The Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing group focuses on developing advanced technologies and methodologies for manufacturing, circular economy, and sustainable processes, integrating digital solutions and human-operator modeling, to enhance efficiency, resilience, and environmental sustainability. Detailed topics are:

• Cyber-physical de- and remanufacturing for circular economy: process and system design and operation
• Modeling and monitoring of human operators in manual processes
• Battery lifecycle management: manufacturing, disassembly, second-life, and mechanical pre-treatment
• Mechatronic products (e.g. electric motors) manufacturing and de-remanufacturing
• Sustainable manufacturing processes: flexible forming and re-forming of sheets and tubes and environmentally benign lubro-cooling methods
• Biointelligent manufacturing
• Micromachining and high precision milling for advanced applications
• Composite recycling and reprocessing
• Industrial applications of metal foams in manufacturing
• Zero-defect manufacturing methods and digital solutions for high-added value products
• Robust production planning and scheduling
• Prognostics and Health Management of machines, tools, and components
• Integration of digital technologies (CPS, DPP, DT) and materials in circular manufacturing