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- Técnico de laboratório
- Unidade Orgânica
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- afestas@ua.pt
- Ciência ID
- AE15-CDB5-3F81
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-3335-860X
António José da Fonseca Festas holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (1996), a Licentiate and a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Aveiro (2000 and 2005), and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Aveiro (2024). His research is primarly focused on the machining of titanium and aluminum alloys for biomedical and aerospace applications. With nearly 30 years of professional experience, he has specialized in CNC machining.
Promoted and organized three workshops dedicated to CNC machining, designated as Jornadas Técnicas.
With several scientific articles published in specialized journals. Co-author of 1 book in the area of Mechanical Technology. Co-supervisor of several master's degrees in the field of machining and Mechanical Technology. Works in the area of Engineering Sciences and Technologies with an emphasis on Mechanical Engineering. Currently works as a senior technician at the University of Aveiro in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Is a member of the current Executive Committee of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, serving as Vice-Director for Infrastructure and Quality.
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Financiamentos
Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação
12/31/2019
154817UIDFAMASI : Fabrico por maquinagem sustentável e inteligente
12/31/2021
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031556Projecto Estratégico - UI 481 - 2011-2012
12/31/2012
PEst-C/EME/UI0481/2011POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031556 - FAMASI - Sustainable and intelligent manufacturing by machining
Publicações
Titanium alloys for medical applications - A brief review
A J Festas; J P Davim; S Carvalho
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications | 2025Machining of a functional hip prosthesis cone in TI-6AL-4V ELI titanium alloy produced by electron beam melting
A. J. Festas; A. Ramos; J. P. Davim
Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering | 2024A case study of hybrid manufacturing of a Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy hip prosthesis
António José Festas; António Manuel Ramos; Daniel Amaral Figueiredo; François Villeneuve; João Paulo Davim; Pierre-Thomas Doutre; Sílvia Ribeiro Carvalho; Thang Hoang Vo
The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology | 2023Machining of Ebm Ti-6AL-4V Titanium Alloy Functional Femoral Cone
A. Ramos; António Festas; J. P. Davim
2022Machining of titanium alloys for medical application - a review
António Festas; António Ramos; João Paulo Davim
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture | 2022Comparative study of titanium alloys machinability used for medical applications
A. Horovistiz; A. J. Festas; A. Ramos; J. P. Davim; S. Carvalho
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering | 2022Machinability evaluation of titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V obtained by EBM for functional part at medical application
A. Ramos; António Festas; J. P. Davim
2021A Study of the Effect of Conventional Drilling and Helical Milling in Surface Quality in Titanium Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6AL-7Nb Alloys for Medical Applications
A. J. Festas; A. Ramos; J. P. Davim; R. B. Pereira
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering | 2021Medical devices biomaterials – A review
A Ramos; AJ Festas; JP Davim
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications | 2020Development of a device compatible with universal testing machine to perform hole expansion and Erichsen cupping tests
Butuc, Marilena C.; Festas, António J.; Moreira, Luciano P.; Pereira, Antonio B.; Santos, Rafael O.; Vincze, Gabriela
2020Comparasion of surface topography in machining Ti alloys for biomedical applications: Correlative microscopy approach for qualitative and quantitative analysis
Carvalho, Sílvia; Festas, António; Horovistiz, Ana; J. P. Davim
2nd International Conference on Nanomaterials Science and Mechanical Engineer | 2019Correlative microscopy analysis of surface topography in machining Ti-6Al-7Nb
Carvalho, Sílvia; Davim, J. Paulo; Festas, António J.; Horovistiz, Ana
2019MULTI-SOURCE ENERGY HARVESTING POWER GENERATORS FOR INSTRUMENTED IMPLANTS Towards the Development of a Smart Hip Prosthesis
dos Santos, Raul Morais; et al; Ferreira, Jorge A. F.; Pascoal, Ricardo; Ramos, A.; Silva, Nuno M.; Simoes, Jose A. O.; Soares dos Santos, M.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices | 2012Multi-source Harvesting Systems for Electric Energy Generation on Smart Hip Prostheses
Dos Santos, M.P.S.; dos Santos, R.M.; et al; Ferreira, J.A.F.; Pascoal, R.; Ramos, A.; Silva, N.M.; Simões, J.A.O.
2012http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84884988519&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Multi-source energy harvesting power generators for instrumented implants: Towards the development of a smart hip prosthesis
dos Santos, R.M.; et al; Ferreira, J.A.F.; Pascoal, R.; Ramos, A.; Silva, N.M.; Simões, J.A.O.; Soares dos Santos, M.
2012Machinability aspects concerning micro-turning of PA66-GF30-reinforced polyamide
Abrão, A.M.; Davim, J.P.; Festas, A.; Silva, L.R.
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology | 2009http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-63049093972&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Machinability study on precision turning of PA66 polyamide with and without glass fiber reinforcing
Abrão, A.M.; Festas, A.; Paulo Davim, J.; Silva, L.R.
Materials and Design | 2009http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-51249109706&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Tecnologia de Fabrico
Completo, António; Davim, João Paulo; Festas, António
Publindustria | 2009Desenvolvimento e construção de equipamento para ensaios de corte em chapas metálicas
Festas, António José da Fonseca
2004