Additive Fertigung für Nachhaltigkeit

ED170020Lab Courses5 ECTSEnglishwinter semesterLehrstuhl für Werkstofftechnik der Additiven Fertigung (Prof. Mayr)

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What it is about

You deal with additive manufacturing (AM) processes and their importance for sustainable product design. In the end you will be able to compare AM and conventional manufacturing in terms of resource use and environmental impact, select sustainable materials and technologies, and design and evaluate products for AM from a sustainability perspective.

What you will be able to do

Explain environmental and economic problems of conventional and additive manufacturing
Compare AM and conventional processes with LCA principles regarding resource efficiency and environmental impact
Select suitable AM technologies and sustainable materials
Design parts for AM with a focus on lightweight construction, recycling and material efficiency
Evaluate the sustainability performance of a product using established LCA tools and real environmental data
Collaborate interdisciplinarily in a team to develop sustainable solutions for real manufacturing tasks
Present technical and sustainability-related project results in writing and orally

What the module consists of

VorlesungenDelivery of AM technologies, sustainability concepts and LCA methods
WorkshopsPractical application: digital design, environmental modelling, prototype planning
ProjektwocheCapstone project with design, poster and prototype integrating the learning content

Teaching method

Interaktive VorlesungenIntroduction to technologies and methods
Praktische WorkshopsHands-on application of design and LCA tools
Projektbasiertes Lernen (drei Stufen: Produktauswahl, LCA, Projektwoche)Step-by-step development of the ability to solve real, interdisciplinary tasks

What you should already know

Grundkenntnisse zu Fertigungsverfahrenrecommended
Vertrautheit mit CAD-Toolsrecommended
Interesse an Nachhaltigkeit und interdisziplinärer Zusammenarbeitrecommended

Assessment

Project workReportPosterPresentation

The module assessment is conducted through a graded, project-based examination in team work with three components: 1) Milestone Report 1 (project report, 5–8 pages) on product selection and justification, submission after week 6, weighting 30%; 2) Milestone Report 2 (project report, 8–12 pages) on comparative LCA, submission before project week, weighting 30%; 3) Capstone poster + oral presentation (15 min talk + 5 min Q&A) on the last day of the project week, including poster and prototype demonstration, weighting 40%. Permissible aids are specified per task (e.g., teaching materials, LCA software, project documents).

Reading list

Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker, Mahyar Khorasani - Additive Manufacturing Technologies: 3D Printing, Rapid Prototyping, and Direct Digital Manufacturing (Springer, 2021)
Mary Ann Curran (Ed.) - Life Cycle Assessment Handbook: A Guide for Environmentally Sustainable Products (Wiley, 2012)
Mahesh Gopal, Hirpa G. Lemu, Endalkachew Mosisa Gutema - Sustainable Additive Manufacturing and Environmental Implications: Literature Review (Sustainability, 2023)
Asma Mecheter, Faris Tarlochan, Murat Kucukvar - A Review of Conventional versus Additive Manufacturing: Environmental and Economic Perspectives (Sustainability, 2023)

Dates

SeminarAdditive Manufacturing for Sustainability

Thu10:00–12:00
01.7894.103, Auditorium (7894.01.103)
8× · 22.10.–07.01.
- 22.10.
- 29.10.
- 12.11.
- 19.11.
- 26.11.
- 10.12.
- 17.12.
- 07.01.

From the current semester, not binding.

Show TUMonline data

Sprache: Englisch
Turnus: Wintersemester
Modulniveau: Bachelor/Master
Moduldauer: Einsemestrig
Gesamtstunden: 150
Präsenzstunden: 60
Eigenstudiumstunden: 90
Organisationsname: Lehrstuhl für Werkstofftechnik der Additiven Fertigung (Prof. Mayr)

Courses

Additive Fertigung für Nachhaltigkeit
Additive Fertigung für Nachhaltigkeit

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