INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR SCHOOLS

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1 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR SCHOOLS (LMS) Director: Prof. George Chryssolouris Dept. of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics University of Patras, Greece

2 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR SCHOOLS: BACKGROUND Industrial Technologies for Schools is a national outreach activity organized in the context of the Industrial Technologies 2014 Conference 2

3 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR SCHOOLS: BACKGROUND The activity has the following objectives: Acquaint students with modern industrial technologies, including nanotechnologies, advanced materials and new production technologies Engage them in a debate about the relevance of industrial technologies with the grand societal challenges of Europe (e.g. resources efficiency, ageing society, innovative societies etc.) Promote creative thinking through a project-based competition: Use of industrial technologies to address in a novel way everyday life problems associated with Europe s Grand Societal Challenges Conceptualize a new product / service Enable students to actively participate in the Conference, present their ideas and interact with the European Industrial Technologies community 3

4 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR SCHOOLS: PROCEDURE PART 1 LMS staff will visit schools. Presentation (slides / videos) on modern industrial technologies - A state of the art and future perspectives (content adjusted to student audience). Debate / Discussion Student groups from schools will visit LMS facilities. Demonstration of selected industrial technologies (e.g. laser processing, robotics, virtual manufacturing, nano-manufacturing etc.) at LMS facilities. Debate / Discussion 4

5 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR SCHOOLS: PROCEDURE PART 2 Students will be posed with the question: What can NMP technologies do for addressing the grand societal challenges with a view to year 2020? and participate in a project competition 1. Each school group will conceptualise a product / service based on advanced NMP technologies that may contribute in addressing one of the grand societal challenges 2. Each school group will deliver a short report with their ideas 3. Some dedicated space will be reserved in the posters areas at the Conference site, where each school group will present their ideas on a poster 5

6 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR SCHOOLS: PROCEDURE PART 2 (continued) 4. The international Experts Advisory Group of the Conference and the Conference participants will be engaged in a selection process to pick the best 1-3 ideas 5. A dedicated workshop (e.g. A student-eye view on the future potential of industrial technologies, etc.) will be organized, e.g. on Day 3, where representatives of each group will present their ideas on slides 6. The competition results will be announced at the end of the Workshop and an award will be given to the winning group(s) 6

7 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR SCHOOLS: LOGISTICS Participation: schools from Achaia and Attica, including public and private schools Target group: 4th and 5th year secondary school students, school teams of students Timeline Engaging schools: Nov Dec 2013 Visits & project: Dec 2013 Feb 2014 Delivery of reports: end of Feb 2014 Participation of the student groups to the Conference poster session & student workshop: 11 th of April

8 NANOTECHNOLOGIES ADVANCED MATERIALS PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES 8

9 WHY ARE NMP TECHNOLOGIES INTERESTING? Integrated in objects used in everyday life Cutting edge technologies with high research interest High demand for skills on NMP technologies 9

10 NANOTECHNOLOGY Human Hair Nano-manufactured Race Car Nano Scale Any element or component only a few nanometers (10-9 m) in size Nanotechnology elements less than 100 nanometers in size (100 nm) in order to create new systems, materials and devices 10

11 NANOTECHNOLOGY: FIELDS OF APPLICATION Materials Powders, Coatings, Carbon Nano- Materials, C-Nano Fabrics Energy Solar power, Photo-voltaics, Hydrogen fuel cells, LED White Light Medicine / Bioengineering Genomics, Lab on a chip, C-Nanotubes Electronics Nanochips, Nanosensors, NanoRAM, MagneticRAM Devices Lithography, Nano scale microscopes, Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) 11

12 NANOTECHNOLOGY: PRODUCTS Glass nanofibers Nanowire array 12

13 NANOTECHNOLOGY: PRODUCTS Nanotubes: Tube-like structures in nano scale (i.e. carbon, silicon, DNA) Carbon nanotube Must-know facts: 4 nm width (smaller diameter than DNA) 100 times stronger than steel, 1/6 weight Thermal conductive Metallic & electrically semiconductive 13

14 NANOTECHNOLOGY: PRODUCTS Nanoelectronics: Electrically charged components with nano scale dimensions but with the same or even better efficiency that the conventional ones Semi nano conductor Nano processor chip Nano sensor Nano transistor 14

15 NANOTECHNOLOGY: PRODUCTS Drugs Better and targeted drug delivery The rate at which the drug stays in the body can be manipulated Lower doses needed Treatment Nanomedicine New medical diagnostic devices are able to detect small amounts of proteins related with serious illnesses Research is undertaken in order to use carbon nanotubes in bone implants 15

16 NANOTECHNOLOGY VIDEOS 16

17 NANOTECHNOLOGY: FUTURE TRENDS Bridging the gap between nanotechnology research and markets Scale-up of nanopharmaceuticals production & nanomedicine therapies Ensure safety of nanotechnology-based applications 17

18 MATERIALS: COMPOSITES Combination of two or more materials (reinforcing elements, fillers, and composite matrix binder), different in form or composition The constituents retain their identities, that is, they do not dissolve or merge completely into one another although they act in concert 18

19 MATERIALS: ADHESIVES Avoid concentration stresses No negative influence on the substrate s mechanical properties Ability of designing lightweight structures Joining different materials The best strength-weight ratio from any of the others joining methods 19

20 MATERIALS: INNOVATIVE MATERIALS Titanium (turbojet engines) Light aluminium alloys (transport, electrical conductors) Kevlar (aerospace use) Liquidmetal (smartphone industry) Porous metal (medical use; filtration) Shape memory foam (medical use; treatment) Bioplastic polymer with nanofillers (electronic circuits) Aluminum Foam Liquidmetal 20

21 MATERIALS: CUTTING TOOLS Diamond (for composites) Graphite (for EDM sinking) Carbide (for metalworking industries) Coatings from titanium nitride (for ultra high speed processing) Diamond cutting tools Carbides Titanium nitride coated cutting tools 21

22 MATERIALS VIDEOS 22

23 MATERIALS: FUTURE TRENDS Advanced functional materials in energy technologies (capture, conversion, storage and/or transmission of energy) Substituting critical raw materials or those materials which may be hazardous or pose a risk to human health and/or the environment Novel biomaterials for the treatments of diseases 23

24 PRODUCTION Research Areas: Aeronautics Automotive Energy generation Footwear Micro-systems Automotive Industry Footwear Industry New manufacturing processes Optical and Textiles industries Innovative technologies for buildings New Laser welding machine 24

25 PRODUCTION: MANUFACTURING Robots More degrees of freedom Extreme accuracy and precision Obstacle detection Ability to carry awkward-shaped and heavy components Handle tasks that are hazardous to people (i.e. mining robots) Reduce flow-time in production lines Provide high quality results compared to humans Mining Robot Robotic production line 25

26 PRODUCTION: MANUFACTURING Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machines Machine tool that uses programs to automatically execute a series of machining operations with the aid of an on-board computer Increased productivity Reduced parts inventory Reduced tool/fixture storage and cost Flexibility that speeds changes in design Accurate processing High surface quality products Improvement in manufacturing control 26

27 PRODUCTION: NEW FORMS OF PRODUCTION Rapid manufacturing: a production technique that involves the creation of solid objects, delivering energy/material to specific points in the production line Time & cost elimination Raw material waste reduction Total flexibility in design phase Improved speed & flexibility Early stage optimisation Easy customisation 27

28 PRODUCTION: NEW FORMS OF PRODUCTION 3D Printing: a layer manufacturing technology in which the layers are formed by using a printheadlike device to distribute an adhesive to bond the surface of a powder in the desired shape Time & development cost elimination Variety of printing materials Impart more information than a computer image Functionality optimisation in an early stage Personalise merchandise 3D printed objects 28

29 PRODUCTION: DIGITAL MANUFACTURING Simulation Programs The process of designing a mathematical or logical model of a real-system and then conducting computer-based experiments with the model to describe, explain, and predict the behaviour of the real system Example from a simulation model of a production line 29

30 PRODUCTION: DIGITAL MANUFACTURING Virtual Reality The technology that allows humans to visualise, manipulate and interact with highly complex computer generated data in a realistic way Interaction IMMERSION Navigation Visualisation Ford s CAVE VR environment 30

31 PRODUCTION: DIGITAL MANUFACTURING Types of VR in engineering applications Immersive VR Augmented Reality Collaborative VR Desktop VR 31

32 PRODUCTION: DIGITAL MANUFACTURING Manufacturing Applications o Virtual Maintenance o Virtual Shipbuilding o Virtual Collaboration o Virtual Machining o Virtual Ergonomics o Interaction techniques 32

33 PRODUCTION: DIGITAL MANUFACTURING Internet of things Application of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to manufacturing includes features unique to industrial applications improve manufacturing performance enable better integration with business systems 33

34 PRODUCTION: KNOWLEDGE BASED ENGINEERING The idea: a merging of object-oriented programming, artificial intelligence, and computer aided design The aim: capture product and process information to allow businesses to model engineering processes, and then use the model to automate all or some parts of the process. System consulting Product development Process improvement Development and maintenance 34

35 PRODUCTION VIDEOS 35

36 PRODUCTION: FUTURE TRENDS Produce more with less 0-defect manufacturing First time good Human-oriented manufacturing Product customization / personalization 36

37 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR SCHOOLS CONTACT For more information: Dr. Dimitris MOURTZIS (Tel.: , Dr. Dimitris MAVRIKIOS (Tel.: , (LMS) Director: Prof. George Chryssolouris Dept. of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics University of Patras, Greece 37