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_id: '573'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies have not only revolutionized product
    development and design by enabling rapid prototyping. They also gained influence
    on production in general, mainly because of their direct manufacturing capabilities.
    In the context of Industry 4.0 and the related process automation, innovative
    and advanced production technologies with completely new approaches are required
    [1]. AM technologies contribute to this with their advantages like freedom of
    design, cost efficient product individualization, and functional integration.
    On the other hand, AM still shows shortcomings in exploiting its full potential.
    Most current AM technologies are only applicable for manufacturing with singular
    materials. In particular, opportunities for processing of optically or electrically
    conductive materials are still missing. This paper contributes to the advancement
    of additive manufacturing of two different material variants or even two completely
    different materials. A special focus is laid on producing a part that combines
    mechanical with optical or electrical functionalities in one process step. The
    ultimate goal is to integrate sensor functionalities into an AM object, e.g. strain
    gauges. Extrusion processes, predominantly Fused Layer Modeling (FLM), are preferred
    in this research due to their mechanically simple machine setup in which additional
    functional materials can be adapted easily to the build process. In a first step,
    the general manufacturability has been evaluated. Thereafter, the resulting optical
    transmission properties have been analyzed. Especially the attenuation has to
    remain below a threshold value to accomplish a minimum signal-to-noise ratio.
author:
- first_name: Patrick
  full_name: Ehlert, Patrick
  id: '62091'
  last_name: Ehlert
- first_name: Oliver
  full_name: Stübbe, Oliver
  id: '51864'
  last_name: Stübbe
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7293-6893
- first_name: Franz-Josef
  full_name: Villmer, Franz-Josef
  id: '14290'
  last_name: Villmer
citation:
  ama: 'Ehlert P, Stübbe O, Villmer FJ. Investigation on the Direct Manufacturing
    of Waveguides and Sensors Using FLM Technology. In: Padoano E, Villmer FJ, Department
    of Production Engineering and Management, Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe, eds.
    <i>Production Engineering and Management</i>. Publication series in direct digital
    manufacturing . ; 2017:127-136.'
  apa: Ehlert, P., Stübbe, O., &#38; Villmer, F.-J. (2017). Investigation on the Direct
    Manufacturing of Waveguides and Sensors Using FLM Technology. In E. Padoano, F.-J.
    Villmer, Department of Production Engineering and Management, &#38; Hochschule
    Ostwestfalen-Lippe (Eds.), <i>Production Engineering and Management</i> (Issue
    1, pp. 127–136).
  bjps: <b>Ehlert P, Stübbe O and Villmer F-J</b> (2017) Investigation on the Direct
    Manufacturing of Waveguides and Sensors Using FLM Technology. In Padoano E et
    al. (eds), <i>Production Engineering and Management</i>. Lemgo, pp. 127–136.
  chicago: Ehlert, Patrick, Oliver Stübbe, and Franz-Josef Villmer. “Investigation
    on the Direct Manufacturing of Waveguides and Sensors Using FLM Technology.” In
    <i>Production Engineering and Management</i>, edited by Elio Padoano, Franz-Josef
    Villmer, Department of Production Engineering and Management, and Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe,
    127–36. Publication Series in Direct Digital Manufacturing . Lemgo, 2017.
  chicago-de: 'Ehlert, Patrick, Oliver Stübbe und Franz-Josef Villmer. 2017. Investigation
    on the Direct Manufacturing of Waveguides and Sensors Using FLM Technology. In:
    <i>Production Engineering and Management</i>, hg. von Elio Padoano, Franz-Josef
    Villmer, Department of Production Engineering and Management, und Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe,
    127–136. Publication series in direct digital manufacturing . Lemgo.'
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Ehlert, Patrick</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;">Stübbe, Oliver</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Villmer,
    Franz-Josef</span>: Investigation on the Direct Manufacturing of Waveguides and
    Sensors Using FLM Technology. In: <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Padoano,
    E.</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Villmer, F.-J.</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;">Department of Production Engineering and Management</span>
    ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe</span>
    (Hrsg.): <i>Production Engineering and Management</i>, <i>Publication series in
    direct digital manufacturing </i>. Lemgo, 2017, S. 127–136'
  havard: 'P. Ehlert, O. Stübbe, F.-J. Villmer, Investigation on the Direct Manufacturing
    of Waveguides and Sensors Using FLM Technology, in: E. Padoano, F.-J. Villmer,
    Department of Production Engineering and Management, Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe
    (Eds.), Production Engineering and Management, Lemgo, 2017: pp. 127–136.'
  ieee: P. Ehlert, O. Stübbe, and F.-J. Villmer, “Investigation on the Direct Manufacturing
    of Waveguides and Sensors Using FLM Technology,” in <i>Production Engineering
    and Management</i>, Pordenone, Italy, 2017, no. 1, pp. 127–136.
  mla: Ehlert, Patrick, et al. “Investigation on the Direct Manufacturing of Waveguides
    and Sensors Using FLM Technology.” <i>Production Engineering and Management</i>,
    edited by Elio Padoano et al., no. 1, 2017, pp. 127–36.
  short: 'P. Ehlert, O. Stübbe, F.-J. Villmer, in: E. Padoano, F.-J. Villmer, Department
    of Production Engineering and Management, Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe (Eds.),
    Production Engineering and Management, Lemgo, 2017, pp. 127–136.'
  ufg: '<b>Ehlert, Patrick/Stübbe, Oliver/Villmer, Franz-Josef</b>: Investigation
    on the Direct Manufacturing of Waveguides and Sensors Using FLM Technology, in:
    <i>Padoano, Elio u. a. (Hgg.)</i>: Production Engineering and Management, Lemgo
    2017 (Publication series in direct digital manufacturing ),  S. 127–136.'
  van: 'Ehlert P, Stübbe O, Villmer FJ. Investigation on the Direct Manufacturing
    of Waveguides and Sensors Using FLM Technology. In: Padoano E, Villmer FJ, Department
    of Production Engineering and Management, Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe, editors.
    Production Engineering and Management. Lemgo; 2017. p. 127–36. (Publication series
    in direct digital manufacturing ).'
conference:
  end_date: 2017-09-29
  location: Pordenone, Italy
  name: Proceedings7th International Conference
  start_date: 2017-09-28
corporate_editor:
- Department of Production Engineering and Management
- Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe
date_created: 2019-02-18T11:16:07Z
date_updated: 2024-04-19T12:58:56Z
department:
- _id: DEP1306
- _id: DEP5020
- _id: DEP5000
- _id: DEP6020
editor:
- first_name: Elio
  full_name: Padoano, Elio
  last_name: Padoano
- first_name: Franz-Josef
  full_name: Villmer, Franz-Josef
  id: '14290'
  last_name: Villmer
extern: '1'
issue: '1'
keyword:
- Additive manufacturing
- Embedded optical waveguides
- Electrical conductors
- Embedded systems
- FLM technology
- Sensors
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://www.hs-owl.de/fileadmin/diman/Veroeffentlichungen/PEM_2017_Proceeding_web.pdf
oa: '1'
page: 127-136
place: Lemgo
publication: Production Engineering and Management
publication_identifier:
  isbn:
  - 978-3-946856-01-6
publication_status: published
quality_controlled: '1'
related_material:
  link:
  - relation: contains
    url: https://www.hs-owl.de/fileadmin/diman/Veroeffentlichungen/PEM_2017_Proceeding_web.pdf
series_title: 'Publication series in direct digital manufacturing '
status: public
title: Investigation on the Direct Manufacturing of Waveguides and Sensors Using FLM
  Technology
type: conference
user_id: '51864'
year: '2017'
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