TY - JOUR A1 - Eichler, Fabian A1 - Balc, Nicolae A1 - Bremen, Sebastian A1 - Schleser, Markus A1 - Schwarz, Alexander T1 - Research on reducing residual stresses of SLM parts made for downstream welding process JF - Acta Technica Napocensis N2 - In the face of the current trend towards larger and more complex production tasks in the SLM process and the current limitations in terms of maximum build space, the welding of SLM components to each other or to conventionally manufactured parts is becoming increasingly relevant. The fusion welding of SLM components made of 316L has so far been rarely investigated and if so, then for highly specialised laser welding processes. When welding with industrial gas welding processes such as MIG/MAG or TIG welding, distortions occur which are associated with the resulting residual stresses in the components. This paper investigates process-side influencing factors to avoid resulting residual stresses in SLM components made of 316L. The aim is to develop a strategy to build up SLM components as stress-free as possible in order to join them as profitably as possible with a downstream welding process. For this purpose, influencing parameters such as laser power, scan speed, but also scan vector length and different scan patterns are investigated with regard to their influence on residual stresses. KW - Residual Stresses KW - Hybrid Manufacturing KW - Welding KW - SLM KW - LPBF KW - Additive Manufacturing Y1 - 2024 SN - 1221-5872 VL - 67 IS - 1s SP - 69 EP - 78 PB - Technical University of Cluj-Napoca CY - Cluj-Napoca ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Abbas, Karim A1 - Balc, Nicolae A1 - Bremen, Sebastian A1 - Hedwig, Lukas T1 - Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) in rapid tooling: advancements and applications for fused filament fabrication of rubber molds JF - Acta Technica Napocensis N2 - Establishing high-performance polymers in additive manufacturing opens up new industrial applications. Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) was initially used in aerospace but is now widely applied in automotive, electronics, and medical industries. This study focuses on developing applications using PEEK and Fused Filament Fabrication for cost-efficient vulcanization injection mold production. A proof of concept confirms PEEK’s suitability for AM mold making, withstanding vulcanization conditions. Printing PEEK above its glass transition temperature of 145 °C is preferable due to its narrow process window. A new process strategy at room temperature is discussed, with micrographs showing improved inter-layer bonding at 410°C nozzle temperature and 0.1 mm layer thickness. Minimizing the layer thickness from 0.15 mm to 0.1 mm improves tensile strength by 16%. KW - Process Parameters KW - Rapid Tooling KW - Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) KW - Tensile Strength KW - Fused Filament Fabrication KW - Additive Manufacturing Y1 - 2024 SN - 1221-5872 VL - 67 IS - 1s SP - 13 EP - 22 PB - Technical University of Cluj-Napoca CY - Cluj-Napoca ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Luft, Nils A1 - Arntz, Kristian T1 - The impact and challenges of Industry 4.0 on factory design, organization and management JF - Acta Technica Napocensis N2 - The fourth industrial revolution is on its way to reshape manufacturing and value creation in a profound way. The underlying technologies like cyber-physical systems (CPS), big data, collaborative robotics, additive manufacturing or artificial intelligence offer huge potentials for the optimization and evolution of production systems. However, many manufacturing companies struggle to implement these technologies. This can only in part be attributed to the lack of skilled personal within these companies or a missing digitalization strategy. Rather, there is a fundamental incompatibility between the way current production systems and companies (Industry 3.0) are structured across multiple dimensions compared to what is necessary for industry 4.0. This is especially true in manufacturing systems and their transition towards flexible, decentralized and autonomous value creation networks. This paper shows across various dimensions these incompatibilities within manufacturing systems, explores their reasons and discusses a different approach to create a foundation for Industry 4.0 in manufacturing companies. KW - Manufacturing Process Chains KW - Tool Making KW - Operational Control KW - Technology Planning KW - Factory Planning KW - Industry 4.0 Y1 - 2024 SN - 1221-5872 VL - 67 IS - 1s SP - 151 EP - 158 PB - Technical University of Cluj-Napoca CY - Cluj-Napoca ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Luft, Angela A1 - Balc, Nicolae A1 - Bremen, Sebastian T1 - Experts' perspectives on the adoption of additive manufacturing in the industry and its interrelated implications in production structures JF - Acta Technica Napocensis N2 - Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a topic that is becoming more relevant to many companies globally. With AM's progressive development and use for series production, integrating the technology into existing production structures is becoming an important criterion for businesses. This study qualitatively examines the actual state and different perspectives on the integration of AM in production structures. Seven semi-structured interviews were conducted and analyzed. The interview partners were high-level experts in Additive Manufacturing and production systems from industry and science. Four main themes were identified. Key findings are the far-reaching interrelationships and implications of AM within production structures. Specific AM-related aspects were identified. Those can be used to increase the knowledge and practical application of the technology in the industry and as a foundation for economic considerations. KW - AM implementation KW - thematic analysis KW - interviews KW - manufacturing management KW - production systems KW - Additive manufacturing Y1 - 2024 SN - 1221-5872 VL - 67 IS - 1s SP - 159 EP - 168 PB - Technical University of Cluj-Napoca CY - Cluj-Napoca ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Enning, Manfred A1 - Bollig, Alexander A1 - Mann, S. A1 - Kaierle, Stefan T1 - Modellgestützte Prädiktive Regelung beim Laserstrahlschweißen / Bollig, A. ; Mann, S. ; Enning, M. ; Kaierle, S. JF - Automatisierungstechnische Praxis : atp. 43 (2001), H. 7 Y1 - 2001 SN - 0178-2320 SP - 35 EP - 39 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Enning, Manfred A1 - Bollig, Alexander A1 - Mann, S. A1 - Kaierle, Stefan T1 - Autonome Produktionszelle für das Laserstrahlschweißen / Bollig, A. ; Mann, S. ; Enning, M. ; Kaierle, S. ; Abel, D. ; Poprawe, R. JF - Automation und Information in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft : Kongress Baden-Baden, 3. und 4. Juni 2003 / VDI-VDE-Gesellschaft Mess- und Automatisierungstechnik Y1 - 2003 SN - 3-18-091756-3 N1 - GMA-Kongress ; 2003 ; VDI-Berichte 1756 SP - 73 EP - 82 PB - VDI-Verl. CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Enning, Manfred A1 - Mann, S. A1 - Bollig, Alexander A1 - Kaierle, Stefan T1 - Autonomous Production Cell for Laser Beam Welding / Mann S. ; Bollig, A. ; Kaierle, S. ; Abel, D. ; Poprawe, R. Y1 - 2003 SN - 0912035757 N1 - ICALEO 2003, Florida ; Laser Materials Processing Conference ; (2003, Jacksonville, Fla.) ; ICALEO ; (22, 2003, Jacksonville, Fla.) PB - LIA CY - Orlando, Fla ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Grundmann, Reinhard A1 - Bommes, Leonhard A1 - Reinartz, Dieter T1 - Auswahl, Bemessung und Beurteilung eines Radialventilators hohen Wirkungsgrades - Teil 2 JF - HLH - Zeitschrift für Heizung, Lüftung, Klimatechnik, Haustechnik. 49 (1998), H. 7 Y1 - 1998 SN - 0017-9906 SP - 44 EP - 50 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Grundmann, Reinhard A1 - Bommes, Leonhard A1 - Dieter, Reinartz T1 - Auswahl, Bemessung und Beurteilung eines Radialventilators hohen Wirkungsgrades - Teil 1 JF - HLH - Zeitschrift für Heizung, Lüftung, Klimatechnik, Haustechnik. 49 (1998), H. 5 Y1 - 1998 SN - 0017-9906 SP - 28 EP - 37 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Braun, Sebastian A1 - Cheng, Chi-Tsun A1 - Dowey, Steve A1 - Wollert, Jörg F. T1 - Performance evaluation of skill-based order-assignment in production environments with multi-agent systems JF - IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics N2 - 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. KW - cyber-physical production systems KW - event-based simulation KW - multi-agent systems KW - digital factory KW - industrial agents Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/JESTIE.2021.3108524 SN - 2687-9735 IS - Early Access PB - IEEE CY - New York ER -