Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology offers the Production Management MSc programme (link), which includes subjects of production organization as well as courses dedicated to manufacturing technologies.
The following courses in the curriculum aim at familiarising students with additive manufacturing (AM) technologies and possibilities of their implementation in modern production environment:
- The course of “Innovative mechanical technologies” presents students with a general view on AM technologies such as FDM, SLS, SLM and EBM. Visits to the lab of the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (CAMT-FPC) allow students for observing real machines at work and analysing many use cases from projects for industrial companies;
- Within the course of “Reverse Engineering” students are taught how to use 3D scanning techniques to digitise physical objects and what software is available for processing digital data obtained from optical scanners, photogrammetry or industrial computed tomography;
- The courses “Operation maintenance of manufacturing and devices” and “Technology planning CAD/CAM” offer deeper introduction to AM technologies and familiarise students with principles of planning manufacturing processes within technological possibilities and limitations. In the framework of those courses students use design software, including for topology optimisation.
During individual projects (master theses) students have a unique opportunity to have hands-on training in the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (CAMT-FPC) and may work on their theses within research projects are carried out in the labs. CAMT-FPC specialises in developing materials and applications of AM in aerospace, automotive and medical sectors.
Start date and duration: February, 3 semesters
Prof. Edward Chlebus, director of CAMT-FPC says: “Implementation of additive manufacturing courses to master program gives our students possibility to fully exploit the whole production chain and get acquainted with advanced manufacturing technologies, including additive manufacturing and 3D printing. At the end of the programme they get a combination of technical knowledge of process chains and advanced technologies, management knowledge to be able to think on conceptual and strategic level, and understanding how to apply that knowledge effectively. The synergy of that knowledge makes them very attractive candidates for potential employers. Our alumni quickly move to the middle- and top-managers’ level in industrial corporations, analytical centres and start-ups.”
