Innovative Approaches in Metal Forming and Joining Technologies
A special issue of Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing (ISSN 2504-4494).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 57
Special Issue Editor
Interests: manufacturing; metal forming; joining by plastic deformation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Metal forming and joining technologies are at the forefront of modern manufacturing, enabling the production of high-performance components for industries such as automotive, aerospace, and energy. With the increasing demand for lightweight, durable, and sustainable structures, innovative approaches are essential to overcoming the challenges associated with processing advanced metals and manufacturing multi-material components.
This Special Issue aims to showcase cutting-edge research on metal forming and joining processes, addressing key challenges such as material formability and joinability, process efficiency, defect mitigation, and performance optimization. We welcome original contributions on experimental and numerical advancements, novel forming and joining techniques, hybrid processes, and the integration of digital and AI-driven approaches. By bringing together insights from academia and industry, this Special Issue seeks to advance our understanding and the application of next-generation manufacturing technologies.
We encourage the submission of innovative approaches in the following research areas:
- Material characterization;
- Constitutive modeling;
- Metal forming;
- Joining;
- Hybrid joining;
- Joint analysis and performance evaluation;
- Process optimization;
- Numerical modeling;
- Tool design;
- Artificial intelligence for forming and joining;
- Sustainability and recyclability in forming and joining.
Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Kasaei
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- material characterization
- metal forming
- joining
- hybrid joining
- joint design
- optimization
- machine learning
- sustainability
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