STC - Scientific Technical Commitees
The Scientific and Technical Committees (STCs) are the groups responsible for coordinating the collaborative research projects run by CIRP. The knowledge generated in each field of activity is distributed by publications and conferences to the manufacturing community at large. The main activities of the STCS are:
- Collecting and analysing bibliographies to document the state-of-the-art in particular areas of manufacturing;
- Publishing synthesis reports on important technical problems;
- Organizing seminars and meetings on specialist topics;
- Preparing internationally accepted terminology to aid understanding and promote more precise scientific definitions;
- Contributing to the work of the International Standardization Organization (ISO);
- Surveying the state of the art of research being carried out in different laboratories in the world;
- Studying and promoting the development of important new techniques and technologies;
- Organizing cooperative research projects, comparative testing, standardization of methods etc.).
The STCs especially promote and give moral support to advanced research in new fields. They establish research goals and, when appropriate, prepare recommendations for the consideration of official and other bodies concerned with education and research.
STC A - Life Cycle Engineering and Assembly
Chairman: Prof. Yasushi Umeda
Vice-Chairman: Prof. Lihui Wang
Secretary: Prof. Sebastian Thiede
STC A deals with the two areas Life Cycle Engineering and Assembly.
Life Cycle Engineering covers Life Cycle Assessment of products, manufacturing processes and systems, decision support methods and tools for developers and managers concerning the three sustainability dimensions ( environment, society and economy) and product Life Cycle Management, EOL decision making such as disassembly, reuse and recycling.
Assembly covers:
Life cycle maintenance services, assembly technology, design for assembly, micro-assembly, structure and organization of assembly processes/systems considering all relevant aspects
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STC C - Cutting
Chairman: Prof. Shreyes Melkote
Vice-Chairman: Senior Lecturer Pedro Arrazola
Secretary: Prof. Volker Schulze
STC C deals with processes and techniques used to shape components by material removal (turning, milling etc.), including the processes of chip formation, the physical laws governing the wear of cutting tools and the factors influencing surface finish.
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STC Dn - Design
Chairman: Prof. Tetsuo Tomiyama
Vice-Chairman: Prof. Nabil Anwer
Secretary: Assoc. Prof. Ang Liu
Design is an integral part of manufacturing addressing issues ranging from its philosophical roots, through design theory and methodology, digital design support techniques and tools, to engineering design practice. These issues typically include:
• Principles, methodologies, techniques, creativity, organisation, processes and quality aspects of designing components, products, machines, manufacturing systems, product-service systems, and socio-technical systems.
• Advanced digital methods for design (such as modelling, simulation, optimisation, and decision making) including digital foundations and digital platforms such as: Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) systems with particular interests in AR/MR/VR (Augmented Reality/Mixed Reality /Virtual Reality) and AI (Artificial Intelligence) techniques, Computer Aided Tolerancing, Digital Twins, and Model-Based Systems Engineering.
• Engineering and modelling techniques and tools for advanced manufacturing systems and processes such as additive and hybrid manufacturing as well as methods for manufacturing system design.
• Tools and methods for efficient and effective engineering design for X practices such as sustainability and resilience, as well as engineering design education and training.
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STC E - Electro-Physical, Chemical, Laser, and related Additive Manufacturing Processes
Chairman: Prof. Frank Pfefferkorn
Vice-Chairman: Prof. Adam Clare
Secretary: Dr. Wessel Wits
STC E deals with research into material removal, additive, and hybrid processes of a physical, physico-chemical or chemical nature, such as electro-discharge machining (EDM), electrochemical machining (ECM), the use of high energy laser, electron and ion beams, 3D printing, and biomanufacturing.
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STC F - Forming
Chairman: Prof. Jun Yanagimoto
Vice-Chairman: Prof. Stefania Bruschi
Secretary: Prof. Brad Kinsey
STC F deals with processes in which the final shape is conferred by plastic deformation of monolithic materials, composites or hybrid material in any form of original shape; or by pressure joining and the separation processes, which include:
- Application of the theory of plasticity to all industrial forming processes, together with the tribological and materials engineering aspects
- Theoretical and experimental research for technological and economic optimization of processes, forming machines, dies and molds
- Process modelling, simulation and data processing for production planning and control
- Sensing and data analytics for process optimization
- Terminology, symbols and standards for forming processes and machines
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STC G - Abrasive Process
Chairman: Prof. Carsten Heinzel
Vice-Chairman: Assoc. Prof. Eraldo Da Silva
Secretary: Prof. Peter Krajnik
STC G deals with research into material removal processes using abrasive grains such as grinding and finishing, attention is largely focus on the mechanism of finishing, the integrity of finished surfaces and the economics of abrasive processes.
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STC M - Machines
Chairman: Prof. Michael Zaeh
Vice-Chairman: Prof. Kaan Erkorkmaz
Secretary: Prof. Hans-Christian Möhring
STC M deals with machine systems including machine tools, robots, measuring machines and handling equipment, for optimised technical and economic performance including:
- Research, design, development, manufacture and optimised application of production machine systems
- Characterization of machine system performance such as quasi-static and dynamic behaviour, accuracy, ergonomics, efficiency, cost of ownership and suitability for use in FMS and CIM systems
- Design for optimised performance of sub-systems and components such as structures, guideways, spindles, servo actuators, displacement transducers, sensors, servo control theory and systems (state space), CNC systems, adaptive control, expert systems and artificial intelligence applied to advanced machine systems
- Application of new materials, design for higher machine accuracy capabilities including 2D/3D error compensation, thermal drift reduction and control, tool setting and tool wear compensation etc.
- Modelling, simulation, modal analysis, testing and metrological calibration of machine systems
- Terminology, symbols and standards for production machine systems.
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STC O - Production Systems and Organizations
Chairman: Prof. Tullio Tolio
Vice-Chairman: Prof. Aydin Nassehi
Secretary: Prof. Toshiya Kaihara
STC O addresses optimised design, modelling, orchestration, management and operation of sustainable, societally-conscious production systems.
Production systems encompass work cells, lines, factories, networks, service systems and other value-generating industrial organisations.
Research areas include:
- Conceptualisation and shaping of innovative evolving production systems
- Orchestration, management and operation of production systems and networks
- Organisation of human-centric production systems
- Optimisation of circular production systems
- Digitalisation in production systems”
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STC P - Precision Engineering and Metrology
Chairman: Prof. Andreas Archenti
Vice-Chairman: Prof. Yasuhiro Takaya
Secretary: Prof. Edward Morse
STC P deals with research, design, and development of methods, instruments, sensors, transducers and complete metrology systems and application of them to manufactured products and equipment for the efficient control of quality in production processes and manufacturing systems including:
- the metrology of comprehensive geometrical quantities such as length, angle, displacement, profile and surface topography including surface integrity applied as closely as possible to the point of manufacture,
- design and uncertainty budgeting for optimized control strategies in measurement instruments and precision manufacturing equipment, including precision machine tools and components, etc.,
- sensors for physical and mechanical quantities such as position, velocity, acceleration, force, temperature, pressure etc. for process quality monitoring and control,
- nano-metrology for application to nanotechnology and nanomanufacturing processes and machines,
- responsibility for surveying emerging manufacturing technologies, processes and equipment for identifying trends, and relevant research and development needs in precision engineering and metrology (e.g., nanotechnology applications, additive manufacturing),
- metrological calibration of machines, sub-systems and instruments for traceability as well as for performance improvement through various geometrical and thermal error compensation strategies,
- terminology, symbols and standards for precision engineering and metrology.
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STC S - Surfaces
Chairman: Prof. Han Haitjema
Vice-Chairman: Assoc. Prof. Guido Tosello
Secretary: Dr. Daniel Meyer
STC S deals with research into the geometrical, physical and chemical properties of the workpiece surface in relation to function, production processes and metrological assessment, including:
- Techniques and conditions for measurement and characterisation of surface topography
- Surface integrity, including surface hardness, surface micro-cracks, sub-surface damage, residual stresses
- Terminology, symbols and standards for surfaces
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