Keynote Speeches 1

Keynote speaker: Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Weckenmann

Title: Function Oriented Approach for Specification and Verification of Geometrical Quantities for Micro- and Nano-Manufacturing

Abstract:

Requirements for assuring the function “mating ability” of the parts manufactured in the shop are the background for our tolerancing system, currently in use. Main keywords are: interchangeability, limits and fits. On the other side there were in the past only measurement devices and instruments available, which could determine only two-point-measures. Co-ordinate measuring machines and computers for evaluating more complicated geometrical features did not exist. The organisational side was coined by the division-of-labour-principle of F.W. Taylor. Most of the former conditions, devices and principles are overcome by the technical progress, particularly in micro- and nano-technology. For this area we need a new philosophy because mating ability is not the most important function. In the speech the situation will be described and requirements for changes will be pointed out. The future scene of tolerancing and verification will be defined and an approach for introducing a new philosophy will be presented.

Bio：

Prof. A. Weckenmann studied electrical engineering at the University Karlsruhe, received his doctoral degree Dr.-Ing. 1971, did research in R & D with Robert Bosch and with two universities (UniBw Hamburg 1975 ff. and FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, since 1992) in the main topics in production oriented and geometry based Metrology and Quality, including Micro- and Nano-Metrology, including measurement uncertainty, Virtual Quality Management and Process Chain Oriented Quality Management. In international committees he coined together with other experts the modern philosophy of manufacturing metrology.He was chairman of IMEKO TC 14 (Measurement of geometrical quantities) and chairman of CIRP STC P (Precision Engineering and Metrology), as well Fellow of ISMN and worked in some national committees.He was honored for his merits by several universities with different awards. He was chairman of a lot of conferences and seminars, etc. - He published around 500 papers, wrote some books, defined some fundamental issues and is one of the driving experts in his subject Metrology and Quality.

Keynote Speeches 2

Keynote speaker: Prof. K. Ueda

Title: World Trends of Manufacturing Innovation and Science & Technology toward Value Creation

Abstract:

This keynote speech begins with recent world trends of manufacturing innovation strategy with new ideas such national programs as NNMI (US), Catapult (UK), Industry4.0 (Germany), and SIP (JAPAN), including historical backgrounds. Then, it introduces new idea toward value creation by products and/or services, based on Ueda's Value-Creation Classification Model (VCCM). VCCM defines Class I as “providing value” to satisfy customer demands by exchange, Class II as “adaptive value” according to changing environments in use, and Class III as “co-creative value” which emerges through interaction among producer and customer. Finally, it emphasizes significant roles of promotion of manufacturing science and technology. We should pay attention to new role, that is, not only for producer/product side innovation but also for user/service side innovation. The new role consequently realizes value co-creation that leads to social surplus larger particularly in new era of “interactive society”.

Bio:

Dr. K. Ueda is Emeritus Professor of the University of Tokyo, where he was previously a professor and director of the RACE (Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering). He has engaged in research and teaching in several universities besides the University of Tokyo, such as Auckland University, Kanazawa University, Kobe University, Stuttgart University for about 40 years since 1972 in the fields of metal cutting theory, manufacturing systems, emergent synthesis, and value creation modeling. He has published over 400 scientific papers, also been given several best paper awards and research grants. He has been taking part in editorial boards of several international journals, and is a member of the Science Council of Japan. Dr. K. Ueda had been Vice President of AIST (the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan) for 4 years until 2013, and is now Special Adviser of the AIST, as well as Director of Hyogo Prefectural Institute of Technology. Dr. K. Ueda is recognized with the SME Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal in 2013. He is now President of CIRP (the International Academy for Production Engineering).

Keynote Speeches 3

Keynote speaker: Prof. E. Brinksmeier

Title:High Performance Cutting for Ultra-Precision Machining

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Ultra-precision milling is a versatile, but extremely time-consuming and thus costly manufacturing operation to generate complex optical surfaces, such as freeform mirrors or micro-structured surfaces. Even the machining of small optical surfaces can easily entailmachining times of several hours or even days. The reason for this, however, does not simply originate from the required precision of the optical parts or from the requirements that arise from using monocrystalline diamond as a tool material. Taking a closer look at the factors ruling ultra-precision machining reveals that the comparably low material removal rate and limited application of automation techniques are a major disadvantage. Due to the tight tolerances of the machined parts, several techniques common to conventional milling operations, such as the use of multiple cutting edges or high-speed spindles, cannot be applied.

This keynote paper will present new approaches for high performance ultra-precision machining that are developed to overcome these shortcomings. Firstly, ultra-precision machining is compared to conventional machining and approaches commonly used in the latter one are evaluated regarding their applicability for ultra-precision machining. Specific solutions under current development will be presented, e.g. a novel mechanism that allows the alignment of multiple diamond tools to a common fly-cut radius by inducing a controlled thermal expansion within the tool holder. This offers the possibility for multiple tools to be engaged in the cutting operation and thereby allows an increase of the applied feed and thus the surface generation rate. Secondly, results for applying high speed spindles will be demonstrated and their effect on the acting process forces will be discussed. It has been shown, that an increased cutting velocity is beneficial for ultra-precision machining. At a certain speed, the acting process forces show a reduction due to a transition to adiabatic cutting. The use of high speed spindles in ultra-precision machining, however, increases the need for quicker and more precise balancing procedures. Here, new concepts for expanding the sensitivity of unbalance measurements by deliberately reducing the stiffness of the spindle mounting are presented.

Bio：

E. Brinksmeier received his Engineering-Diploma in Mech. Eng./ Materials Sciences in 1978，and PhD in 1982 ，all from University of Hanover, Germany. In 1982-1992 he was Chief Engineer of Group Leader Manufacturing Process Division at Institute for Production Engineering and Machine Tools, IFW, University of Hanover, Germany. He is Professor for Manufacturing Technologies of University of Bremen, IWT Bremen and LFM Bremen, director of IWT of Foundation Institute of Materials Science and director of LFM of Laboratory for Precision Machining. His present research efforts include the areas of material dedicated manufacturing (surface integrity, low distortion machining, difficult-to-machine materials, enhancement of surface properties), development of environmentally sound processes with focus on metalworking fluids and energy saving processes, abrasive technologies (smart grinding wheels, grind-hardening), modelling and simulation of machining processes as well as ultra precision and micro machining (machining of optical moulds, diamond machining of steel in optical quality, and machining of components for earth and space bound telescopes). He has published over 600 scientific papers in peer reviewed journals, conference proceedings and magazines. he received F.W. Taylor Medal(CIRP), Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Award(DFG), Berninghausen preis outstanding teaching award of University of Breme, SME Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal(SME), Advanced Investigator Grant (ERC), Lifetime Achievement of European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology and Honorable Dr.-Ing. Degree of Technical University Aachen, Germany.

E. Brinksmeier is acatech of German Academy for Technical Sciences. He was Member and former Director at Large of American Soc. for Precision Engineering and President 2005/07 of European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology. He is Vice President of CIRP 2014/15 and President of CIRP 2015/16.

Keynote Speeches 4

Keynote speaker: Prof. S. Smith

Title:New technologies for the production of complex aerospace parts

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New technologies have recently increased the productivity of machine tools and expanded the design space for aerospace parts. This presentation will show four of the rapidly emerging technologies:1. A new way to characterize and present the performance limits of metal cutting machine tools - Machine tool performance is constrained by many factors including power, stability, surface location, and tool wear. Measuring and presenting these limits in a way that is easy for the machine tool user to understand has been challenging. This presentation will show multiple-constraint diagrams, and an interactive "dashboard".2. A way to combine additive and subtractive processes - Additive processes are very exciting, new way to permit low-volume high-complexity parts. Yet for most aerospace applications, these parts still have to be machined. This presentation illustrates how to create part features that support the subsequent required operations.3. Hybrid processes combining multiple operations on one machine. In this case, thin part machining is combined with Single Point Incremental Forming on the same machine tool to produce unique part geometries.4. Guaranteed chip breaking - Long stringy chips in turning area a persistent problem. This presentation shows a method to guarantee chip breaking, and even to program the characteristics of the broken chips for all materials and all turned part geometries.

Bio：

Dr. S. Smith is currently Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. During 2012-13 he served as the Assistant Director for Technology at the US Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office in Washington DC. He received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University, and his MS degree and PhD from the University of Florida. He has been an engineering educator for more than 25 years at the University of Florida, and at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His teaching and research areas include high-speed machining, process optimization, and machine dynamics. He has taught numerous industrial short courses. Smith is a Fellow of CIRP (The International Academy for Production Engineering), of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and of ASME International. He has served as the President of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME, and as the Chairman of the Manufacturing Engineering Division of ASME. He is Vice-President of Manufacturing Laboratories, Inc. and serves on the Board of Directors of BlueSwarf LLC. He is co-author of the books Machining Dynamics: Frequency Response to Improved Productivity and Mechanical Vibrations: Modeling and Measurement. Smith has received numerous awards over his career, including the SME Wu Research Implementation Award, the SME Education Award, the ASME Blackall Award, the AMT Charles F. Carter Advancing Manufacturing Award, the American Helicopter Society Pinckney Award, the SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, and the SAE Ralph R. Teetor Award. He was named an MAE Outstanding Alumnus of the University of Florida. He holds 10 patents, and is the recipient of an R&D 100 Award.

Keynote Speeches 5

Keynote speaker: Prof. A.M. van Houten

Title: The integration of design and manufacturing and how it is going to influence the way we work

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The traditional concept of industrial production was based on bringing people together in buildings with machines that were connected to a central power source. Because of that the factory had a rigid layout. Transfer lines enabled mass production of low priced products with cheap labor. To create a customer base, the productivity of workers should increase, allowing for higher wages and buying power. Electrification allowed for a more flexible factory layout and programmability created the possibility for more variety in product offering. Programmable machines deliver higher repeatability and more uniform quality. Higher investments and less, but higher educated workersare required. Lesspotential customers but higher buying power. Globalization opens new customer bases but requirements for quality and delivery times are set higher. New materials and manufacturing processes create new opportunities for business. But predicting the future to bring the right products to the markets in time is crucial for the sustainability of companies. Ideation and design, marketing and branding becomes increasingly important for the future success of companies. This keynote sheds some light on the importance and challenges of the integration of design and manufacturing and its consequences for the factories of the future. The lifecycle approach for products and production systems as well as future perspectives of manufacturing industry will be discussed.

Bio：

Prof. Dr. Ir. Fred J.A.M. van Houten studied Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Eindhoven in the Netherlands and graduated in 1977 "Cum Laude". In 1978 he was appointed as an assistant professor at the University of Twente and became an associate professor in 1990. In 1991 he obtained a PhD on a thesis about the Computer Aided Process Planning System (PART) that formed the basis for the Machining Line Planner of Tecnomatix, which is now part of Siemens PLM solutions. On the basis of his work in the field of feature based CADCAM system development he was appointed in 1998 as full professor in Design Engineering at the University of Twente. In 1999 he was appointed as a visiting professor on the JR East endowed chair of Maintenance Engineering at the University of Tokyo for a period of six months. Since 2000 his research domain has gradually shifted to the front end of the process creation chain. Current topics are scenario based design, Synthetic environments, Virtual and Augmented Reality, haptic devices and design support for mechatronic systems. In 2005, together with the Thales Company he has founded T-XCHANGE, an innovation accelerator that supports the so called Effects Based Solution process with computer simulations and serious gaming techniques. This VR laboratory is a good example of close industry/university cooperation. Presently Prof. van Houten is the head of the Research group" Design, Production and Management", The group consists of more than 60 staff members and 30 PhD students, which are active in a wide area of research in Design Integration and Process Modeling. He has published more than 150 scientific papers and has presented 34 invited keynote papers. He was President of the International Academy for Production Engineering from August 2010 until August 2011 and has been rewarded the 2012 Gold Medal by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).

Keynote Speeches 6

Keynote speaker: Prof. Gerry Byrne

Title: New Developments in International Translational Research - The Fraunhofer International Model

Abstract:

The global landscape for manufacturing has changed dramatically in recent years. Changing fundamental macroeconomic realities, more sophisticated consumers, global employment trends, the internet of things, developments in Big Data and Industry 4.0 all mean that yesterday’s approaches to manufacturing are being replaced by new paradigms of industrial development. It is well recognized thatmanufacturing is the underlying driver of innovation across the globe – the innovation motor of modern economies. There is also an increasing awareness of the absolute necessity for close, efficient and highly professional partnerships between universities and industries in the new open-innovation environment. There is strong international interest in the key features of mature models of translational research and several such models exist in different regions of the world. Fraunhofer, founded in Germany in 1949 is one such model.In its first phase of development, Fraunhofer institutes were primarily based in Germany. Over the last 20 years, Fraunhofer has been growing internationally and has now matured into a well recognized, world leading international brand for translational/applied research, development and innovation. Fraunhofer now employs more than 2.200 staff and has a budget in excess of €2billion. In this paper, the key attributes of Fraunhofer International are presented and discussed in the context of the new demands for a highly professionalized interface between university and industry in the changing global manufacturing scenario.

Bio：

Professor Byrne is a graduate in mechanical engineering from the Dublin Institute of Technology, Trinity College Dublin and the Technical University Berlin. He undertook his Doktor-Ingenieur (Dr.-Ing.) degree in the field of the analysis and design of manufacturing processes specialising in material removal mechanisms and surface integrity.

He is the former College Principal Engineering and Architecture and Dean of Engineering in UCD (to September 2014) and has been the Professor of Mechanical Engineering in University College Dublin since 1993. Prior to taking up his professorship he led a division of Daimler Benz AG in Germany in the area of Manufacturing Processes and the Environment within the Corporate Research and Development Directorate.

Professor Byrne is widely published and has a world leading international profile in his area of specialisation of surface engineering and mechanisms of material removal. He is Past-President of the Collége International pour L’Étude des Techniques de Production Méchanique (C.I.R.P.). He is also a Past-President of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland (2000/01) and a Past-President of the Irish Academy of Engineering (IAE, 2002 - 2003). He is Director of the Manufacturing Research Centre at UCD. This Centre is active both nationally and internationally in research into the design and development of precision engineering processes has very close collaboration with industry. He chairs the R&D boards of a number of Irish companies (Anam, Openhydro and Schivo). He represented Ireland as a Member of the European Research Advisory Board (EURAB) and is currently a former member of the Conference of Rectors and Presidents of Technical Universities (CRE) in the EU. Professor Byrne is a Senior Advisor to the President of Fraunhofer, Germany and is a Director of Frunahofer UK Ltd. Professor Byrne is a Fellow of the Irish Academy of Engineering, the Royal Academy of Engineering UK and of the German National Academy of Science and Engineering “acatech”. He holds an honorary doctorate in recognition of his outstanding international contribution as an innovator in engineering. He was awarded the Gold Ring of the German Society of Engineering (VDI) in recognition of his insights into the fundamentals of material removal processes. He is also the recipient of the prestigious Taylor Research Medal of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, USA in recognition of his outstanding research contributions. He is an honorary Professor of Engineering at Tianjin University, China.

Keynote Speeches 7

Keynote speaker: Prof. N. Duffie

Title: Opportunities and Obstacles for Applying Control Theory in Modeling, Analysis and Design of Production Systems and Networks

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As markets continue to become increasingly more dynamic and turbulent, new types of production systems and networks will be required that are agile, changeable and robust in the presence of turbulence in production environments. At the same time, information and computing technologies enabling future cyber-physical production systems and Industry 4.0 will improve support for strategies such as joint use of resources by different companies, flexible capacity and active countermeasures against low due date reliability. To accomplish this, production engineers will need more powerful tools for designing, modeling and analyzing the dynamic behavior of production systems and networks. Tools of control systems engineering offer a wide spectrum of potential contributions to understanding the dynamic behavior of production systems and networks in the presence of turbulence. However, for many reasons including the nature of production decision-making and a lack of data and suitable dynamic models, relatively few examples are available outside the field of supply chain dynamics as to how classical control theory, much less advanced control theory, can be applied in studying the dynamic behavior of production systems and networks. In this keynote presentation, the focus is on opportunities for applying classical control theoretical modeling and analysis of the transient behavior and fundamental dynamics of production systems and networks including scheduling, sequencing, loading and controlling. The history of work in this research area will be reviewed, and several recent examples of progress in this area will be discussed. These will illustrate the potential that exists and obstacles that need to be overcome in applying tools from the field of control systems engineering and the kinds of approaches that are likely to be required as the need for dynamic modeling and analysis of production systems and networks grows with time. Recommendations for future research also will be discussed.

Bio：

N. Duffie received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 1980, M.S. in Engineering in 1976, and B.S. in Computer Science in 1974, all from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. He is Professor and past Chair in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His main research interests are distributed system control and manufacturing process automation. Professor Duffie is a Fellow of ASME, CIRP and SME. He served on the Council of the CIRP, is a member of its Editorial Committee, and is past chair of its Scientific Technical Committee for Production Systems and Organizations. He is a Past President of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (2008). In 2008 he was Mercator Guest Professor at the University of Bremen, Germany. He also has been a visiting researcher at the University of Stuttgart, Jacobs University, Cranfield University, James Cook University, and the AIST Mechanical Engineering Laboratory in Japan. In 2012 he received the SME Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal for publishing significant seminal research findings based on the application of modern control theory to manufacturing operations leading to a better understanding of processes, equipment and facilities. Since 2014 he has been the Editor-In-Chief of the SME Journal of Manufacturing Systems.

Keynote Speeches 8

Keynote speaker: Prof. R. Wertheim

Title:Flushing Strategies as a Function of the Cutting Processand Workpiece Materials

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In metal cutting operations the use of different coolants and flushing conditions has a significant influence on the machining performance, process efficiency and environmental phenomena. Using hybrid processes, mainly by superposition of various cooling strategies, offers the potential to extend the existing technological process limits of conventional cutting processes. The paper introduces fundamental simulations and investigation results with various cooling strategies in drilling, turning, grooving and milling such as cryogenic cooling, high-pressure cooling and aerosol dry lubrication. The investigations are conducted on high-temperature alloys with poor machinability. Following the state-of-the-art, high-pressure cooling makes it possible to reliably obtain the highest tool life when machining high temperature materials. However, these advantages are mitigated by energy-intensive hardware and the use of cutting fluids that demand considerable cleaning and handling as well as higher costs. Furthermore, follow-up cleaning of workpieces and chips is needed. Consequently, high-pressure cooling is primarily suitable for use during roughing at high material removal rates, since the specific energy consumption can be drastically reduced. In comparison to high-pressure cooling and aerosol dry lubrication, cryogenic cooling by using CO2 or N2 has the better cooling effect due to the lower temperatures when it exits the tool cooling channels. The CO2 characteristics make it possible to integrate this cooling strategy into existing machine systems and modified cutting tools. However, it is more problematic in respect of lubrication, in particular in machining high temperature alloys. For multifunction options and higher efficiency in micro machining and drilling on large CNC machines the development and application of the coolant driven spindle is used as an energy source for tool rotation, for cooling and chip evacuation at the same time.

Bio：

Prof. R. Wertheim, Professor of Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU, Germany, Adviser of Department of Mechanical Engineering of BRAUDE College, Israel, Academic adviser and Head of the Meister Examination Committee of Fraunhofer Israel, Professor (Adjunct) of Technion Mechanical Engineering, Israel. He is also Board Member of the Jewish Community, Chemnitz, Germany, Town Council MemberofQiryat-Bialik, ISRAE, Board memberof ELES Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich Studienwerk, Berlin, Germany, Reviewer of Editorial Committee of International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology – Springer Verlag. He was Vice-President(2000-2001) and President (2001-2002) of The International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP).

Keynote Speeches 9

Keynote speaker: Prof. L. Monostori

Title: Cyber-physical production systems:Interplay and convergence of two worlds

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One of the most significant directions in the development of computer science and information and communication technologies is represented by Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) which are systems of collaborating computational entities which are in intensive connection with the surrounding physical world and its on-going processes, providing and using, at the same time, data-accessing and data-processing services available on the internet. Cyber-Physical Production Systems (CPPSs), relying on the newest and foreseeable further developments of computer science, information and communication technologies on the one hand, and of manufacturing science and technology, on the other, may lead to the 4th Industrial Revolution, frequently noted as Industrie 4.0.The key-note will underline that there are significant roots generally – and particularly in the CIRP (International Academy for Production Engineering) community – which point towards CPPSs. Expectations and the related new R&D challenges will be outlined. Some approaches will be presented illustrating the versatility of achievements which can be realised by pilot CPPSs.

Bio：

Prof. L. Monostori, Director of the Research Institute on Computer Science and Automation (SZTAKI) of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Director of the Fraunhofer Project Centre for Production Management and Informatics at SZTAKI, and full professor at Budapest University of Technology and Economics. He is Past President of The International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP); Past Chairman of the Coordinating Committee on Manufacturing and Logistics Systems, International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC); member of the European Academy for Industrial Management (AIM). He is founding Editor-in-Chief of the CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology; Associate Editor of Computers in Industry and member of the editorial boards of other international scientific periodicals. For his research achievements published in 400+ publications resulted in more than 2800 independent citations and for his development activities – among others – the Dennis Gabor Prize was given to him in 2004.Prof. Monostori is a corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, member of the Hungarian Academy of Engineering, and foreign member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts (KVAB). He is Senior Advisor of the Fraunhofer Society for Hungary, member of the Engineering and Technological Sciences (ENGITECH) Scientific Committee of Science Europe, and of the Horizon 2020 Advisory Group LEIT-NMP.