TY - GEN A1 - Pittner, Andreas T1 - Structural welding simulation - Perspective and needs for industrial implementation N2 - The digitalization of industrial processes is the most discussed topic in society these days. New business models have been developed to benefit from the opportunities offered by a digitally connected world. However, the focus in on the smart factory consisting of autonomous acting cyber physical systems (CPS). The efficient implementation of such CPS within an industrial environment requires the digitalization of the corresponding production processes. The digital twin of the process under investigation enables to develop sophisticated monitoring and control strategies which are necessary to fulfil the requirements of individual product design. The need for a digitalization of the welding process is a logical consequence especially with regards to its industrial importance. The theoretical investigations and derived mathematical models of the welding process are well known since many decades. Anyhow, there is still a lack of industrial applicability of such models for an efficient and safe design of welded components. With respect to structural welding simulation that targets the heat effects of welding in terms of global quantities like temperature, solid phase distribution and residual stresses as well as distortions, the limited predictability of these quantities for arbitrary process parameters hinders its usability. This presentation aims to give an overview of the current state of the art in structural welding simulation to predict the evolution of welding induced temperatures, stresses and distortions. Emphasis is given to industrial applicability of such models by reduction of the calculation times for large real-world structures and improved prediction of optimal process parameters. Furthermore, the role of such models within a weld data management system is demonstrated. The accumulation and relational storage of simulation and measuring data improves the overall process knowledge. This enables virtual cause and effect analyses of new process parameters as basis for a control system design. T2 - 70th IIW Annual Assembly & International Conference CY - Shanghai, China DA - 25.06.2017 KW - Structural welding simulation KW - Digitalization KW - Residual stress and distortion KW - Reduction of calculation time KW - Control system design PY - 2017 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/46635 AN - OPUS4-46635 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany