Addressing Human Factors of Convergent Manufacturing Processes
Speaker: Blane Fillingim, R&D Staff for Human Factors in Design & Manufacturing, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Blane Fillingim
R&D Staff for Human Factors in Design & Manufacturing
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Monday, October 7
12:00 - 1:00 PM Eastern Time
Location: Callaway/GTMI bldg.,
Room 114
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Abstract:
Convergent manufacturing platforms aim to integrate heterogeneous processes more seamlessly during production. For example, hybrid manufacturing systems allow the interleaving of additive and subtractive manufacturing processes within a single system. This integration is designed to leverage both processes to their full advantage. However, this leaves operators accountable for smooth production in both processes on systems that have yet to be automated. Additionally, the convergent manufacturing space lacks sufficient knowledge capture and transfer for potential new users. This limits the ability to improve design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) strategies for hybrid manufacturing. At the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) at Oak Ridge National Lab, there are efforts to holistically understand knowledge gaps to improve training, accelerate paths to expertise, and aid more effective decision-making. Human subject research methods are employed to understand facets such as operator workload, process intuition, and heuristic development for users of convergent manufacturing platforms. This work aims to place the MDF as a leader integrating the workforce with convergent manufacturing platforms and digital tools.
About Blane Fillingim:
Kenton Blane Fillingim is an R&D staff member within the Disruptive Manufacturing Systems Development Group, Manufacturing Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His research at ORNL's Manufacturing Demonstration Facility has focused on process development to expand the directed energy deposition (DED) convergent manufacturing design space. He aims to continue improving user experience and success for designers and operators in convergent manufacturing. Blane has a research background in design theory with an emphasis on understanding heuristics and biases in decision-making. Before working at ORNL, Blane received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South Alabama, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
