Master Thesis: Digital Thread for Weld Engineering - From Design to Manufacturing

Construction, Engineering & Trades · Architecture & Planning · CAD/BIM Management · Manufacturing Engineering

In short

This Master's thesis project at Volvo Construction Equipment focuses on developing and validating a model-based workflow for weld requirements, enabling digital reuse from design to manufacturing. The project involves mapping current processes, defining information standards, building a digital demonstrator, and exploring AI applications, offering practical experience in digital engineering and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

Map the current weld-information flow and identify manual handovers, duplicate work, and information gaps.
Define the required information for a model-based weld definition, considering relevant international standards and open exchange formats.
Develop a digital demonstrator connecting product design with selected downstream engineering and manufacturing applications.
Explore how weld information can be presented and visualized so that relevant information is easily accessible to different users.
Evaluate the reliability of information transfer and identify opportunities for increased automation and reduced manual interpretation.
Explore opportunities for AI-supported validation, classification, and reuse of engineering knowledge where relevant.
Provide recommendations for information ownership, interfaces, and future industrial implementation.

Requirements

Studying within areas such as Mechanical or Production Engineering, Welding Engineering, CAD/PLM and Digital Engineering, Automation, Robotics, Software, or Systems Engineering.
Interest in digitalization, manufacturing, welding, automation, and model-based engineering is beneficial.
Experience with CAD, programming, simulation, PLM, or automation is an advantage, but not a requirement.

Benefits

Develop practical knowledge of model-based engineering and digital thread concepts in an industrial environment.
Gain experience in digital information exchange and visualization across engineering and manufacturing applications.
Develop and verify a digital demonstrator based on a real industrial use case.
Gain experience of cross-functional collaboration within product development, manufacturing, welding, automation, and digital engineering.

Skills

CADPLMAI

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About Volvo Group

The Volvo Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines. The Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. The Volvo Group, with its headquarters in Gothenburg, employs about 100,000 people, has production facilities in 18 countries and sells its products in more than 190 markets.\n\n

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