Manufacturing Processes and Systems

Special Issues

Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:

• State of the Art: Surface and Coating Technologies (Deadline: 10 June 2023)
• Advanced Processing of Matrix Composites (Deadline: 10 June 2023)
• Surface Topography Description as a Determinant of Quality and Functionality (Deadline: 10 June 2023)
• Let Us Print an Ecology in 3D (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
• Precision and Ultra-Precision Subtractive and Additive Manufacturing Processes of Alloys and Steels (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
• Recent Industry and Engineering Achievements and Their Impact on Material and Manufacturing Processes (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
• Advances in Mechanical Alloying and Milling (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
• Advances in Additive Manufacturing (Volume II) (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
• Research Progress in Additive Manufacturing: Materials and Technology (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
• Advances in Laser Ablation (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
• Design and Application of Additive Manufacturing: Volume II (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
• Mechanical Properties of Advanced Materials and Structures (Deadline: 10 July 2023)
• Processing of End-of-Life Materials and Industrial Wastes – Volume 2 (Deadline: 10 July 2023)
• Fatigue and Fracture Behaviour of Welded and Other Additive Manufactured Structures (Volume II) (Deadline: 10 July 2023)
• Novel Materials Synthesis by Mechanical Alloying/Milling or by Rapid Solidification (Deadline: 10 July 2023)
• Computational and Experimental Mechanics of Engineering Materials and Structures (Deadline: 10 July 2023)
• The Abrasive Wear Processes of Modern Materials Used in Working Elements (Deadline: 10 July 2023)
• Advanced Material, Machinability & Intelligent Future Manufacturing Systems (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
• Advances in Materials Processing (Second Volume) (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
• Advances in the Machined Surface Integrity in Manufacturing Process of Materials (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
• Advanced Computational Methods in Manufacturing Processes (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
• Microstructural and Mechanical Properties Investigation of Alloy Prepared by Additive Manufacturing Technology (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
• Additive Manufacturing of Smart Polymers and Composites (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
• Metalworking Processes: Theoretical and Experimental Study (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
• Manufacturing Technology, Materials and Methods (Deadline: 10 August 2023)
• Rejuvenation Heat Treatment of High-Temperature Advanced Alloys (Deadline: 10 August 2023)
• Ultrasound for Material Characterization and Processing II (Deadline: 10 August 2023)
• Material Design and Defect Control for Metal Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 10 August 2023)
• Plasma Processing of Materials: Applications and Opportunities (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
• Green Manufacturing of Materials: Properties and Sustainability (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
• Advances in Welding Process and Materials (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
• Precision Manufacturing of Advanced Alloys and Composites (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
• Principles and Applications of 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
• Laser Ablation Process and Mechanism of Advanced Materials Processing (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
• Mechanical Processing of Granular and Fibrous Materials (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
• Design, Optimization, Simulation, and Defect Detection for Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
• Materials Preparation, Characterization and Applications in Raman Spectroscopy (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
• Advances in Friction Stir Welding and Processing of Metallic and Polymeric Materials (Deadline: 10 September 2023)
• Laser Addition, Subtraction and Composite Manufacturing (Deadline: 10 September 2023)
• Nonconventional Technology in Materials Processing-Volume 2 (Deadline: 10 September 2023)
• Advances in Laser Processing (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
• Spark Plasma Sintering of Materials: Processing and Applications (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
• From Surface Modification to Additive Manufacturing of Components by Solid-State Cold Spray Technology (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
• Additive Manufacturing of Heterogeneous Materials (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
• Tribology in Materials Processing (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
• Surface Engineering in Materials (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
• Powder Bed Fusion and Direct Deposition in Additive Manufacturing of Metals: Methods, Materials, and Their Properties (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
• Electron Beam Processing of Materials, Volume II (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
• Recent Trends in Roughness Measurement and Data Analysis of Machined Surfaces (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
• Materials, Processing, and Post-treatment for Metal-Based Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
• Spark Plasma Synthesis under High Pressure for Advanced Materials (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
• Advances in Materials Joining and Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
• Developments in Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
• Manufacturing and Mechanics of Materials, Volume II (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
• Advances in the Welding of Materials (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
• Recent Advances in Color 3D Printing (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
• Design and Post Processing for Metal Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
• Advanced Materials for Novel Printed Electronics (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
• Metallic Foundry/Casting and Gating System Optimization (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
• Frontiers in Friction Stir Welding: Processing, Microstructure and Modelling (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
• Electrodeposition as a Convenient Route for the Production of Advanced Materials (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
• Recent Advances, Applications and Challenges on Coated Tools for Machining Processes (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
• Plasma Diagnostics and Discharge Physics for Materials Processing (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
• Precision Manufacturing and Micro/Nano Fabrication (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
• Additive Manufacturing: Materials and Technologies for Digital Construction (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
• Materials Research Considerations for Metal Powder Additive Manufacturing Processing (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
• Innovative and Modern Technologies of Material Machining in Cutting and Abrasive Processes—Volume II (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
• Sustainable Materials from Industrial Waste (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
• Research on Advanced Welding Techniques (Deadline: 10 November 2023)
• 3D Printing Technology with Metal Materials (Deadline: 10 November 2023)
• Contemporary Progresses in Additive Manufacturing and Welding of Advanced Materials (Deadline: 10 November 2023)
• Advanced Design, Synthesis, and Industrial Applications in Diamond Materials (Deadline: 10 November 2023)
• Advances in Laser Material Processing (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
• State-of-the-Art in Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
• Advances in Plasma and Laser Engineering (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
• The Advanced Manufacturing Technologies of Metal Gears (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
• Manufacturing Technology: Materials, Innovations and Applications (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
• State of the Art in Materials for Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
• Manufacturing and Fatigue Properties of Materials (Volume 2) (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
• Advanced Metal Forming Processes II (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
• Emerging Technologies for Development of Novel Materials Systems and Coatings (Volume 2) (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
• Surface Inspection and Description in Metrology and Tribology (Second Volume) (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
• Application, Processing, and Testing of New Progressive Materials (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
• Smart Manufacturing: Materials and Technologies for Advanced Equipment (Deadline: 10 December 2023)
• Challenges in Additive Manufacturing of Metals and Their Alloys: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties (Deadline: 10 December 2023)
• Research on Tribology and Anti-Wear Behavior of Metals and Alloys (Deadline: 10 December 2023)
• Advances in Electrochemical Machining of Hard-to-Machine Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
• Advanced Materials Processing for Engineering Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
• Advances in the Processing and Characterization of Mineral Materials—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
• Advances in Laser Processing of Materials: Modeling & Simulation, Imaging & Measurement, Techniques & Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
• Laser Processing and Multi-Energy Field Manufacturing of High-Performance Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
• Applications of Modeling and Machine Learning in Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
• Sheet/Bulk Metal Forming and Hybrid Components: Theory and Experiment (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
• Advances in Metal Cutting, Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
• Advances in Laser Materials and Processing Technologies (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
• Welding, Joining and Additive Manufacturing: Experiments, Materials and Modelling (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
• Structures and Weldability of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
• Advanced Machining Technology for Modern Engineering Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
• Recent Advances and Perspectives in Welding and Joining Process and Technology (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
• New Insight of Powder Metallurgy: Microstructure, Durability and Mechanical Properties (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
• Advanced Technologies of Welding, Surfacing, and Thermal Spraying of Modern Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
• Advances in Additive Manufacturing Using Laser, Electron Beam, and Arc Directed Energy Deposition (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
• Innovative Technologies and Materials for High-Performance Components – Volume II (Deadline: 10 January 2024)
• Formation, Microstructure and Behavior of Metastable Austenite in Advanced High-Strength Steels (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
• Cast Hadfield High-Manganese Steel and Alternative Alloys in the Past and Today—Melting, Modification, Casting, Properties and Application (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
• Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Treatment Process of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
• Advanced Sputtering Processes for Films and Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
• Manufacturing, Heat Treatment and Forming of Advanced Metallic and Ceramic Materials (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
• Advances in Polymer Composite Deposition Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
• 3D-Printed Composite Structures: Design, Properties and Application (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
• Materials Formed under Extreme Conditions in Additive Manufacturing: Creation of Materials by Super-Thermal Field (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
• Novel Approaches in the Design, Simulation, and Manufacturing for Processes and Systems (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
• Functional Materials Sintered by FAST/SPS—From Research to Industry (Deadline: 20 April 2024)
• Advances in Cold Gas Spraying Technology: Expanding Boundaries in Coating and Additive Manufacturing of Materials (Deadline: 10 May 2024)

Topical Collections

Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:

• Additive Manufacturing: Alloy Design and Process Innovations
• Advanced Powder Metallurgy Technologies
• Laser Processing for Bioengineering
• Machining and Manufacturing of Alloys and Steels
• Spark-Plasma Sintering and Related Field-Assisted Powder Consolidation Technologies
• Welding and Joining Processes of Materials