Precision Engineering in Manufacturing: Challenges and Future, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Manufacturing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 995
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ultra-precision machining and micro/nano-manufacturing; ultra-clean manufacturing theory and technology; graphene basic theory and application; design and manufacture of precision machinery
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Dear Colleagues,
Following the success of the previous Special Issue, titled “Precision Engineering in Manufacturing: Challenges and Future” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/machines/special_issues/5E30XM05WD), we are pleased to announce the next in the series, entitled “Tool Wear in Machining II”.
Precision engineering is one of the fastest-growing subfields of manufacturing research. However, there are still some obstacles and challenges that need to be overcome. Due to these difficulties, the technology-driven features and leading roles of precision manufacturing processes are not prominent. However, these difficulties can be overcome by creating novel manufacturing techniques that could potentially offer greater design independence, multi-material processing capabilities, and high throughput as a complement to the current manufacturing framework. All these fit well with Machines’ scope: mechanical engineering, industrial design, mechanical systems, machines and related components, and machine design.
This is a call for papers for this Special Issue, which is on "Precision Engineering in Manufacturing: Challenges and Future". This Special Issue aims to present state-of-the-art advancements in precision engineering research, focusing on computational and experimental approaches for designing, analyzing, optimizing, developing and promoting the manufacturing process. It also critically examines their future research directions and development trends in the following decade and beyond to highlight potential solutions to current challenges and explore better ways to overcome process limitations. These concepts will serve as the foundation for the discussions in this Special Issue of the breakthroughs and advances that can propel the growth of precision manufacturing. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Precision machining techniques and methodology;
- Design and analysis of precision engineering in manufacturing;
- Ultra-precision machining and micro-/nano-technology;
- Manufacturing system and machine tool design;
- Machining mechanism and process;
- Measurement technology in precision engineering;
- Additive manufacturing and hybrid additive/subtractive manufacturing;
- Smart manufacturing technology;
- Functional materials and advanced manufacturing in precision engineering.
It is our pleasure to invite you to submit research related to any topics mentioned above to this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.
Prof. Dr. Qingshun Bai
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- precision machining techniques and methodology
- design & analysis of precision engineering in manufacturing
- ultra-precision machining and micro/nano technology
- manufacturing systems and machine tools design
- machining mechanism and process
- measurement technology in precision engineering
- additive manufacturing and hybrid additive/subtractive manufacturing
- smart manufacturing technology
- functional materials and advanced manufacturing in precision engineering
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