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The Arsenal of Venice: The First “Industrial” Factory in History

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Advances in Italian Mechanism Science (IFToMM ITALY 2018)

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In this paper the history of the Arsenal of Venice is presented with its significance of shipyard and naval industry with characters that have determined its long-standing successful work. The peculiarities of industrial environments are outlined with historical-technical milestones. Examples of machine designs are discussed to show the specific significance of technological achievements at the Venice Arsenal.

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  1. Polytechnic Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Udine, Udine, Italy

    A. Gasparetto

  2. LARM – Laboratory of Robotics and Mechatronics, University of Cassino and South Latium, Cassino, Italy

    M. Ceccarelli

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  1. Laboratory of Robotics and Mechatronics, University of Cassino and Southern Latium, Cassino, Italy

    Giuseppe Carbone

  2. Dipartimento Politecnico di Ingegneria e Architettura, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Italy

    Alessandro Gasparetto

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Gasparetto, A., Ceccarelli, M. (2019). The Arsenal of Venice: The First “Industrial” Factory in History. In: Carbone, G., Gasparetto, A. (eds) Advances in Italian Mechanism Science. IFToMM ITALY 2018. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 68. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03320-0_1

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