Arc-Based Direct Energy Deposition: Processes, Applications and Monitoring
A special issue of Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing (ISSN 2504-4494).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: welding additive manufacturing
Interests: applied machine vision; control systems; manufacturing processes; robotic welding
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Interests: FEM (finite element method) process simulation; discrete event systems simulation; additive manufacturing; welding; laser processing; statistical methods; artificial neural networks (ANN); machine Learning analysis and optimization
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
Arc-Based Direct Energy Deposition (DED-Arc) has garnered growing attention as a promising, efficient, and cost-effective technique for large-scale metal additive manufacturing. Over the past few years, extensive research has been conducted to improve DED-Arc processes, optimize parameters, develop new materials, and implement effective monitoring systems to enhance final part quality and process repeatability.
Despite significant advances, several scientific and technical challenges remain, including controlling complex thermal cycles, minimizing residual stresses and distortions, managing microstructural heterogeneity, and preventing typical defects such as porosity, lack of fusion, and cracking.
This Special Issue of the Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing (JMMP), titled "Arc-Based Direct Energy Deposition: Processes, Applications, and Monitoring," aims to present recent developments and research trends in DED-Arc. We invite original research articles, reviews, and case studies covering a broad range of topics, including but not limited to:
- Innovations in DED-Arc processes design and optimization;
- Process monitoring and control systems (e.g., thermal imaging, sensors, and AI);
- Influence of shielding gas, wire feedstock, and energy input;
- Modeling and simulation of DED-Arc deposition behavior;
- Industrial applications in aerospace, energy, automotive, and marine sectors;
- Sustainability, cost analysis, and lifecycle assessment of DED-Arc processes.
Dr. Vinicius Lemes Jorge
Prof. Dr. Yu-Ming Zhang
Dr. Nicola Contuzzi
Dr. Vinícius Lemes Jorge
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Direct Energy Deposition, Process Monitoring, Process-Structure-Property Relationships, Process Optimization, Deposition Path Strategies
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