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Research and Development Unit in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Research & Education Services

October 2014


Projeto Estratégico PEst-OE/EME/UI0667/2014


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Index About UNIDEMI 3

Allocation of mechanical tolerances (AMT) 5

Axiomatic Design (AD) 6

Computational Biomechanics 7

Composite Materials Machining 8

Computational Fluid Dynamics 9

Digital Platforms & Interoperability 10

Early Decisions in Engineering Design 11

Energy Sustainability in Buildings Ventilation 12

Energy Efficiency 13

Energy Technologies 14

Engineering Design Process 15

Enterprise Portfolio, Program and Project Management Design 16

Ergonomics 17

Fluid-Structures Interaction 18

Heat Transfer in Machining and Welding 19

Hydraulic Transient Analysis 20

Intellectual Capital 21

Knowledge Management 22

Lean Management 23

Logistics Management 24

Machine Dynamics 25

Machining Technologies (MT) 26


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Maintenance & Reliability Management 27

Materials Handling Systems (MHS) 28

Measurement’s Performance 29

Mechanical Systems Design 30

Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) 31

Occupational Safety and Health 32

Quality in Services 33

Risk Management 34

Response Surface Methodology 35

Safety Management 36

Systems Resilience 37

Six Sigma Methodology 38

Statistical Process Control 39

Structural Optimization 40

Supply Chain Management 41

Sustainability in business ecosystems 42

Sustainable Design 43

TRIZ - Theory of Inventive Problem Solving 44

Theoretical, Experimental and Operational Modal Analysis 45

Uncertainty Management in Productive Systems 46

Weldability and welding metallurgy 47

Welding and joining technologies 48

Sponsors & Partnerships 49

Notes 51


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About UNIDEMI UNIDEMI is a Research and Development unit in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Its mission is to contribute to the advancement of science and technology in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, helping to generate added-value in the European industry, and to promote in society the awareness of the role and importance of technological innovation, competitiveness and productivity. UNIDEMI activity is focused on the integration of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering scientific domains, namely in: - Product and Process Design and Development - Manufacturing Technology - Production Strategies and Operations Management UNIDEMI approach is oriented to integrate product and service life cycle phases, integrating engineering and management processes, namely: - Product and process development processes, from concept to

launch; - Fulfillment processes, including production and operations

management processes, from orders through all operational steps to delivery;

- Customer support processes, over the life cycle of products and services;

- Secondary processes, related to activities within an organization that may provide value to an internal customer operating a primary process.


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For this purpose, UNIDEMI is organized in 3 main research groups: 1. Systems & Engineering Management - SEM Group - productivity,

quality and operations improvement from product and process design to the market in lean supply chain environments.

2. Manufacturing, Technology & Automation - MTA Group – advanced manufacturing processes focused in laser welding, friction stir processing, composites machining and non-destructive testing.

3. Fluids & Structures Engineering - FSE Group – facilities and structures design in maritime and aerospace environments, considering the fluid-structure interaction, and energy requirements.

UNIDEMI is hosted in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering occupying 6.200 square meters (1.920 square meters for laboratories) and integrates 87 researchers.

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Allocation of mechanical tolerances (AMT)

What it is

AMT is a rational way to increment the capability of the production systems from the design phase. Determining appropriate tolerances for components is a challenging concurrent design task.

Services provided:

Research Models for synthesis and analysis of tolerances.

Influence of geometrical tolerances on the clearances of assemblies.

Defining strategies of assembly based on Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing.

Establishing synergies with Statistical Process Control

Training Teaching courses at MSc and PhD level.

Promoting courses for the Industry. Contribution for divulgation and

practicability of the AMT in the industry.

Sponsors This research is attractive to the application of mechanics for electronics, particularly, in the development of precise devices (automotive industry, communications, medicine, etc.). Foundation for Science & Technology) National & International Companies


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Axiomatic Design (AD)

What it is

The ultimate goal of axiomatic design is to establish a scientific basis for design and to improve design activities by providing the designer with a theoretical foundation based on logical and rational thought processes and tools.

Services provided: Research Redundant design;

Methods to tackle coupled designs. Studies on compatibility with other design

theories and methodologies (e.g. TRIZ, DSM, QFD, DFSS, etc.).

Case studies to support theoretical developments.

Training Lecturing at MSc and PhD level.

Tutorial sessions in high-level conferences on engineering design.

Short training programs for the Industry.

International notoriety

Strong position in International Community. AD is currently lectured/researched in top-tier engineering schools (MIT, KAIST, Univ. of Tokyo, DTU). It is used by many organizations involved in design, e.g. world-class aerospace, automotive and consumer electronics industries, and by services like hospitals and consumer packaged goods services.


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Computational Biomechanics

What it is

Studying the structure and function of biological systems by means of the methods of mechanics assisted by computing techniques.

Research Computational simulations of Bone tissue adaptation under mechanical loads.

Multi-scale modeling of bone tissue. Topology optimization of bioresorbable

scaffolds for bone tissue engineering (applications to spine fusion surgery).

Optimal design of composite structures and materials.

Continuum mechanics. Training Courses at MSc & PhD level, workshops,

summer schools and conference sessions.

Sponsors Foundation for Science & Technology (FCT). University of Michigan (USA).


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Composite Materials Machining

What it is

The aim is to study the influence of process variables and their correlation with the damage obtained taking account of factors such as production time, resource allocation and reliability in use.

Services provided:

Research Characterization of the delamination damage;

Development of empirical models; Establishment of methodologies to

minimize the occurrence of damage; Development of an accurate image

processing methodology associated with digital radiography;

Analysis of the influence of machining damage on the composite components fatigue behavior.


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Computational Fluid Dynamics

What it is

Computational Fluid dynamics, usually abbreviated as CFD, is a branch of fluid mechanics that uses numerical methods and algorithms to solve and analyze problems that involve fluid flows

Services provided:

Research Development of CFD solvers Smoothed Particles Hydrodynamics Navier-Stokes solvers Aerodynamics & Hydrodynamics studies Fluid-structure interaction Wave-coastal structures interaction Wave energy converters HVAC design and optimization



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Digital Platforms & Interoperability

What it is

The design and development of digital platforms for new digital business models & inter-organizational interoperable networked ecosystems of enterprises

Services provided:

Research Design of Digital Business Model Agent-based Simulation of Digital Models Intelligent Decision-Making and

Optimization of Digital Platforms E-Procurement and E-Catalogues Big Data Semantic Web Intelligence Design of Industrial and Service

applications of Internet of Things (IoT) Impact Analysis of Interoperability in Digital

and Collaborative Working Platforms

Training Courses at MSc & PhD level, Post-graduation programs and In-company courses on: Web Entrepreneurship Digital Business Ecosystems Industrial Information Systems

Sponsors Horizon 2020, FCT Siemens, Vortal, StepValue, EDP, Delphi,

Valorpneu, Autoeuropa National funding bodies: e.g. IAPMEI, AdI


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Early Decisions in Engineering Design

What it is

Taking the most number of the main decisions of the engineering design process at the early phases of the process. Through knowledge anticipation is possible to avoid redesigning tasks at stages where the changes implies many other changes and have higher costs.

Services provided:

Research Simplification methods Fast budgeting Systematization of knowledge from cases Hierarchy of the process tasks Relation between performance and cost Data bases building Approaches to decision making Bridging engineering design tools and

theories for application to real cases

Training Teaching courses at MSc and PhD level. Promoting courses for the Industry.

Sponsors This research has application on one-off products design, and on prototypes, allowing to have an early idea of the performance and costs, reducing the time to market, for National & International Companies


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Energy Sustainability in Buildings Ventilation

What it is

Wind action to promote natural ventilation of buildings and wind energy production.

Services provided:

Research Theoretical: Wind action on buildings; Natural ventilation; Forced and mist ventilation; Natural ventilation and wind energy production.

Case studies: Wind tunnel tests to implement and to support the theoretical developments.


Promoting short courses for the Industry.


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Energy Efficiency

What it is

Search for energy solutions that maintain current levels of human comfort with almost zero energy consumption, especially in what regards to buildings and means of transport

Services provided:

Research Energy and Sustainability Energy and Environment Renewable Energy Nearly Zero Energy Buildings Energy efficiency of HVAC equipment

Training Teaching courses at MSc and PhD level. Case studies of existing buildings Training of experts in energy certification Building energy simulation Advanced EnergyPlus and DesignBuilder

Sponsors FCT – Foundation for Science & Technology National Public sector organizations,

Agencies for Energy, ADENE, Companies


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Energy Technologies

What it is

It is an interdisciplinary field dedicated to energy resources and processes of conversion, transfer or storage of energy. Topics include: combustion, biomass gasification, pollutants formation, heat transfer, energy efficiency.

Services provided:

Research Numerical simulation of reactive flows; Experimental investigation of the internal

aerodynamics of combustion chambers; Simulations with in-house code of thermo-

chemical conversion routes of fuel particles (coal, biomass,…).

Numerical simulations of unsteady heat transfer through walls;

Energy and exergy analyses of thermo-dynamic cycles;

Training &

Consultancy Courses at M.Sc. and Ph.D. level. Short courses for the Industry.


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Engineering Design Process

What it is

The engineering design process leads to the development of new products or mechanical systems or to the redesign of existing systems.

Services provided: Research Mechanical Engineering Design;

Engineering Failure Analysis; Structural Health Monitoring; Experimental mechanics: tensile, fatigue,

creep, CTOD and FCGR tests; Mechanical Behaviour of Materials; Fracture Mechanics; CAD modelling; Computational analysis using Ansys, SW

Simulation and Abaqus; Axiomatic Design.

Training Courses at M.Sc. and Ph.D. level;

Short courses for the Industry.


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Enterprise Portfolio, Program and Project Management Design

What it is

Design entrepreneurial efficient Portfolio, Program and Project Management Systems for Innovation sustainability

Services provided:

Research LSS and TLS Management system design, Lean Six Sigma & Triz approaches for

processes management improvement, TLS Assessment & Deployment,

Training Teaching courses at MSc, PhD, Post-graduation programs and In-company short courses on: Project Management, Portfolio and Program Management, Theory of Constraints (TOC), and Lean Six

Sigma (LSS) management systems, Strategy deployment and LSS tools Tools for Systematic Innovation

Sponsors International Project Management Associaton (IPMA) Research Board /GPM

University of Alberta Siemens, Delphy, Portugal Telecom,

A.J.Costa (AJC)


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Ergonomics

What it is

Ergonomics is a scientific discipline concerned with the optimization of the Human-Systems Interactions. Its main goal includes the adaption of the workplace and job demands to the capabilities of workers, in order to ensure well-being, health and safety while maximizing the performance of production systems.

Services provided:

Research Intelligent decision support system for Ergonomic risk analysis.

Working postures. Manual materials handling risk assessment. Usability studies.

Training Courses at MSc & PhD level, Post-graduation programs and In-company short courses on: Ergonomics risk assessment. Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders. Integration of Ergonomic tools in the DMAIC

cycle. User Centred Design: Design, Prototyping &

Evaluation - Development of digital prototypes.

Workplace layout

Sponsors Foundation for Science & Technology Public sector organizations Companies


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Fluid-Structures Interaction

What it is

Fluid-structures interaction studies the interaction of deformable structures with an internal or surrounding fluid flow

Services provided: Research Development of numerical models

Experimental studies using aerodynamic (wind-tunnel) and hydrodynamic facilities Applications of FSI: Design of renewable energy generation

devices Design of coastal structures Design of devices for exploration of marine

resources

Training Courses at MSc & PhD level, Post-graduation programs and In-company courses

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Heat Transfer in Machining and Welding

What it is

Development of analytical or numerical models, validated by experiments, to predict the generation and transfer of heat in machining and welding processes.

Services provided:

Research Prediction of the temperature rise of chip, tool and work piece;

Prediction of the temperature field in work pieces being welded;

Training Courses at MSc & PhD level, Post-

graduation programs

Sponsors FCT & Industry.


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Hydraulic Transient Analysis

What it is

Hydraulic transients are created when sudden changes in flow rates occur in pipeline systems. The pressures created may be high enough to damage or even cause catastrophic failure of hydraulic plants.

Services provided:

Research Numerical modelling: characteristics method; dynamic modelling of hydro-pneumatic reservoirs; dynamic modelling of pumps (Sutter method).

Experimental: Development of data acquisition programs, using the "LabView" language, and signal processing.

Training Courses at MSc & PhD level, Post-

graduation programs in national and Brazilian universities.

Sponsors EFACEC- EFAFLU, EDIA Associação dos Beneficiários do Roxo… FCT – Foundation for Science & Technology

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Intellectual Capital

What it is

Intellectual Capital is knowledge that creates value. IC is about what firms can do to secure and improve the performance of their intangibles.

Services provided:

Research Theoretical: IC points towards the need for a better understanding of the firm competitiveness based on its knowledge and intellectual assets.

Development of frameworks and models. Empirical: based on case studies,

interviewees, surveys and focus group.

Training Participation in tutorial sessions in national and international conferences.


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Knowledge Management

What it is

Knowledge Management focuses on the processes and the people involved in creating, sharing and leveraging knowledge to support the achievement of strategic business objectives.

Services provided:

Research Theoretical: Knowledge Management points towards the need for a better understand-ding of the underlying framework of issues and potential research topics. Whether framed in terms of a process and its context or in terms of market efficiency and effectiveness, KM offers fertile avenues for research.

Empirical: The research agenda should be closely tied to practical issues (case studies, interviewees, surveys and focus group).

Training Courses in Universities and Business

Schools; Implementation of KM systems in private and public organizations.

Sponsors: Banking industry.


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Lean Management

What it is

Lean Management is centered on making obvious what adds value by reducing everything else

Services provided:

Research Lean Supply Chain Management Lean & Green Systems Lean Health Care Lean Governance Lean, Agile & Resilient Mgt Systems Lean Six Sigma Lean Assessment & Deployment Lean Accounting Lean & TRIZ Lean IT

Training Courses at MSc & PhD level, Post-graduation programs and In-company courses on: Lean thinking & philosophy, Strategy deployment & Honshi Kanri, Leadership & team work management, Lean tools (5S, poke-yoke, A3, VSM) Lean services, Value stream mapping, Lean 6 sigma

Sponsors FCT – Foundation for Science & Technology National Public sector organizations National & International Companies


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Logistics Management

What it is

Logistics is the management of the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet some requirements of customers or corporations.

Services provided:

Research Logistics Strategies Logistics Engineering and Management Reverse logistics Logistics Performance Assessment Systems Outsourcing

Training Courses at MSc, Post-graduation programs and

In-company courses on: Inventory Management Logistics Operations Management Warehousing Management Transportation Management

Sponsors FCT – Foundation for Science & Technology National Public Sector Organizations Companies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Management


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Machine Dynamics

What it is To study the dynamic response of mechanical systems for the development of new solutions for heavy-duty applications.

Services provided: Research Ability to get dynamic responses of real

mechanical systems, where there are often pronounced nonlinearities such as the clearance between parts.

Depending on the objectives, responses may represent trajectories, speeds, accelerations, forces, stresses or strains.

A careful analysis of the responses paves the way for further improvements in existent equipments or for the development of new devices.


Promoting short courses for the industry.

Analysis of natural frequencies and

“filter effect” in idle regime of a Dual-

mass flywheel


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Machining Technologies (MT)

What it is

The ultimate goal of MT is to contribute to the advance the state-of-art on the physical mechanisms involved in the chip removal processes and tool wear.

Services provided: Research Experimental research on the Induced

damage in composite material resulting from machining.

Research on Deep Hole drilling

Training

Technology Transfer

Teaching courses at MSc and PhD level. Gun drilling applied research for the mold

making industry Aluminum Alloys Machining Optimization Optimization of Machining tool utilization

Sponsors Mold-making and auto components industry


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Maintenance & Reliability Management

What it is

Reliability focuses the statistical knowledge regarding lifetime analysis of systems and components.

Services provided:

Research Total Productive Maintenance Reliability of repairable and non-repairable

systems Reliability of complex repairable systems

Training Courses at MSc & PhD level, Post-graduation programs and In-company courses on: Analysis of repairable and non-repairable

systems Implementation of statistical tools to study

the Reliability of Components and Repairable Systems

Regression Models Reliability versus Maintenance Management

Sponsors Portuguese Naval Academy Portuguese Air Force TAP Air Portugal CP Comboios de Portugal


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Materials Handling Systems (MHS)

What it is

Movement of raw materials from their native site to the point of use in manufacturing, their subsequent manipulation, as semi-finished goods, in production processes, the transfer of finished products from factories, their distribution to users, and disposal of scrap.

Services provided:

Research Handling and transportation in manufac-turing and warehousing environments

Automation and instrumentation equipment for the control and protection of materials, goods and products, to support logistics and the supply chain.

Training Courses at MSc & PhD level, Post-graduation

programs and In-company courses on: Define the needs, strategic performance

objectives and functional requirement MHS. Optimization of MHS reducing, combining,

shortening or eliminating unnecessary movement that will impede productivity.

Analysis of MHS life cycle costs.


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Measurement’s Performance

What it is

Measurement's performance regards the assessment of measurement instruments, their calibration, as well as controlling the obtained measurements.

Research Optimization of measurement systems, through the utilization of Design of Experiments and Taguchi methods with dynamic characteristics

Control and monitoring of measurement systems through the utilization of statistical control charts (SPC) systems

Calibration and evaluation of measurement uncertainty


programs and In-company courses on: Design of experiments and Taguchi

methods (with dynamic characteristics) Calibration and measurement uncertainty Repeatability and reproducibility analysis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measurement_uncertainty

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measurement_uncertainty


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Mechanical Systems Design

What it is

The process by which resources are converted into useful mechanical forms, or mechanisms so as to obtain useful output from the mechanical systems in the desired form as per fulfill the needs of the human beings.

Services provided:

Research Machine design process to select proper materials and dimensions based on the loads and strength of material, to support efforts acting on the machine, and specify the manufacturing process for the components and the whole machine, at the lowest possible cost and optimum performance.

Training Teaching courses at MSc and PhD level, about building of new machines or to improve the existing machines. Promoting short courses for the Industry to: Identify the main customer needs. State the Functional Requirements that

satisfy the Customer needs. Select the design principals to be used in

the objects, to be able to perform the required functions.

Embodiment and detail designing. Product Documentation


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Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)

What it is

NDT is the branch of engineering concerned with all methods of detection and evaluation of flaws in materials or differences in its characteristics, without destroying its ability to perform in service.

Services provided: Research Design and production of customized NDT

probes; Development of complete NDT systems:

probes, mechanical devices, electronics and software;

Micro defects detection in micro-fabrication using bacterial cells;

Characterization of processed materials mapping the electrical conductivity.



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Occupational Safety and Health

What it is

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) is an interdisciplinary activity concerned with the prevention of occupational risks inherent to work activity. The main aim is the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of safety and health at work, therefore creating conditions to avoid the occurrence of work accidents and ill-health.

Services provided:

Research Intelligent decision support system for Risk Analysis.

OSH risk assessment.

Training Courses at MSc & PhD level, Post-graduation programs and In-company short courses on: OSH risk assessment methodologies. Prevention of OSH risks. Emergency management. Safety equipment. Work environment evaluations:

Chemical contaminants, Noise, Vibration, Lighting.

Sponsors Foundation for Science & Technology National Public sector organizations ACT & EU-OSHA

http://oshwiki.eu/wiki/OSH_research

http://oshwiki.eu/wiki/OSH_research

http://oshwiki.eu/wiki/Safety

http://oshwiki.eu/wiki/Safety

http://oshwiki.eu/wiki/Health


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Quality in Services

What it is

Service provision has several characteristics different from those in manufacturing environments, which requires specific approaches and research as regards quality management and control.

Services provided:

Research Lean and six-sigma in services SPC in services, notably new approaches to

process capability in services Service quality and recovery for different

service typologies New Services Development Service & Quality in the Public Sector

(Health Care, Education, Govern, …)

Training Courses at MSc & PhD level, post-graduation programs and in-company courses on: Assessment of service capability Construction and analysis of customer

satisfaction surveys Lean and six-sigma in services Statistical Techniques for service quality Service quality framework

Sponsors Services industry and Public Sector


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Risk Management

What it is

Comprises the identification, evaluation and prioritization of identified risks or opportunities followed by management decisions on coordinated and economical assignment of resources to minimize positive impacts and maximize opportunities.

Services provided: Research Enterprise risk management,

Risk Management for SME’s development Risk Management tools development for

enterprise innovation Business Continuity Planning (BCP)

Training Teaching courses at MSc, PhD, Post-graduation programs and In-company short courses on: Project Program and Portfolio Management, Tools for Entrepreneurial Risk Management Entrepreneurial Risk Management system

design and implementation, Risk Diagnosing implementation support

and coaching

Sponsors

University of Twente University of Alberta WS Energia, Madan Parque SpotRisk


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Response Surface Methodology

What it is

A structured approach for rapid learning, reducing time to market, reducing costs, and improving quality (reliability, performance, robustness, ...) of process and product

Services provided:

Application to real-life-problems

Research Analysis of unreplicated designs Responses modeling Multiresponse analysis

Training Courses at academic and non-academics environments


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Safety Management

What it is

Safety deals with the condition of being "safe". It is the state of being protected from hazards and hazardous situations that might cause accidents, errors or failures, resulting in damage, injury, illness or any other undesired consequences for humans or environment.

Services provided:

Research Risk Analysis (RA) Accident Investigation and Analysis (AIA) Safety Management Systems (SMS) Coverage occupational (workers individual risk) - operational/industrial (related to main

activity and operations) Training Courses MSc & PhD, Post-graduation

Short courses for the Industry, City Councils and Governmental Bodies

Developments & Studies: Methods and analytical tools (applications) Specialized studies

Sponsors FCT – Foundation for Science & Technology National Authorities, Public sector Private Companies


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Systems Resilience

What it is

Resilience is concerned with the system ability to sustain its performance, after experiencing a disturbance, and avoiding the occurrence of failure modes.

Services provided:

Research Supply chain resilience Organizational resilience Crises management Disruption management Risk management

Training Teaching courses at MSc and PhD level. Participation in tutorial sessions in high

level conferences on engineering. Promoting short courses for the Industry. Seminars.

Research based on Case studies & Simulation


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Six Sigma Methodology

What it is

Six Sigma is a powerful methodology to improve the quality of processes or to redesign processes

Services provided:

Research Six Sigma methodology in improving industrial and service processes (DMAIC method)

Design for Six sigma (DFSS) in designing new processes or redesign of existing processes


programs and In-company courses on: Implementation DMAIC method to the Six

Sigma projects (industrial and services) Implementation DMADV or ICOV methods

to the DFSS projects (industrial and services)

Six Sigma tools (project charter, SIPOC, VOC, statistics techniques, QFD, FMEA, …)

Sponsors Public Organizations and Companies


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Statistical Process Control

What it is

Statistical Process Control is focused on processes' monitorization, envisaging variability reduction and assessing their ability to fulfil pre-defined specifications.

Services provided:

Research Univariate SPC Multivariate SPC (MSPC) Short Run SPC New Approaches to SPC SPC with autocorrelated data

Training Courses at MSc & PhD level, Post-graduation programs and In-company courses on: Traditional SPC using The Shewhart Charts Short Run SPC using Z/W and Q Charts MSPC using T2 Charts CUSUM and EWMA Charts to control the

process mean and variance SPC applied to processes with significant

autocorrelation, using the ARIMA models

Sponsors Portuguese Association for Quality Companies


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Structural Optimization

What it is

Structural optimization combines structural analysis by means of numerical models with function minimization techniques in order to obtain better designs

Services provided: Research Structural Optimization

Structural Reliability Artificial Neural Networks Genetic Algorithms Design Sensitivity Analysis Nonlinear Finite Element Methods Reliability-Based Design Optimization Robust Design Optimization Parallel Computing

Training Courses at MSc & PhD level on: Finite element analysis Structural Optimization Short courses, workshops and In-company courses on: ANSYS advanced training Structural reliability Parallel computing

Sponsors FCT – Foundation for Science & Technology Industry


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Supply Chain Management

What it is

an integrating function with primary responsibility for linking major business functions and business processes within and across companies into a cohesive and high-performing business model.

Services provided:

Research Supply Chain Modelling Systems Modelling under Uncertainty Simulation to Support Decision Making in:

Supply Chain Design Risk Management Practices Warehousing Management Transportation Management

Distribution Network Design using Simulation

Operations Management Optimization Scenarios Analysis Forecasting Models


programs on: Supply Chain Management Logistics Forecasting Simulation

Sponsors FCT – Foundation for Science & Technology National Public Sector Organizations National Companies


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Sustainability in business ecosystems

What it is

The sustainable development means adopting business strategies and activities to improve organizations social, environmental and economic performance.

Services provided:

Research Theoretical and basic research on sustainability: Strategic Sustainability Supply chain and operations sustainability Corporate Social Responsibility Sustainability index Eco-innovation Green supply chain management

Training Teaching courses at MSc and PhD level. Promoting short courses for the Industry. Organisation of Seminars.


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Sustainable Design

What it is

Sustainable design is based on three main concerns: society, economy and environment.

Services provided: Research Environmental sustainability in design

Eco-design Economic aspects in design Resilience in design Decision-making in design Design theories Waste prevention Design for dismantling

Training Courses at MSc, PhD and Post-graduation level, and In-company courses

Contribution for divulgation and practicability of sustainability in the design outside academia

Sustainable design principles


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TRIZ - Theory of Inventive Problem Solving

What it is

TRIZ methodology is a science of creativity that relies on the study of patterns of problems and solutions, and not the spontaneous and intuitive creativity of individuals or groups.

Services provided:

Research TRIZ as a problem-solving process. Levels of innovation. Formulation of problems. Technical and physical contradictions. Resource analysis. Ideality of systems. Scientific effects and application of databases. Inventive principles and contradiction matrix. Creative Pattern Solutions and Substance-Field Model. Algorithm for Creative Problem Solving (ARIZ). Evolution of systems. Instruments to overcome the mental inertia. Process of problem solving. TRIZ & Lean. TRIZ & Ergonomics. TRIZ & Axiomatic Design. TRIZ & Project Management. TRIZ & TOC.

Training Teaching courses at MSc & PhD level, Post-

graduation programs. Tutorial sessions, promoting courses and In-company courses.

International networks

Strong position in the TRIZ International Community: ETRIA & MATRIZ.


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Theoretical, Experimental and Operational Modal Analysis

What it is

Modal Analysis is the study of the dynamic properties of structures and mechanical systems undergoing vibrational response.

Services provided:

Research Damage detection; Structural modification; Wind Tunnel Tests Determination of rigid body properties; Measurement of rotational coordinates; Development of mechanical sensors.

Training Courses at MSc & PhD level, Post-graduation programs

Sponsors FCT CAET XXI Construções A.C.E. Delphi Portugal


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Uncertainty Management in Productive Systems

What it is

Addresses uncertainty and variability characterization to design and improve production systems.

Services provided: Research Fuzzy Logic for productive systems

Off line simulation in productive systems Design LSS and TLS approaches in services

and manufacturing systems

Training Teaching courses at MSc, PhD, Post-graduation programs and In-company short courses on: Monte carlo simulation and Fuzzy Logic, Theory of Constraints (TOC), and Lean Six

Sigma (LSS) management systems, TLS tools for organizational improvement.

Sponsors AGI/Goldratt Institute Foundation UNINOVA, Siemens, Corticeira Amorim, Presidência do Conselho de Ministros


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Weldability and welding metallurgy

What it is

The increasing use of advanced materials in dissimilar joints requires to select the best joining technology and study its effect on the materials structure and mechanical properties.

Services provided: Research Materials

Steels High strength low alloy steels Special alloys Titanium and its alloys Aluminum and its alloys Magnesium and its alloys Nickel alloys Dissimilar joining Welding metallurgy

Training Teaching courses at MSc in welding Engineering and PhD level

Laser welding of Al/steel


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Welding and joining technologies

What it is

Innovation in joining and welding sciences and technologies has been creating significant contributions to human life conditions. The impact on global quality of life through the application of advanced welding technologies can improve safety, productivity and competitiveness.

Services provided: Research Laser Welding

Friction Stir Welding and Processing Dissimilar joining Process development Welding metallurgy Fumes and nanoparticles characterization

Training Teaching courses at MSc in welding Engineering and PhD level

Cooperation & Networks

Cranfield Univ. MTC and TWI (UK), Waterloo Univ. (CA), École Centrale de Nantes (FR), Centro Láser de Madrid (SP), Graz Univ. (AT), Tshingua Univ. (China), Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (DE), Aalto Univ. (FI). Univ. Federal Paraná (BR), Univ Tennessee (USA)

with national organizations: Coimbra, Porto and Lisbon Universities, Portuguese Welding and Quality Institute, national and international companies based in Portugal

EU Joining and Manunet platforms


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Sponsors & Partnerships 80 Universities/Research Centers Worldwide


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Sponsors & Partnerships 100 Companies Worldwide


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