PROBLEM

IN THE FUTURE OF FABRICATION WE HAVE TO FIND NEW ECONOMICAL WAYS FOR NON-STANDARD BIG SCALE PRODUCTS.
WHILE SUBTRACTIVE FABRICATION METHODS LIKE CNC-MILLING ARE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT METHODS FOR HIGH ACCURACY PRODUCTS, THEY STILL NEED A LOT OF HUMAN LABOUR TO GENERATE THE MILLING PATH, CREATE BIG AMOUNT OF WASTE AND ARE STILL LIMITED IN SHAPES TO CREATE.
NEW ADDITIVE FABRICATION METHODS LIKE 3D-PRINTING NEED LESS HUMAN LABOUR FOR CREATING THE PRINTING PATH AND CREATE LESS WASTE WHILE THE POSSIBILITY OF PRINTABLE SHAPES SEEMS ENDLESS. BUT SIZE AND ACCURACY IN TERMS OF 3D-PRINTING MEANS A HIGH AMOUNT OF TIME FOR PRODUCTION.

RESEARCH QUESTION

CAN WE TAKE THE ADVANTAGES OF BOTH METHODS AND OVERCOME THE DISADVANTAGES OF WASTING TIME AND MATERIAL BY CREATING A NEW FABRICATION SETUP WITH A COMBINATION OF ADDITIVE AND SUBTRACTIVE METHODS ?

CAN WE KEEP THE ACCURACY OF 3D-MILLING MACHINES IN A TRANSLATION TO A MULTI AXIS-ROBOT-SYSTEM AND GENERATE A HIGHER DEGREE OF FREEDOM OF PRODUCING NEW KIND OF SHAPES ?

HYPOTHESIS

THE COMBINATION OF 3D-PRINTING AND CNC-MILLING WITH THE USE OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS CAN LEAD INTO A TIME & MATERIAL EFFICIENT WAY OF FABRICATION BIG SCALE OBJECTS.

FURTHERMORE NEW KIND OF SHAPES WITH A HIGH ACCURACY AND DETAILING COULD BE PRODUCED IN AN ECONOMICAL WAY .