Predicting and compensating for part distortion caused by residual stresses occurring during 5-axis machining operations Funding agency Sponsored as EFRE-0801656 / MP-2-2-039e by Details Producing companies in the metal processing industry are subject to the highest requirements with regard to high component quality and low manufacturing costs. A frequently occurring problem that has not been mastered so …
Simulation and sensor based collision avoidance and toolpath correction for machine tools Funding agency Funding notice The research and development project “SimSeKo – Simulation and sensor based collision avoidance and toolpath correction for machine tools” is funded by the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) as part of the Central Innovation Programme for …
Integration and development of simulation and path planning algorithms for use in close to hardware control loops Funding agency Details The “Closed Loop Manufacturing 4.0” (CLM4.0) project aims to increase the productivity and autonomy of machining production through the use of intelligently networked systems. Productivity and autonomy are negatively influenced by process instabilities (rattling), among …
Development of a CAM-Module to digitize manual work-steps in woodworking Funding agency Details SMEs in the wood working sector are joining the current trend of manufacturing customized products. To remain competitive, they have to specialize more and more on small production batches. This is why the machining of extreme freeform shapes with a lot of …
Development of New H-type Tool Steel Materials via Wire- and Powder-based Laser Metal Deposition for Toughness and Hardness Enhancement Funding agency Details This project will develop an innovative hybrid CAM-based laser added manufacturing process. The process simultaneously uses wire feed and small amounts of powder for the adaptive manufacturing of new materials and new material …
Industrialization of digital engineering and additive manufacturing (AM) Funding agency Details The overall objective of the “Industrialization of Digital Engineering and Additive Manufacturing (AM) – IDEA” is the industrialization of additive manufacturing for the German industry by realizing a fully integrated, automated AM production line. By this measure, the biggest challenge facing variant-rich series production …
Digital photonic processchain Subproject : Pathplanning for the digital photonic processchain Funding agency Details The aim of the DPP²project is to develop an integrated process chain based on procedural structures for laser ablation and Selective Laser Melting (SLM). As part of the project, ModuleWorks is developing a specialized CAM process that incorporates the special requirements …
A technology platform for the fast machining of freeform surfaces using circle segment end mills Project start: Aug 2017 Project ended: Jul 2019 Details The aim of the FlexiMill project is to develop a turnkey technology platform for making novel and superior circle-segment-end-mills (also known as “barrel-tools”) for milling complex parts. Using circle-segment-end-mills significantly increases …
Integration of real machine behavior into the material removal simulation Funding agency This project is financially supported by European Regional Development Fund (EFRE – Europäischen Fonds für regionale Entwicklung). Funding ID: EFRE-0800931 / IT-1-2-020e Details The aim of the “AdaptCAD” project is to identify the real manufactured workpiece geometry by continuously recording the positions …
Lean-Software-Transformation: CAx-System as an enabler for Industrie 4.0 Project start: July 2016 Project end: June 2019 Details Industry 4.0 brings a high degree of flexibility to the production process through the use of self-optimizing cyber-physical systems. Deterministic planning is, therefore, not possible. Planners, workers and machines will have to be more flexible and adapt quickly …
