Manufacturing Innovation as a Driver of the Future
The Academic Day of the Manufacturing Innovation as a Driver of the Future conference, on November 27th 2025 is the largest gathering of the academic community in the field of industrial engineering in the region.
The latest scientific achievements in this field will be presented, as well as significant project results and opportunities for cooperation between the academic community and industry.
The abstracts and papers presented on the conference will be published in the official conference proceedings. The participants can submit the original research papers, review papers, project results in the form of abstract, full papers or short papers.
Venue:
National and University Library (Hrvatske bratske zajednice 4, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia)
Date of the Conference:
November 27th, 2025
Other important dates:
Abstract submission: 1.10.2025.
Send the abstract to e-mail: natasa.tosanovic@fsb.unizg.hr
Full paper submission: 15.10.2025.
Send the full paper to e-mail: natasa.tosanovic@fsb.unizg.hr
Final confirmation of the paper acceptance: 15.10.2025.
Publication:
All the submitted papers and abstracts will be published in the official conference proceedings.
Selected papers from the conference will be invited for a submission to the special issue of journal Applied Sciences and get a possibility to publish the article with special discount or get APC waiver.
Goal of the conference:
The goal of the conference is to bring together scientists and researchers, as well as engineers and experts from the real sector to present their research and research concepts and exchange experiences and ideas, with the aim of encouraging cooperation between scientific institutions, as well as connecting with experts from the real sector. The idea is to strengthen communication and cooperation within the scientific community and between the scientific community and the real sector in order to encourage the development of innovations and solutions in support of the economy.
Conference Topics:
- Management of Technology
- Production
- Operation Management
- Strategic, Engineering Management
- Industrial Engineering (Operational Research, Logistics, Production Economics, Decision and Risk Analysis, Manufacturing Costs, Supply Chain Management, Total Quality Management, Forecasting, Technology Foresight, Business Intelligence, Maintenance, etc.)
- Computer Integrated Manufacturing – CAD, CAM, CAPP, CAQ
- Intelligent Manufacturing
- Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
- Total Cost Assessment
- Human Factors and Ergonomics
- Sustainable Production
- Green Production
- Artificial Intelligence
- DeepTech, FinTech
- Industry 4.0 & 5.0
- New business models
- Lean production, Six Sigma, Continuous improvement
Preliminary conference program:
November 27th
Location: National and University Library, Hrvatske bratske zajednice 4, Zagreb
10:00 Conference opening
10:30-11:30 Opportunities for collaboration with academia by industry partners 3D Group and InThing
11:30-12:00 Coffee Break
12:00-15:00 Conference Sessions
15:00 Lunch
November 28th
10:00 Tour of laboratories at Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture
Conference Committees:
Conference chairs:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nataša Tošanović
Maja Trstenjak, PhD
Organizing Committee:
- Maja Trstenjak, PhD
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nataša Tošanović
- Matija Golec, Mag. Ing. mech
- prof. dr. sc. Nikola Gjeldum
- Marina Crnjac Žižić, PhD
Program Committee:
- Maja Trstenjak, PhD, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture University of Zagreb
- Matija Golec, mag. ing. mech, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture University of Zagreb
- Assoc. prof., Hrvoje Cajner, PhD, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture University of Zagreb
- Assist. prof., Nataša Tošanović, PhD, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb
- Assoc. prof., Tihomir Opetuk, PhD, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb
- prof. dr. sc. Marek Chodincki, Gdansk University of Technology
- prof. dr. sc. Miodrag Milošević, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Novi Sad
- Assist. prof. Ernad Bešlagić, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zenica
- Assist. prof. Morana Mihaljević, PhD, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb
- asist. prof. dr. sc. Jasna Leder Horina, Faculty of Transport Sciences, University of Zagreb
- prof. dr. sc. Milenko Sekulić, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Novi Sad
- prof. dr. sc. Vesna Spasojević Brkić, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade
- Assoc. prof. dr. sc. Nikola Vitković, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Niš, Serbia
- Assist. prof. dr. sc. Miljenko Mustapić, University North
- Assist. prof. Mihael Gudlin, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb
- Assist. prof. Davor Kolar, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb
- Prof. Borut Buchmeister, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor
- Prof. Vesna Spasojević Brkić, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade
- Prof. Dr. Bernhard Axmann, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt
- prof., Nikola Gjeldum, PhD, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Split
- Marina Crnjac Žižić, PhD, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Split
- Peter Poor, Faculty of Management and Economics, Tomas Bata University in Zlín
- prof. Davor Dujak, PhD, Faculty of Economics and Business in Osijek, Croatia
- assist. prof. Jelena Franjković, PhD, Faculty of Economics and Business in Osijek, Croatia
- assoc. prof. Samir Žic, PhD, Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka
- prof. dr. sc. Dejan Lukić, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Novi Sad
- Assoc. prof. dr. sc. Biljana Cvetić, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade
- prof. dr. sc. Branislav Sredanović, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Banja Luka
Registration fees:
Early bird (until September 1st 2025): 150 EUR
Regular registration fee: 250 EUR
Includes: publishing of the abstract/full paper in the Conference Proceedings, presentation of the paper at the Conference, admission to all Conference sessions, lunch and coffee breaks
Payment information:
Registration and conference fee payment is available via link: https://www.entrio.hr/event/manufacturing-innovation-as-a-driver-of-the-future-2025-26178
If you would like to pay registration fee via bank transfer, please contact natasa.tosanovic@fsb.unizg.hr
Contact:
natasa.tosanovic@fsb.unizg.hr
maja.trstenjak@fsb.unizg.hr