Abstract
The increasing need for energy efficiency in industry requires innovative approaches to integrate energy management into educational curricula. Learning factories, which incorporate practical demonstrators into teaching, offer a promising solution by bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application. This is particularly relevant for developing advanced skills such as energy monitoring and management in the manufacturing sector. This study aims to develop an energy monitoring demonstrator that supports the teaching of energy management in engineering education and improves students’ understanding of real-world applications. Axiomatic Design principles are applied to decompose the functional requirements of the demonstrator. The decomposition process laid the groundwork for the systematic development of a 3D printer-based energy monitoring demonstrator, suitable for learning factories. The final design enables the application of theoretical knowledge on real-world scenarios, thereby promoting the understanding and awareness of energy consumption and management to promote sustainable practices. It allows for real-time data acquisition and analysis within a cyber-physical system, providing an interactive learning experience. The findings highlight the potential of Axiomatic Design as a structured and effective design theory for developing educational demonstrators that facilitate the teaching of sustainability concepts in engineering education.