Design methodology for modular tools

Autor: Christian Hinke, Christian Windeck, Christopher Nussbaum, Stefanie Elgeti, Yann Queudeville, Todor Ivanov, Walter Michaeli, Markus Probst, Uwe Vroomen, Marek Behr, Andreas Bührig-Polaczek
Přispěvatelé: Publica
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Popis: Serving individual customer needs at reasonable prices can be a profitable target market in high-wage countries. The dilemma between scale and scope-oriented production is one major research topic within the Cluster of Excellence “Integrative Production Technology for High-Wage Countries” at the RWTH Aachen University. One main objective of this project is to bridge the existing gap between individual manufacturing and mass production. Modularization is a widely accepted approach in tool-based manufacturing processes. In this paper, we propose a flexible design methodology for modular tools and dies. The methodology will assist the design engineer in setting up a series of modularized tools in a conceptually closed manner. The described methodology covers modularization in a broad sense, i.e. it includes hardware modularization as well as modularization of the construction process. The methodology consists of three phases: initiation, analysis and design phase.
Databáze: OpenAIRE