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Prof. Christopher Evans has visited the Faculty of Engineering of Mondragon Unibertsitatea

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Prof. Christopher Evans has visited the Faculty of Engineering of Mondragon Unibertsitatea

The goal of the visit was to study any potential for future cooperation with the Research Group of High Performance Machining in the field of Microprecision Machining, such as the exchange of PhD students and cooperation in eventual projects.

2019·05·10

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Prof. Christopher Evans is Norvin K. Dickerson Jr Distinguished Professor of Precision Engineering and Director for the Center for Precision Metrology. In his visit, he has visited Mondragon Corporation and the Mondragon Laboratory Facilities on Machining.
 
Moreover, the Professor has given two talks to lecturers,  PhD and Undergraduate students from Mondragon Unibertsitatea working in the field of machining. 
 
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte: Perspective and overview of manufacturing and metrology R&D. This talk has introduced UNC Charlotte as one of 17 campuses within the University of North Carolina system, highlighting its key characteristics and introducing mutli-disciplinary programmes in metrology and freeform optics. Next, a broad overview of manufacturing and metrology for scales ranging from tens of many metres to sub micrometre has been given. The talk has touched on a variety of applications from large gears for wind energy to metrology for laser powder bed fusion processes.
  • Ultra-precision machining and metrology for next generation optics. Use of single crystal diamond tools and ultra-precision 5-axis machine tools enable the fabrication of complex components for high performance multi-spectral imaging systems. The range of materials is limited, posing questions of whether similar quality optics can be made by grinding on similar machine tools. In addition, these new optical forms present a challenge for traditional methods used in optics metrology.
After the talks, and to finish with, discussions were held about potential cooperation: projects, people exchange, etc., with lecturers and students.