Editor-in-Chief:
Aurel Mihail ŢÎŢU, Vice-president of Romanian Association for Nonconventional Technologies (ARTN), President of Romanian Association for Alternative Technologies Sibiu (A.R.T.A. Sibiu), Manager of PATLIB Centre Sibiu (OSIM-EPO), "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu, Faculty of Engineering, Romania

Managing editors (in alphabetical order):
Traian BUIDOŞ, University of Oradea, Romania
Dumitru MNERIE, President of Romanian Association for Nonconventional Technologies (ARTN), Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

Editors (in alphabetical order):
Costel CEOCEA, “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, Romania
Margareta COTEAŢĂ, "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University Iasi, Romania
Mihai DRAGOMIR, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Daniel GHICULESCU, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania
Călin Gheorghe Dan NEAMȚU, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Associate Editors (in alphabetical order):
Ioan GROZA, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania
Cristian PISARCIUC, "Transilvania" University of Brasov, Romania

Editorial Scientific Board (in alphabetical order):
Vasile Iulian ANTONIAC, National University of Science and Tehnology Politehnica Bucharest, Romania
Sorin Mircea AXINTE, Daily Sourcing & Research SRL Bucharest, National University of Science and Tehnology Politehnica Bucharest, Romania
Mircea BĂDESCU, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania
Nicolae BÂLC, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Safet BRDAREVIĆ, University of Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Florin BLAGA, University of Oradea, Romania
Constantin BUNGĂU, University of Oradea, Romania
Olivier CAHUC, Université Bordeaux 1, France
Francisco CHINESTA, Ecole Centrale of Nantes, France
Colin CHISHOLM, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland
Predrag DASIC, SaTCIP Ltd. Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia
João Paulo DAVIM, Aggregation University of Coimbra, Portugal
Călin Ionel DENEȘ, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania
Cristian Vasile DOICIN, National University of Science and Tehnology Politehnica Bucharest, Romania
Oana, DODUN DES PERRIERES, "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University, Iasi, Romania
Diana Cristina DRAGOMIR, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Camelia DRAGOMIR-PÂNZARU, "Transilvania" University of Brasov, Romania
Marius Florin DRĂGOESCU, Daily Sourcing & Research SRL Bucharest, Romania
Valeriu DULGHERU, Technical University of Moldova, Republic of Moldova
Abdulkadir ERDEN, Atilim University, Incek, Ankara, Turkey
Sabahudin EKINOVIK, University of Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Cătălin FETECĂU, University "Dunărea de Jos", Galaţi, Romania
Stergios GANATSIOS, Western Macedonia University of Applied Sciences
António M. GONÇALVES-COELHO, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Roman GRUBKA, Donetsk National Technical University, Ukraine
Richard HERMAN, Polytechnic University of Timisoara, Romania
Sabahudin JASAREVIK, University of Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Socrates KAPLANIS, TEI of PATRAS, Greece
Moussa KARAMA, Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Tarbes, Equipe M2SP, France
Panagiotis KYRATSIS, Western Macedonia University of Applied Sciences
Mieczyslaw KORZYŃSKI, Rzsezow University, Poland
Valeriy KOVALENKO, Donetsk National Technical University, Ukraine
Roman LÓPEZ RUIZ, University of Zaragoza, Spain
Philippe LORONG, ENSAM Paris, France
Vasile MARINA, Technical University of Moldova, Republic of Moldova
Andrea MAZZA, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Sergiu MAZURU, Technical University of Moldova, Republic of Moldova
Joseph A. McGEOUGH, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
Alexandru MIHAILOV, Donetsk National Technical University, Ukraine
Gabriela-Victoria MNERIE, National R&D Institute for Welding and Material Testing, Timișoara, Romania
António MOURÃO, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Marian NĂSTASE, Bucharest University of Economics Studies, Romania
Constantin OPREAN, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu, Romania
Lucian PĂUNESCU, Daily Sourcing & Research SRL Bucharest, Romania
Valentin PETRESCU, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu, Romania
Enrico PONS, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Alin Florin POP, University of Oradea, Romania
Alina Bianca POP, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Carmen Maria PURCAR, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Romania
Fabrizio QUADRINI, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy
Miroslav RADOVANOVIC, University of Nis, Serbia
Liviu ROȘCA, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu, Romania
Ion RUŞICA, Technical University of Moldova, Republic of Moldova
Manuel SAN JUAN, University Of Valladolid, Spain
Loredana SANTO, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy
Francisco Javier SANTOS MARTIN, University of Valladolid, Spain
Flavius Aurelian SÂRBU, “Transilvania” University of Brașov, Romania
Hans Peter SCHULZE, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
Augustin SEMENESCU, National University of Science and Tehnology Politehnica Bucharest, Romania
Mark SHAMTSYAN, State Institute of Technology Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nicușor Alin SÎRBU, National R&D Institute for Welding and Material Testing, Timișoara, Romania
Laurenţiu SLĂTINEANU, "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University, Iasi, Romania
Titus SLAVICI, Polytechnic University of Timisoara, Romania
Iulian STĂNĂȘEL, University of Oradea, Romania
Valerii Alexandrovich SUKMANOV, Poltava University of Economics and Trade, Ukraine
Omer TETIK, CEO Transilvania Bank, Cluj Napoca, Romania
Alexei TOCA, Technical University of Moldova, Republic of Moldova
Pavel TOPALĂ, State University "Alecu Russo", Bălţi, Republic of Moldova
Ștefan ȚÎȚU, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, The Oncology Institute “Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuța” Cluj-Napoca
Mircea Dorin VASILESCU, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania
Nikolaos VAXEVANIDIS, Institute of Pedagogical and Technological Education ASPETE, Greece

Cover design:
Ștefan ȚÎȚU, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj Napoca, The Oncology Institute “Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuța” Cluj Napoca