Dr Xavier Velay

Head of Department

Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Institute of Technology Sligo

E-mail: Velay.xavier@itsligo.ie

Teaching Interests

Product Design & Development

Project Management

Industry 4.0

Circular Economy

Engineering

Manufacturing and Additive Technologies

Manufacturing simulation

Material Science

Finite Element Analysis

Solid Modelling, AR/VR

Creativity and Intellectual Property Rights

Research Interests

My research is focused on the different aspects of product design and development, as well as engineering and manufacturing.

Special research interests include:

• Design for industry

• Engineering management

• Industry 4.0 and Smart Factory

• Circular Economy

• Medical products and devices

Recent Publications

Velay et Al, 2020. Numerical Modeling and Analysis of Ti6Al4V Alloy Chip for Biomedical Applications. Journal of Materials, 13, 5236, doi:10.3390/ma13225236.