Manufacturing Processes and Systems

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