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- Bayard, Ove, 1967-, et al.
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An innovative approach in implementation of work based learning for industrial engineering
- 2015
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In: ICERI2015 Proceedings. - : IATED. - 9788460826576
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- To have specific knowledge and competence directly related to a company´s key business area are important for the well-being and future of an enterprise. Informal knowledge that has been acquired through practical experience or task solving is often a hidden treasure and a resource that is not used with full capacity in many companies. To recognise, facilitate and make better use of this unexplored competence that the staff has and combine it with other relevant knowledge can be very beneficial for internal work based learning activities, especially in the industrial engineering sector. The Life Long Learning/ Leonardo da Vinci project, WBL-IE (Work Based Learning-Industrial Engineering) target this area and presents an innovative approach on how to implement work based learning in an efficient way for industrial engineering.The WBL-IE project team and its members have gathered experiences and knowledge from previous projects. In the Experience Transfer Model (ETM) project a platform for exchange of experiences among people active in industry was developed. The ETM concept was well accepted by the participants and the cross disciplinary activities were seen as beneficial for both problem solving and strategy proposals. PHASE (Processer til håndtering af skræddersyede efteruddannelsesforløb) is another project that has contributed with experiences. Focus in PHASE has been on how education providers can meet the need for knowledge and updates in industry, in which forms the education should be delivered and how education can be tailor made to meet the needs from companies, especially SME´s. The evaluation showed that the Worked Based Learning (WBL) concept was considered to have a high potential and that all of the interviewed companies ranked tailor made CE-activities high.The ongoing learning processes in engineering organizations are very powerful and can be further enhanced by actions which are time and cost effective. In order to make use of this possibility it is important to create awareness about the existence of these learning processes. Some of the processes are self-supporting but others can be effectively enhanced. Example of the first is contact with colleagues, look for previous experiences. Other process as for instance learning by mistake, searching for information and contacts with outside experts can be effectively supported. The WBL-IE concept takes a holistic view on the learning for both individuals and the organization. Mapping of the learning situation show the potential improvement areas and give possibilities to plan for actions. The WBL-IE concept includes both support of on-going processes and introduction of new tailor made activities.The intention of the WBL-IE concept is to improve the possibilities for slimmed and work loaded organization to increase their skill and knowledge. Experiences from the introduction of the concept and how it is received are presented. This part of the implementation is very crucial to the development of the support program. Examples of the facilitator function is given and also how to secure the continuation of the program.The future work includes development of the support function and its financing possibilities. More feedback from experiences will be used for both the introduction process and development of tailor made activities.
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- Bayard, Ove, 1967-, et al.
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DESIGNING AN EDUCATIONAL CERTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR EUROPEAN PRODUCTION ENGINEERS
- 2007
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In: Swedish Production Symposium, Gothenburg, 28th-30th August, 2007.
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Granted by the EU Programme Leonardo da Vinci, a two-year pilot project, EPRODEC (European Production Engineering Certification) has been started. The aim of EPRODEC is to provide an appropriate “European Label” to the graduates of the accredited Production Engineering (PE) programme. The objective is to develop an accreditation system and organization that will implement the certification process for education and training within the field of Production Engineering all over Europe. Creating a unified accreditation system will make it easier to compare qualifications and skills. The paper presents some of the ideas behind EPRODEC and the first results.
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- Bayard, Ove, 1967-
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Investigation of Forces and Contact Area for Modelling Turning Processes
- 2003
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This thesis is focused on an investigation of forces andcontact area for modelling turning processes. The primary taskin short term research has been to take a first steptowards animproved model of the cutting process. The ultimate goal is tofind predictive models and thereby reduce the number of cuttingtests necessary to perform before an“unknown”tool-material combination can be considered for machining.Today, lot of time and money is spent to gather appropriatecutting data and material parameters. This is, nevertheless,necessary to understand and characterise the fundamentalbehaviour of a workpiece, when it is machined. To describe the complicated nature of the deformationprocess in cutting, analytical shear plane models are oftenemployed. In this thesis, a review of some classic models ispresented. The validity of a proposed model can be confirmed ifthe values generated can be correlated to experimental results.A difficulty is often to find a method that gives the desiredexperimental parameters. An important source for information isthe samples generated through Quick Stop tests. A reliableQuick Stop Device (QSD) has therefore been developed and ispresented in the thesis. Since the focus for this investigation has been to propose atentative model for cutting forces in turning, a number offorce measurements have been performed. Two different steelgrades have been evaluated in orthogonal machining, AISI-1045and AISI-12L13. Cutting force measurements (feed- and maincutting force), were conducted with a high accuracydynamometer. To investigate contact area conditions, Quick Stopspecimens, chips and inserts were examined. The evaluation wasperformed both in an Optical Light Microscope and a ScanningElectron Microscope. Three different models can be used tocharacterise the contact area. According to the contactconditions these models refer to sticking friction, flow-zoneand sliding friction region. Results from model simulations were fitted to those ofexperimental cutting investigations in order to evaluate theaccuracy of the cutting force and contact area approach. Thetest results are also used as reference data for a proposedsimple tentative model presented in this thesis. The model isrestricted to orthogonal machining. The proposed model consistsof several steps. The first step is to determine the maincutting force Fc. Expressions that describe Fcas a function of the cutting velocity (vc) for different feed (f) values have been derived.To be able to evaluate the feed force, the contact length lchas first to be determined. Relationships where lcis expressed as a function of vcfor different feeds have been derived. Tocalculate the feed force, a formula for Ff/Fcas a function of lcis applied. Equations for determiningΛ, hchandΦ have also been derived. In short,the functions found are: Fc= f(vc; f), lc= f (vc; f), Ff= f(Fc; lc),Λ = f(lc; f) andΦ = f(vc; f). This research work shows that it is of utmost significance,in order to generate realistic values, that a predictive modelis supported by adequate reference data. It is also shown thatthe contact area is an important parameter that has to beconsidered in modelling. Keywords:Modelling, turning processes, cutting forces,contact length, Quick Stop Device, QSD, simulation programs,FEM, predictive models.
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- Bayard, Ove, 1967-, et al.
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Knowledge Transfer and Delivery Forms for Continuous Education in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
- 2014
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper brings the preliminary results of interviews with Scandinavian managers and engineers asking questions regarding their previous experiences and knowledge on diverse continuous education methods and further encourages them to gaze into the crystal ball to identify requests and expectations to future methods of continuous education. The interviews have been done within a project titled: Processer til håndtering af skræddersyede efteruddannelsesforløb (PHASE), financed by the Nordplus Programme. The partners are: Aalborg Universitet from Denmark, Reykjavik University from Iceland and KTH Royal Institute of Technology from Sweden.
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- Bayard, Ove, 1967-, et al.
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WBL-IE, a new approach to on site learning in Industrial Engineering
- 2015
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In: Edulearn15. - : IATED-INT ASSOC TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION A& DEVELOPMENT. - 9788460682431 ; , s. 7538-7545
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- To have the “right” competence for a specific work task has become very important in a world of high competition, continuous developments and fast changes. Without the necessary skills to handle a task the future for an enterprise can easy become uncertain. Since time is limited the process of acquiring relevant competence has to be efficient. There are many ways to build up knowledge in a new field. A common practice is to let the employees take courses in house or outside the company. The knowledge providers for these activities are typically learning institutes, educational companies or universities.The WBL-IE project presents a model that focuses on SMEs Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and work based learning, where tailor made learning activities play an important role. This model tries to pin- point the key educational areas of interest for the actual company. The start point is to find out the specific needs that the enterprise has and what complimentary skills and competences are necessary to strengthen, broaden and make better use of the knowledge that already exist within the company.The WBL-IE project target SME with less than 250 employees. Characteristic for these companies are that they have slimmed organisations and often no real focus on Continuous Engineering Education (CEE). Education activities are therefore closely linked to short term requirements and actions. The SME´s are acting on a high competitive market and often need to make very prompt decisions based on strategic choices.The WBL-IE work is based on earlier research in education modes in industrial engineering. One of the most interesting findings came from an interview campaign regarding continuous education in SMEs active in industrial engineering. Very few of the companies if any had a plan for their competence development to present. But at a deeper analysis you could find an important number of learning activities going on. There was in fact an unwritten competence development plan. This means that SMEs already have a competence development process going on. With this observation in mind a new approach to the implementation of education activities in SMEs was developed, the WBL-IE concept. The WBL-IE concept starts with an interview session with a number of stakeholders in the company organization. The interviews are made after a guide especially developed by WBL-IE with the goal the give a realistic and complete picture of the many different learning processes going on in the organization. The role of WBL-IE is both to introduce the concept and implement and maintain it. The role means to have resources for analysing, proposing and supporting the competence development in SMEs active in industrial engineering. One of the most important factors in the implementation is the facilitator. The facilitator is a person with the ability to enhance the different learning processes in the company.The concept of WBL-IE model involves creating a learning environment that promotes focused learning in different settings. To meet the stakeholder on her/his home arena gives a deeper understanding of the companies’ situation and in which direction they are aiming at. A thorough understanding of the current state will help the stakeholder and the facilitator to pin point key issues to address and together develop a plan that will be beneficial for the company. A program for pilot tests is running and findings/results will be reported.
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- Boud, Fathi, et al.
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A new approach in standardising a European curriculum in production engineering
- 2009
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In: European Journal of Engineering Education. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0304-3797 .- 1469-5898. ; 34:6, s. 487-496
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The need for a flexible and versatile workforce that is constantly learning and upgrading its skills has led to a continual demand for courses in which employees are re-trained and updated on a lifelong basis. Students and workers now have to be prepared for a labour market in which they can be expected to change jobs many times, and they need to acquire appropriate skills that are transferable and portable across sectors, countries and cultures. This paper presents a new approach to unifying a European curriculum for production engineering. The paper discusses the background, developments, module structure, testing and ongoing work that is carried out in the European Production Engineering Certification project – a two year pilot project granted by the European Union Programme Leonardo da Vinci.
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- Chatti, Sami, et al.
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A Unified BSc Curriculum for Production Engineering
- 2008
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In: 12th International Research/Expert Conference,”Trends in the Development of Machinery and Associated Technology”, TMT 2008, Proceedings. ; , s. 441-444
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Granted by the EU Programme Leonardo da Vinci, a two-year pilot project, EPRODEC (European Production Engineering Certification) has been started. The aim of EPRODEC is to provide an appropriate “European label” to the graduates of the accredited Production Engineering (PE) programme. The objective is to develop an accreditation system and organisation that will implement the certification process for education and training within the field of Production Engineering all over Europe. Creating a unified accreditation system will make it easier to compare qualifications and skills. The paper presents some of the ideas behind EPRODEC and the first results.
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- Chatti, S., et al.
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Unified course design for European production engineers
- 2008
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In: Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on e-Learning, ECEL 2008. - : Academic Conferences Limited. - 9781906638221 ; , s. 198-202
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Today, the mobility among production engineers is very low, partly because the education and training level differs considerably among EU countries, being almost beyond comparison. To increase the mobility and to unify the production engineering education in Europe at BSc-level a two-year pilot project, "European Production Engineering Certification" (EPRODEC), which is granted by the EU Programme Leonardo da Vinci, has been started. Partners of EPRODEC are institutes from Universities and the industry sector as well as engineering associations in Sweden, Germany, England, Denmark, Estonia, Belgium and Spain. The aim of EPRODEC is to provide an appropriate "European label" to the graduates of the accredited Production Engineering (PE) programme. The objective is to develop an accreditation system and organisation that will implement the certification process for education and training within the field of Production Engineering all over Europe. Creating a unified accreditation system will make it easier to compare qualifications and skills. The paper presents some of the ideas behind EPRODEC and the first results. A new unified course and curriculum design with a modular structure, strategies for organisation and certification systems, implementation of e-learning methodologies in PE will be shown and can be transferred and implemented in other education fields.
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- Jensson, Pall, et al.
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Industrial Engineering Standards in Europe (IESE)
- 2011
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In: The 2<sup>nd</sup> International Conference on Engineering and Meta-Engineering. ; , s. 68-73
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper describes an ongoing project in Europe called Industrial Engineering Standards in Europe (IESE). The project is a collaboration between universities and organizations that offer industrial engineering and continuing education in 6 European countries:Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands and Sweden. As the first objective of our project we proposed to use the European Framework of Qualifications (EFQ) as a benchmark standard, against which we can compare the Industrial Engineering Educational Programme (IEEP) for each participating country.Analysis of the individual educational programmes has shown that the scope of the programmes needs to be expanded to include additional subject categories and skill sets. The exact parameters of this expansion of the programmes must be determined with reference to current and future “industry needs” as specified in the second objective of this project. Analysis of the subject focus for the individual programmes has shown a high degree of variation.The project work is now focused on the second objective, i.e. a business needs survey, which will provide a gap analysis of the difference between the educational programmes and the needs of the industry for increased competence in the field of Industrial Engineering. The results of this will be described in a separate paper.
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