Feasibility Study & Embodiment Design of a More Efficient Frying Pan for Commercial Kitchens

This design report discusses the embodiment design of a more efficient frying pan for gas powered stoves in commercial kitchens, to see if a potential market entry is feasible, viable and desirable. Conventional pans have a thermal efficiency of roughly 25%. This means that only 25% of the heat coming from the combusted gas is used for cooking....

Design of a conversational assistant for standardized issue description in manufacturing

This thesis describes the design and development of a conversational assistant (CA) for standardized issue descriptions in manufacturing. The CA was specifically targeted at the acquisition of data on standardized issue descriptions and at the same time reduce operator friction with the system. CAs can be used to handle and process repetitive...

Hybrid fabrication for transcended manufacturing: Flexible manufacturing system in support of the Transcended manufacturing process

Transcended manufacturing is a new emerging manufacturing paradigm in response to the rising need for mass personalisation and ultra-personalised products. Through product personalisation, people can assert their identity in an increasingly impersonal world. But the one-off a kind nature of ultra-personalised make them hard to manufacture with...

Transcended Manufacturing: The mass-production of one-of-a-kind products

The project is divided into three sub-assignments: - A future manufacturing context must be envisioned and the most important requirements synthesized. - An implementation of this envisioned manufacturing system must be developed and validated. - An exemplary-product producible by this system must be designed, showcasing the benefits of the...

Designing a direct air capture unit for methanol synthesis

This master thesis analyses and proposes a design for a direct air capture (DAC) unit as part of a small scale, solar powered methanol synthesis plant. This project analyses the existing process and design by ZEF BV and explores solutions for mass manufacturing a direct air capture unit. As a result a concept design solution is found and...