Surface Metrology in Advanced and Precision Manufacturing
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Mechanical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 617
Special Issue Editors
Interests: surface wettability; surface topography; surface metrology; precision engineering; multiscale analysis; scale-sensitive fractal analysis; manufacturing technologies
Interests: CFD simulations; FEM simulations; life cycle assessment; ship hydrodynamics; fluid–structure interaction
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Interests: additive manufacturing (AM); industrial design; design and methods; AM post-processing; advanced materials technologies; polymer and metal lattice structures; cellular materials and dental materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of advanced material technologies and precision manufacturing pose new challenges in surface metrology. The purpose of this Special Issue is to present novel ideas and experimental results in surface measurements and characterizations over a full range of scales. This approach integrates theoretical, experimental, and computational studies to describe nano-, micro- and macro-surface textures. The theory and practice of precision engineering include both advanced manufacturing and high-precision inspection metrology. Therefore, all contributions related to advances in manufacturing processes and achievements in precision measurement science, such as uncertainty aspects, high-precision machines, instruments, methods, techniques, and algorithms, are welcomed. The precise topographic characterization of the surface also influences surface-dependent phenomena such as wetting, lubrication, and friction. The state of the art and experimental results of the functional behavior of the surfaces are also considered. Applied research in advanced and precision manufacturing, as well as surface description, are important from a practical point of view and in relation to a wide range of applications.
Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Precision and advanced engineering;
- Advanced modeling and simulation of surface-related phenomena, including wettability, lubrication, friction wear, and more;
- Surfaces at different scales: nano, micro, and macro;
- Uncertainty of surface measurements;
- Surface applications;
- Development in manufacturing techniques;
- Application of high-precision machines and instruments for surface modifications;
- Advanced and precision measurement techniques and methods;
- Manufacturing in Industry 5.0;
- Advanced material technologies.
We look forward to receiving insightful contributions.
Dr. Katarzyna Peta
Dr. Felice Sfravara
Dr. Francesco Tamburrino
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- precision manufacturing
- advanced manufacturing
- surface engineering
- surface metrology
- functional characteristics of surfaces
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