Vorlesung NC und Robotertechnik

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• Research Collaboration in Industrial Production
  Systems
• Chair of Production Systems
• History of Collaborations
• The Co-Service Project
• Future Priority Themes

The Ruhr University Bochum Established
in 1965 Budget 344 m Faculties 20 Professors
383 Staff 4521 Students 32.772
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1. Introduction of my Chair
Engineering sciences combine basic and applied
research for innovations. It is characterized by
high interdisciplinary collaboration. Research in
Industrial Production Systems involves technical,
organizational and human aspects.
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2. History of German-Chinese Projects coordinated
by the LPS
2006 - 2009 Co-Service Develop Technology
Advantages in German-Chinese CooperationPartner
Shenyang Machine Tool Co. ltd, Shanghai
Volkswagen, CDHK 2003 - 2006 MAPS - Modeling
methodology to optimize the structure and
sequence planning of complex Production
Systems Partner Shenyang Machine Tool Co.
ltd, CDHK 1998 - 2002 Multimedia-supported
Tele-Service for complex Production Systems
in China Partner Shanghai Volkswagen, Tongji
University Shanghai 1995 - 2000
Concurrent-Engineering based on decentral
manufacturing structures Partner China
Textile Machinery (CTM), Tongji Universität
Shanghai 1998 Establishment of a
Chinese/German College (CDHK) for mechanical
engineering and economic sciences at Tongji
University, Shanghai Funded by German
government and companies 26 German professors
are holding lectures 1992 - 1995 Establishment
of an Autonomous Manufacturing Island Partner
Beijing Machine Tool Works No. 2, Tongji
University Shanghai 1988 - 1993
CIM-Structures based on Autonomous Manufacturing
Islands Partner Shanghai Machine Tool Gear
Factory, Tongji University Shanghai
Prof. em. Dr.-Ing. Prof. E.h. (Tongji-Universität
Shanghai) Wolfgang Maßberg
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3. Current Chinese/German Project Co-Service
Challenges of industrial services
No High-Tec without services

• Customer Advantage
• Function-oriented
• Availability-oriented
• Result-oriented

Process optimization
Commissioning
Upgrading
Maintenance

• Resources
• Qualification
• IT-Support Systems
• Locations

Teleservice
Ramp-Up
Training

• Processes
• Network design
• Service Process design
• Communication and Information technologies

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• Scientific Challenges
• Demand and risk analysis of Business models
• Ability for real time service providing
• Designing of service processes distributed world
  wide
• How to train and support Human Resources best
• How to automate service processes (time and place
  independent provision)

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Project Steps
Applied research offers different solutions in
various environments E.g. Cultural differences
are the reason that European market conditions
and market strategies cannot be transferred to
China.

• 1.Market analysis for detailed research demands
• Analysis of critical success factors concerning
• services in China
• Segmentation of the Chinese service market
• regarding Low Tec and High Tec
• Future development of market strategies
• 2. Concept development
• Development of procedure models, methods and
  tools to develop and distribute
• service processes
• Procedure model to design network organizations
• Integration of IT- and Communication Systems in
  service networks
• 3. Expected results
• Migration paths from manufacturer to producing
  service provider
• Enabling of service export due to distribution
  of service processes
• Development of a joint service platform to gap
  time differences and language barriers

Current state
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Experiences

• Collaboration
• Problems arise from the different point of views
  concerning the time horizon (strategic vs.
  operational point of view)
• Chinese research projects mainly focus on short
  time results and technology-oriented solutions
• Our Chinese project partners prefer to work on
  the Bottom-up principle (the goal of project or
  procedure models arise from the operational work)
• Funding
• 100 BMBF funding by the Federal Ministry of
  Education and Research for three years
• Partial funding from MOST and Industry in China
• The funding of the Chinese Scientist is not
  always guaranteed at the project start

Independent of this project there is still a
large industrial need for sound methods and tools
for service-based business models.
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4. Future Priority Themes
China Worlds fastest growing market for mass
production
Europe World leadership in capital goods

• Research fields with significant win-win
  potential
• Designing and operating methods for global
  production networks
• Minimizing costs and time to market risks by
  extended use of digital products and factories
• Connecting the digital and real world for a
  continuous optimization
• Market development for high technology by new
  industrial services
• Sustainable (Carbon dioxide less) production
  systems

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• Thanks for Your Attention
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Horst MeierChair of Production
  Systems
• Ruhr-University of BochumD-44780 BochumPhone
  49 234/32-26310email meier_at_lps.rub.de
• www.lps.ruhr-uni-bochum.de