INNOVATIVE TOOLS AND TOPICS IN MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND PRODUCTION SYSTEMS: CASE STUDY ANALYSIS
Campus Universitario “Ernesto Quagliarello”
Polytechnical University of Bari
Via Edoardo Orabona, 4, 70125 Bari
9-12 settembre 2025
PURPOSE
The course aims to provide an overview of the state of the art on the most innovative tools and topics in the area of manufacturing processes and production systems. The course will focus attention on the most current investigation methods and techniques, as well as on the methods of organizing the research itself, also providing the opportunity to learn the use of manufacturing processes simulation software. A significant part of the course will be dedicated to the discussion of case studies.
WHO IS IT FOR
The course is mainly intended for academic research personnel (mainly doctoral students, research fellows and young researchers in the scientific-disciplinary sector IIND-04/A (former ING-IND/16) or related sectors, and industrial personnel actively engaged in R&D activities.
PROGRAMME
The course will present the main topics dealt with by the Sections and Working Groups of the Association which develop and disseminate the most advanced knowledge in sectors considered strategic in manufacturing research activities. They represent the bridge between the Association and the Italian industry. A part of the course is dedicated to manufacturing process simulation software tool for which a temporary use license will be issued to each participant.
The interventions will be made by professors and researchers engaged in research activities that the Sections and Interest Groups are currently carrying out.
The course will take place during the 2025 AITEM Conference. Participants will therefore have the opportunity to attend the conference, the cocktail and the gala dinner.
PROGRAMME
KICK OFF MEETING
Participants must be at 6.00 pm on 9 September 2025 at Museo Archeologico di Santa Scolastica, Via Venezia 73, 70122 Bari (https://www.museoarcheologicosantascolastica.it/).
EDUCATIONAL CREDITS – FINAL PROJECT
At the end of the course it is possible to request a certificate of participation.
The attendance of the entire course and the development of an individual final project, subject to evaluation, guarantee the assignment of 4 ECTS. The methods for preparing and sending the final project will be communicated by the Director of the Academy during the course.
ENROLMENT COSTS
€200 for PhD students and university researchers
€400 for industrial personnel (€250 if participation in one day only)
AITEM members: - 10% member discount
Non AITEM members: + 22% VAT
The enrolment fee includes participation to the course, lunches, coffee breaks, dinner scheduled on 10 September and the use of the teaching material, written in English.
All members must independently pay for travel and accommodation.
WHERE TO STAY
The reservation and accommodation costs are the responsibility of each individual participant.
It is recommended to proceed as soon as possible, as September is a high season month for the entire city of Bari. It is also advisable to book a structure in the area between the old city and the Polytechnic.
A complete list of hotels and B&Bs is available at the following address: https://www.AITEM.org/convegno2025/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/HOTEL-BARI-E-BB_v2.pdf
Hotels nearby and at discounted rates:
- Campus Hotel, Via Celso Ulpiani, 11, 70126 Bari, Tel. 0805520805
B&B treatment: double room for single use: €70.00, double room €90.00
- Hotel Rondò, Corso Alcide de Gasperi, 308, 70125 Bari (south of the Polytechnic), Tel. 0805023444
B&B treatment: double room for single use: €88.00, double room: €105.00, twin room (2 single beds): €105.00
HOW TO SIGN UP
The payment of the participation fee must be made, for organizational reasons, by 30 June 2023. 10 Luglio 2025.
To register, you need to fill in the online form. You will then receive a confirmation email of your registration request containing the instructions for the payment by bank transfer.
Since some interventions will be presented in parallel sessions according to the previous program, participants must preliminarily indicate, at the time of registration and via the afore-mentioned form, the sessions they intend to follow.
The teaching material will be made available to regularly registered participants by 31 July 2025.
CONTACTS
Course secretariat:
Associazione Italiana Tecnologie Manifatturiere
E-mail: segreteria@aitem.org
Tel. +39 3441203243
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