Smart Manufacturing and Processes Optimization: Toward More Sustainable Production Systems

Dear Colleagues,

Manufacturing processes keep evolving. In fact, the need to process new materials, the incessant search for process automation and cost reduction, as well as the need to care for the environment and make processes more sustainable in economic, environmental, and social terms, implies constant research around an immense range of manufacturing processes. This Special Issue aims to reveal the most recent studies carried out in the manufacturing area with a view to optimizing processes in their most diverse aspects: automation and robotization, design of new equipment, study of the best processing parameters, systems capable of guaranteeing quality, capable of reducing the cycle time of certain operations, the integration of production systems, systems that improve the working conditions and health of operators, among many others. The Editors expect to receive contributions of the highest quality in terms of improving processes and working conditions, essentially with a view to increase sustainability.

Dr. Francisco J. G. Silva
Dr. Raul D. S. G. Campilho
Dr. Arnaldo G. Pinto
Dr. Vitor C. Sousa
Prof. Dr. António Bastos Pereira
Guest Editors

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