IWAMA – International Workshop of Advanced Manufacturing – is a joint seminar between SFI Norman (SINTEF and NTNU) and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Manufacturing Automation and Robotics (Shanghai University). It is a basic meeting for academic and industrial experts in advanced manufacturing and automation. The workshop is a biannual event, alternating between Norwegian and Chinese venues.
Manufacturing and automation has assumed paramount importance and are vital factors for the maintenance and improvement of the economy of a nation and the quality of life. The field of manufacturing and automation is advancing at a rapid pace and new technol-ogies are also emerging in the field. The challenges faced by today’s engineers are forcing them to keep on top of the emerging trends through continuous research and development.
The workshop aims at providing a common platform for academics, researchers, practicing professionals and experts from industries to interact and discuss trends and advances in various areas of manufacturing and automation while sharing ideas and perspectives. The workshop will focus on various areas as listed in the workshop topics, but is by no means limited to these. Keynotes by well-known experts, papers and panel discussions by scientists and researchers, and a special industrial session for joint cooperation pro-jects by industrial managers are planned for the workshop. A half-day visit at laboratories at NTNU is planned.
Workshop topics
The workshop will mainly cover the following topics in manufac-turing engineering, but it is not limited:
 Robotics and Automation
 Product Design and Optimization
 Product Life-cycle Management
 Integration of CAD/CAPP/CAM/CIMS
 Advanced Manufacturing Systems,
 Manufacturing Operations Management
 Knowledge-based Manufacturing
 Manufacturing Quality Control and Management
 Sustainable Production
 Manufacturing Monitoring and Diagnosis
 Intelligent Manufacturing Systems
 Lean and Agile Manufacturing
 Virtual and Grid Manufacturing
 Resource and Asset Management
 Supply Chain Management
 Logistics in Production
 Predictive Maintenance
 Reliability and Maintainability in Manufacturing
 Future Factory
Submission of papers
Authors are invited to submit their papers presenting the results of original research or innovative practical applications relevant to the workshop. The papers should be a maximum of 8 single-spaced pages, in English. The presentation at the workshop should be not exceed 20 minutes. Please see our website, www.sfinorman.com, for further instructions.
Papers will be peer reviewed and the workshop proceedings will be published in a book by Tapir Academic Press. Selected papers will be considered for publication in an expanded form in selected international journals indexed by EI or SCI.
At least one author per paper should register for the workshop by the early registration deadline (15 May 2012).