Abstract: In every manufacturing situation there are geometric deviations leading to variation in properties of the manufactured products. Variation affects the manufacturability, functions and aesthetics of the products. Therefore, ...

Abstract: Additive manufacturing (AM) for metals is a widely researched, continuously enhanced manufacturing process and is implemented across various industries. However, the AM process exhibits variation that affects the geometric ...

Abstract: In any industrial assembly process, there are a number of sources of variation. Variation in the manufacturing process leads to component variation, which, together with fixture variation and variation stemming from the ...

Abstract: In every set of assembled products, there are geometrical variations and deviations from nominal dimensions. This can lead to products that are difficult to assemble or products not fulfilling functional or aesthetical ...

Abstract: Virtual tools and methods are becoming increasingly important in order to predict the geometric outcome in early phases of the product realization process. Method of influence coefficients (MIC) in combination with Monte ...

Abstract: The mass production paradigm strives for uniformity, and for assembly operations to be identical for each individual product. To accommodate geometric variation between individual parts, tolerances are introduced into the ...

Abstract: During product development one important aspect is the geometric robustness of the design. This is due to the fact that all manufacturing processes lead to products with variation. Failing to properly account for the ...

Abstract: Current methodologies for variation simulation of compliant sheet metal assemblies and parts are simplified by assuming linear relationships. From the observed physical experiments, it is evident that plastic strains are ...

Abstract: Current methodologies for variation simulation of compliant sheet metal assemblies and parts are simplified by assuming linear relationships. From the observed physical experiments, it is evident that plastic strains are ...

Abstract: Selective laser melting (SLM) has gained prominence in the manufacturing industry for its ability to produce lightweight components. As the raw material used is in powder form, the stochastic nature of the powder distribution ...