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Production concept – achieving goals, remaining competitive

A production concept is an effective tool in the course of a production strategy. It defines the basic orientation of your production for the manufacture of goods and services. With a production concept, the company’s goals can be achieved and competitiveness can be maintained or improved.

The various manufacturing processes must be used to create a manufacturing concept. These are categorized in DIN 8580 according to common process principles.

Production planning according to DIN 8580

When creating a production concept, the first step is to maintain an overview of possible production technologies. This helps when considering alternative processes, for example. There are six main groups in total, which include several groups, sub-groups, processes and process variants.

Forming

If a workpiece is produced from shapeless material, this is referred to as the primary forming process. The processes in this group include casting, which uses molten starting materials, as well as sintering, which works with powders, pastes and granulates. Generative manufacturing processes, such as 3D printing, can also be classified as primary forming.

Cutting

In these processes, workpieces are modified by removing the material cohesion. Possible processes for a manufacturing concept include machining such as sawing, drilling, planing and milling, flame cutting, spark erosion, shear cutting and dismantling.

Bending

Here, solid workpieces are produced by permanently changing their shape. These include rolling, bending, deep drawing, impact extrusion, extrusion and die forging.

Joining

Joining is the term used when workpieces are connected over the long term. This includes, for example, welding, soldering, gluing, riveting, screwing and assembling.

Coating

In this process, a shapeless material is applied to a workpiece as a firmly adhering layer. Examples include painting, hot-dip galvanizing, powder coating and electroplating.

Change fabric properties

If the properties of a material are changed, this process falls into this main group. Examples of this are annealing and hardening.

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