ARC INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION
TRAINING CENTRE
Program 1
Industrialisation techniques
Leaders:
Prof Priyan Mendis
A/Prof Pejman Sharafi
Objective
This Stream will provide profound knowledge required for the development of industrialised and automated product platforms, which serve as the bedrock for the transformation towards a manufacturing-based construction ecosystem;
This will facilitate adoption of advanced offsite manufacturing techniques in our building construction industry;
The training program will be structured into 3 complementary sub-streams, ensuring the acquisition of essential knowledge needed for the transition to a product-based manufacturing ecosystem.
Details
Product platforms are sets of components that interact in well-defined ways to allow a range of products and services to be produced;
The efficiency of the design and delivery process can be improved using a pre-defined digital kit-of-parts that represents a physical counterpart;
Product platforms require a shift in focus from a construction mind-set to a manufacturing mind-set.
This can be achieved through the adoption of industrialisation techniques including design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA), modular design, prefabrication techniques, standardisation methods, mass customisation approaches, collaborative and integrated design, and automation of production and assembly.
Advantages
Platforms can achieve the economies of scale and consistency of pipeline that unlocks the benefits of manufacturing such as improved productivity, resource efficiency, low waste process, and better quality control;
Organisations adopting ‘product family’ strategies can develop distinct product offers, and so target multiple market segments over time by adding features to, or removing them from, a core model.
3 Research Streams
Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) of building components
The aim is to develop skills for designing multifunctional building components
Outcome: The methods of design of building modular components, and sub-assemblies for ease of prefabrication, manufacturing, assembly and automation processes
Stream 1.1
Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) of building components
The aim is to develop skills for designing multifunctional building components
Outcome: The methods of design of building modular components, and sub-assemblies for ease of prefabrication, manufacturing, assembly and automation processes
Stream 1.2
Development of scalable and modular product structures and productisation
The aim is to develop skills on product structures for partners' construction systems
Outcome: The techniques of modular & standardised product design and mass customisation for moving from the project- to product-mindset for building design professionals