Institute of Machine Tools and Manufacturing

Open Opportunities

Master Thesis: Manufacturing of Solar Cells - Mechanisms of ductile cutting of monocrystalline Silicon with Diamond tools ETH Zurich Institute of Machine Tools and Manufacturing 180 µm thick silicon wafers for solar cells are sliced with diamond coated wires as thin as 60 µm which is a demanding process; improvement requires fundamental understanding. This research project focuses on the material removal mechanisms and includes experimental analysis and modelling. Ceramics, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Master Thesis

Experimental Study on Closed Loop Laser Power Control in Selective Laser Melting of Ceramics ETH Zurich Institute of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Instability during laser processing is one of the main issues for SLM of ceramics. The project will start with an analysis of the influence of the laser power and scan speed on laser melting of ceramics. The final aim is to build a setup, which adapt the power in order to keep a stable melt-pool siz Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Control Engineering, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Robotics and Mechatronics, Welding Technology Master Thesis, Semester Project

Mechanical simulation for ultra-short pulse Selective Laser Melt-ing of ceramics ETH Zurich Institute of Machine Tools and Manufacturing The project will start with a literature research about the coupling of fluid dynamics with mechanical simulations. The idea is to use the temperature field from the fluid dynamic simulation in order to develop a mechanical FEM simulation, which is capable to predict the generation of cracks. Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Ceramics, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Welding Technology Bachelor Thesis, Master Thesis, Semester Project

A new device for investigating thermal properties of additive manufacturing materials ETH Zurich Institute of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Please refer to description/attached file Alloy Materials, Control Engineering, Heat and Mass Transfer Operations, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Plastics, Polymers, Printing Technology, Robotics and Mechatronics, Safety and Quality Bachelor Thesis, IDEA League Student Grant (IDL), Master Thesis

Additive Manufacturing: Towards feature recognition algorithms ETH Zurich Institute of Machine Tools and Manufacturing This work will focusing on pre-processing possibilities to better adapt the SLM process to the geometry being manufactured. By developing feature recognition algorithm, the student will be able to divide the part in several volumes and scan them with different scanning strategies. See pdf attached. CAD/CAM Systems, Computer Graphics, Computer Vision, Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Mechanical Engineering, Printing Technology, Programming Techniques, Software Engineering, Welding Technology Bachelor Thesis, Focus Project (ETHZ), IDEA League Student Grant (IDL), Master Thesis, Semester Project, Studies on Mechatronics (ETHZ)