changeability from the perspective of technology
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CIRP Meeting San Sebastian 2002, STC „ O“
Changeability from the perspective of technology
Prof. Dr.-Ing. F. Klocke
Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering,
Chair of Manufacturing Technology
RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY
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Product life cycle
Technology : Scientific knowledge base for thesolution of technological problemsand tasks(acc. to Perillieux, 1987)
Product creation
Development,Design
PlanningManufacturing,
AssemblyUse,
Maintenance
Bildquelle: Fraunhofer IPT
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Consequences
Market/ boundary conditions change dramatically
Bildquelle: WZL RWTH Aachen
Science, Research
What has to be done ?
Who has to take the lead ?
Create new knowledge and methods for technologymanagement
Production researchinstitutesin collaboration with industry
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Consequences
Market/ boundary conditions change dramatically
Industry What has to be done ?
Who has to take the lead ?
Application and adaption ofnew production knowledge toreal products
Industryin collaboration withresearch institutes
Bildquelle: Thyssen Umformtechnik + Guss GmbHQueen‘s University Belfast, Fraunhofer IPT, WZL
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Technology competence
Products/ Service
Production level
Agility
Transformability
Flexibility
Reconfigurability
Change-over-ability
Ability to consistently apply technological knowledgeto create marketable products
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Changeoverability,Performance
Necessary research
Changeoverability from the perspective of technology
Product creation
Development,Design
PlanningManufacturing,
AssemblyUse,
Maintenance
Idle time
Overall performance
Process consistency
Monitoring
Process fundamentals
Point of view
Single workstation
Man
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ctu
rin
go
per
atio
ns
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Reconfigurability from the perspective of technology
Reconfigurability
Mainly machine tooloriented
Point of view
Product creation
Development,Design
PlanningManufacturing,
AssemblyUse,
Maintenance
Groupworkstations
Wo
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iece
s/M
od
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Point of view
Flexibility
Flexibility from the perspective of technology
Necessary research
Workpiece tailored high performancetechnologies
Combination of different manufacturingprocesses
Interaction of different manufacturing processesand influence on functional workpiece behaviour
Process modelling
Process simulation
Production planning
Product creation
Development,Design
PlanningManufacturing,
AssemblyUse,
Maintenance
Manufacturing
Co
mp
on
ents
/su
bsy
stem
s
� New products� short reaction time
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Transformability
Transformability from the perspective of technology
Necessary research
Product creation
Development,Design
PlanningManufacturing,
AssemblyUse,
Maintenance
Point of view
Continuous process chain simulation
Generation of process chain variants (new materials, etc.)
Transparency of manufacturing processes
Evaluation of technology capacities
autonomous production cells
General Structure
Pro
du
cts/
Pro
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n s
yste
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� Tactic ability to make right moves� extrem short reaction time and look ahead ability� logistic, buildings, work force, etc.
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Technology chain / manufacturing sequence
Technology chain
Turning Milling Hardening Grinding
Turning on machine A
Milling onmachine F
Hardeningin machine O
Grinding onmachine XY
Handling StorageTransport
Consideration of valueadding technologies
Technology and productfunctionality are centred
Consideration of allmanufacturing steps
Consideration of companyspecific boundary conditions
Support of indirect value adding manufacturing steps
Bildquelle: Lilich, Monforts, Reckmann, Reese, Safed, WZL
(Workpiece oriented)
Manufacturing sequence(Workpiece and factory oriented)
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Agility
Agility from the perspective of technology
Necessary research
Product creation
Development,Design
PlanningManufacturing,
AssemblyUse,
Maintenance
Point of view
Control of technological complexity
Interdisciplinary cooperation
Methods for strategic technologymanagement
Production network
Pro
du
ct
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Consequences
Science, Research
What has to be done ?
Who has to take the lead ?
Create new knowledge and methods for technologymanagement
Production researchinstitutesIn collaboration withindustry
Company network
Research network
University
Max Planck-Helmholtz-Institutes
Fraunhofer-Institutes
Technology management
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Company network
Research network
University
Max Planck-Helmholtz-Institutes
Fraunhofer-Institutes
Technology management
Timeline
Technologyknowledge
base
Technology management