ICD Videos


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YouTube-Channel of the Cluster of Excellence







"Selective Laser Melting"


As part of the project "Production Technologies for Individualised Production" the Cluster of Excellence deals with increasing the build-up rate and the improvement of the surface quality of the Selective Laser Melting (SLM).

 

"North Rhine-Westphalia’s 2011 Innovation Award for additive manufacturing by Fraunhofer ILT (German)"


This Award in the »Innovation« category has been awarded to Professor Reinhart Poprawe M.A. and his team of laser experts.






ZDF-Show mo:ma (morgenmagazin): "3D-Drucker bald für jedermann"


ZDF: "3D-Druck: Blitze, die die Welt verändern"






"Integrated Platform for Distributed Numerical Simulation"


The compative advantage of industry in high wage countires with mature markets is the customization of products. However, this highly planning-intensive. Economies of scale contribute to this loss, so it should be virtualized through the production process.









"Incremental sheet forming (ISF) combined with stretch forming"


ISF enables the manufacture of complex sheet metal components with simple tooling via the CNC-controlled movements of a half-spherical forming head. By a combination of the ISF with other processes and manufacturing steps the efficiency shell be increased.

 

"Incremental sheet forming (ISF) combined with local heat treatment"


ISF enables the manufacture of complex sheet metal components with simple tooling via the CNC-controlled movements of a half-spherical forming head. By a combination of the ISF with other processes and manufacturing steps the efficiency shell be increased.

 

"Multi-Technology Platform for Hybrid Metal Processing"


Modern production systems have to guarantee high flexibility, high availability and high performance combined with high precision. In the hybrid processing center of the main process of milling is supplemented with several laser processes.

 

"Simulation of the production of metal/ plastic hybrids"


Whereas metal and plastic normally compete with each other, the pros of both materials are combined by the hybrid technology. As part of the CoE a hybrid multi-component process shell be developed by the combination of metal pressure and plastic injection molding.

 

"Production of metal / plastic hybrids"


Various technologies are capable of producing plastics/metal composites, they all have disadvantages in commen due to serval manufactoring steps and limitations in productivity.

 

"Stack-turning Moulds"


With the stack turning, a rotation around the vertical axis occurs. This allows high quality multi-component products manufactured economically.







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"Cognitive Control Systems for Production"


The aim of the ICD-C 3.1 is a higher flexibility of the real process chain.
In this context the approach of Cognitive Tolerance matching deals with a change from a tolerance-oriented to a function-oriented production.

"Interview - 3M-Welding Safety Award for results of the Cluster of Excellence"


The 3M Deutschland GmbH and the DVS honored approaches to sustainable improvement of working conditions during welding.
Interview with Marion Beckers und Konrad Willms. Source: www.dvstv.de