@article{SchmidtEnningPfaff2018,
  author    = {Schmidt, Bernd and Enning, Manfred and Pfaff, Raphael},
  title     = {G{\"u}terwagen 4.0 - Der G{\"u}terwagen f{\"u}r das Internet der Dinge Teil 3: Einf{\"u}hrungsszenarien f{\"u}r aktive, kommunikative G{\"u}terwagen},
  series = {ETR - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau},
  volume    = {67},
  journal   = {ETR - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau},
  number    = {5},
  publisher = {DVV Media Group},
  address   = {Hamburg},
  issn      = {0013-2845},
  pages     = {60 -- 64},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Wenn durch innovative, automatisierte G{\"u}terwagen betriebswirtschaftliche Vorteile nutzbar gemacht werden sollen, muss die Migration auf das neue System in sinnvollen Teilschritten unter Ber{\"u}cksichtigung der organisationellen und betrieblichen Vereinbarkeit vorgenommen werden. Eine stufenweise Migration mit Nachr{\"u}stbarkeit und Kompatibilit{\"a}t kann die optimale Ausstattungsvariante f{\"u}r die unterschiedlichen Betriebsszenarien sowie eine Steigerung der Wirtschaftlichkeit des Gesamtsystems bieten.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{Thomas2018,
  author    = {Thomas, Axel},
  title     = {Technologiezentren in der Aachener Region - Retrospektiven und Perspektiven},
  series = {VM Verwaltung und Management},
  volume    = {24},
  journal   = {VM Verwaltung und Management},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Nomos},
  address   = {Baden-Baden},
  issn      = {0947-9856},
  doi       = {10.5771/0947-9856-2018-3-147},
  pages     = {147 -- 156},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{Thomas2018,
  author    = {Thomas, Axel},
  title     = {Zielerreichungen der Technologie- und Gr{\"u}nderzentren aus Sicht der kommunalen Finanzwirtschaft - dargestellt am Beispiel der Aachener Region},
  series = {Der Gemeindehaushalt},
  volume    = {119},
  journal   = {Der Gemeindehaushalt},
  number    = {7},
  publisher = {Kohlhammer},
  address   = {Stuttgart},
  issn      = {0340-3645},
  pages     = {149 -- 155},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{KlockeRichertSube2018,
  author    = {Klocke, Martina and Richert, Vera and Sube, Maike},
  title     = {Vier Jahre „Guter Studienstart im Ingenieurbereich": Entwicklung und Perspektiven des „Nullten Semesters" in Aachen},
  series = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Beratung und Studium},
  volume    = {13},
  journal   = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Beratung und Studium},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Webler},
  address   = {Bielefeld},
  issn      = {1860-3068},
  pages     = {17 -- 22},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Bereits 2015 wurde in der Zeitschrift „Qualit{\"a}t in der Wissenschaft" (QiW) {\"u}ber das Kooperationsprojekt „Guter Studienstart im Ingenieurbereich", das Orientierungssemester von RWTH und FH Aachen, berichtet. In diesem Artikel legen wir den Schwerpunkt auf die Entwicklung des Projekts in den Jahren 2015 bis 2018 und geben eine R{\"u}ckschau sowie einen Ausblick auf die Entwicklungsperspektiven nach dem offiziellen Projektende.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{BabilonWilbringTappertetal.2018,
  author    = {Babilon, Katharina and Wilbring, Daniela and Tappert, Tim and Pfaff, Raphael and Enning, Manfred},
  title     = {Schienenfahrzeugtechnik hands on - FH Aachen IMechE Railway Challenge},
  series = {Ingenieurspiegel},
  journal   = {Ingenieurspiegel},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {Public Verlag},
  address   = {Bingen},
  issn      = {1868-5919},
  pages     = {20 -- 22},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{ZieburaBremenSchleifenbaumetal.2018,
  author    = {Ziebura, Dawid and Bremen, Sebastian and Schleifenbaum, Johannes Henrich and Gebhardt, Andreas},
  title     = {Machbarkeitsstudie zur Verarbeitung von nicht rostendem Stahl 1.4404 unter Verwendung einer Diodenlaser-basierten LPBF-Maschine mit kartesischem Achssystem},
  series = {RTejournal - Forum f{\"u}r Rapid Technologie},
  volume    = {15},
  journal   = {RTejournal - Forum f{\"u}r Rapid Technologie},
  issn      = {1614-0923},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{WingensMayPfaff2019,
  author    = {Wingens, Niklas and May, J{\"o}rg and Pfaff, Raphael},
  title     = {Betrieblich-technische Innovationsans{\"a}tze zur Bremsprobe nach einer Prozess{\"a}nderung},
  series = {Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau : ETR ; Zeitschrift f{\"u}r die gesamte Eisenbahntechnik},
  journal   = {Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau : ETR ; Zeitschrift f{\"u}r die gesamte Eisenbahntechnik},
  number    = {5},
  publisher = {DVV Media Group},
  address   = {Hamburg},
  issn      = {0013-2845},
  pages     = {5},
  year      = {2019},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{BucurLazarescuPopetal.2019,
  author    = {Bucur, Alexandru and Lazarescu, Lucian and Pop, Grigore Marian and Achimas, Gheorghe and Gebhardt, Andreas},
  title     = {Tribological performance of biodegradable lubricants under different surface roughness of tools},
  series = {Academic Journal of Manufacturing Engineering},
  volume    = {17},
  journal   = {Academic Journal of Manufacturing Engineering},
  number    = {1},
  issn      = {1583-7904},
  pages     = {172 -- 178},
  year      = {2019},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{PancContiuBocanetetal.2019,
  author    = {Panc, Nicolae and Contiu, Glad and Bocanet, Vlad and Thurn, Laura and Sabau, Emilia},
  title     = {The influence of cutting technology on surface wear hardness},
  series = {Academic Journal of Manufacturing Engineering},
  volume    = {17},
  journal   = {Academic Journal of Manufacturing Engineering},
  number    = {3},
  issn      = {1583-7904},
  pages     = {205 -- 210},
  year      = {2019},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WilbringEnning2019,
  author    = {Wilbring, Daniela and Enning, Manfred},
  title     = {Stromversorgung auf G{\"u}terwagen - Aktuelle Bem{\"u}hungen zur Standardisierung},
  series = {ETR - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau},
  volume    = {68},
  journal   = {ETR - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau},
  number    = {11},
  publisher = {DVV Media Group},
  address   = {Hamburg},
  issn      = {0013-2845},
  pages     = {64 -- 67},
  year      = {2019},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{UlmerBraunChengetal.2020,
  author    = {Ulmer, Jessica and Braun, Sebastian and Cheng, Chi-Tsun and Dowey, Steve and Wollert, J{\"o}rg},
  title     = {Human-Centered Gamification Framework for Manufacturing Systems},
  series = {Procedia CIRP},
  volume    = {93},
  journal   = {Procedia CIRP},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {2212-8271},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.procir.2020.04.076},
  pages     = {670 -- 675},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {While bringing new opportunities, the Industry 4.0 movement also imposes new challenges to the manufacturing industry and all its stakeholders. In this competitive environment, a skilled and engaged workforce is a key to success. Gamification can generate valuable feedbacks for improving employees' engagement and performance. Currently, Gamification in workspaces focuses on computer-based assignments and training, while tasks that require manual labor are rarely considered. This research provides an overview of Enterprise Gamification approaches and evaluates the challenges. Based on that, a skill-based Gamification framework for manual tasks is proposed, and a case study in the Industry 4.0 model factory is shown.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WollbrinkMasloZimmeretal.2020,
  author    = {Wollbrink, Moritz and Maslo, Semir and Zimmer, Daniel and Abbas, Karim and Arntz, Kristian and Bergs, Thomas},
  title     = {Clamping and substrate plate system for continuous additive build-up and post-processing of metal parts},
  series = {Procedia CIRP},
  volume    = {93},
  journal   = {Procedia CIRP},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {2212-8271},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.procir.2020.04.015},
  pages     = {108 -- 113},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {The manufacturing share of laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) increases in industrial application, but still many process steps are manually operated. Additionally, it is not possible to achieve tight dimensional tolerances or low surfaces roughness. Hence, a process chain has to be set up to combine additive manufacturing (AM) with further machining technologies. To achieve a continuous workpiece flow as basis for further industrialization of L-PBF, the paper presents a novel substrate system and its application on L-PBF machines and post-processing. The substrate system consists of a zero-point clamping system and a matrix-like interface of contact pins to be substantially connected to the workpiece within the L-PBF process.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{PfaffGidaszewskiSchmidt2020,
  author    = {Pfaff, Raphael and Gidaszewski, Lars and Schmidt, Bernd},
  title     = {Ber{\"u}cksichtigung von No Fault Found im Diagnose- und Instandhaltungssystem von Schienenfahrzeugen},
  series = {ETR - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau},
  journal   = {ETR - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau},
  number    = {5},
  publisher = {DVV Media Group},
  address   = {Hamburg},
  issn      = {0013-2845},
  pages     = {56 -- 59},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Intermittierende und nicht reproduzierbare Fehler, auch als No Fault Found bezeichnet, treten in praktisch allen Bereichen auf und sorgen f{\"u}r hohe Kosten. Diese sind h{\"a}ufig auf unpr{\"a}zise Fehlerbeschreibungen zur{\"u}ckzuf{\"u}hren. Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden Anpassungen der Vorgehensweise bei der Entwicklung und Anpassungen des Diagnosesystems vorgeschlagen.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{FrankoDuKallweitetal.2020,
  author    = {Franko, Josef and Du, Shengzhi and Kallweit, Stephan and Duelberg, Enno Sebastian and Engemann, Heiko},
  title     = {Design of a Multi-Robot System for Wind Turbine Maintenance},
  series = {Energies},
  volume    = {13},
  journal   = {Energies},
  number    = {10},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {1996-1073},
  doi       = {10.3390/en13102552},
  pages     = {Article 2552},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {The maintenance of wind turbines is of growing importance considering the transition to renewable energy. This paper presents a multi-robot-approach for automated wind turbine maintenance including a novel climbing robot. Currently, wind turbine maintenance remains a manual task, which is monotonous, dangerous, and also physically demanding due to the large scale of wind turbines. Technical climbers are required to work at significant heights, even in bad weather conditions. Furthermore, a skilled labor force with sufficient knowledge in repairing fiber composite material is rare. Autonomous mobile systems enable the digitization of the maintenance process. They can be designed for weather-independent operations. This work contributes to the development and experimental validation of a maintenance system consisting of multiple robotic platforms for a variety of tasks, such as wind turbine tower and rotor blade service. In this work, multicopters with vision and LiDAR sensors for global inspection are used to guide slower climbing robots. Light-weight magnetic climbers with surface contact were used to analyze structure parts with non-destructive inspection methods and to locally repair smaller defects. Localization was enabled by adapting odometry for conical-shaped surfaces considering additional navigation sensors. Magnets were suitable for steel towers to clamp onto the surface. A friction-based climbing ring robot (SMART— Scanning, Monitoring, Analyzing, Repair and Transportation) completed the set-up for higher payload. The maintenance period could be extended by using weather-proofed maintenance robots. The multi-robot-system was running the Robot Operating System (ROS). Additionally, first steps towards machine learning would enable maintenance staff to use pattern classification for fault diagnosis in order to operate safely from the ground in the future.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RaffeisAdjeiKyeremehVroomenetal.2020,
  author    = {Raffeis, Iris and Adjei-Kyeremeh, Frank and Vroomen, Uwe and Westhoff, Elmar and Bremen, Sebastian and Hohoi, Alexandru and B{\"u}hrig-Polaczek, Andreas},
  title     = {Qualification of a Ni-Cu alloy for the laser powder bed fusion process (LPBF): Its microstructure and mechanical properties},
  series = {Applied Sciences},
  volume    = {10},
  journal   = {Applied Sciences},
  number    = {Art. 3401},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {2076-3417},
  doi       = {10.3390/app10103401},
  pages     = {1 -- 15},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {As researchers continue to seek the expansion of the material base for additive manufacturing, there is a need to focus attention on the Ni-Cu group of alloys which conventionally has wide industrial applications. In this work, the G-NiCu30Nb casting alloy, a variant of the Monel family of alloys with Nb and high Si content is, for the first time, processed via the laser powder bed fusion process (LPBF). Being novel to the LPBF processes, optimum LPBF parameters were determined, and hardness and tensile tests were performed in as-built conditions and after heat treatment at 1000 °C. Microstructures of the as-cast and the as-built condition were compared. Highly dense samples (99.8\% density) were achieved after varying hatch distance (80 µm and 140 µm) with scanning speed (550 mm/s-1500 mm/s). There was no significant difference in microhardness between varied hatch distance print sets. Microhardness of the as-built condition (247 HV0.2) exceeded the as-cast microhardness (179 HV0.2.). Tensile specimens built in vertical (V) and horizontal (H) orientations revealed degrees of anisotropy and were superior to conventionally reported figures. Post heat treatment increased ductility from 20\% to 31\% (V), as well as from 16\% to 25\% (H), while ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and yield strength (YS) were considerably reduced.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KunkelGebhardtMpofuetal.2019,
  author    = {Kunkel, Maximilian Hugo and Gebhardt, Andreas and Mpofu, Khumbulani and Kallweit, Stephan},
  title     = {Quality assurance in metal powder bed fusion via deep-learning-based image classification},
  series = {Rapid Prototyping Journal},
  volume    = {26},
  journal   = {Rapid Prototyping Journal},
  number    = {2},
  issn      = {1355-2546},
  doi       = {10.1108/RPJ-03-2019-0066},
  pages     = {259 -- 266},
  year      = {2019},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ZabirovSchleserBucherer2021,
  author    = {Zabirov, Alexander and Schleser, Markus and Bucherer, Sebastian},
  title     = {F{\"u}ge- und Dichtkonzept f{\"u}r einen Leichtbauverbrennungsmotor},
  series = {adh{\"a}sion KLEBEN \& DICHTEN},
  volume    = {65},
  journal   = {adh{\"a}sion KLEBEN \& DICHTEN},
  number    = {11},
  publisher = {Springer Nature},
  address   = {Cham},
  issn      = {2192-8681},
  doi       = {10.1007/s35145-021-0531-5},
  pages     = {12 -- 19},
  year      = {2021},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{BraunChengDoweyetal.2021,
  author    = {Braun, Sebastian and Cheng, Chi-Tsun and Dowey, Steve and Wollert, J{\"o}rg},
  title     = {Performance evaluation of skill-based order-assignment in production environments with multi-agent systems},
  series = {IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics},
  journal   = {IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics},
  number    = {Early Access},
  publisher = {IEEE},
  address   = {New York},
  issn      = {2687-9735},
  doi       = {10.1109/JESTIE.2021.3108524},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {The fourth industrial revolution introduces disruptive technologies to production environments. One of these technologies are multi-agent systems (MASs), where agents virtualize machines. However, the agent's actual performances in production environments can hardly be estimated as most research has been focusing on isolated projects and specific scenarios. We address this gap by implementing a highly connected and configurable reference model with quantifiable key performance indicators (KPIs) for production scheduling and routing in single-piece workflows. Furthermore, we propose an algorithm to optimize the search of extrema in highly connected distributed systems. The benefits, limits, and drawbacks of MASs and their performances are evaluated extensively by event-based simulations against the introduced model, which acts as a benchmark. Even though the performance of the proposed MAS is, on average, slightly lower than the reference system, the increased flexibility allows it to find new solutions and deliver improved factory-planning outcomes. Our MAS shows an emerging behavior by using flexible production techniques to correct errors and compensate for bottlenecks. This increased flexibility offers substantial improvement potential. The general model in this paper allows the transfer of the results to estimate real systems or other models.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{AbbasBalcBremenetal.2022,
  author    = {Abbas, Karim and Balc, Nicolae and Bremen, Sebastian and Skupin, Marco},
  title     = {Crystallization and aging behavior of polyetheretherketone PEEK within rapid tooling and rubber molding},
  series = {Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing},
  volume    = {6},
  journal   = {Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing},
  number    = {5},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {2504-4494},
  doi       = {10.3390/jmmp6050093},
  pages     = {1 -- 12},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {In times of short product life cycles, additive manufacturing and rapid tooling are important methods to make tool development and manufacturing more efficient. High-performance polymers are the key to mold production for prototypes and small series. However, the high temperatures during vulcanization injection molding cause thermal aging and can impair service life. The extent to which the thermal stress over the entire process chain stresses the material and whether it leads to irreversible material aging is evaluated. To this end, a mold made of PEEK is fabricated using fused filament fabrication and examined for its potential application. The mold is heated to 200 ◦C, filled with rubber, and cured. A differential scanning calorimetry analysis of each process step illustrates the crystallization behavior and first indicates the material resistance. It shows distinct cold crystallization regions at a build chamber temperature of 90 ◦C. At an ambient temperature above Tg, crystallization of 30\% is achieved, and cold crystallization no longer occurs. Additional tensile tests show a decrease in tensile strength after ten days of thermal aging. The steady decrease in recrystallization temperature indicates degradation of the additives. However, the tensile tests reveal steady embrittlement of the material due to increasing crosslinking.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{UlmerGroeningerBraunetal.2020,
  author    = {Ulmer, Jessica and Gr{\"o}ninger, Marc and Braun, Sebastian and Wollert, J{\"o}rg},
  title     = {AR Arbeitspl{\"a}tze: F{\"u}r hochflexible und skalierbare Produktionsumgebungen},
  series = {atp Magazin},
  volume    = {62},
  journal   = {atp Magazin},
  number    = {10},
  publisher = {Vulkan-Verlag},
  address   = {Essen},
  issn      = {2364-3137},
  doi       = {10.17560/atp.v62i10.2495},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Trotz fortschreitender Automatisierung bleiben manuelle T{\"a}tigkeiten ein wichtiger Baustein der Fertigung kundenindividueller Produkte. Um die Mitarbeiter(innen) zu unterst{\"u}tzen und um eine effiziente Arbeit zu erm{\"o}glichen, werden zunehmend auf Augmented Reality (AR) basierende Systeme eingesetzt. Die vorgestellte Arbeit konzentriert sich auf die Entwicklung ganzheitlicher AR-Arbeitspl{\"a}tze f{\"u}r den Einsatz in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen (KMU). Das entwickelte AR- Handarbeitskonzept beinhaltet eine Just-in-time-Darstellung der Arbeitsaufgaben auf Werkst{\"u}cken mit automatisierter Fertigungskontrolle. Als Reaktion auf kurze Produktlebenszyklen und hohe Produktvielfalten sind alle Komponenten auf maximale Flexibilit{\"a}t ausgelegt. Ein Umr{\"u}sten auf neue Produkte kann innerhalb von Minuten erfolgen.},
  language  = {de}
}