Digital Product Design and Manufacturing

Readers will be exposed to topics such as reverse engineering, additive manufacturing, circular economy, digital design and manufacturing automated tools, numerical simulations in manufacturing and use of artificial intelligence, as well as textile, clothing and footwear applications.

Gheorghe Oancea received his PhD in Manufacturing Engineering from Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania , and is a PhD supervisor in the same university. Since 2003, he has been a full professor and he was Head of the Manufacturing Engineering Department (2011-2016) and Dean of Technological Engineering and Industrial Management Faculty (2016-2024), Transylvania University of Brasov. Professor Oancea has authored and co-authored 18 books/book chapters, two patents, and more than 180 scientific publications from which 80 are Clarivate (WoS) indexed. He has served as conference chairman, keynote speaker, and reviewer for several important scientific journals and international conferences. His current research interests are in innovative manufacturing technologies, CAD/CAE/CAPP/CAM systems, additive manufacturing, and reverse engineering. Panagiotis Kyratsis (www.kyratsis.com) is the Head of the Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of Western Macedonia, Greece. He is the Director of the Research Institute of Traditional Architecture and Cultural Heritage, and Director of the Computational Design and Digital Fabrication Research Laboratory. He has been involved in several industrial projects, and he has great expertise in both the design and the manufacturing aspects of product development. His main research interests include advanced manufacturing, CAD/CAM/CAE, product design, reverse engineering, and prototyping.

Digital Tools Used for an Instrument Panel Design and Manufacturing. Modern Trends of Reverse Engineering in Digital Manufacturing. A Brief Review of Additive Manufacturing Technologies. Multi-material Vat Photopolymerization 3D Printing: A Brief Review of Technology, Design, and Process. Sustainable Production Planning for Additive Manufacturing in a Circular Economy Environment Setting. Development of a 3D-printed, Modularized, and Low-cost USV. Selective Laser Melting: From Research to Industrial Applications. Numerical Simulation of Polytetrafluoroethylene Orthogonal Cutting Process. A CAD Framework for 3D Design and Optimization of Solid End Mill Geometry. Technicity between Prediction and Autonomy: Ceci n'est pas une chaise. Next-generation Digital Design Strategies for the Textile Industry. Digital Tools to Improve Aesthetic and Functionality of Fashion Products: Footwear. Use of Computational Design Technology to Automate Sew Pattern Design for Dress Garment.