Master of Science KIMP DM - Knowledge integration in mechanical production - Design and Manufacturing

This track focuses on the integration of product data in the design of its manufacturing process. This program is taught entirely in English and is open to international students.

Campus

Arts et Métiers of Paris

An international program

Several double degrees have been signed with partner universities:

• Royal Institute of Technology (KTH-Stockholm- Sweden)
• University of Tehran (Iran)
• ENSAM Meknes and ENSAM Casablanca
• National Engineering School of Bizerte (ENIB)

Arts et Métiers interested in obtaining a double degree should spend the first year of their master's program at one of the partner universities and complete it with one KIMP-DM year.

In addition, this Master of Science is open for 6 months or one year through ERASMUS exchange programs.

Program description

This program consists of one semester of courses taught in English and held on the Paris campus, and one semester dedicated to completing the Master's thesis. This Master's thesis is a full-time project conducted in a laboratory or company, either in France or abroad.
The first semester is split into two quarters, one quarter of core courses (shared with all KIMP tracks) and one quarter of specialized courses.

Core courses

• Methods and models for the integration of both product and manufacturing process parameters
• Tools for integration - Introduction of AI approaches to support the co-design of products and their manufacturing system (expert system, Constraint Satisfaction Problem, Fuzzy Logic, Artificial Neural Network)
• Manufacturing process management
• Literature Review
• French language and culture (Foreign language for French speakers)

Courses de spécialisation

• Decision and risk analysis
• Sustainable engineering
• Robust Design and Big Data (data mining and analysis, PCA, Support Vector Machine, R software)
• Geometrical product representation for CAD and CAM
• Digital mock-up and virtual environments

In addition, all students participate in the ATHENS program, a one-week exchange session held by a network of European higher education institutions.

Master's thesis projects

Examples of Master's Thesis projects from previous academic years:

• Human factors in quality management
• 3D metallic printing of stamping tools
• Monitoring Collection & Assortment in a luxury company
• Management of uncertainties in a quality characterization technique
• Big data environment: New KPIs in data-driven decision-making
• Designing a collaborative robotic cell for the assembly of car engines
• Simulation of manufacturing processes considering human factors - Optimization of time margin allocation

Learning outcomes

Identifying and formalizing knowledge based on a scientific approach to design, innovation, production planning, and manufacturing systems. The KIMP-DM program prepares students for further PhD studies, research careers, or expert positions in industry with international experience gained in a multicultural context.

• Designing product and process: Innovation, conceptual design, eco-design, detail design, geometric modeling, structure analysis, integrated design and manufacturing, cost estimation
• Developing Knowledge Engineering and Integration: Big data management, Knowledge management, collaborative design, capitalization of knowledge, digital mock-up and virtual environments

Career projects

Careers in industry: Research and development department (R&D), design department, quality department, production department in manufacturing industries

Positions: Manager in all aforementioned sectors, PhD in Mechanical Engineering

Careers in academia: researcher, professor

How to apply?

If you need further information or if you want to apply for the KIMP-DM program, you can contact the teaching manager, Associate Professor Alain ETIENNE, directly (KIMP_Manager@ensam.eu) to start the application process, which consists of the following key milestones:

• Mid-February: Opening Application process website
• End of June: Closing Application process
• Beginning of July: Final admissions panel
• Mid-September: Start of the 2018 school year with the Welcome course!

Praktische informatie

• Admission requirements:
  • For Arts et Métiers : selection is carried out through the 2A and 2B admission processes. If you wish to apply for the KTH double degree, you must apply through the 2A selection process.
  • For international students: having a degree equivalent to M1 (first year of a Master of Science degree)
• Teaching language: English
• Period: One year (begins with the fall semester in October)
• Teaching hours: approximately 200 hours of face-to-face training
• ECTS credits: 30 per semester (a total of 60 credits)

Contact

Alain ETIENNE - kimp_manager@ensam.eu