Mechanical Engineering – Industrial Production

Master’s Programme

The specialized training on Engineering Sciences/Technologies, in particular Mechanical Engineering concerning to Industrial Production, is a fundamental training offer to promote the national technological evolution, enhancing and fostering competitiveness, generating added value on the national industry. The goals of this Master degree include the attainment of knowledge and skills by the students, to be applied in the domain of Mechanical Engineering – Industrial Production, mainly through projects, dissertations or in-service training with strong bonds to professional activities, companies and R&D institutions.

Programme Coordinator

Mário António Simões Correia
coord.mem-pi.estg@ipleiria.pt

Reference

2059

School

Technology and Management

City

Leiria

Language

Portuguese

Type

Evening

Length

4 Semesters

Vacancies

General and International student contingent: 30

Notice

Edital 2025 2v (PT Doc)

DGES certification

Link to Registration

Objectives

Programme

The goal of this offer consists on providing a professional specialization in the domain of Industrial Production, enabling the Mechanical Engineering graduates or related degrees to proceed their studies and active professionals to achieve an additional specialization, adding value to the local and national industry.

Study Plan

ECTS: 120

1st Year
2nd Year

1st Year
ID	Name	Semester	ECTS	Length
	Advanced Industrial Processes	1st Semester	6	1st Year
Processing of metallic and nonmetallic materials Advanced connection processes Advanced welding processes Adhesives applied to vehicles Non traditional manufacturing processes Non traditional machining processes Advanced metal forming processes Additive processes
	Production Management and Logistics	1st Semester	6	1st Year
Production management: concepts, flows and materials; LEAN methodology and main tools: Map of added value; Standard Work; Visual Management and Poka-yoke; Kaizen SMED; Kanban TPM: OEE Aggregate Production Planning and Capacity Planning. Advanced Industrial Management Techniques: Inventory Management; Operations Scheduling; Project management; Logistics: Introduction to Supply Chain Management: Evolution and Concepts Logistics Chain Structure Forecasting Methods; Material Handling and Storage; Transport and Fleet Management; Design of the Logistics Network.
	Information Systems for Management	1st Semester	5	1st Year
Information Systems (SI) and the Digital Organization Management Systems, Decision and Organizational Support Systems Technological infrastructure, Platforms and Emerging Technologies that supporting Information Systems Databases and Information Management Systems Business Intelligence Systems Data collection, data processing and cleaning, data integration and storage Technologies to support data analysis, knowledge acquisition and decision making in the organization
	Energy Policy and Sustainable Development	1st Semester	7	1st Year
Sustainable development elements Concepts of sustainability and sustainable development. Principles of sustainable development. Indicators of sustainable development.Current energy situation World energy situation. National energy situation. Binomial Energy – Sustainable Development Energy and its technologies, for the quality of life of society. Energy indicators, sustainable energy indicators. Energy and sustainability of natural resources. The sustainability of investments in the energy sector. Energy education, an important factor in the development of a sustainable energy policy.Elements of energy policy. European Directives on Energy and national legislation.
	Instrumentation and Control Systems	1st Semester	6	1st Year
Part I Automatic Control Systems General view and motivation Basic control systems concepts Modelling and representation Time response Frequency response Compensation and control Part II Instrumentation General view and motivation Measuring Systems Sensors Signal acquisition and conditioning
	Safety and Industrial Maintenance	2nd Semester	6	1st Year
	Advanced Quality Tools	2nd Semester	6	1st Year
	Material Selection and Behaviour	2nd Semester	6	1st Year
	Business Strategy	2nd Semester	5	1st Year
	Automation and Robotics	2nd Semester	7	1st Year

2nd Year
ID	Name	Semester	ECTS	Length
	Design and Licensing of Industrial Units	1st Semester	7	2nd Year
Production Plan Development; Product Design and materials definition; Selection and integration of technologies; Study of the Process Manufacturing and Assembly; Layout Study of Industrial Unit; Study of ranks and Working Methods; Balancing of Assembly Line; Analysis of Material Flows; Simulation of Production Process; Requirements and Space Allocation; Selection of Transport Equipment and Materials Handling; Energy Management; Waste Management; Industrial Licensing.
	Elective	Annual	53	2nd Year
2059112 – Project a) 2059113 – Dissertation a) 2059114 – Internship a) a) Choose one of three optional subjects.

Entry Requirements

Who can apply to the Master’s Degree?

Holders of an undergraduate degree or a legal equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Management and Engineering, and related fields;
Holders of a foreign higher education diploma, granted after a first cycle of studies, under the principles of the Bologna Process, by a State, which has subscribed this Process, in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Management and Engineering, and related fields;
Holders of a foreign higher education diploma that is recognized by the Technical and Scientific Council of the School of Technology and Management, in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Management and Engineering, and related fields;
Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum that is recognized as certifying the skills to attend this cycle of studies by the Technical and Scientific Council of the School of Technology and Management.

Accreditation

State: Accredited
Number of years of accreditation: 6
Publication Date: 04-12-20
A3ES Accreditation

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Contacts
E-mail: studywithus@ipleiria.pt

Application Fee

60€

Enrolment Fee

General contingent: 50€
International student contingent: 100€

Tuition Fee

General contingent: 697 €
International student contingent: 3000€

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Mechanical Engineering – Industrial Production

Mechanical Engineering – Industrial Production

Programme Introduction

Programme Coordinator

Reference

School

City

Language

Type

Length

Vacancies

Notice

DGES certification

Objectives

Study Plan

Entry Requirements

Accreditation

More Information

Application Fee

Enrolment Fee

Tuition Fee

Online Application