Profile

The Laboratory for Machine Tools and Manufacturing Engineering EEDM of the School of Mechanical Engineering, of the Aristotle University Thessaloniki (Greece), was established in 1980. It is active in several research areas and provides high quality teaching in a large variety of subjects. EEDM staff consists of 33 members (2003), four technicians and administrative personnel and twenty nine researchers. Eleven of the researchers hold a Doctor degree, while the rest are engineers with five years degree, conducting research works, the results of which will represent the core of their Doctoral theses. Furthermore over 30 students per year are elaborating their Diploma dissertations, within the frame of the Laboratory research projects. EEDM is equipped with CNC and conventional machine tools, measuring instruments, industrial robots, case hardening unit, network of computers etc. Within the scope of its research activities, the Laboratory cooperates with Greek and European Research Institutions and Industries. Several research projects have been completed, with the support of Industrial, National or European funding and other further ones are in progress. Results of the research efforts of EEDM appear frequently as journal publications and in the proceedings of national and international conferences. The highlights of the research activities and results performed by EEDM personnel are presented also every three years, in a special conference, which is well attended by people of the industrial and engineering communities. The proceedings of conferences organized by EEDM are published and are available upon request.

Laboratory Director:
Skordaris Georgios

Teaching and Research Personnel:
Andreadis Georgios

Mansour Gabriel
Paraskevopoulou Rodoula

Scientific Associate:
Kalidaropoulos Georgios

• • MECHANICAL DRAWING I
  • MECHANICAL DRAWING II
  • INTRODUCTION TO MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
  • MANUFACTURING PROCESSES WITH MATERIAL REMOVAL
  • COATING APPLICATIONS IN MANUFACTURING
  • MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY
  • MANUFACTURING PROCESSES WITH PLASTIC DEFORMATION
  • ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS OF MECHANISMS
  • ENERGY TRANSFORMING SYSTEMS
  • NUMERICAL METHODS FOR SIMULATING PROCESSES
  • ELECTRIC MACHINES – ELECTROTECHNIC
  • NUMERICAL CONTROL OF MACHINE TOOLS
  • DIAGNOSTIC CONTROL OF MACHINE TOOLS
  • MACHINE TOOLS
  • COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS (CIM)
  • REVERSE ENGINEERING AND RAPID PROTOTYPING METHODS
  • BIOENGINEERING
  • SPECIAL TOPICS ON FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
  • METROLOGY AND QUALITY CONTROL

Activity Areas

Manufacturing processes

• cutting (turning, milling)
• gear hobbing
• chip board milling
• NC tube bending

Coating (PVD CVD. thermal)

• cutting performance of coated tools
• optimization of applications on machine elements and components
• stress-strain curves determination through nanoidentations
• impact tester development to predict the fatigue behavior of coatings, also at elevated temperatures
• creep behavior description of thermal coatings through impact tests

Mechanical Properties

• Νanoidentations
• Composite and Nanocomposite Materials

Development of CAD – CAM modules

• automatic fixtures determination
• genetic algorithms to optimize cutting conditions
• fixture based CAPP systems

Reverse Engineering and Prototyping

• 3D Measurements with CMM

Bioengineering

• backbone simulation
• bone material properties determination

Robots in manufacturing

• collision detection
• automatic end – effector path generation
• Off-Line Programming

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• PVD coatings manufacturing
• Diffusion tester
• Confocal measurements
• Nanoindentation at ambient temperatures
• Mechanical unit
• Control unit
• Process monitoring
• Nanoidentation at ambient and elevated temperatures, nano-impact test, nano-scratch test
• Dry and wet micro-blasting units

LABORATORY FOR MACHINE TOOLS & MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Aristoteles University of Thessaloniki
Director: Prof. G. Mansour
Tel. (+30 2310) 996345, Fax (+30 2310) 996079
e-mail: mansour@eng.auth.gr

http://eedm.web.auth.gr/

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