Emerging Methods in Digital Manufacturing

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Faculty of Material Science and Technology, Slovak University of Technology, J. Bottu 25, 91724 Trnava, Slovakia
Interests: manufacturing technology; manufacturing devices; manufacturing lines; CAD/CAE; IoT; Industry 4.0

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Faculty of Material Science and Technology, Slovak University of Technology, J. Bottu 25, 91724 Trnava, Slovakia
Interests: ERP systems; manufacturing; AI-based systems; IoT; Industry 4.0

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Dear Colleagues,

I would like to draw your attention to this Special Issue of JMMP.

Digital manufacturing is experiencing revolutionary changes thanks to new methods such as additive manufacturing (3D printing), robotic automation, the Internet of Things (IoT), and artificial intelligence. These technologies enable the creation of more complex and personalized products with greater accuracy and efficiency. Modern approaches bring improvements in the fields of quality control, waste reduction, and optimization of production processes, thereby increasing the competitiveness and innovation potential of companies.

The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following:

  • Digital manufacturing;
  • IoT;
  • Flexible manufacturing;
  • ERP systems;
  • Industry 4.0;
  • Sustainable manufacturing;
  • AI-supported manufacturing.

Prof. Dr. Peter Košťál
Dr. Vanessa Prajova
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • digital manufacturing
  • IoT
  • flexible manufacturing
  • ERP systems
  • Industry 4.0
  • sustainable manufacturing
  • AI-supported manufacturing

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Characterization and Modelling of Biomimetic Bone Through Additive Manufacturing
by Niranjan Srinivasan, Mohsen Barmouz and Bahman Azarhoushang
J. Manuf. Mater. Process. 2025, 9(3), 87; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp9030087 - 10 Mar 2025
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The long-term success of bone implant scaffolds depends on numerous factors, such as their porosity, mechanical properties, and biocompatibility. These properties depend on the type of material, such as metals and their alloys or ceramics, and the procedure used to create the scaffolds. [...] Read more.
The long-term success of bone implant scaffolds depends on numerous factors, such as their porosity, mechanical properties, and biocompatibility. These properties depend on the type of material, such as metals and their alloys or ceramics, and the procedure used to create the scaffolds. This study aims to find the biomimetic properties of aluminum 6061 (Al 6061) alloy through Digital Light Processing (DLP) and sintering. Hollow cylindrical Al 6061 samples are printed through the DLP process at 90, 110, and 130 Wt.% aluminum powder concentrations inside a photocurable resin. The ideal temperature at which the material is sintered is 550 °C for 130 and 110 Wt.% and 530 °C for 90 Wt.%. The overall pore size ranges in the Al 6061 of these three concentrations from 30 μm to 700 μm. The compression test revealed the materials’ Ultimate Tensile Strengths (UTSs) to be 1.72, 2.2, and 1.78 MPa for the 90, 110, and 130 Wt.% materials, respectively. A simulation of the Al 6061 material as linear isotropic resulted in the UTS being 2.2 MPa. This novel hybrid of the additive manufacturing method and sintering created a scaffold model with anisotropic properties closer to trabecular bone, which could be used to observe fracture progression and could be tested for implant capabilities. Full article
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