High Performance Machining

HIGH PERFORMANCE MACHINING

The main objectives of the High-Performance Machining research group of Mondragon Unibertsitatea are to improve machining production processes in different industrial sectors (automotive, aeronautics, medicine, machine tools, moulds and stamps, etc.) and to generate ideas for manufacture of innovative products or to enter new businesses and markets.

The general strategy followed is to create, alongside other Mondragon Unibertsitatea research lines, multidisciplinary teams composed of companies, research centres and universities, in order to provide an advanced scientific response to real industrial problems.

Carrying out transfer projects to companies, alongside the regulated training in different degrees (Doctorate, Engineering, and Higher-Level Training Cycles) and the delivery of advanced courses (Machining Specialisation Congresses) or conferences (12th CIRP Conference on Modelling Machining Operations, 5th CIRP Conference on Surface Integrity, CIRP GA 2022) are examples of how the acquired knowledge reverts in society, helping to ensure a more promising future for the machining sector.

STRATEGIC RESEARCH AREAS

The group develops its activity through research areas focused on knowledge generation and direct industrial application:

1. Intelligent Machining

Complete digitization using digital twins, predictive models, and real-time monitoring. Integration of Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and AI to optimize processes.

2. Process Optimization

Comprehensive improvement of complex operations (5-axis, multitasking, robotic) aiming to increase productivity, precision, and energy efficiency.

3. Precision Machining

Development of micromachining technologies and in-situ metrology for extremely demanding tolerances in sectors such as healthcare and optics.

4. Machinability of Materials

In-depth understanding of the tool-material-cutting interaction to improve the machining of advanced materials and special alloys.

5. Fundamental Knowledge

In-depth study of the physical phenomena of machining through modeling and advanced experimental techniques (dynamometers, thermal imaging cameras, high-speed cameras, pyrometers).

6. Surface Integrity

Evaluation of the impact of machining on component lifespan. Analysis of topography, residual stresses, and microstructural transformations using X-ray diffraction and microscopy.

7. Sustainable Machining

Comprehensive sustainability research: particle emissions, chip recycling, alternative lubricants, and energy consumption. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodologies.

 

HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS

 

Offers of employment and doctorate

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