Manufacturing Processes and Systems
A section of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944).
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Physical and Numerical Modeling of Process Metallurgy (Deadline: 20 May 2022)
- Advances in Electroless Metal Deposition (Deadline: 20 May 2022)
- Metal Additive Manufacturing Application: Technological Advances, Metal Design and Process Optimization (Deadline: 20 May 2022)
- Monitoring and Control in Additive Manufacturing Processes (Deadline: 20 May 2022)
- Precision and Ultra-Precision Subtractive and Additive Manufacturing Processes of Alloys and Steels (Deadline: 20 May 2022)
- Research on Machining Methods and Mechanical Properties of Alloys (Deadline: 20 May 2022)
- In-Situ Preparation of High-Performance Materials (Deadline: 20 May 2022)
- Emerging Technologies for Development of Novel Materials Systems and Coatings (Deadline: 20 May 2022)
- Powders Materials for Additive Manufacturing (AM) (Deadline: 20 May 2022)
- Advances in Sintering of Ores, Metallic Powders, and Ceramics (Deadline: 20 May 2022)
- Laser Assisted Processes and Thermal Treatments of Materials (Deadline: 20 May 2022)
- Manufacturing and Mechanics of Materials (Deadline: 20 May 2022)
- Recent Developments in Non-conventional Welding of Materials (Volume II) (Deadline: 10 June 2022)
- Composite Materials: Functional Materials for Modern Technologies (Deadline: 10 June 2022)
- Design of Materials for Sustainability and Green Manufacturing (Deadline: 10 June 2022)
- Research and Development in Magnesium Alloys for Industrial and Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 10 June 2022)
- Progress in Metal Additive Manufacturing and Metallurgy (Second Volume) (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Optimization and Simulation in Alloy Cutting Processes (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- New Frontiers in Materials Design for Laser Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Surface Inspection and Description in Metrology and Tribology (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Innovative Technologies and Materials for the Production of Mechanical, Thermal and Corrosion Wear-Resistant Surface Layers and Coatings (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Recent Developments in Pro-ecological Materials and Processes (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- From Surface Modification to Additive Manufacturing of Components by Solid-State Cold Spray Technology (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Numerical Modelling and Quality Assessment of Additively Manufactured Metallic Components (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Sheet/Bulk Metal Forming and Hybrid Components (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Metallurgy by Severe Plastic Deformation (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Advanced Design for Manufacturing Processes (Second Volume) (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Manufacturing and Fatigue Properties of Materials (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Monitoring of Cutting Process and Tool Condition of Metal and Metal Composite (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Advances in Microwave Processing of Materials (Deadline: 20 June 2022)
- Innovative and Modern Technologies of Material Machining in Cutting and Abrasive Processes (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Numerical Modeling for Simulation of Different Processes in Manufacturing (Deadline: 10 July 2022)
- Advances in Manufacturing Technology of Metal/Composite Hybrid Structures (Deadline: 10 July 2022)
- Advances in Materials, Design and Modeling of Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 10 July 2022)
- Recrystallization and Phase Transformation of Steel Materials (Deadline: 10 July 2022)
- High-Entropy Alloys in New Technological Applications (Deadline: 10 July 2022)
- Material Design and Defect Control for Metal Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 10 July 2022)
- Laser Micro/Nanofabrication and Related Applications (Deadline: 10 July 2022)
- Design and Additive Manufacturing of Innovative Components with Hybrid Ceramics (Deadline: 10 July 2022)
- Intelligent Manufacturing Processing and Equipment for High-Performance Alloy Components (Deadline: 10 July 2022)
- 3D Printing: Materials, Properties, and Applications (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Advanced Ceramics and Composites Using Microwave Technology (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Composites, Alloys and Advanced Processes for Manufacturing in Aeronautics and Aerospace (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Fracture Mechanics and Phase Field Approaches in Engineering Materials (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Laser Machining Technology in Materials Science (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Primary Metallurgy of Iron and Steel: Towards Low Carbon Steel Production (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Additive Manufacturing Technologies for Sustainable Digital Construction (Deadline: 30 July 2022)
- Recent Achievements and Developments in Micro/Nano-Forming: Theory, Technology and Applications (Deadline: 10 August 2022)
- Fatigue and Fracture of Materials (Deadline: 10 August 2022)
- Additive Manufacturing of High Entropy Alloys (Deadline: 10 August 2022)
- Materials Technologies: Additive Manufacturing and Functional Coatings (Deadline: 10 August 2022)
- Intelligent Machining: Process Optimisation (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Advances in Laser Materials Processing and Applications (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Nanotechnologies for Leather Manufacturing (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Direct Energy Deposition and Hybrid Manufacturing of Metals and Alloys (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Non-destructive Evaluation and Analysis of Materials after Manufacturing (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Thin Layers Synthesis by Laser Methods (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Precision Kinematic Systems - Design and Operation (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Recent Advances in Thermal Spraying Technology (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Welding and Joining of Materials for Advanced Aerospace Applications (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Recent Developments in Welding Technology of Materials (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Research Progress on the Extractive Metallurgy (Deadline: 20 August 2022)
- Advanced Designs of Materials, Machines and Processes in a Circular Economy (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Challenges in Additive Manufacturing of Metals and Their Alloys: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties (Deadline: 10 September 2022)
- Recent Advances, Applications and Challenges on Coated Tools for Machining Processes (Deadline: 10 September 2022)
- Advances in Hydrothermal/Solvothermal Processing (Deadline: 10 September 2022)
- Advances in Metal-Based and Ceramic-Based Dental Materials (Deadline: 10 September 2022)
- Finishing Process in Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- Advanced Technology of Material Processing: Abrasive Water Jet Machining (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- Emerging Materials for Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- Additive Manufacturing: Technology, Applications and Research Need (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- Advanced Casting of Materials (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- Laser Micromachining of Materials for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- Advanced Design, Synthesis, and Industrial Applications in Diamond Materials (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- Application, Processing, and Testing of New Progressive Materials (Deadline: 20 September 2022)
- In Situ Full-Field Deformation Measurements on Advanced Manufacturing Processes (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Metal Forming and Forging (Deadline: 10 October 2022)
- Machining and Surface Properties of Steel Parts (Deadline: 10 October 2022)
- State of the Art: Surface and Coating Technologies (Deadline: 10 October 2022)
- Advances in the Machined Surface Integrity in Manufacturing Process of Materials (Deadline: 10 October 2022)
- Laser Processing of Advanced Materials (Deadline: 10 October 2022)
- Polish Achievements in Materials Science and Engineering (Deadline: 10 October 2022)
- Green Materials and Manufacturing Processes (Deadline: 10 October 2022)
- Advances in Mechanical Alloying and Milling (Deadline: 10 October 2022)
- Directional Solidification of Alloys and Advanced Wear-Resistant Materials (Deadline: 10 October 2022)
- Advances in Laser Processing (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Nanomaterials: Theranostic Approach to Combat Oxidative Stress-Mediated Diseases (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Advanced Steel Design: Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Sintering and Processing of Metallic Materials: Experiments and Simulation (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Mechanical Performance and Structural Integrity of Additive Manufactured Materials (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Laser Ablation: Materials and Applications (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Advances in Polymer Composite Deposition Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Innovation in Joining and Welding Processes (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Surface Topography Description as a Determinant of Quality and Functionality (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Friction and Wear of Engineering Materials (Volume II) (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Pipeline Steel (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Laser Ablation and Surface Processing (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Design and Manufacturing of Bioinspired Material and Structures (Deadline: 10 November 2022)
- Rejuvenation Heat Treatment of High-Temperature Advanced Alloys (Deadline: 10 November 2022)
- Progress and Challenges in Perovskite Solar Cells (Deadline: 10 November 2022)
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Alloys and Steels (Deadline: 10 November 2022)
- Processing of End-of-Life Materials and Industrial Wastes (Deadline: 10 November 2022)
- Recent Advances in Additive Manufacturing Technologies (Deadline: 10 November 2022)
- Research on the Mechanical Wear of Gear-Shaped Parts (Deadline: 10 November 2022)
- Finishing Operations to Enhance Surface Integrity of Parts (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Superconducting Materials: Performances and Mechanical Properties (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Advanced Material, Machinability & Intelligent Future Manufacturing Systems (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Mechanical Properties of Advanced Materials and Structures (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Research and Development of Additive Manufacturing Technology (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Advanced Laser Microfabrication (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Recent Industry and Engineering Achievements and Their Impact on Material and Manufacturing Processes (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Tribology in Materials Processing (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Surface Engineering in Materials (Deadline: 20 November 2022)
- Frontiers in Friction Stir Welding: Processing, Microstructure and Modelling (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- The Appearance Reproduction and Measurement of 3D Full Colour Printed Objects (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Design and Post Processing for Metal Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Ultra-Precision Manufacturing Technology for Difficult-to-Machine Materials (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing - Series II (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Effect of Hot Manufacturing Methods on Material Processing by Finite Element Modelling (Deadline: 10 December 2022)
- Metallic Foundry/Casting and Gating System Optimization (Deadline: 12 December 2022)
- Advances in Materials Processing (Second Volume) (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Properties and Structural Evaluation of Joining Processes (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Electrodeposition as a Convenient Route for the Production of Advanced Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Materials for Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Hydrogen Energy and Space Propulsion: Materials, Performances, and Matching (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Advanced Technologies of Welding, Surfacing, and Thermal Spraying of Modern Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Nonconventional Technology in Materials Processing-Volume 2 (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Modeling and Advanced Experimental Techniques in Deformation Processing of Steels (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Synthesis and Properties of Energy Storage Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Novel Materials for Advanced Manufacturing (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Advance in Multifunctional Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- New Geopolymers Used in Civil Engineering (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Materials Preparation, Characterization and Applications in Raman Spectra (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Materials Processing and Emerging Technologies (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Research on Additive Manufacturing of Novel Alloy Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Advances in Laser Technologies and Applications (Volume II) (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- Ultrasound for Material Characterization and Processing II (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- Computational and Experimental Mechanics of Engineering Materials and Structures (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties Relationship for Metallic Materials (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- Materials Research Considerations for Metal Powder and Wire-Based Additive Manufacturing Processing (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- In-Space Manufacturing (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- Laser Manufacturing Technology and Its Advanced Applications (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Preparation and Application of Semiconductor Nanostructures (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Qualitative-Environmental Aspects to Improve Materials and Processes of Its Formation (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Manufacturing Technology, Materials and Methods (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Novel Textile Materials Design and Processing Technology (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Advances in Electrode Materials for Proton Conducting Ceramic Fuel and Electrolysis Cell (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Multifunctional Nanocomposites: Facile Scalable Synthesis and Advanced Applications (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Microstructural and Mechanical Properties Investigation of Alloy Prepared by Additive Manufacturing Technology (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Recent Advances in Color 3D Printing (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Advances in Ferroelectric Materials and Devices (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Advances in High Entropy Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Manufacturing and Applications of 2D Photoelectric Materials and Devices (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Advances in Metal-Based Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Recent Trends in Roughness Measurement and Data Analysis of Machined Surfaces (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Spark Plasma Synthesis under High Pressure for Advanced Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- New Advances in Additive Manufacturing Technology (Deadline: 20 January 2023)
- Spark Plasma Sintering of Materials: Processing and Applications (Deadline: 22 January 2023)
- Advanced Joining Technologies for Automotive Lightweight Structures (Deadline: 20 February 2023)
- Advanced Electromagnetic Metamaterials/Metasurfaces and Applications (Deadline: 20 February 2023)
- Advances in Materials Joining and Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 20 February 2023)
- Fabrication and Application of Graphene and 2D Composites (Deadline: 20 February 2023)
- Plasma Diagnostics and Discharge Physics for Materials Processing (Deadline: 20 March 2023)
- Design and Application of Additive Manufacturing: Volume II (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
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