In 2022, the Scientific Technical Committee on Machines (STC “M”) had two meetings, the first during the Winter Meeting on February 18, 2022, held virtually, the second in Bilbao, Spain on August 26, 2022, held in hybrid format during the CIRP General Assembly.
STC “M” E-meeting on February 18, 2022
94 participants attended this meeting. The distribution was: 34 Fellows, 27 Associate Members, 18 Corporate Members, 7 Research Affiliates, and 8 Guests.
The following technical contributions, progress for future keynotes were presented and discussed. CIRP’s upcoming publication, CIRP Novel Topics in Production Engineering (CNTPE), was also introduced and discussed.
Technical presentations
- “Thermal and distortion control for additive manufacturing of metal components”
by C. Okwudire (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, USA). - “Closing the gap between simulation and reality – image-based adaption of geometric simulations for collision avoidance in machine tools”
by J. Fleischer (WBK Institute of Production Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany). - “Surface-oriented process control based on a sensory milling tool”,
by H.-C. Möhring (Institute for Machine Tools, University of Stuttgart, Germany) - “Integration of 5G & tactile Internet in manufacturing systems towards the era of Machine Tool 4.0”
by D. Mourtzis (LMS, University of Patras, Greece) - “Developments in hardware-in-the-loop test-rig for high-speed milling”
by G. Stepan (Dept. of Applied Mechanics, Budapest Univ. of Technology and Economics, Hungary) - “Self-learning thermal error compensation models evaluated using thermal test pieces”
by N. Zimmermann (IWF, ETH Zurich, Switzerland) - “Development of autonomous mobile robot for automated machining system”,
by M. Fujishima (DMG Mori CO., LTD., Japan)
Progress reports for future keynotes
- Progress report on STC-M Keynote Paper 2023 “Sensor and Actuator Integrated Tooling Systems”
by F. Bleicher (TU Wien, Austria) - Progress report on STC-M Keynote Paper 2024 “Hybrid Additive-Subtractive Machines”
by S. Smith (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA) - Progress report on STC-M Keynote Paper 2025 “Fixtures and clamping systems in machining”
by H.-C. Möhring (Institute for Machine Tools, University of Stuttgart, Germany)
CIRP Novel Topics in Production Engineering (CNTPE)
Presentation and introduction of CNTPE to STC-M. (H.C. Möhring, M. Urgo, and T. Tolio).
CIRP sponsored conferences approved
- 6th Int. Conference on System-Integrated Intelligence (SysInt) 2022, Genova, Italy, Sep 7-9, 2022.
- 3rd Int. Conference on Thermal Issues in Machine Tools, Dresden, Germany, Mar 21-23, 2023.
- XXXIV CIRP Sponsored Conference on Supervising and Diagnostics of Machining Systems, Karpacz, Poland, 25-29 Jun, 2023.
STC “M” Meeting in Bilbao, Spain, August 26, 2022
This meeting took place in hybrid format, with 67 attendees participating in-person and 22 remotely, totaling 89. The distribution was: 22 Fellows, 24 Associate Members, 17 Corporate Members, 6 Research Affiliates, and 20 Guests.
The following technical contributions, progress reports and proposal for future keynotes, were presented and discussed. Also, two chapter proposals for the CIRP Novel Topics in Production Engineering (CNTPE) were discussed and approved.
Technical presentations
- “The impact of self-learning thermal error compensation models on the accuracy of an impeller”
by N. Zimmermann (IWF, ETH Zurich, Switzerland) - “Radar-based collision avoidance in machine tools”
by S. Ihlenfeldt (Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU, Germany) - “Contribution of environmental sustainability in machine tool”
by N. Irino (DMG MORI CO., LTD., Japan) - “Non-existence of mode coupling chatter in milling”
by E. Öztürk (AMRC - University of Sheffield, UK) - “Closing the gap between digitization and existing hardware - automated provision of machine control data in brownfield production systems”
by P. Gönnheimer (WBK - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany) - “Tool path planning for 3D directional printing”
by L.T. Tunç (Sabanci University, Turkey) - “Identification of flexible multibody dynamic models via IMU and CNC data”
by C.-P. Wang (University of Waterloo, Canada) - “Dynamic digital twin of high-speed manufacturing machines”
by C.-J. Kim (Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials, Korea)
Progress reports and proposal(s) for future keynotes
- Progress report on STC-M Keynote Paper 2023 “Sensor and actuator integrated tooling systems”
by F. Bleicher (TU Wien, Austria) - Progress report on STC-M Keynote Paper 2024 “Hybrid metal additive-subtractive machine tools and applications”
by S. Smith (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA) - Progress report on STC-M Keynote Paper 2025 “Fixtures and clamping systems in machining”
by H.-C. Möhring (Institute for Machine Tools, University of Stuttgart, Germany) - Proposal for STC-M Keynote Paper 2026 “Digital twins for machine tools”
by A. Verl (Inst. for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units, Univ. of Stuttgart, Germany)
CIRP Novel Topics in Production Engineering (CNTPE)
- Proposal for CNTPE: “The use of 5G communication technology in production”
by F. Bleicher (TU Wien, Austria) - Proposal for CNTPE: “Tool path planning and feed scheduling for time-dependent processes”
by A. Beaucamp (Kyoto University, Japan), presented by S. Yamato (Kyoto University, Japan)
CIRP conferences approved
- 3rd CIRP Conference on Composite Material Parts Manufacturing (CCMPM), Braunschweig, Germany, Sep 20-23 2023.
Chairman: A. Matsubara, Vice-Chairman: M. F. Zäh, Secretary: K. Erkorkmaz