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Design and Manufacturing Laboratory (DeMan)
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Description - Research Areas
 The research laboratory of the Design & Manufacturing (DeMan) is a collaboration between the laboratories of CAD, Machine Elements & Tribology and Machine Tools & Manufacturing Processes of Mechanical Engineering department and the laboratories of CAD and Industrial design of the department of Wood and Furniture Design & Technology of TEI of Thessaly.
The collaborated laboratories support the following research and educational activities:
Design and research of machine elements
Research and design of industrial and consumer products and packaging
Two-dimensional (2d) and three-dimensional (3d) computer modeling design and representations
Virtual reality and reverse engineering applications
Computer Aided Enginnering (CAE) studies
Research and modeling of Tribology surface characteristics from machining operations
Creation of prototypes and final products 
Services to Third Parties
1.    Milling cutting tools optimization (EXPOMETAL). 
2.    Plasma cutting optimization (Margas).
3.    Design of new industrial and consumer products
4.    Design of new packaging for industrial and consumer products
Activities
1.  Two dimensions (2d) design of machine elements, mechanisms  and furniture 
2.  Three dimensions (3d) modeling design, rendering and mechanism assembly in CAD systems
3.  Study of thermo-mechanical stress analysis in CAE systems
4.  Manufacturing process simulation and machine code (G-code) generation
5.  Machining processes
6.  Rapid prototyping and Manufacturing
7.  Vacuum casting  of resins and waxes
8.  Three dimensions scanning using 3d laser technology
9.  Use of 3d Immersive virtual reality environment
10. Product, element and object design from various materials
11. Design of product packaging from various materials
Research Equipment and Infrastructure
1.  5 axis milling machine center (DMU50) 
2.  4axis CNC desktop milling machine (Roland MDX 40)
3.  3axis CNC milling machine (BridgePort-Interact II)
4.  2axis CNC turning machine (Cortini F100),
5.  Machine tools for conventional machining processes and welding devices
6.  Haptic device for 3D modeling of complex, highly detailed, organic shapes for prototyping or manufacturing (phantom desktop modeller sensable).
7.  Virtual reality system
8.  3D Laser scanner  device (HandyScan 3d Scanner)
9.  Rapid prototyping machines (EDEN 250, Z-Corp 450)
10. Vacuum casting machines (UHG-690, Renishaw 5/01 PLC)
11. CAD/CAM/CAE software (AutoCAD, 3ds Max Design, Studio LISA, ANSYS, Inventor 2010Pro, EdgeCAM)
12. Surface feature recognition device 

Research projects
1.  Archimedes III, ‘The effect of tolerances in machining and in assembly process’  (TEI of Western Macedonia)  
2.   Intelligent system for highly reconfigurable operations utilizing sensing and automation technology (University of Patras)
3.   Innovative design of Gift boxes and winerack (Domaine Gerovasilliou, 2009)
4.   New innovative packaging materials for agricultural products (Union of new farmers, 2011)
5.   Design of new stand (Thessaloniki state symphony orchestra, 2013)
6.   Aesthetic design of new products as spaghetti boiler and 15lt fryer(Vimitex sa)
Research Results/ Products
1.   Development of predictive models for surface roughness and machining  cutting forces for different  kind of materials  
2.   Optimization of cutting tools geometry for aluminum cutting process.
3.   Development of  thermo mechanical simulation models for EDMsink electrodes
4.   3d Modeling design, rendering and animation, mechanism  assembly
5.    Design of new industrial and consumer products and packaging, constructions and industrial equipment.
Director(s)
Name
email
Tel
Personal URL
John Kechagias
jkechag@teilar.gr
2410 684322
 
People
 
Category
Name (use latin letters)
email
tel
PersonalURL
Associate Professor
Vasileios Iakovakis
 
 
Lecturer
Ioannis Ntintakis
ntintakis@teilar.gr
24410 28299
Lecturer
Athanasios Bampalis
24410 28299
Lecturer
Dimitrios Lampoudis
24410 28299
 
Assistant Professor
Poulios Georgios
 
 
Lecturer
Xampilomatis Panagiotis
 
 
Technician
Falara Eleni
 
 
Technician
Mplios Konstantinos
 
 

Contact Info
Lab phones:
2410684322
Lab Emails:
deman at teilar.gr, jkechag at teilar.gr
Web Site(s):
http://www.deman.teilar.gr
www.mech.teilar.gr/?q=node/77
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