Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing: Establishing Bridges for More Sustainable Manufacturing Systems

This book reports on cutting-edge research and developments in manufacturing, giving a special emphasis to solutions fostering automation and sustainability. Topics cover manufacturing process optimization, remanufacturing, machines and mechanical design, CAD/CAM/CAE, materials characterization and processing, measurement and predictive maintenance techniques. Further topics include artificial intelligence and IoT in manufacturing, robotics, and cutting-edge issues in Industry 4.0/5.0. Based on proceedings of the 32nd edition of the International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, FAIM 2023, held on June 18 22, 2023, in Porto, Portugal, this first volume of a 2-volume set provides academics and professionals with extensive, technical information on trends and technologies in manufacturing, yet it also discusses challenges and practice-oriented experience in all the above-mentioned areas.

Reports on innovative manufacturing processes, systems, and technologies Highlights applications of machine learning and automation strategies in manufacturing First volume of a 2-volume set

Inhalt
VR Driven Unsupervised Classification for Context Aware Human Robot Collaboration.- Environment for the Design and Automation of New Cable-Driven Parallel Robot Architectures.- Human-robot collaboration, sustainable manufacturing perspective.- Application of Ontology Reasoning in Machining Process Planning Case Study.- Advanced Characterization Techniques of Multi Material Machining Tool Coatings.- Outsourcing Optimization in Footwear Industry: The Case of a Portuguese Company.