According to the ISO 14040:2006 standard, life cycle is defined as the consecutive and interlinked stages of a product system, from raw material extraction to final disposal stages. The Ecodesign methodology takes into ...

The manufacture of recycled concrete (RC) is not very widespread for structural purposes mainly due to the uncertainty that involve the use of recycled aggregates (RA). Their manufacture is often constrict in own techniques ...

This study presents a tool for decision making called Multicriteria Value Analysis, used for selection of polymeric materials applied in automotive parts and components. The tool is built from the methodological framework ...

One of the main issues arising nowadays during the implantation of prosthesis in the musculoskeletal system by means of surgery-related procedures is its biomechanical stability. In the particular case of the prosthesis-femur ...

The sterilization of medical products are used to ensure the safety of devices that come into contact with humans. The technology for accelerating electrons (E-Beam) can break the chains of DNA of the microbial population ...

Circular economy is defined as the one that aims to produce goods and services while reducing the consumption of raw materials, water and energy. It is therefore an economic concept which seeks to implement a new economy ...

Currently, the market for household appliances has many very similar products, resulting sometimes imperceptible for consumers to identify differences among them. This is more remarkable when products have been designed ...

The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of the implementation of decision support systems on the efficiency of the production process at feed mills, more specifically on the production and distribution of concentrates. ...

The studies conducting to the degree in Industrial Design Engineering and Product Development (IDEPD) aim students to acquire, among others, skills related to the perception of subjective impressions evoked by the product ...

This paper shows the process of design, development and implementation of the first test bench developed for the heavy vehicles industry, able to analyze the structural behavior of a full semi-trailer under fatigue loading. ...