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Production planning ensures competitive production and is simultaneously subject to technological and environmental change. Therefore, based on a study, key requirements and drivers for future production planning were identified. To summarise, the...

Global value creation systems are challenged by resource scarcity, climate change, and geopolitical risks. This article investigates how characteristics of industrial ecosystems interact with key drivers of resilience and identifies factors that are...

The study investigates the potential of high-precision brushing (“flakkotieren”) for automated finish machining of forming tools. In a first step, a parameter study was conducted to identify the influence of selected process and tool parameters...

When manufacturing metal sheet components with multiple forming operations in progressive dies, not every forming process is performed with optimal process parameters, which may negatively affect the quality of the components. This work focuses on...

Complex components with free-form surfaces are a key part of tool and mold making, usually produced by machining, in particular 5-axis milling. Spherical tools, such as ball-end mills, offer high profile accuracy and low surface roughness, though...

Hybrid fibre composite-metal components are suitable for use as drive shafts, axles, or tension-compression rods and have enormous potential in a wide range of industries due to their high degree of lightweight construction. This article presents...

Hybrid manufacturing combines additive and conventional manufacturing processes to efficiently produce complex metal components with high dimensional accuracy. An optimized process chain with selective laser melting and mechanical post-processing is...

As the automotive industry moves towards electromobility, new fields of application are opening up for some materials. Technical pure aluminum materials such as EN AW-1050A H24 are of increasing interest in industrial applications, as their...

The quality assurance of additively manufactured components poses a particular challenge. The design flexibility of the process makes it possible to create any free-form surfaces or internal geometry elements. Against this backdrop, cost-effective...

Hot bulk metal forming places special demands on process monitoring due to high energy inputs and short cycle times. A multi-sensory method is presented that synchronously records structure-borne and airborne sound signals, decomposes them into...