Systematic Process Chain Creation for CFRP Structures in Early Product Development Stages

Abstract:

A planning method is presented which allows to systematically building process chains based on a preliminary design of composite structures. The method utilises the specific sequences of procedural steps that occur in the production of carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) structures, to build sub process chains for each component of the structure. Process restrictions are considered to evaluate the suitability of different production processes. To obtain the whole process chain of the structure, different joining methods are applied in addition to combine the components and its sub process chains. The results of the presented method are used in an overarching development procedure to investigate resulting impacts on the solution. Possible impacts could be the production costs or the material characteristics.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1140)
• Pages: 328-334
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1140.328
• Online since: August 2016
• Authors: Matthias Behr*, Carsten Schmidt
• Keywords: Composite, Production Planning

References

[1] T. Kraus, M. Kühnel, Der globale CFK-Markt 2014. AVK Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe, Composites Marktbericht (2014).

[2] B. Denkena, P. Horst, C. Schmidt, M. Behr, J. Krieglsteiner, Efficient production of CFRP lightweight structures on the basis of manufacturing considerations at an early design stage, Machining Innovation Conference, Hannover, September (2013).

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-01964-2_18

[3] M. Fallböhmer, Generieren alternativer Technologieketten in frühen Phasen der Produktentwicklung, Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, (2000).

[4] S. Müller, Methodik für die entwicklungs- und planungsbegleitende Generierung und Bewertung von Produktionsalternativen, Dissertation, TU München, (2007).

[5] T. Wille, L. Kärger, R. Hein, Composite Process Chain Towards As-Built Design. In: Adaptive, tolerant and efficient composite structures. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. S. 199-210.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-29190-6_15

[6] B. Scholz-Reiter, M. Lütjen, Production process engineering-modelling and evaluation of process chains for composite manufacturing. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Production Technology, Production of Aircraft Structures (APT'07). 2007. S. 43-51.

[7] W. Eversheim, G. Schuh, D. Assmus, Integrierte Produkt- und Prozessgestaltung, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, (2005).

DOI: 10.1007/3-540-26946-0_2

[8] VDI2221, Systematic approach to the development and design of technical systems and products, VDI-Verlag, (1993).

[9] H. Henning, Modellbasierte Prozess-Adaption in der Feinplanung fertigungstechnischer Pro-zessketten, Dissertation, Leibniz Universität Hannover, (2012).