Green Automation

Francisco J. G. Silva is Professor at ISEP, Polytechnic of Porto, since 1995, author and co-author of around 300 published articles, author and co-author/co-editor of more than 15 books published internationally, manager of more than 25 Special Issues in journals indexed by Clarivate Analytics, reviewer of more than 800 papers for the most diverse publishers and journals, belonging to several Scientific Committees of indexed journals, and also being Associate Editor of some journals. To date, he has supervised more than 200 master's theses and around 10 doctoral theses.

Preface. Green Principles. Sustainable Development Goals and Correspondent Policies: A Brief Discussion. How Can Automation make the World Greener. Automation Applied to Manufacturing Systems. Smart Manufacturing as a Way for Greener Processes. Additive Manufacturing as a Greener way to Production Systems. Advanced Coatings as a Greener Production Process. Greener Technologies in Other Manufacturing Processes. Green Automation in our Family Life. Case Studies. Index.