Collection

Engineering: Sustainable Manufacturing Processes and Simulation

Submission status
Open
Open for submission from
16 January 2023
Submission deadline
15 July 2024
This collection intends to show research and innovation on key enabling technologies, namely Advanced Manufacturing Technologies or Manufacturing for Circular Economy, including innovative forms of transforming raw materials or components into new products, either applying conventional manufacturing processes or making use of the most recent and cutting-edge science breakthroughs. Examples are: Digital manufacturing; Digital twins; Additive manufacturing; Novel 3D printing processes and equipment development; Joining techniques for a sustainable and reliable adoption of multi-material structures; Multifunctional and cellular materials manufacturing; Automation and robotic systems applied to production processes; Systems engineering for clean and renewable energy manufacturing; Process management optimization, including fabrication; Computational tools for manufacturing process simulation, including the introduction of artificial intelligence tools.

Editors

  • António B. Pereira António B. Pereira  &

    António B. Pereira

    Dr António B. Pereira, Associate Professor, University of Aveiro, Portugal. He is also the Coordinator of the thematic line "Innovative and Sustainable Industries" of the largest associated laboratory in Portugal, with around 500 PhD researchers, LASI - Intelligent Systems Associate Laboratory. His field of research focuses on the study of materials, from composites to metals, with 80 articles published in SCI journals, 1800 citations and h-index of 26 (scopus). He collaborated in 30 scientific research projects, having been Principal Investigator for 18.

  • Sérgio M. O. Tavares Sérgio M. O. Tavares

    Sérgio M. O. Tavares

    Dr Sérgio M. O. Tavares, Assistant Professor, University of Aveiro, Portugal. He is a researcher of the Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation in Aveiro, Portugal. Prior to becoming assistant professor, Sergio got professional experience as researcher coordinator at Efacec, Portugal and researcher coordinator at INEGI in Porto, Portugal, coordinating research activities related to structural integrity and computational mechanics. His experience includes visiting research stays at Airbus in Bremen, Germany, MIT in Cambridge, MA, USA, and at HZG in Geesthacht, Germany.

Articles (3 in this collection)