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Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing: Establishing Bridges for Mor...
Silva, Francisco J. G.; Pinto Ferreira, Luís; Sá, José Carlos; Pereira, Maria Teresa Ribeiro; Pinto, Carla M. A.This volume of LectureNotes in Mechanical Engineering (LNME) is one of two volumes including papers selected from the 32nd International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM 2023), held in Porto, Portugal, from June 18 to 22, 2023. The FAIM 2023 conference was organized by the School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, located in Porto, Portugal. Flexible Automation and Intell...
Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing: Establishing Bridges for Mor...
Silva, Francisco J. G.; Pereira, António B.; Campilho, Raul D. S. G.This volume of LectureNotes in Mechanical Engineering (LNME) is one of two volumes including papers selected from the 32nd International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM 2023), held in Porto, Portugal, from June 18 to 22, 2023. The FAIM 2023 conference was organized by the School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, located in Porto, Portugal. Flexible Automation and Intell...
Design and implementation of a supplier Kanban system in the automotive sector:...
Pereira, Maria Teresa; Lyra, Raquel; Moreira, Miguel Ângelo Lellis; Oliveira, Marisa; Ferreira, Fernanda A.; Silva, Francisco J. G.In an increasingly competitive automotive sector subject to rapid transformation, efficient supply chain management emerges as a critical component for success. In this context, this study explores a Kanban system within an automotive supplier to address the challenges of demand variability and inventory management. Employing an Action Research methodology, the case study unfolds four iterations, each advancing...
Study on the Micro-Abrasion Wear Behavior of PVD Hard Coating under Different S...
Baptista, Andresa; Pinto, Gustavo F.; Sousa, Vitor F. C.; Silva, Francisco J. G.; Fernandes, FilipeMicroscale abrasion has been intensively used to study the wear behavior o several hard coatings, enabling the observation of different wear mechanisms. Recently, a study arguing whether the surface texture of the ball could influence the dynamics of abrasive particles throughout the contact was presented. In this work, the influence of the abrasive particles concentration able to change the texture of the ball...
Study on the Wear Modes of PVD Films Using Different Concentrations of Al2O3 Ab...
Pinto, Gustavo Filipe; Baptista, Andresa; Sousa, Vitor F. C.; Silva, Francisco J. G.; Evaristo, Manuel; Fernandes, FilipeAbrasive wear is a wear mechanism that results in a loss of material from the interaction of a surface with hard particles. This type of wear is frequently found in the surface of machining tools. Microscale abrasion equipment is often used to characterize the resistance to abrasive wear of a surface. The different parameters able to control micro-abrasion wear tests, such as ball rotation, sliding distance bet...
Wear Behavior Phenomena of TiN/TiAlN HiPIMS PVD-Coated Tools on Milling Inconel...
Sousa, Vitor F. C.; Fernandes, Filipe; Silva, Francisco J. G.; Costa, Rúben D. F. S.; Sebbe, Naiara; Sales-Contini, Rita C. M.Due to Inconel 718’s high mechanical properties, even at higher temperatures, tendency to work-harden, and low thermal conductivity, this alloy is considered hard to machine. The machining of this alloy causes high amounts of tool wear, leading to its premature failure. There seems to be a gap in the literature, particularly regarding milling and finishing operations applied to Inconel 718 parts. In the present...
The development of an excellence model integrating the Shingo model and sustain...
Sá, José Carlos; Reis, Manuel; Dinis-Carvalho, José; Silva, Francisco J. G.; Santos, Gilberto; Ferreira, Luis P.; Lima, VandaCompanies are continuously looking to improve their production systems using excellence models, with lean thinking, the Shingo model, six sigma and lean six sigma being the most comprehensive and applied. It is expected that the initial focus for the survival of companies is their economic profitability, but when economic needs are met, the next step is to achieve operational excellence. For this, in addition t...
Automating Equipment towards Industry 4.0: A New Concept for a Transfer System ...
Vieira, Diogo; Silva, Francisco J. G.; Campilho, R.D.S.G.; Sousa, Vitor F. C.; Pinto Ferreira, Luís; Sá, José Carlos; Brito, MarleneSeveral products with a high length/section ratio and with a relatively low stiffness are used in the automotive industry, causing several problems because of a lack of stiffness. One of the examples where this occurs is in the production of Bowden cables, where automation has played a very important role in the flexibility of processes and product quality. Within this product family, conduits, one of the compo...
Investigations on the Wear Performance of Coated Tools in Machining UNS S32101 ...
Sousa, Vitor F. C.; Silva, Francisco J. G.; Alexandre, Ricardo; Alves, Gustavo R.; Baptista, Andresa; Fecheira, José S.Due to their high mechanical property values and corrosion resistance, duplex stainless steels (DSSs) are used for a wide variety of industrial applications. DSSs are also selected for applications that require, especially, high corrosion resistance and overall good mechanical properties, such as in the naval and oil-gas exploration industries. The obtention of components made from these materials is quite prob...
A Novel Robotic Manipulator Concept for Managing the Winding and Extraction of ...
Costa, Rúben; Sousa, Vitor F. C.; Silva, Francisco J. G.; Campilho, Raul; Pinto, Arnaldo; Pinto Ferreira, Luís; Soares, RuiWire rope manufacturing is an old industry that maintains its place in the market due to the need for products with specific characteristics in different sectors. The necessity for modernization and performance improvement in this industry, where there is still a high amount of labor dedicated to internal logistics operations, led to the development of a new technology method, to overcome uncertainties related ...