Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: "Smart Manufacturing"

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce this Collection entitled Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Smart Manufacturing, which will collect papers invited by the Editorial Board Members.

The aim of this Collection is to provide a venue for networking and communication between Machines and scholars in the field of smart manufacturing. All papers will be fully open access upon publication after peer review.

Potential topics includes but not limited to:

• Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) in manufacturing
• Collaborative robots (robot–robot, human–robot, etc.)
• Computational design and CAD/CAM systems
• Virtual/Augmented/Extended/Mixed reality (VR/AR/XR/MR)
• Smart manufacturing processes and smart factories
• Cyberphysical systems and digital twins (DT)
• Digital manufacturing (DM)
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Smart technology and smart materials
• Cloud computing and big data analysis
• Reverse Engineering
• Industry 4.0 applications
• Additive/Hybrid manufacturing
• 3D prototyping and simulation
• Modern machining and manufacturing
• Intelligent machining systems and processes
• Digital quality management
• Data transformation and visualization
• Sustainable and resilient manufacturing systems
• Human factors in manufacturing

Prof. Dr. Panagiotis Kyratsis
Prof. Dr. Wenjun (Chris) Zhang
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Machines is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.