Direct Digital Manufacturing for Polymer and Tooling Industries

PHD

The study cycle will be taught at the University of Minho, Azurém Campus, Guimarães, and at the Polytechnic Instituteof Leira, Leiria. Classes will be taught a live to one group of students and attended remotely by another group. Thecurricular units will be shared by professors from the University of Minho and the Polytechnic Institute of Leira.

The study programme’s generic objectives are the training highly qualified human resources at the forefront of the scientific field specific to Direct Digital Manufacturing, FDD, in the polymer and mould industries, integrating technologically advanced companies and entities, andstimulating and fostering the sustainable development and progress of the industy, of European Research Area and ofthe Society, in general, based on knowledge. This PhD programme ains also to adapt the training of doctoral students to the exercise of an increasingly multidisciplinary scientific and professional activity, carried out in working groups of high demand and competitiveness and support the consolidation of the competitiveness and technology hubs and relevant industrial sectors in thesetechnologies.

Programme Coordinator

Júlio César Machado Viana (Universidade do Minho)
jcv@dep.uminho.pt

School

Technology and Management

City

Leiria

Language

Portuguese

Length

6 Semesters

Vacancies

General Contingent: 12

International Contingent: 3

Notice

Despacho Reitoral Conjunto – 2022/2023 (PT Doc)

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Objectives

Programme

Describe manufacturing technologies for specific applications in products manufactured by Direct Digital Manufacturing;
Distinguish materials and manufacturing technologies for products manufactured by Direct Digital Manufacturing;
Select materials and manufacturing technologies for specific applications in products manufactured by Direct DigitalManufacturing;
Model products for Direct Digital Manufacturing;
Design products for Direct Digital Manufacturing;
Manufacture products by Direct Digital Manufacturing;
Plan product development projects for Direct Digital Manufacturing;
Evaluate product development projects for Direct Digital Manufacturing;
Manage product development projects for Direct Digital Manufacturing.

Careers Options

Programme

This study cycle will aim to tailor the training of doctoral students to the demands of a highly challenging multidisciplinary scientific and professional activity, and will support the consolidation of competitiveness and technology hubs, as well as relevant industrial sectors.

Study Plan

ECTS: 180

6 semesters (3 scholar years)

6 semesters (3 scholar years)
ID	Name	Semester	ECTS	Length
	Economic, environmental and social challenges of direct digital manufacturing	1S	5	45 h
C1. Challenges and opportunities of Direct Digital Manufacturing C2. Areas of application of Direct Digital Manufacturing in products: aerospace, aeronautics, defence, mobility, medical,building, productive tools, art, design. Massification of personalized products and customization. C3. New business models in the digital age. C4. Product Life Cycle and Life Cycle Assessment (Environmental) C5. Sustainability of Direct Digital Manufacturing C6. Challenges and social impact of Direct Digital Manufacturing C7. Welfare and corporate social responsibility. Labor market.
	Multi-Scale Design for Direct Digital Manufacturing	1S	5	45 h
C1. Standards for Direct Digital Manufacturing; C2. Product Certification and Direct Digital Manufacturing processes – Characterization techniques and processes; C3. Direct digital manufacturing processes and applications; C4. Product oriented design; C5. Design by function and form; C6. Digital information layers (augmented reality) for products and systems of Direct Digital Manufacturing; C7. Product Performance Analysis C8. Multiscale Reverse Engineering – Material composition, morphology, geometry; C9. Cognitive interaction human-machine for product design and systems Direct Digital Manufacturing.
	Trends in materials for direct digital manufacturing	1S	5	45 h
C1. Framework of technologies of Digital Direct Manufacturing and materials. C2. Materials transformations and phase transitions during Direct Digital Manufacturing processes (crystallization,crosslinking, glass transition) and their effects. C3. Material properties and their evaluation by characterization techniques. C4. Relationship between material properties, Direct Digital Manufacturing technology and final product properties C5. Advanced and multifunctional materials for Digital Direct Manufacturing. Multi-material Solutions for Digital DirectManufacturing. New microstructures / material architectures by Fabrico Digital Direct. C6. Sustainability of materials for Digital Direct Manufacturing. Recycling.
	Trends in manufacturing technologies for direct digital manufacturing	1S	5	45 h
C1. Introduction to the fundamentals of Direct Digital Manufacturing technologies (additive, subtractive, formative andhybrid) C2. Operating Principles and Processes of Direct Digital Manufacturing and Post Processing Technologies C3. Development, analysis and evaluation of Direct Digital Manufacturing C4. Applications of Direct Digital Manufacturing technologies C5. Future Opportunities for Direct Digital Manufacturing Technologies
	Advanced Seminars in Direct Digital Manufacturing	1S	5	45 h
C1. A new paradigm: Prospective and comparative analysis of developments and trends in digital manufacturingsolutions, in the context of the digital transformation and subsequent industrial revolution underway, integratinghuman, technological, quality, logistics, environmental and organizational aspects as well as concepts. of the design ofthe components / systems to be manufactured. C2. Examples: Success case study analysis developed in an industrial environment, multi-dimensionally assessingtheir design, implementation and operation processes, identifying competitive advantages C3. The future: Identification and analysis of future technology challenges for various sectors of the target industry,including those associated with the coexistence / integration of digital and traditional manufacturing technologies. C4. Rethinking moulds and processes: new concepts of moulds and tooling and productive processes powered bydigital manufacturing solutions.
	Thesis Planning	1S	20	45 h
C2. Simulation tools applicable to Direct Digital Manufacturing products and / or systems; C3. Methodologies for the design, development or optimization of Direct Digital Manufacturing products or systems; C4. Planning, manufacture and characterization of Direct Digital Manufacturing products or systems; C5. State-of-the-art analysis and technological surveillance; C6. R&D Centres / Departments in industrial context; C7. Thesis Plan
	Thesis	2S to 6S	150
Develop scientific research work according to thesis plan prepared in the CU Thesis Planning. Submit doctoral thesis record. Thesis defense before jury

Entry Requirements

Holders of the Master of Engineering degree or legal equivalent.
Holders of a 5-year degree in Engineering or related fields, or legal equivalent, provided they hold a particularlyrelevant academic or scientific curriculum that is recognized as attesting the ability to undertake this cycle of studiesby the Scientific Council of the School of Engineering.
Holders of a academic, scientific or professional curriculum, which is recognized by the Scientific Council of theSchool of Engineering as attesting ability to undertake this cycle of studies.
Candidates who meet one of the requirements in b) and c) of point 1 of article 30) / of Decreto Lei 65/2018 of 16August.

Accreditation

State: Accreditated
Number of years of acrreditation: 6
Publication Date: 31/07/2020

Acreditação A3ES

More Information

For more information, please contact:

Júlio César Machado Viana (Universidade do Minho)
jcv@dep.uminho.pt
Joel Vasco (Politécnico de Leiria)
joel.vasco@ipleiria.pt

Tuition Fee

General Contingent: 2750€

International Contingent: 4000€

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