Felismina, R.Silva, M.Mateus, A.Malça, C.2026-03-182026-03-182017978331950783597833195078421869-84331869-8441http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/15907Currently the high hand-labor costs, long production times, lack of automation and high energy consumption associated with the high temperatures required to produce pieces of glass, are identified as the main inhibitors of growth and economic development of the decorative and utility glass industrial sector. Current production processes impose limitations on the complexity of the geometry and shape of the glass pieces to be produced, which in turn greatly restricts the creativity of designers and consequently, the characteristics of differentiation and innovation presented by new products on the market.engbook part10.1007/978-3-319-50784-2_18