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Professor Hartmut Kaebernick

Professor Hartmut KAEBERNICK

Qualifications

1968 Dipl.-Ing. (MEngSc): Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Berlin, Germany
1973 Dr.-Ing. (PhD): Production Engineering, Technical University of Berlin, Germany

Employment

1968-1969 Manufacturing Engineer, Siemens AG Berlin
1969-1971 Research Scientist, Technical University of Berlin
1971-1974 Senior Research Scientist
1974-1978 Head of Engineering Department, Hauni-Werke Koerber & Co KG Hamburg, Germany
1978-1986 Professor of Production Engineering, Head, Production Engineering Department, Fachhochschule Hamburg, Germany
1986-1991 Head, Sydney Laboratory, CSIRO Division of Manufacturing Technology
1991-2003 Professor of Manufacturing Engineering, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales
2003-2008 Head of School
2008- Emeritus Professor

Visiting Appointments

1984-1985 CSIRO Division of Manufacturing Technology, Visiting Senior Research Scientist

Professional Societies

  • Australian Robotics and Automation Association, Past President
  • The Institution of Engineers, Australia, Fellow
  • Association of German Engineers
  • Manufacturing Society of Australia
  • CIRP—International Academy of Production Engineering Research

Teaching Areas

  • Computer Aided Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing Automation
  • Flexible Manufacturing Systems
  • Machine Tools
  • Manufacturing Processes
  • Concurrent Engineering

Research Interests

  • Concurrent Engineering in Product Development
  • Quality Function Deployment for environmentally sound products
  • Rapid Prototyping for customised products
  • Design for Manufacture
  • Improvement of product design based on the requirements for manufacturing and assembly, DFA and DFMA methods
  • Life Cycle Engineering and Design for Environment
  • Analysis of environmental behaviour of manufacturing processes. Development of simplified assessment methodologies for industrial products. Environmental testing, disassembly, re-use and recycling of appliances

Professional Interests and Consulting

  • Cooperative Research Centre for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems and Technologies, Program Leader
  • Advanced Manufacturing Centre at the Australian Technology Park, Director
  • Consulting in material handling and plant layout

Selected Publications

  • KAEBERNICK H and BAZARGAN-LARI M, "An approach to the machine layout problem in a cellular manufacturing environment", Production Planning and Control, Vol 8(1) (1997).
  • KAEBERNICK H, JEROMIN A and MATHEW P, "Adaptive control for laser cutting using striation frequency analysis", Annals of the CIRP, Vol 47(1), Switzerland (1998).
  • KAEBERNICK H, O'SHEA B and GREWAL S, "A method for sequencing the disassembly of products", Annals of the CIRP, Vol 49(1) (2000).
  • KAEBERNICK H, SUN M and KARA S, "Simplified life cycle assessment for the early design stages of industrial products", Annals of the CIRP, Vol 52(1), pp 25-28 (2003).

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