea is that you will find valuable information in this newsletter and in the following ones that we will send you each semester.
The information you will find  will be aligned with the project objectives such as advanced digitization and Intelligent management of process industries.This digitization process will be based on an integral treatment of the data coming from the industrial process plants information, together with the latest advances in data analysis , process mining or  digital Twin  that will allow to optimise the production process.

Yours faithfully

Pedro de la Peña Tejada
Technical Head of R&D Programmes

On the second week of February colleagues from TUM and IDEKO attended the technical workshop at  Aughinish Alumina. Aughinish Alumina is one of the most technologically advanced and energy efficient facilities worlwide. It's Europe’s largest alumina refinery and one of the world’s most energy efficient alumina refineries.Eoin Keane, AAL project representative showed them all the facilities as well as the control rooms where COGNIPLANT solution would be installed.
The fourth technical workshop, that was planned on 24-25 of February at Fornaci Calce Grigolin premises, was cancelled due to COVID-19 emergency. Finally, it took place in a web meeting where the requirements and KPIs for the technical application were discussed.

On 21^st of January  colleagues from TUM, SAVVY and IDEKO attended a technical workshop at ACERALAVA. ACERALAVA, a Tubacex Group company, is a leading global manufacturer of long stainless steel products, specialized in rolled and forged round  and square bars. It is based in Amurrio, Spain. Aceralava is one of the main supplier of these highly-appreciated products marketed throughout the world. During the visit, COGNIPLANT partners were showed all the facilities and premises. The team discussed about the requirements and KPIs to be applied for COGNIPLANT project. 

On the 13 &14 of January colleagues from TUM and IDEKO were in Hermes Abrasives to participate to the 1st Workshop of COGNIPLANT project about the definition of target industries requirements. It was an excellent chance to analyse the abrasives making process and the current digitisation level of their facilities in Bad St. Leonhard im Lavanttal (Austria), as well as to discuss the necessities and requirements to be covered by the project.

COGNIPLANT Consortium