Due to its thermal working principle and its independency of the work piece's mechanical properties, Micro Electrical Discharge Machining (μEDM) is predestined for fabricating holes with diameters of below dh = 2...
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Due to its thermal working principle and its independency of the work piece's mechanical properties, Micro Electrical Discharge Machining (μEDM) is predestined for fabricating holes with diameters of below dh = 200 μm at minimum tolerances of ± 1 μm. Besides the use of special pulse generators providing discharge currents of down to ie = 100 mA at discharge durations of te ≥ 40 ns an important process factor is the tool electrodés material which has a great influence on the machining time and result, and the electrodés wear [1, 2, 3]. To assure an efficient process at a high accuracy and a low tool wear, basic properties demanded for electrodes are an excellent electrical and thermal conductivity as well as a high melting temperature, and a high mechanical strength.
Miniaturization leads to high requirements to the applied manufacturing processes especially in respect to the used hard to machine materials and the aims of structure size and geometrical accuracy. Traditional manufa...
Miniaturization leads to high requirements to the applied manufacturing processes especially in respect to the used hard to machine materials and the aims of structure size and geometrical accuracy. Traditional manufacturing processes reach their limits here. One alternative for these provide thermal and chemical ablation processes. These processes are applied for the production of different microstructures in different materials like hardened steel, carbides and ceramics especially for medical engineering and tribological applications.
Additive layer manufacturing offers many opportunities for the production of lightweight components, because of the high geometrical freedom that can be realized in comparison to conventional manufacturing processes. ...
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Additive layer manufacturing offers many opportunities for the production of lightweight components, because of the high geometrical freedom that can be realized in comparison to conventional manufacturing processes. This potential gets demonstrated at the example of a bending beam. Therefore, a topology optimization is performed as well as the use of periodically arranged lattice structures. The latter ones show the constraint, that shear forces in the struts reduce the stiffness of the lattice. To avoid this, the structure has to be adapted to the flux of force. This thesis is supported by studies on a torqueloaded shaft.
Electrochemical Machining (ECM) with closed electrolytic free jet (Jet‐ECM) is an innovative procedure in micro manufacturing technology which is based on anodic dissolution of metallic work pieces. Main advantage of...
Electrochemical Machining (ECM) with closed electrolytic free jet (Jet‐ECM) is an innovative procedure in micro manufacturing technology which is based on anodic dissolution of metallic work pieces. Main advantage of Jet‐ECM in comparison to other ECM processes is the restriction of the electric current to a limited area by the jet. Micro structured surfaces and complex three‐dimensional micro geometries can be machined by help of different nozzle movements. In this study the Jet Electrochemical Machining is used to generate micro cavities in different steels to investigate the influence of the material properties on the removal process. Current efficiency, machined geometry and surface properties of the processed areas were analyzed and compared.
In recent years, product and brand piracy has significantly gained importance and risen to a worldwide mass phenomenon. Companies are gradually facing up to the challenge and taking action. Besides legal measures, an ...
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In recent years, product and brand piracy has significantly gained importance and risen to a worldwide mass phenomenon. Companies are gradually facing up to the challenge and taking action. Besides legal measures, an increasing number of firms is also willing to implement strategic and technical measures into their organisations respectively products. But the potential of these approaches is so far only being exploited to a limited extent, mainly due to lacking knowledge regarding the functionality and benefits of technical know-how protection mechanisms. Focusing on this issue, the paper introduces the so called Product Piracy Conflict Matrix (PPC Matrix). The PPC Matrix methodically resembles the well-established TRIZ Contradiction Matrix and is also based on Neemann's work (2007), who recently introduced a new approach for product-based imitation protection including a set of technical, strategic, organisational and legal instruments. The PPC Matrix combines both approaches to a new framework to help companies to find expedient measures against product piracy. The article introduces the new methodology by giving detailed insights into its theoretical backbone, providing practitioner's guidance and outlining examples from industry practice.
EDM is a known process for machining of hard and brittle materials. Due to its noncontact and nearly forceless behaviour, it has been introduced into micro manufacturing and through constant development it is now an i...
EDM is a known process for machining of hard and brittle materials. Due to its noncontact and nearly forceless behaviour, it has been introduced into micro manufacturing and through constant development it is now an important means for producing high‐precision micro geometries. One restriction of EDM is its limitation to electrically conducting *** many applications, especially in the biomedical field, make use of the benefits of ceramic materials, such as high strength, very low wear and biocompatibility. Common ceramic materials such as Zirconium dioxide are, due to their hardness in the sintered state, difficult to machine with conventional cutting techniques. A demand for the introduction of EDM to these materials could so far not be satisfied because of their nonconductive *** the Chemnitz University of technology and the fraunhofer IWU, investigations in the applicability of micro‐EDM for the machining of nonconductive ceramics are being conducted. Tests are undertaken using micro‐EDM drilling with Tungsten carbide tool electrodes and ZrO2 ceramic workpieces. A starting layer, in literature often referred to as ‘assisting electrode’ is used to set up a closed electric circuit to start the EDM process. Combining carbon hydride based dielectric and a specially designed low‐frequency vibration setup to excite the workpiece, the process environment can be held within parameters to allow for a constant EDM process even after the starting layer is machined. In the experiments a cylindrical 120 μm diameter Tungsten carbide tool electrode and Y2O3‐ and MgO‐ stabilized ZrO2 worpieces are used. The current and voltage signals of the discharges within the different stages of the process (machining of the starting layer, machining of the base material, transition stage) are recorded and their characteristics compared to discharges in metallic material. Additionally, the electrode feed is monitored. The influences of the process parameters are analysed wi
Artificial skin equivalents ASEs based on primary fibroblasts and keratinocytes show a high batch variance in their structural and morphological characteristics. Due to biological fluctuations and variable donor age, ...
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Tool making is a very time consuming and expensive operation because many iteration loops are used to manually adjust tool components during the try‐out process. That means that trying out deep drawing tools is 30% o...
Tool making is a very time consuming and expensive operation because many iteration loops are used to manually adjust tool components during the try‐out process. That means that trying out deep drawing tools is 30% of the total costs. This is the reason why an active deep drawing tool was developed at the fraunhoferinstitute for machinetools and formingtechnology IWU in cooperation with Audi and Volkswagen to reduce the costs and production rates. The main difference between the active and conventional deep drawing tools is using piezoelectric actuators to control the forming process. The active tool idea, which is the main subject of this research, will be presented as well as the findings of experiments with the custom‐built deep drawing tool. This experimental tool was designed according to production requirements and has been equipped with piezoelectric actuators that allow active pressure distribution on the sheet metal flange. The disposed piezoelectric elements are similar to those being used in piezo injector systems for modern diesel engines. In order to achieve the required force, the actuators are combined in a cluster that is embedded in the die of the deep drawing tool. One main objective of this work, i.e. reducing the time‐consuming try‐out‐period, has been achieved with the experimental tool which means that the actuators were used to set static pressure distribution between the blankholder and die. We will present the findings of our analysis and the advantages of the active system over a conventional deep drawing tool. In addition to the ability of changing the static pressure distribution, the piezoelectric actuator can also be used to generate a dynamic pressure distribution during the forming process. As a result the active tool has the potential to expand the forming constraints to make it possible to manage forming restrictions caused by light weight materials in future.
Current research activities in the field of manufacturing technology design increasingly focus on integrated approaches for process performance enhancements. As in many process development activities, systematic desig...
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Services offer a great innovation potential due to their adaptability to individual customer *** many companies meet the challenge to consider customer-driven innovation ideas in a way that market-ready services match...
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Services offer a great innovation potential due to their adaptability to individual customer *** many companies meet the challenge to consider customer-driven innovation ideas in a way that market-ready services match the customers' *** are needed,which allow for identifying,analyzing and evaluating the risks that come along with the development of innovative *** with the knowledge about the needs of the customer an evaluation of the innovation ideas should be *** evaluation is the basis for the decision,which innovations are brought to *** aim is to develop a concept that allows companies in a simple way to identify,analyze and evaluate potential risks that arise in the implementation of innovative *** addition,a comprehensive catalogue of possible risk factors is created that is of meaning in the service development.
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