Trends in Production Engineering (a Unite! Joint Lecture)

Event type Lecture (master‘s degree)
Lecturer Prof. Dr.-Ing. J. Metternich
Mentoring assistant Yuxi Wang M.Sc.
Offer cycle
Semester hours per weeks
Credit points 		Winter semester
2V + 1Ü
4 CP
Time Wednesdays 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Place Digital (online via Zoom)
Targets This digital “Europe Lecture” covers development trends in production technology and production management with a focus on current research topics from production institutes in the Unite! network of leading technical universities in the EU: resilience, circular economy, additive manufacturing, AI in production, cyber-physical systems, social responsibility in production, etc. The lecture takes place in half-day sessions to allow direct practice of the learned knowledge.
Contents On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
  • 1. Recognize and discuss differences in approaches in the field of production research from different countries and universities.
  • 2. Discuss current research projects and future-oriented technologies in the field of production. Changing, yearly updated topics will be considered. The focus is on the following areas:
    • Resilience
    • Circular economy
    • Additive manufacturing
    • AI in production
    • Cyber-physical systems
    • Social responsibility in production
  • 3. As an interdisciplinary discipline, to be able to consider both management and technical aspects in production research and to recognize interrelationships.
  • 4. Explain current developments.
  • 5. Evaluate possibilities and limitations of distinct approaches.
Literature References at the beginning of the lecture
Lecture notes The current lecture slides will be uploaded in Moodle
Exam Written exam