Bolt connections are the most prevalent technical solution to join several devices. To meet high requirements on lightweight constructions and safety-relevant technologies bolt connections require additional security ...
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Bolt connections are the most prevalent technical solution to join several devices. To meet high requirements on lightweight constructions and safety-relevant technologies bolt connections require additional security elements or surface modifications to increase static friction without damaging the workpiece surface significantly. One possible solution is the micro structuring of the connection element surface within the conventional forming process chain. For the manufacturing of micro structured connection elements a micro structured forming tool is needed. Therefore, the forming tool has to feature a negative geometry of the connection element surface micro geometry. Requirements on forming tool materials are high hardness in combination with high wear resistance and good toughness. Suitable technologies to manufacture such micro structured metal dies are laser beam machining (LBM), electrochemical machining (ECM) and electrical discharge machining (EDM), respectively. In this study the micro forming process of high static friction connection elements is investigated. The manufactured connection element surfaces are analyzed after the forming experiments and the results are associated with the surfaces of the metal dies. Therefore the surfaces of the utilized metals dies are compared with each other and with a grinded reference surface and characteristic parameters are analyzed. The comparison is based on the resulting surface roughness parameters and surface conditions before and after lubricated forming experiments. At least wear of the metal dies after multiple forming operations is analyzed. As one result, ECM manufactured metal dies have shown a high degree of replication in combination with high wear resistance.
In this article, current, application-related investigations in the field of incremental sheet metal forming (ISF) will be presented and discussed. The main focus of the study will be on the chain of conceptual design...
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In this article, current, application-related investigations in the field of incremental sheet metal forming (ISF) will be presented and discussed. The main focus of the study will be on the chain of conceptual design, experimentation and subsequent work processes, right through to the final assembly of car exterior skin parts of a streamlined vintage concept car. This will be accompanied by a comparison and evaluation of different production technologies with regard to their economic efficiency, their real duration times and the specific boundary conditions for the manufacturing of just one part per geometry. The manufacturing processes at the centre of the study were: deep drawing, hydroforming and ISF (Two Point Incremental forming (TPIF) and rolling). Following the holistic discussion on the procedure and choice of processes, the TPIF is examined in detail using the example of the rear mudguards.
Visual inspection often represents a bottleneck in the production chain due to limited receptivity and human fatigue. Depending on the inspection task, human classification error decisions greater than 10% are not unc...
Visual inspection often represents a bottleneck in the production chain due to limited receptivity and human fatigue. Depending on the inspection task, human classification error decisions greater than 10% are not uncommon. In order to make the manufacturing process more robust and sustainable, this paper presents innovative automated inline monitoring to realize a zero-error strategy in the field of industrial manufacturing. The central idea is to detect surface defects in the running production process by data fusion of a multi-camera system. Due to the required data analysis in conjunction with the targeted high throughput rates in production, this generates large amounts of data to process. Massively parallel hardware structures are used to enable defect detection within the production cycle. The paper especially addresses how to tackle boundary conditions in productive press-lines like the software-based mitigation of placement tolerances of parts and real-time capabilities. As a result, benefits could be achieved in terms of minimum detectable failure sizes and inspection speed, enabling 100% inline inspection of produced parts. The feasibility of the presented approach is demonstrated on realistic press-hardened deep-drawn automotive parts.
Structural loading of cellular metals is strongly affected by brittle fracture of cell struts and walls that exhibit tensile loads, e.g., during fatigue loading. The present paper summarizes results of compression, te...
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Burnishing is a finishing process which levels the roughness of machined surfaces and increases the hardness by micro-forming. In this paper, a novel two-dimensional finite element model for the diamond ball burnishin...
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Burnishing is a finishing process which levels the roughness of machined surfaces and increases the hardness by micro-forming. In this paper, a novel two-dimensional finite element model for the diamond ball burnishing process on aluminium is presented, which allows a prediction of the surface structure. The force, step over distance, and tool geometry during the burnishing process are taken into account by the model and the results are verified by experimental investigations. The verification shows that the model is able to predict all geometrical surface aspects like roughness, sinking-in and bulge formation for reasonable process parameters.
Factory operators can select from a multitude of measures to improve their energy efficiency. Despite the variety of planning techniques intended to help investigating the energy flows, little assistance is available ...
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Factory operators can select from a multitude of measures to improve their energy efficiency. Despite the variety of planning techniques intended to help investigating the energy flows, little assistance is available for determining the most efficient approach to pursue in a specific project. This paper presents decision support procedures for making appropriate selections during planning, focusing on the selections of an energy model and a matching energy data acquisition method. They build on problem-independent decision models and systematize available alternatives. The models are solved independently by applying the Analytic Hierarchy Process that allows the integration and quantification of different criteria.
AbstractAnatomical reduction and lag screw fixation of posterior malleolar (PM) ankle fractures typically involves an open posterolateral approach. The aim of this anatomical study was to assess whether a minimally-in...
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AbstractAnatomical reduction and lag screw fixation of posterior malleolar (PM) ankle fractures typically involves an open posterolateral approach. The aim of this anatomical study was to assess whether a minimally-invasive, percutaneous posterior-to-anterior lag screw fixation technique is safe to perform. Eighteen cadaveric ankle specimens were used. A transverse incision was made at the lateral border of the Tendo Achilles (TA). Windows were made lateral to and through the substance of the TA and simulated reduction and placement of a single lag screw performed. Specimens were then fully dissected to ascertain proximity and damage to anatomical structures. Lag screw fixation was placed appropriately in all ankles. No injury to the neurovascular structures, ankle joint or syndesmotic ligaments was observed. The mean distance from the soft tissue window to sural nerve was 10.0 mm (range 5–16), and 9.5 mm to short saphenous vein (4–14). Whilst the muscle belly of flexor hallucis longus (FHL) was pierced in six specimens, no injuries to the FHL tendon were observed. The mean distance from screw to syndesmosis was 9.3 mm (range 3–15) and 12.7 mm to the ankle joint (7–17). This study demonstrates that posterior percutaneous lag screw fixation is both safe and accurate. Further work is required to evaluate the precision of reduction and the biomechanical stability of this fixation technique. This novel minimally-invasive technique may be beneficial in avoiding the wound complications associated with open posterolateral ankle approaches and also offer a functional advantage due to minimal soft tissue disruption.
Certain fields of manufacturing, like casting, forming or cutting, may cause high energy load. Especially under the consideration of renewable energy sources it is beneficial to negotiate production schedules and cons...
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Certain fields of manufacturing, like casting, forming or cutting, may cause high energy load. Especially under the consideration of renewable energy sources it is beneficial to negotiate production schedules and consumption forecasts with the energy supplier. This would enable an optimized management of energy sources and infrastructure components on the supplier side, helping to reduce costs. Optimal and balanced expenses for production would be the consequence. The problem of power consumption prediction in manufacturing was subject of many studies in the past. Most of them either consider the physical modeling of processes at a very detailed level, or they introduce tailored prediction models for specific production processes. Thus, it is hard to apply their results to other uses cases in different scenarios. As a consequence, a generic methodology and model regarding power consumption prediction in manufacturing is required in order to cover the variety of processes, machines and materials. Furthermore, an approach must support flexible levels of granularity for predicting the energy consumption of manufacturing processes. On the one hand, a whole factory may be the object of investigation while, on the other hand, predictions for finer-grained levels, such as certain parts of a machine, are required to allow for specific optimizations. Our contribution is twofold. First, we propose a generic model for the specification of the power-consuming machine. A tree-based compositional approach supports arbitrary levels, depending on the structure of the machine, or external factors, such as company policies. This approach is highly extensible since the models are stored in ontologies. Second, we propose a methodology for static and dynamic modeling of power consumption for every structural level. Based on that model the prediction can be realized. In addition, we provide an example implementation and prediction for a continuous casting machine process.
In car-body production, the fixtures used for fixing the car-body panels during the joining processes predominantly consist of rigid constructions that are precise and specific for one car-model. In addition to the al...
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In car-body production, the fixtures used for fixing the car-body panels during the joining processes predominantly consist of rigid constructions that are precise and specific for one car-model. In addition to the already presented automatic adaptation of such fixtures, and specific for the production of many different car-models using same fixture, different clamping robots have been developed. In order to meet the high quality requirements, the positional deviations of these clamping robots are adjusted due to different external loads. This control loop is carried out using a combination of finite element method, mathematical algorithms and modern methods of artificial intelligence.
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