Conference Broad Theme: Sustainable Materials Processing and Manufacturing
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The Sustainable Materials Processing and Manufacturing conference seeks to bring together distinguished researchers, scientists, engineers, students, and industry stakeholders from South Africa and all over the world to discuss current research and technical applications in this field.
Expected Outcomes
The Sustainable Materials Processing and Manufacturing conference is expected to:Important benefits of attending the conference:
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- provide a networking platform to shape the future of materials processing and manufacturing in South Africa and globally.
- raise awareness and prompt action in the promotion of sustainable materials processing and manufacturing in South Africa and the world in general
- contribute to the principles of sustainable materials and manufacturing processing and development
- result in the formation of a Sustainable Materials Processing and Manufacturing interest group which will help in the transfer of knowledge from basic research into final products
- All the manuscripts submitted to the conference will go through double blind peer review process.
- The conference proceeding will have an ISBN number.
- The Proceeding will be published by Elsevier in Procedia Manufacturing.
- All the conference papers will be EI indexed and will be indexed by Scopus with open access to enhance visibility
- The selected best papers from the conference will be published in two ISI Journals: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) - Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture and Part N: Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems
Registered members of the Engineering Council of South Africa can claim 3 CPD points for attending the conference!
Main Conference Themes:
Theme 1: Environmental Policies, Standards and Education for Sustainable Engineering
Chair: Prof. Aigbavboa
Co-Chair: Prof. Twala
- Environmental management and ISO standards
- Legislation,education and corporate-social factors
- Awareness for sustainability in public and government
- Role of academia in sustainable engineering and development
- Engineering education for sustainable development
Theme 2: Life Cycle Engineering
Chair: Prof. Dunmade
Co-Chair: N Madushele
- Product life cycle and various life phases in sustainable product developments
- Life cycle activities, life phases and life cycle decision making
- Life cycle thinking and assessment
- Life cycle assessment tools and techniques
- Case Studies in life cycle engineering
Theme 3: Sustainable Manufacturing Systems and Techniques
Chair: Prof. Gupta
Co-Chair: Dr. Rasheedat
- Sustainable production systems
- Process automation for sustainable manufacturing
- Advanced and hybrid manufacturing for sustainability
- Additive manufacturing
- Laser-assisted machining
- Ultrasonic-assisted machining
- Green Machining: sustainability in conventional and advanced machining
- Environment-friendly lubricants and lubrication techniques
- Minimum quantity lubrication (MQL)
- Cryogenic cooling
- Dry cutting
- Low impact manufacturing
- Energy and resource-efficient manufacturing
- Role of digital and intelligent manufacturing in sustainability
- Optimization strategies for sustainability
- Sustainability in precision engineering and micro-machining
Theme 4: Sustainable Materials and Processing
Chair: Prof. Olubambi
Co-Chair: Engr. Ikumapayi
- Sustainability in material deposition and processing
- Green material processing technologies
- Sustainable use of materials
- Sustainable polymer recycling and processing
- Recycling of critical metals
- Bioplastics
Theme 5: Sustainable Product Design and Development
Chair: Dr. Madyira
Co-Chair: Dr. Bhamjee
- Sustainable design, innovation and services
- Sustainable product design services
- Design for the environment
- Zero- and near-zero landfill designs for manufacture
- Design for disassembly/re-use/re-manufacturing/ recycling and serviceability
Theme 6: Sustainable Supply Chain and Business Models
Chair: Dr. Kholopane
Co-Chair: Mr. Madonsela
- Green supply chain and logistics
- Sustainable supply chain management
- Sustainable materials management
- Maintenance strategies for sustainable manufacturing
- Strategies and business models for sustainable development
- Business strategy and climate change
- Investment options in sustainable manufacturing
Theme 7: Renewable Energy and Sustainability
Chair: Prof. Ahmed
Co-Chair: Mr. Lekwana
- Bio gas production and processing
- Solar energy
- Wind energy
- Fuel cell technology
- Hydrogen generation and storage
- Energy storage technology
- Sustainable materials management
Theme 8: Sustainability and Industry 4.0
Chair: Prof. Butala
Co-Chair: Prof. Mpofu
- Sustainability of current trends in automation
- Data mining in manufacturing technologies
- Sustainability of cyber-physical systems
- Sustainability of cloud and cognitive computing and manufacturing systems
- Sustainability of futuristic and advanced technologies
Theme 9: Modelling and Simulation for Sustainable Manufacturing
Chair: Dr. Agarana
Co-Chair: Prof. Ajayi
- Modelling and Simulation in Advanced Manufacturing
- Modelling and Simulation for Sustainable Development
- Sustainable Lean Manufacturing modelling
- Simulation Modelling for Sustainability
- Modelling manufacturing systems
- Optimizing Sustainable Manufacturing
Theme 10: Other Important Aspects
Chair: Prof. Jen
Co-Chair: Mr. Oviroh
- Eco tribology
- Ecological engineering
- Technology and degrowth
- Waste treatment and management
- Lean manufacturing
- Recycling and reuse
- Disassembly and remanufacturing
- Cleaner production
- Industrial case studies
Other Important Information:
- All the manuscripts submitted to the conference will go through double blind peer review process.
- The conference proceeding will have an ISBN number.
- The Proceeding will be published by Elsevier in Procedia Manufacturing
- The conference will be EI index and will appear on Scopus.
- The selected best papers from the conference will be published in two ISI Journals: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) - Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture and Part N: Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems.
