The students are able to

• describe commonly used manufacturing machines and systems from industry
• dimension manufacturing machines in selected sectors - taking into account the relevant decision parameters - and integrate them into the manufacturing system
• explain the differences and similarities between subtractive and additive manufacturing processes
• specifically determine the most economical and technically sensible process and/or their suitable combination in industrial applications

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• Design of production machines according to practical aspects
• Requirements for selected production machines from practice
• Technical framework conditions for production machines
• Maintenance of production machines
• Manufacturing machines and systems in various industries
• Specialist preparation with practical excursions: Mechanical engineering technology, wood processing industry, forming technology, semiconductor industry
• CNC manufacturing
• Process engineering
• Additive manufacturing processes (AM)
• Fused deposition modelling (FDM)
• Stereolithography (SL)
• Laser sintering
• Rapid Manufacturing (RM) & Rapid Prototyping (RP)
• Different materials for AM
• Subtractive manufacturing processes (SM)
• Machining
• Easy machine operability
• Evaluation:
  • Economical (AM/SM)
  • Technical (AM/SM)
  • Combination (AM/SM)
• Post-processing (AM/SM)
• Accuracy and simulation (AM/SM)
• 3D-printing applications

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• Lange, K.: Umformtechnik, Handbuch für Industrie und Wissenschaft, 1993
• Schuler GmbH: Handbuch der Umformtechnik, 1996
• Gebhardt, A.: Werkzeuge für die schnelle Produktentstehung, 2000
• Fahrenwaldt, H. J. & Schuler, V.: Praxiswissen Schweißtechnik, 2006
• Kümmerer R. et al.: Konstruktionslehre Maschinenbau, 2013
• Heine, B. et al.: Industrielle Fertigung, Fertigungsverfahren, Mess- und Prüftechnik, 2013
• Fastermann, P.: 3D-Drucken: Wie die generative Fertigungstechnik funktioniert, 2014
• Horvath, J.: Mastering 3D printing, 2014
• Caroli, C.: RepRap-Hacks: 3D-Drucker verstehen und optimieren. Ihr 3D-Drucker kann mehr als Sie denken, 2014
• Gebhardt, A., Kessler, J. & Thurn, L.: 3D Printing: Understanding Additive Manufacturing (2nd ed.), 2018
• Koç, M. & Lee, J. (Eds.): Modern Manufacturing Processes, 2020
• Agarwal, P., Bajpai, L. & Singh, C. P.: Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering: Theoretical and Practical Aspects, 2021
• Gibson, I., Rosen, D. W. & Stucker, B.: Additive Manufacturing Technologies: 3D Printing, Rapid Prototyping, and Direct Digital Manufacturing (2nd ed.), 2021
• Groover, M. P.: Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing: Materials, Processes, and Systems (7th ed.), 2021

lecture, discussion, exercises and case studies (computational experiments, simulation, ...)

integrated module examination:
final examination character: written final examination