Master's Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering: Digital Manufacturing
Turku, Finland
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
22 Jan 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 12,000 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
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The Master’s Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering: Digital Manufacturing specialization track will train you to be an expert with thorough theoretical understanding and practical skills in next-generation 3D printing, other digital manufacturing, and traditional manufacturing technologies.
Digital manufacturing (also termed 3D printing or Additive Manufacturing, AM) is considered one of the key pillars in creating a sustainable and digital industrial era through the ongoing industrial revolution, Industry 4.0 along with big data and the Internet of Things.
Industries around the globe are thriving for maturing various digital manufacturing technologies and are facing a serious deficiency of skilled engineering trained in such a highly demanding field. Therefore, Master’s degree programme is designed to educate and train students in the field of digital manufacturing so that they are ready to solve the challenges the industries are facing.
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Academic Excellence & Experience
The unit is conducting research on digital manufacturing, with a focus on additive manufacturing and 3d printing. This concentrates on improving the efficiency of different processes involved typically those of powder bed fusion and surface engineering together with laser-based processes like laser welding, -hybrid welding, -cutting, -marking, and surface engineering.
The other part is concentrated on quality assurance of these technologies with in-situ sensors and their use via AI and ML disciplines, with which we collaborate with smart systems and computer sciences.
Our viewpoint for digital manufacturing consists of digital design and optimization by utilizing the advantages of modern manufacturing processes together with digital control of the manufacturing and the final quality.
Specialization Tracks
Digital Manufacturing is one of the three specialization tracks of the Master's Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering. Two other specialisation tracks are:
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Scholarships and Funding
The University of Turku supports merited and motivated students with generous scholarships. The university offers these scholarships to students pursuing Master's level studies who are subject to tuition fees.
Scholarships are awarded based on academic excellence, and you can apply for a scholarship by simply answering “yes” to the corresponding question in the online application form when you apply for the programme.
One type of scholarship covers whole tuition fees for two years for Master’s degree programmes. In addition to that, there is a scholarship for the best applicants that covers tuition fees and includes an additional grant of €5,000.
Approximately 30 % of the admitted students are awarded a scholarship by the University of Turku.
Curriculum
Programme Structure
The Master’s Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering: Digital Manufacturing is a two-year programme of 120 ECTS credits including joint mechanical engineering studies, design studies, minor/thematic studies and a master’s thesis. It consists of the following sections:
- Joint mechanical engineering studies, 20 ECTS;
- Digital Manufacturing studies, 20 ECTS;
- Thesis and project, 40 ECTS;
- Minor or Thematic Studies, 20-25 ECTS;
- Other studies, 15-20 ECTS;
Master's Thesis & Topics
The master’s thesis process typically starts with the identification of a problem (often from the real world), and literature review to find traces of a solution. This is followed by experimental design i.e either modelling or practical. In the experimental work, you can design and manufacture a product, analyse the results and draw final conclusions. The final result may be a service, a product, an improvement to a process, or even a new process.
Program Outcome
Competence Description
After completing this programme, you will:
- have acquired a broader understanding of various traditional and state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies such as welding, machining, cladding, thermal and cold spray, etc. along with in-depth understanding of next-generation digital manufacturing technologies such as direct energy deposition, powder bed fusion, material jetting;
- be able to transform innovative ideas in the field of digital manufacturing into viable business solutions;
- have gained basic understanding of material science and engineering concepts relevant to digital manufacturing to succeed in developing novel materials for various digital manufacturing processes;
- have attained broader understanding of various surface and coating methods for modifying the surfaces of the digitally manufactured components;
- be able to independently and creatively engage in industrial collaborations via various means such as project/assignment/thesis etc. and to utilise the theoretical concepts learned during the program;
- be able to formulate research questions in the field of digital manufacturing, draw up plans accordingly and execute them;
- have learned to conduct scientific, ethical, and societally relevant research work as preparatory training for doctoral research studies in digital manufacturing.
You will acquire the following skills:
- using various heat sources such as laser, electron beam, arc, plasma, and light to create 3D printed components in the processing of raw material (powder, wire, liquid, etc.);
- analyses and development of new raw materials for 3D printing and related technologies;
- application of appropriate post-treatment (thermal and mechanical) methods to obtain finished 3D printed components;
- characterisation of raw materials and 3D printed parts using basic and advanced material characterisation techniques;
- utilisation of some of the fundamental tools in virtual manufacturing.
Career Opportunities
Job Options
After completing this program, you will be prepared to solve real challenges in various industrial sectors, including but not limited to aerospace, space, automotive, bio-medical, marine, nuclear, power and energy etc. You can enter the industry as a well-trained:
- 3D printing process specialist,
- design specialist,
- materials specialist,
- characterization specialist,
- surface engineering specialist.
Career In Research
After successfully finishing this programme the student can also opt for a research career by enrolling into the Ph.D. programme with a specialization in 3D printing, process monitoring, materials processing using laser and plasma, thin and thick coatings, tribology, biomaterials, etc.
Graduates from the programme are eligible to apply for a position in the University of Turku Graduate School, UTUGS. The Graduate School consists of doctoral programmes that cover all disciplines and doctoral candidates of the University.