This work studied the effect of the meso and microgeometry of drills treatment on the surface integrity. The drilling process presents characteristics that render it a unique process under the thermal and mechanical ...

This paper describes the use of computer simulation applied to the factory environment for an automotive paintshop, in order to analyze proposals for future modification in the factory, to meet a new level of production ...

This dissertation presents an application of genetic algorithms in the optimization of cutting parameters on a ball end milling operation of inclined planes, considering four machining strategies and two different materials ...

Seeking to meet the growing market need for new products and solutions, companies have sought alternatives on third parties to develop their products and reduce their time to market; in order to widen their product mix, ...

Waste Medium density fiberboard (MDF) are generated daily by various sectors, among them stands the furniture sector. Utilization of the MDF waste through thermal conversion can be an alternative to its final disposition. ...

This research presents a study which has been developed to identify the influence of cooling cycle on ceramic pieces produced by the process of injection molding of ceramics in low-pressure. For the tests two types of discs ...

This dissertation presents an application of Topology Optimization (TO) on Wheel Hub project development, through the software Altair Optistruct. The objective of the application of TO was to minimize the Wheel Hub mass ...

This thesis presents the study of plane frame structures, also called trusses. The great demand of construction, and projects increasingly bold motivated this research. Three models lattices were performed in order to ...

This study analyzed the decision making criteria used for outsourcing in companies with engineer to order production environment. In order to make this analysis were considered traditional outsourcing models applied to ...

A condition of the manufacturing process is the need to get processed parts, characterized by good quality surface finish, low roughness and the conservation of its metallurgical properties. These conditions have motivated ...