The process of repairing damaged tool moulds is conducted manually in the industry. This results in long process times as well as a high dependence of the repair result on the experience of the worker. After a visual ...

Personnel scheduling closes the missing link between personnel and production planning in manufacturing companies. Personnel scheduling has a significant impact on the development of employee competencies and the achievement ...

The logistical control and order release of structurally dynamic systems represent a great challenge. In contrast to classical shop floor production, these systems can involve transitions between the two different ...

The rising number of electric vehicles comes along with an increasing demand for Li-Ion batteries. As resources such as lithium are valuable it is economically worthwhile to recycle EV batteries. One of the first steps of ...

Development of composite structure which are both light and economically competitive is challenging. A new method for the development of CRFP lightweight structures implements a frequent interaction of design and production ...

Background: In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in using micro-renewable energy sources. However, planning has not yet developed methodological approaches (1) for spatially optimizing residential development ...

The development and effective implementation of a production strategy requires an interdisciplinary planning of products, manufacturing technologies and factory concepts. The integrative roadmapping allows the merging of ...