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Interactive digitally supported design of human-centric workplaces in learning factories
Full text linkIndustrial workplaces must adapt to the worker to guarantee the sustainability proposed by the concept of Industry 5.0. This research aims at contributing to the human-centered development of processes based on an integrated framework supported by three pillars: design, assessment and modelling. Through the combination of manufacturing tools such as an ergonomically adapted value stream map, Digital Human Model simulation using ema Work Designer (emaWD), and collaborative design with Nvidia Omniverse, a case study was applied at the learning factory of the University of Twente. The employment of the framework allowed a systematic analysis of the process and gathered insights for triggering improvement cycles to balance the system’s performance and worker’s well-being.</p
Circular Manufacturing Systems in Learning Factories
Full text linkCircular Manufacturing Systems (CMS) have emerged as a paradigm for integrating disassembly and potential remanufacturing processes into factories. This is also a relevant topic for learning factories whereas studies indicate that limited concepts are available nowadays. Given that, the paper explores the integration of CMS principles as well as specific processes and system setups into learning factories. A methodological approach is introduced to facilitate the systematic development of CMS approaches for learning factories. The proposed approach is exemplarily applied in the Learning Factory of the University of Twente to test functionality and feasibility.</p
Cyber Physical System for Reconfigurable Learning Factories:Combining 3D Simulations, Reconfigurable Layouts and Real-Time Locating Systems
Full text linkLearning Factories are educational environments that replicate manufacturing environment operations, providing next-generation engineers with hands-on learning opportunities. University-based Learning Factories may encounter barriers in supporting a wide range of learning courses with different intended learning objectives and outcomes that impede their successful implementation and can prevent valuable learning experiences. Overcoming these barriers requires dedicated efforts to enhance the infrastructural capabilities of the Learning Factory to become multi-use, invoking better flexibility and reconfigurability of the layout besides utilization of value-enhancing technologies. For this purpose, this work investigates the learning opportunities to enable data-driven layout reconfigurations by fusing 3D simulations with Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS). The seamless integration of these digital solutions provides accurate tracking and modeling of whichever manufacturing entity. Mirroring physical systems configurations into digital environments triggers learners to better analyze process functioning and performances. This digital solution is even more effective into modern mass-customized markets, where batch-centered production processes require easy-to-deploy and iterative layout optimizations. The findings of this empirical study support the transformative potential of achieving reconfigurable layouts alongside RTLS and 3D simulation technologies within a Learning Factory. This integrated approach is not limited to enhancing capabilities and operational efficiency but also provides a wider and multi-dimensional array of educational experiences, bridging the gap between academia and an ever-evolving manufacturing landscape.</p
Episode 35: Alexis Castellanos, Author of “Isla to Island”, and Her Panel Presentation during the Operación Pedro Pan Two-Day Event
No full textIn Part 1 of “Operación Pedro Pan: The Voices and Stories of Cuba’s Child Exodus—A Knights HistoryCast Mini-Series,” the Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Alexis Castellanos, an author, illustrator, graphic novelist, and a panelist at the esteemed, conspicuous, and powerful “Operación Pedro Pan: Honoring the Cultural, Historical Legacy of Cuba’s Child Exodus” Two-Day Program that Florida Humanities, UCF’s Department of English and Department of Modern Languages and Literatures sponsored (see https://cah.ucf.edu/pedro-pan/ for more details on sponsors and the program in general).
Sebastian structured this specific episode on Alexis Castellanos’ Isla to Island, a wordless graphic novel grounded by her personal family history and the history of Operación Pedro Pan (Operation Peter Pan). By analyzing such a historic event through the medium of fiction, Sebastian argued that this is one of the most unique Knights HistoryCast episodes of all time. Naturally, their conversation expanded to what she talked about during her panel presentation in Panel One, Day 1 of the event that featured “internationally renowned scholars that discussed the political, historical, and cultural legacy of Operación Pedro Pan (1960-1962).” (https://cah.ucf.edu/pedro-pan/)
To purchase Isla to Island (strongly recommend), check out: https://islatoisland.com/.
To find out more about Alexis and her professional work, check out her website at https://alexiscastellanos.com/https://stars.library.ucf.edu/knightshistorycast/1034/thumbnail.jp
Mixed reality meets circular economy: The case of battery lifecycle management
No full textDespite recent digitalization efforts across European industries, research gaps persist in applying mixed reality (MR) within circular economy (CE) frameworks. Specifically, there is limited exploration of data integration, an unclear value proposition for digital tools, and minimal engagement from business perspectives. Despite growing interest, a structured framework mapping MR applications to CE processes remains underexplored. This paper addresses this gap by mapping MR modules to CE practices across lifecycle phases, illustrating specific use cases in design, manufacturing, use, and end-of-life stages. The paper also exploits MR applications for sustainable battery manufacturing, using real-time data to monitor and guide disassembly and recycling processes. This work contributes to advancing sustainable practices and facilitating the transition to circular business models by demonstrating the role of MR in promoting efficient resource use, disassembly, and recycling within a closed-loop system
"Cronica der Turckey" Sebastian Franck's Translation of the "Tractatus de Moribus, Condicionibus et Nequitia Turcorum" by Georgius de Hungaria
Full text linkThe Tractatus de moribus, condicionibus et nequitia Turcorum is one of the most important first-hand accounts of life in fifteenth-century Turkey known to modern scholarship. It is the work of a Christian former slave of the Turks, writing after his return to the West. Although the author does not name himself, he can be identified as a
Dominican priest, Georgius de Hungaria, who died in Rome in 1502. His Tractatus is conceived as a work of anti-Islamic polemic, yet it contains a surprisingly unbiased appraisal of Turkish customs.
First printed c.1480 when European apprehension in the face of Ottoman expansion was at its height, the Tractatus was reprinted in numerous editions, and was widely used as a
source by other authors. Luther edited the text in 1530, using the positive account of Turkish customs and religious observance as a weapon in his polemic against the Roman
Catholic Church: if heathens could perform such exemplary works, who could fail to doubt the efficacy of works as a means of salvation?
Sebastian Franck in his German translation of the Tractatus went further: replacing Georgius' commentary with his own, he used the text to attack institutional religion as a
whole and to promote his concept of a non-dogmatic, spiritual Church of individuals united with each other only through their union with God -a Church which was not closed to Moslems or members of any other creed. This translation or adaptation, the Cronica der Türckey, marks Franck's decisive break with the Lutheran cause and the beginning of his lonely path as a 'spiritual individualist'. Franck reworked his translation of the Tractatus for his major geographical work, the Weltbuch of 1534.
This thesis concerns itself primarily with Franck's Cronica, providing the first modern critical edition of this text, in a near-diplomatic transcription with an extensive glossary. The thesis also includes transcriptions of the Tractatus; of Türckei, an anonymous translation of the Tractatus, and of relevant additional material from Franck's Weltbuch. None of these texts has been published in full in a modern edition.
In the Introduction Franck's Cronica is compared in detail with the Tractatus, highlighting the changes that occur in translation; the character and the significance of these changes are then discussed. It is established that Franck, whilst being unwilling to reverse any of Georgius' value judgements on Islam and Turkish culture, is highly selective in his choice of material for translation, and frequently gives the text new nuances and adds his own
comment. The question of the Tractatus' influence on Franck's further development as a writer and thinker is also raised.
The investigation then turns to Franck's use of the Tractatus material in his Weltbuch. His eclecticism becomes apparent in this text, in which Georgius' account is juxtaposed - but not synthesised - with material from other sources, often of lesser veracity and greater anti-Islamic bias. Franck's distortion of the Tractatus material to suit his own line of argument is clearly discernible: from the unique phenomenon presented in the Tractatus the Turks
become one more example of the general human tendency to externalise and dogmatise faith.
In addition, the transmission of Cronica and Türckei is examined, and the relationship between these two translations is clarified: Franck certainly used Türckei in writing his Cronica, but is unlikely to be the author of the anonymous work
Development of an IALF overarching learning module for circular economy
Full text linkThe increasing importance of sustainable business models due to the scarcity of resources and resulting political regulations leads many companies and research institutions towards the concept of Circular Economy. Subsequently, the learning factory community is facing the challenge of expanding existing concepts to include Circular Economy in their learning factories. Therefore, a learning factory- and competency-based module for Circular Economy is developed by eight members of the International Association of Learning Factories to define a common ground. The module covers the basics of Circular Economy in the production environment and make it tangible through concrete use cases. To achieve these goals, extensive research on existing concepts has been conducted by IALF experts to analyze learning objectives and requirements in detail and derive required competencies. Based on that, the learning module is developed
2. A Human Being to Be Remembered | The 2024 UCF VLP Podcast Series
No full textIn Episode Two, Andrew Carroll’s herculean efforts to seek and collect over 210,000 war letters—that span since the American Revolution—demonstrate how others are as seriously committed to preserving the legacies of the men and women who served and fought for their country. Andrew shares several letters from his impressive collection, allowing us to be as close as possible to the Veterans—engaging with their own words, thoughts, and emotions. Indeed, themes central to UCF VLP are often exemplified in the 210,000 war letters Andrew has preserved for over twenty-five years.
Andrew Carroll is an award-winning historian and author and is the founder and director of the Center for American War Letters at Chapman University. Andrew was the second keynote speaker invited to share his extraordinary work during the 2024 UCF VLP Institute.
This episode was directed, produced, written, edited, and hosted by Sebastian Garcia and featured Andrew Carroll.
Executive Producers: Sebastian Garcia and Dr. Amelia Lyons.
Music: “Honor and Glory” and “Real Heroes” by SergePavkinMusic (Pixabay)
Podcast Cover Artwork: Sebastian Garcia
The 2024 UCF VLP Podcast Series is brought to you by the UCF History Department Podcast Network and UCF’s Veterans Legacy Program—a partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Cemetery Administration.https://stars.library.ucf.edu/knightshistorycast/1051/thumbnail.jp
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