Innovations and Challenges in Additive Manufacturing Technologies
A special issue of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Manufacturing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 3
Special Issue Editors
Interests: thermal management; CFD; nanotechnology; additive manufacturing; transport in porous media
Interests: machining; fixture dynamics; machinability; sustainable machining; environmentally benign machining; environmentally friendly design and manufacturing (EFD/EFM) and computer-aided design; manufacturing and engineering (CAD/CAM/CAE)
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Dear Colleagues,
Additive manufacturing (AM) has emerged as a transformative technology with vast potential to revolutionize a wide range of fields within engineering and materials science. Its flexibility and design freedom make it ideal for diverse applications, including tooling and the production of parts, biomedical implants and devices, and aerospace components. AM enables the creation of complex geometries and customized structures that would be challenging or impossible to produce using traditional manufacturing methods.
This Special Issue of Machines aims to present recent advancements in AM, with a particular focus on both experimental and analytical research that targets the achievement of desired material properties and structural geometries. We encourage studies that investigate the influence of process parameters, modeling approaches for predicting outcomes, and strategies for optimizing printing conditions. In addition to technical process improvements, we welcome contributions exploring novel or unconventional applications of AM technologies.
Of special interest are papers addressing additive manufacturing in the following areas:
- Innovative materials, processes, and machine design;
- Process modeling, in situ monitoring, and control strategies;
- Functionally graded materials and advanced alloys;
- Simulation techniques and multi-scale modeling;
- Designs for AM, including topology optimization;
- Development of application-specific, tailored materials.
Dr. Khalil Khanafer
Dr. Ibrahim Deiab
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- additive manufacturing
- simulation and modeling
- materials characterization
- additive manufacturing process
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