About the Journal
“The Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions, LACCEI”, is a non-profit organization consisting of institutions that offer academic programs in Engineering and Technology with the goal of collaborating with other LACCEI partners. The word “institution” includes universities, colleges and schools.
Current Issue
Vol. 1 No. 8 (2023): LACCEI 2023
In 2023, working within the framework of the LACCEI-CONFEDI inter-institutional Cooperation Agreement and in collaboration with the OAS, the joint development was initiated in a hybrid format of the conferences: “OAS Summit of Engineering for the Americas”, the “21st LACCEI International Multiconference for Engineering, Education and Technology”, the “4th Latin American Congress of Engineering”, and the “2nd Latin American and Caribbean Tribology Conference” . It was held in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and organized by Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (FIUBA), Florida Atlantic University (FAU), and Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN).
Published:
2024-04-16
Articles
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Model based on TPM to increase the overall efficiency of equipment in an oil company
The palm oil industry accounts for 33% of vegetable oil production worldwide and has seen an increase in demand in recent years. Despite this, demand in Peru cannot be met because, in many companies, the efficiency of the machines is far below the... -
Improvement model to increase the efficiency of the sewing area in a textile SME by applying SMED, 5S and Standardized Work - A Peruvian case study
The textile industry in Peru is one of the most representative in terms of its contribution to GDP however, in the last 10 years the industry has suffered a 1.5% annual drop in its share of GDP. This is due to the fact that the sector suffers from... -
Improvement model to increase efficiency through the use of 5S, TPM and SMED tools in a plastic SME company
Over time, the manufacturing industry has evolved enormously, requiring increasingly efficient processes, with reduced repair times and fewer defects. In this sense, in the case study a low efficiency in the production process was identified, give... -
Diversification of Peruvian Ginger exports 2012 – 2021
En la última década, se desarrolló un aumento en las exportaciones de jengibre en los diferentes mercados del mundo, con la presente investigación se deseaba determinar el nivel de exportaciones peruanas de este producto a través del análisis de l... -
SATISFACTION, TRUST, INVOLVEMENT AND PROPENSITY TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES AS PREDICTORS OF IMPULSE PURCHASE
The objective of the research was to be able to give an analysis of the factors that mobile commerce has and that influence impulse purchases, taking generation Y from the city of Chiclayo-Peru as a study. To achieve the objective, a quantitative,... -
Design of a Digital Electrocardiograph with Arduino in Telemetry for the Elderly
The present work has the purpose of designing and implementing a digital and wireless electrocardiograph, made with Arduino nano, capable of measuring the electrical activity of the heart at a distance, transmitting it and processing it through th... -
Artificial Vision System Based on Neural Networks to Identify Defects in Yungay Potato and Huevo de indio Caused by Premnotrypes Vorax
In the present investigation a proposal of an artificial vision system is presented, based on neural networks to identify defects in the yungay potato and Indian egg, caused by the Premnotrypes Vorax. The objective of this research is to develop a... -
Design of an artificial vision algorithm to detect cracks in chicken eggs in quality control for poultry companies
An algorithm was developed to detect cracks in the external part of the egg applying artificial vision and image processing techniques. The algorithm centers its operation on a Lenovo laptop with an Intel i5 processor and Windows 10 64-bit, which,... -
Physicochemical parameters of the water of the Salitre ponds influencing the sexual maturity of Trichomycterus punctulatus (Valenciennes, 1846), in the Jequetepeque Valley, Cajamarca-Peru.
This research work is carried out in the Centro Poblado El Salitre, district of Tantarica, province of Contumazá department of Cajamarca- Peru. The research derives from a thesis work of the National University of Cajamarca, with the data that wer... -
Variation of the concentration of heavy metals due to rains and floods in the Rimac river basin, Lima-Peru.
Abstract – The urban agglomeration of Lima and Callao is the second largest city in the world located in a desert, and its supply depends on three small rivers, the Rímac River being the one with the greatest water supply, affected by contaminatio... -
DEVELOPMENT OF BIODEGRADABLE PELLETS FROM ECUADORIAN STARCH AND A RICE SUB-PRODUCT
The single-use plastic items derived from oil are considered an environmental burden, worldwide. Efforts have been exerted to replace oil-based plastic with biodegradable polymers. However, it is unsustainable depending on a single material, so de... -
Wearable Translator of the Dactylogical Alphabet of the Honduran Sign Language
Inequality of opportunity for the hearing impaired has been a problem for many years. Hearing impaired people find it difficult to communicate effectively with hearing people because most people do not know sign language. This research seeks to pr... -
Design of a Long Distance Wi-Fi network for the populated centers of Peru, to reduce the digital divide and times of national emergency such as Covid-19 in rural areas.
The present work contains a brief description of the main considerations required to carry out the deployment of a telecommunications network that mainly benefits the educational institutions of the populated centers of Peru through the use of Wi-... -
Deep Neural Network to Describe the Measurement of the Higgs Production in the Full Leptonic Channel via Vector Boson Fusion
In this article, an analysis of the Higgs boson production via vector boson fusion in the SM H→WW→ 2l2ν (l = e, μ) is performed from an optimization technique in the event selection, called DNN analysis. This analysis compares the standard selecti... -
Future Trends of Building Energy Management Systems: A Scientific Mapping Approach
The objective of this review work was to establish a scientific map of the identification of future trends of the application of building energy management systems (BEMS) in energy control. For this, the Scopus database was used to collect documen... -
Pedagogical strategy for lifelong learning
Based on one of the fundamental principles of the educational model of the European Higher Education Area regarding the development of the capacity to achieve lifelong learning, this project has been carried out in which a set of active teaching a... -
News Categorisation Based on Pre-Trained Transformer Models
The rise of digital journalism, the amount of news and the continuous number of people accessing these contents, often generates that third parties through web platforms and social networks have the opportunity to persuade readers with content tha... -
Aggression and Hate in Spanish Text Messages, Identification Using a Pre-Trained Transformer Model.
Nowadays, social networks have given rise to the free expression of opinions and thoughts in real time, however, this can also lead to negative interactions, such as bullying, discrimination and other aggressive and hateful behaviour. To address t... -
Therapeutic gardens, do they influence the mental health of older adults?: A literature review
The population of elderly adults in the world is around 1000 million inhabitants0 one of the main situations they face is the increase in health problems. Another important problem is isolation, due to the loss of contact with family and friends, ... -
Aplicaciones de los complejos simpliciales en el cálculo del grupo de homotopía de la esfera y en la ingeniería de sistemas
En este artículo se demuestra, usando Teoría de Complejos Simpliciales, que el Grupo fundamental de la esfera es isomorfo a Z y se detallan algunas aplicaciones en la Ingeniería de Sistemas. -
Characterization of the Subsoil by Means of Electrical Tomography to Determine the Infiltration Level of leached Fluids from the Former Shudal Dump, Cajamarca 2022
The purpose of this research is to carry out a geophysical study through the application and use of electrical tomography, which is capable of supplying and processing fundamental information in the characterization of the subsoil of the former Sh... -
Evaluation by remote sensing of the expansion of the Palcacocha Lake and glacial retreat in the Cordillera Blanca –Peru.
The increasing formation of glacial lakes and their expansion in recent years increases the risk of alluviums due to glacial lakes outburst floods in high tropical mountains, such as the one that destroyed part of the city of Huaraz in 1941 in the... -
Contamination of Karstic Aquifers by Infiltration of Milk Serum, Caseríos San Francisco, Florida and Vigaspampa, Celendín – Cajamarca 2022
The objective of the present investigation is to determine the level of contamination of the karstic aquifers by infiltration of whey in the San Francisco, Florida and Vigaspampa hamlets, Celendín province. Cajamarca, Peru 2021. For which the mapp... -
Fast-food customer satisfaction. Exploring drivers on people with unhealthy eating habits using the ACSI model
The fast-food industry faces constant criticism for encouraging bad eating habits, especially in the young population. In this market, customer satisfaction represents a key determinant for decision making. Despite the extensive literature on cust... -
IoT application technologies for agriculture in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic
IoT digitizes any plant of agricultural processes simplifying the activities0 producing products of higher quality in a set period and optimizing automatic irrigation systems. Evaluate IoT application technologies for Latin American agriculture du... -
Reduction of energy costs based on the ISO 50001 standard in refrigeration systems to increase the profitability of an agro-industrial company in Peru
The costs for energy consumption in agro-industrial companies can be equivalent to more than 50% of production costs0 This is why the efficient use of electrical energy is important for the optimization of utilities. The objective of this work is ... -
Maintenance management proposal based on reliability to reduce machinery failures of the broiler line in a poultry company de Perú
The main objective of the research is to propose maintenance management based on reliability to reduce failures of the machinery of the broiler line of a poultry company. For this reason, maintenance management techniques were applied: criticality... -
Teacher training and autonomous learning in students of semester 2022-II
The study made it possible to measure the degree of relationship between the variable Teacher Training and Autonomous Learning in university students. Methodologically, the quantitative approach was followed, with a non-experimental, correlational... -
Effect of the Sin Acoso program on the reduction of sexual harassment in schools, Trujillo-2022
The study made it possible to measure the effect of the "No to harassment" program on students' attitudes towards sexual harassment Trujillo-2022. Methodologically, a quantitative approach was used, whose design was experimental, of the experiment... -
Effectiveness of virtual university education strategies in times of covid-19
The study made it possible to measure the effectiveness of virtual university education strategies in times of Covid-19. Methodologically, a quantitative approach was used, whose design was non-experimental, of a descriptive type, which used the s... -
Manufacturing process of biodegradable casing from coconut husk fiber
Nowadays, there is a growing concern about the environmental impact of the use of non-biodegradable materials such as plastic for the production of bags and packaging. Therefore, it is essential to look for alternatives, such as the use of natural... -
DAR strategy, with a neuroscientific approach, improves the critical thinking of higher education student
This article shows the most relevant of the research, whose objective was to determine the influence of the DAR strategy: deconstruction, abstraction and reconstruction with a neuroscientific approach for the improvement of critical thinking. The ... -
HACCP system management and productivity of restaurants in Lima Metropolitana, Peru
The Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) system is a tool used in the food industry and in the catering sector to ensure the safety of processed foods and its implementation brings with it a better use of raw materials. The purpose ...
