INDEPENDENT JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT & PRODUCTION (IJM&P) http://www.ijmp.jor.br ISSN: 2236-269X v. 4, n. 2, July – September 2013. Automation benefits in the formation process of lead-acid batteries Márcio Duarte Zanconato Enerbrax Industry, Brazil E-mail: [email protected] Beatriz Braido de Rossi University of Sagrado Coração, Brazil E-mail: [email protected] Herbert Duchatsch Johansen University of Sagrado Coração, Brazil E-mail: [email protected] Márcia Rodrigues de Morais Chaves University of Sagrado Coração, Brazil E-mail: [email protected] Beatriz Antoniassi University of Sagrado Coração, Brazil E-mail: [email protected] Authors’ Affiliation and Biography Instead, a brief autobiographical note (about 100 words) must be supplied, including full name, affiliation, email address and full international contact details, on a separated sheet of paper. [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/] Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License