Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Their Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Advanced manufacturing technologies are driving the industrial revolution toward networking, intelligence, and sustainability, with a focus on integrating data, intelligence, and green technologies to build efficient, reliable, and eco-friendly manufacturing systems. Technological breakthroughs require synergistic advancements in process innovation, system collaboration, and lifecycle value optimization to balance production efficiency and ecological benefits.

This Special Issue prioritizes the following directions:

• Data-Driven Manufacturing Optimization: Industrial big data analytics, closed-loop feedback control across processes, etc.
• Real-Time Reliable Industrial Networks: Low-latency communication, edge-cloud collaborative architecture, network resilience, etc.
• AI-Empowered Manufacturing: Autonomous decision-making, process optimization, predictive maintenance, etc.
• Digital Twin and Cyber–Physical Interaction: High-fidelity modeling, real-time simulation, cross-system dynamic mapping, etc.
• Multi-Agent Collaborative Manufacturing: Distributed control, heterogeneous resource scheduling, human–machine interaction, etc. 

This Special Issue covers not only technological innovations in networking, digitalization, and intelligence but also solutions for green, low-carbon, and secure manufacturing.

Prof. Dr. Jianquan Wang
Dr. Haiyong Luo
Dr. Zhangchao Ma
Dr. Qu Wang
Guest Editors

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