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  • Publication
    Maintenance, repair and overhaul in through-life engineering services
    ( 2015) ;
    Stark, Rainer
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    Bilz, Martin
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    Geister, Claudio
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    Graf, Benjamin
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    Grosser, Hendrik
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    Heitmüller, Florian
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    Manthei, Marcel
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    Reinkober, Sascha
    Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) is acquiring increasing commercial and socio-economic significance. For products and goods with high investment costs and a long lifespan, especially in the sectors of energy and transportation, a considerable portion of commercial profits are generated by after-sales services. In the field of research and development, not enough attention has been paid so far to tasks and approaches involving MRO. The field thus has a limited scientific background, despite a high potential in the business sector for technological and scientific optimization. The challenges and chances of MRO for sustainable enterprises will be explained with reference to the Fraunhofer Innovation Cluster Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul in Energy and Transport. The developments and project results of the four fields of innovation »Cleaning«, »Repair and Overhaul«, »Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis«, as well as »MRO Planning and Digital Assistance« will be explained.
  • Publication
    Applicability of industrial robots for machining and repair processes
    ( 2013) ;
    Heitmüller, Florian
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    Manthei, Marcel
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    Reinkober, Sascha
    Defect high value components with a long life-time such as turbine blades and vanes are usually not disposed but rather repaired. Due to the lot size of 1, most of the work is done manually. With the aim of (semi-) automating the repair processes an adaptive grinding process for re-contouring of turbine blades has been developed. Industrial robots are used to provide a flexible machine system for all necessary repair process steps.