Advances in Manufacturing Engineering Research

Valter E. Beal is a member of the Brazilian Association of Engineering and Mechanical Sciences and serves as an Associate Professor and Technical Leader in Industrial Product Development at SENAI CIMATEC in Salvador, Bahia. He coordinates innovation projects in various areas, collaborating with companies of different sizes and nationalities. He has extensive experience in the field of Mechanical Engineering, with an emphasis on Design Methodologies, Mechanical Design, Simulation, Manufacturing, and 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing. Armando S. Ribeiro Junior is a Full Professor at the Federal University of Bahia and the leader of GITEC - the Technological Innovation Group at UFBA. He has experience in the field of Mechanical Engineering, with an emphasis on design, primarily working on the following topics: non-linear analysis using the finite element method, injection molding, and product development.