Product Design and the Optimization of Technologies for Manufacturing Processes

A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2025 | Viewed by 106

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Department of Industrial System Engineering and Management, Faculty of Engineering, Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacău, Calea Mărășești 157, 600115 Bacău, Romania
Interests: machining; manufacturing processes; surface quality; design of experiments (DOE)
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Department of Oenology and Chemistry, Faculty of Food Technology, Technical University of Moldova, 168 Ștefan cel Mare Bd, MD-2004 Chișinău, Moldova
Interests: food chemistry; nutrition; organic chemistry

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Department of Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacău, 157 Calea Mărășești, 600115 Bacău, Romania
Interests: environmental engineering; processes; technology; mechanical engineering
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 20th International Conference of Constructive Design and Technological Optimization in Machine Building (OPROTEH 2025), organized by the Faculty of Engineering of “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacau from May 21st to May 23rd 2025, in Bacau, Romania.

This international event is a worldwide gathering of academics, scientists, researchers, engineers, professionals, industry experts, decision makers, and students, all aiming to share and discuss the latest advancements in the field.

The conference topics are as follows:

  • The optimization of manufacturing processes and systems and computer-aided design and manufacturing;
  • The optimization of technologies and equipment for process industries;
  • Optimization in environmental engineering and environmental protection;
  • Mechatronics and robotics;
  • Economic engineering;
  • Chemical and food engineering;
  • Computer science and industrial power engineering.

Prof. Dr. Bogdan Chirita
Prof. Dr. Rodica Sturza
Dr. Mirela Panainte-Lehăduș
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • manufacturing optimization
  • product and process design
  • engineering processes
  • environmental engineering
  • sustainability and circular economy
  • mechatronics and robotics
  • chemical processes
  • food engineering
  • energy processes
  • information systems and technology

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