The International Research Conference Aims and Objectives
The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation
within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations.
With its high quality, it provides an exceptional value for students, academics and industry researchers.
ICAFMS 2021: 15. International Conference on Agile and Flexible Manufacturing Systems
aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of
Agile and Flexible Manufacturing Systems.
It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations,
trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Agile and Flexible Manufacturing Systems
Call for Contributions
Prospective authors are kindly encouraged to contribute to and help shape the conference through submissions of their research abstracts, papers and e-posters.
Also, high quality research contributions describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or
theoretical work in all areas of Agile and Flexible Manufacturing Systems are cordially invited for presentation at the conference.
The conference solicits contributions of abstracts, papers and e-posters that address themes and topics of the conference, including figures, tables and references of
novel research materials.
Guidelines for Authors
Please ensure your submission meets the conference's strict guidelines for accepting scholarly papers.
Downloadable versions of the check list for
Full-Text Papers and
Abstract Papers.
Please refer to the
Paper Submission Guideline,
Abstract Submission Guideline and
Author Information
before submitting your paper.
Conference Proceedings
All submitted conference papers will be blind peer reviewed by three competent reviewers.
The peer-reviewed conference proceedings are indexed in the Open Science Index,
Google Scholar,
Semantic Scholar,
Zenedo,
OpenAIRE,
BASE,
WorldCAT,
Sherpa/RoMEO,
and other index databases. Impact Factor Indicators.
Special Journal Issues
ICAFMS 2021 has teamed up with the Special Journal Issue on
Agile and Flexible Manufacturing Systems.
A number of selected high-impact full text papers will also be considered for the special journal issues.
All submitted papers will have the opportunity to be considered for this Special Journal Issue.
The paper selection will be carried out during the peer review process as well as at the conference presentation stage.
Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication.
The final decision for paper selection will be made based on peer review reports by the Guest Editors and the Editor-in-Chief jointly.
Selected full-text papers will be published online free of charge.
Conference Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities
The Conference offers the opportunity to become a conference sponsor or exhibitor.
To participate as a sponsor or exhibitor, please download and complete the
Conference Sponsorship Request Form.
Selected Papers
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An Open Loop Distribution Module for Precise and Uniform Drip Fertigation in Soilless Culture
Juan Ignacio Arango, Andres Diaz, Giacomo Barbieri
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Smart Lean Manufacturing in the Context of Industry 4.0: A Case Study
M. Ramadan, B. Salah
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Reverse Impact of Temperature as Climate Factor on Milk Production in ChaharMahal and Bakhtiari
V. Jafari, M. Jafari
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A Small-Scale Flexible Test Bench for the Investigation of Fertigation Strategies in Soilless Culture
Giacomo Barbieri
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The Effect of Foreign Owned Firms and Licensed Manufacturing Agreements on Innovation: Case of Pharmaceutical Firms in Developing Countries
Ilham Benali, Nasser Hajji, Nawfal Acha
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Design for Metal Additive Manufacturing: An Investigation of Key Design Application on Electron Beam Melting
Wadea Ameen, Abdulrahman Al-Ahmari, Osama Abdulhameed
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Metal Inert Gas Welding-Based-Shaped Metal Deposition in Additive Layered Manufacturing: A Review
Adnan A. Ugla, Hassan J. Khaudair, Ahmed R. J. Almusawi
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Effects of Increased Green Surface on a Densely Built Urban Fabric: The Case of Budapest
Viktória Sugár, Orsolya Frick, Gabriella Horváth, A. Bendegúz Vöröss, Péter Leczovics, Géza Baráth
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Design and Fabrication of a Parabolic Trough Collector and Experimental Investigation of Wind Impact on Direct Steam Production in Tehran
H. Akhbari, M. Bidi, A. Bakhtiari, S. Eslami
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Multi-Modal Visualization of Working Instructions for Assembly Operations
Josef Wolfartsberger, Michael Heiml, Georg Schwarz, Sabrina Egger
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Taguchi Robust Design for Optimal Setting of Process Wastes Parameters in an Automotive Parts Manufacturing Company
Charles Chikwendu Okpala, Christopher Chukwutoo Ihueze
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Achieving Environmentally Sustainable Supply Chain in Textile and Apparel Industries
Faisal Bin Alam
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Microwave Plasma Dry Reforming of Methane at High CO2/CH4 Feed Ratio
Nabil Majd Alawi, Gia Hung Pham, Ahmed Barifcani
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Data Gathering and Analysis for Arabic Historical Documents
Ali Dulla
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Recent Advances in the Valorization of Goat Milk: Nutritional Properties and Production Sustainability
A. M. Tarola, R. Preti, A. M. Girelli, P. Campana
Sustainability and Production Management
Automation Development
Industrial Design
Emerging Technologies in Design and Manufacturing
Flexible Manufacturing Systems
Green Manufacturing
Manufacturing Innovations
Production Engineering
Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing
Control Devices and Instruments
Industrial Applications of Control
Knowledge Based Production Management
Agile and Flexible Manufacturing Systems
Advanced Design, Production Processes and Devices
Design of Machines and its Applications
Productivity Management
Factory Planning
Robot Mechanism and Control
Intelligent Manufacturing Systems
Knowledge Engineering
Production Planning and Control
Materials Science
| Abstracts/Full-Text Paper Submission Deadline |
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January 30, 2020 |
| Notification of Acceptance/Rejection |
|
February 13, 2020 |
| Final Paper (Camera Ready) Submission & Early Bird Registration Deadline |
|
April 21, 2021 |
| Conference Dates |
|
May 20-21, 2021 |
| Yongrong Li |
SKF Lubrication Systems Germany GmbH, DE |
| Eckhard Ammann |
Reutlingen University, DE |
| Hom Dhakal |
University of Portsmouth, UK |
| Margaret Morgan |
University of Ulster, UK |
| Vishal Barot |
Loughborough University, UK |
| Oana Ghita |
Exeter Advanced Technologies, UK |
| Dezhi Li |
University of Warwick, UK |
| Abdullah Ajmal |
London South Bank University, UK |
| Panos D. Kotsas |
University of Sheffield, UK |
| Samuel Md Oliveira |
Boston University, US |
| Nourredine Boubekri |
University of North Texas, US |
| Antonio Scontrino |
Bowling Green State University, US |
| Keivan Davami |
University of Alabama, US |
| Richa Tungal |
Lonza Group, US |
| Elnaz Lashgari |
California State University and Claremont Graduate University, US |
| S. Hossein Cheraghi |
Western New England Univrsity, US |
| Kamelia Atefi Monfared |
University at Buffalo, US |
| You Lu |
Schlumberger, US |
| Ronald Patrick Marriott |
Mantle Dynamics, US |
| Stevan G. Hunter |
Idaho State University, US |
| Nivirita |
Nivirita Productions Inc, US |
| Anton Liopo |
Pinami LLC, US |
| Oleg Bougri |
Agrivida Inc., US |
| Nourredine Boubekri |
University of North Texas, US |
| Ioan Marinescu |
University of Toledo, US |
| Anthony Okafor |
Missouri University of Science and Technology, US |
| Ramana Reddy |
West Virginia University, US |
| Zhigang Wang |
University of California, Davis, US |
| Silvia Azucena Nebra |
Universidade de Campinas - UNICAMP, BR |
| Herlina Pratiwi |
Universitas Brawijaya, ID |
| Participation Type |
Early Registration Fees |
Registration Fees |
| Non-Student Oral/Poster Presenter Registration |
€ 450 |
€ 500 |
| Student Oral/Poster Presenter Registration |
€ 350 |
€ 400 |
| Listener Registration |
€ 250 |
€ 300 |
| Additional Paper Publication |
€ 100 |
All conference materials and services will be delivered digitally to the participant with the online conference management system.
Conference registration includes the following digital materials and services:
- e-certificates [for Authors: Certificate of Attendance and Presentation; for Listeners: Certificate of Attendance; for Chairs: Certificate of Attendance and Appreciation; for Presenters: Certificate of Best Presentation (if conferred based appraisal)]
- e-program
- e-book
- e-name badge
- e-receipt
- e-presentation
Presentation Types:
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Physical presentation is an oral conferencing presentation that is made using digital technology including embedded digital elements ( texts, tables, graphs, or videos ) for PowerPoint sharing.
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Digital presentation is a digital conferencing presentation that is made using digital technology including embedded digital elements ( texts, tables, graphs, or videos ) for PowerPoint sharing.
Early Bird Registration
Early Bird registration is valid until 2021-04-21 23:59:59
Online Credit Card Processing
Online payment option available for author
and listener delegates.
Conference participants can make online credit card payments for conference registration fees.
