In the Industry 4.0 era, artificial intelligence is transforming manufacturing industry. With advent of Internet Things (IoT) and machine learning methods, systems are able to monitor physical processes make smart decisions through realtime communication cooperation with humans, machines, sensors, so forth. Artificial enables manufacturers reduce equipment downtime, spot production defects, improve supply chain, shorten design times by using technologies which learn from experiences. One...

The establishment of the digital product passport is regarded to be a prominent tool promote environmental and social sustainability, thus enabling transition towards Industry 5.0. In this way, it represents holistic for decision-making process several actors product’s value chain. However, its development still ongoing absolute perspective sustainability have been overlooked. present work aims fill these gaps complement literature currently available on with threefold purpose. Firstly, by...

In metal cutting processes, tool condition monitoring has a great importance to prevent surface damage and maintaining the quality of finishing. With development digitalisation connection industrial machines, it become possible collect real-time data from various types sensors (e.g. vibration, acoustic or emission) during process execution. However, information fusion multiple sensor signals health prediction still present big challenge. The aim this paper is data-driven framework estimate...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a bibliometric study about Lean Six Sigma (LSS) in the manufacturing process and conduct an analysis sources publication, authorship, citations other indicators. This also identifies research agenda for future related LSS approach processes. Design/methodology/approach A total 508 articles published during period 2002 2017 were collected through automated from Scopus Web Science databases later analyzed using techniques such as data mining,...

Population growth requires a significant increase in agricultural production to ensure food security. However, the further such is limited by environmental crises and negative impacts of open-field practices. Vertical farming techniques, as aeroponics, can be exploited optimize use resources. This paper presents methodology for developing smart aeroponic systems, based on IoT artificial intelligence algorithms. The proposed used identify parameters that affect plant their correlations with...

Dissimilar resistance spot welding of twinning induced plasticity (TWIP) and quenching partitioning (Q&P) steel grades has been investigated by evaluating the effects clamping force, current, time on microstructure, shear tension strength, fracture welded samples. The TWIP Q&P steels promotes occurrence an asymmetrical weld nugget with a greater dilution because its lower melting temperature thermal conductivity. As result, nuggets exhibit austenitic microstructure. undergoes grain...

Vertical farming has gained increased attention in recent years due to its capacity reduce the environmental impact of agricultural production terms water consumption and soil fertilizer usage. In literature, many works describe evaluate applications vertical farming. However, no work addresses issue classifying KPIs for highlights both most assessed aspects lack evaluations. The main contribution this study is conduct a literature review identify classify used To aim, we first proposed...

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is the process of managing whole life cycle a product starting from generating an idea, concept description, business analyzes, design and solution architecture technical implementation, to successful entrance market, service, maintenance improvement. At present, wide range stakeholders including consumers, regulators, shareholders public bodies are demanding that companies address management through all in more comprehensive sustainable way. However, even...

This work aims at investigating the spot weldability of a new advanced Quenching and Partitioning (Q&P) steel Transformation Induced Plasticity (TRIP) for automotive applications by evaluating effects main welding parameters on mechanical performance their dissimilar welds. The current, electrode tip voltage electrical resistance sheet stack were monitored in order to detect any metal expulsion evaluate its severity, as well clarify effect strength. joint strength was assessed means...

A widespread usage of new advanced high strength TWIP steels in the automotive industry is conditional on proper assembly operations by welding. Therefore, effects main important process parameters mechanical and microstructural properties resistance spot welded sheets are examined here. The welding used were current, clamping force, time. An L-9(33) orthogonally array was to design experimental tests. response joints assessed tensile shear tests Vickers microhardness measurements. fracture...

Circular Economy is regarded to be a suitable strategy achieve the sustainable production and consumption of Earth's resources. However, effective implementation requires information about materials throughout lifecycle phases. This paper provides framework for material digitization through establishment digital passport. The latter born together with physical at sourcing phase, flow it in all Examples stored passport are provided. To foster more circular products, network passports needed,...

While it is essential to increase agricultural production meet the needs of a growing global population, this task becoming increasingly difficult due environmental challenges faced in recent decades. A promising solution enhance efficiency and sustainability integration Industry 4.0 technologies, such as IoT, UAVs, AI, Blockchain. However, despite their potential, there lack comprehensive bibliometric analyses that cover full range these technologies agriculture. This gap limits...

This study investigates the resistance spot welding between a quenching and partitioning (Q&P) steel transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) steel. The effects of current, electrode force, time on microstructure mechanical properties have been assessed by shear tension hardness tests. Welding electrical parameters monitored to detect metal expulsion. An adequate strength lap-joint Q&P/TRIP spots is observed, with best (14 kN) being obtained 7.5 kA current. Metal expulsion detected for...

A Warehouse Management System (WMS) is a fundamental part of the entire supply chain's management system. Considering importance storing and retrieving goods, current tendency moving towards complete automation WMS application new technologies. So far, many studies have been conducted on this topic, all them use key performance indicator (KPI) system to evaluate analyzed WMS. However, each study uses only subset KPIs, no previous work addressed issue defining formal framework for...

Environmental concerns are increasingly demanding for sustainable consumption of Earth's resources. The adoption the circular economy model can potentially address environmental sustainability challenge, but there is a need to revolutionise way products developed. This work aims explore current scientific literature related open product development process in support sustainability, with major focus on economy, and propose framework main obstacle emerged from it. More than 130 research...

In recent years, quenching and partitioning (Q&P) steel sheets have been proposed for the fabrication of car body components. However, use this grade isconditional on its attitude to be assembled with other automotive grades by welding techniques. work, a Q&Psteel sheet transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) were welded together byresistance spot at varying process parameters. Particularly, effects current, clamping force, time mechanical strength Q&P/TRIP joints assessed. An L-9(33)...

This paper presents the main results obtained in Agencies for PErception environmental monitoring (APE) Project, funded by Italian Ministry of University and Research, aimed at studying employment advanced distributed artificial intelligence techniques developing cooperative multiagent systems oriented to support applications. In particular, this describes issues about communication between perceptive agents two implemented electromagnetic fields pollutant evaluation.

Purpose The present paper aims to demonstrate the potential of integration between industrial robotics and Lean Manufacturing (LM) approach increase efficiency an assembly line. Design/methodology/approach Based on a case study performed in Italian company, this reports comparative analysis results produced line balancing involving semi-automated production line, aided by robot. Findings suggest possibility implementing studies highlighting gains idle reduction. Further, it also addresses...

Digital twins are employed to monitor, analyze, and predict the behavior of a manufacturing system. In literature, concept digital twin is mainly associated with simulation models, only few works addressed integration between physics-based data driven models. This work extends this definition describes how different kinds knowledge can be integrated in hybrid based system supporting twin. Following Industry 5.0 paradigm, improve human-centricity, sustainability, resilience The structured as...

Abstract The development of high-strength advanced additively manufactured (AM) aluminum alloys is driven by the need for weight reduction in complex-shaped structural applications. In this context, heat-treatable aluminum-scandium alloy, known commercially as Scalmalloy®, offers high strength and lightness, also at temperatures, due to solution strengthening Al 3 (Sc, Zr) particles. A widespread diffusion such AM alloy related welding technologies that could preserve its engineered...