Smart Tooling for Ceramic Profile Extrusion: New Approaches to Industrially focused Interdisciplinary Practice Based Research

陶瓷型材挤压智能工具：以工业为重点的跨学科实践研究的新方法

基本信息

批准号：
AH/S004335/1
负责人：
Tavs Jorgensen
金额：
$ 25.67万
依托单位：
University of the West of England
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Fellowship
财政年份：
2019
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2019 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FS004335%2F1
关键词：
Smart Tooling Ceramic Profile Extrusion

项目摘要

Ceramics have been used for millennia for architectural construction, utilitarian items and cultural artefacts. The ceramic medium has unique qualities in terms of durability, sustainability, longevity and aesthetics and has been an integral part of our creative and commercial output. However, many of the sectors involved with ceramic production have faced extremely difficult conditions with a very significant decline over the last many decades. Such a decline is likely to be a combination of many factors, including overseas competition and cultural changes, but a lack of innovation is also likely to have contributed. In order for the UK to maintain or regrow its long heritage with this medium, new approaches and innovation are required. Innovation within digital fabrication in the field of ceramics has, to date, been predominantly focused on 3D printing, with both powder and plastic clay printing methods being established. While these methods have extended manufacturing possibilities with new geometric possibilities, 3D printing remains a very slow and size limited production method, which limits the process' commercial potential with the ceramic medium. In contrast, profile ceramic profile extrusion is an extremely quick and efficient production method. This method dates back to the 17th century and remains a highly utilised manufacturing process in the production of bricks and clay pipes. However, ceramic profile extrusion is generally limited to the productions of straight linear sections and remain significantly under-utilised in many other aspects of ceramic production. This research project will seek to explore how digital fabrication technologies can be used to establish new approaches with the ceramic profile extrusion technique that extends conventional capabilities to provide new creative and commercial opportunities. The research will investigate how customised, curved and bespoke shapes can be generated through the application of robotics, and how rapid workflows from computer aided designs to creation of extrusion dies be developed through the used of parametric scripting and digital fabrication approaches which collectively are termed: Smart Tooling. The research will include an in-depth survey of existing practices through interaction with industry specialists, visits to companies and leading international research centres. The core of the research will focus on interdisciplinary practice based investigations structured as a series of experimental feasibility studies. Technologies and approaches developed through the research are aimed to impact on a number of sectors including architecture, design and craft. Applications and exploitation opportunities will be identified through collaborative dialogue with key sector organisations, research partners and commercial companies. The fellowship will be hosted at the Centre for Fine Print Research and draw support from the centre's extensive experience in practice based research and technology driven innovation. Furthermore, the project draws together a group of world leading companies and organisation as collaborating partners in the research; Wienerberger, Sibelco, Arup and Centre for Window and Cladding Technology. The vision for this research project is to provide an exemplar of how material knowledge, new technologies and interdisciplinary approaches can be complied to deliver sustainable innovation with a traditional material.

陶瓷已用于数千年，用于建筑，实用物品和文化文物。陶瓷媒介在耐用性，可持续性，寿命和美学方面具有独特的品质，并且一直是我们创造性和商业产量不可或缺的一部分。但是，在过去的几十年中，许多与陶瓷生产有关的部门都面临着极其困难的条件。这样的下降可能是许多因素的结合，包括海外竞争和文化变化，但缺乏创新也可能做出了贡献。为了使英国通过这种媒介维持或重生其长期的遗产，需要新的方法和创新。迄今为止，在陶瓷领域的数字制造领域的创新主要集中在3D打印上，并建立了粉末和塑料粘土印刷方法。尽管这些方法具有新的几何可能性的扩展制造可能性，但3D打印仍然是一种非常缓慢且尺寸有限的生产方法，这限制了陶瓷介质的工艺商业潜力。相比之下，剖面陶瓷轮廓挤出是一种非常快速有效的生产方法。这种方法可以追溯到17世纪，并且仍然是砖和粘土管生产中高度利用的制造过程。但是，陶瓷谱的挤出通常仅限于直线线性截面的生产，并且在陶瓷生产的许多其他方面仍然明显不足。该研究项目将寻求探索如何使用数字制造技术来使用陶瓷材料挤出技术来建立新方法，从而扩展传统能力以提供新的创意和商业机会。该研究将调查如何通过应用机器人技术来生成自定义，弯曲和定制形状，以及如何通过使用参数脚本和数字制造方法来开发从计算机辅助设计到创建挤出模具的快速工作流，这些方法集体被称为：智能工具。该研究将包括通过与行业专家的互动，对公司的访问和领先的国际研究中心进行互动，对现有实践进行深入调查。该研究的核心将集中于跨学科实践的研究，该研究构成了一系列实验性可行性研究。通过研究开发的技术和方法旨在影响许多领域，包括建筑，设计和工艺。将通过与关键部门组织，研究合作伙伴和商业公司的协作对话来确定应用和剥削机会。该奖学金将在精美印刷研究中心举办，并从该中心在实践和技术驱动的创新中获得丰富的经验。此外，该项目将一群世界领先的公司和组织汇集在一起，成为研究中的合作伙伴。 Wienerberger，Sibelco，Arup和窗户和覆层技术中心。该研究项目的愿景是为如何遵守物质知识，新技术和跨学科方法的方式提供一个典范，以用传统材料提供可持续的创新。