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Advanced Processes for Creating New Technologies in Industry (3rd Edition)
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Advanced Processes for Creating New Technologies in Industry (3rd Edition)

A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Processes".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2025 | Viewed by 3462

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Dr. Florian Ion Tiberiu Petrescu

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Theory of Mechanisms and Robots Department, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Robotics, National University of Science and Technology Polytechnic Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
Interests: machines; bioengineering; nuclear power; materials science
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Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to bring together recent advances in the broad field of advanced processes, with a view to creating new technologies for the future of industry. Its scope encompasses all research related to fault detection, diagnosis, coatings, printing, deposition, innovative processes, 3D printing, catalysts, new materials, and bio- and nanomaterials. Success in advancing this field will rely heavily on cooperation, and we encourage authors to submit papers on topics such as the following:

  • 3D printing;
  • Innovative processes;
  • Sensors;
  • Coatings;
  • Catalysts;
  • New materials;
  • Nanomaterials;
  • Chemical processes for new technologies in industry;
  • Monitoring 3D objects (e.g., from additive manufacturing);
  • Artificial intelligence for process monitoring;
  • Fault diagnosis and troubleshooting;
  • Integration of statistical process control and engineering process control;
  • Bioinspired processes;
  • Processes creating new technologies;
  • Micro- or nano-machining TiO2 patterns;
  • Photothermal membrane of CuS/polyacrylamide;
  • Fabricating sub-100 nm conducting polymer nanowires;
  • Light-trapping SERS substrates;
  • Fabrication of 3D biomimetic composite coating;
  • Drone processes;
  • Processes for robotics;
  • Any kind of new technologies;
  • Dynamic processes;
  • Industrial processes;
  • Technical processes.

Dr. Florian Ion Tiberiu Petrescu
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • 3D printing
  • innovative processes
  • sensors
  • coatings
  • catalysts
  • new materials
  • nanomaterials
  • chemical processes for new technologies in industry
  • monitoring 3D objects
  • manufacturing
  • artificial intelligence for process monitoring
  • fault diagnosis and troubleshooting
  • bioinspired processes
  • processes creating new technologies
  • micro- or nano-machining TiO2 patterns
  • the photothermal membrane of CuS/polyacrylamide
  • fabricating sub-100 nm conducting polymer nanowires
  • light-trapping SERS substrate
  • fabrication of 3D biomimetic composite coating
  • drone processes
  • processes for robotics
  • industrial processes

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Optimizing Amine Functionalization of Maghemite Nanoparticles Through Controlled Hydroxylation and Silica Interlayer Engineering
by Young Seo Kim and Gye Seok An
Processes 2025, 13(5), 1575; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13051575 - 19 May 2025
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Maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) nanoparticles are widely used in biomedical, catalytic, and environmental applications owing to their superparamagnetic properties and surface tunability. Functionalization with primary amine groups via 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) is commonly employed to enable the covalent immobilization of biomolecules and [...] Read more.
Maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) nanoparticles are widely used in biomedical, catalytic, and environmental applications owing to their superparamagnetic properties and surface tunability. Functionalization with primary amine groups via 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) is commonly employed to enable the covalent immobilization of biomolecules and other functional species. The efficiency of this silanization process depends significantly on the density of surface hydroxyl groups, which serve as reactive sites for silane coupling. In this study, the impact of acid and base pretreatments on the surface hydroxylation of γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles and the subsequent APTES grafting performance was systematically evaluated. Intermediate modification using tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) was explored as a strategy to enhance silanization by forming a hydroxyl-rich silica interlayer. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and zeta-potential measurements were performed to assess surface chemistry and functional-group incorporation. The results indicate that acid pretreatment significantly increases the availability of reactive –OH groups, while TEOS-assisted silanization improves the uniformity and density of surface-bound amine groups. These findings highlight the critical role of surface conditioning and sequential modification in achieving the controlled and robust amine functionalization of iron oxide nanoparticles. The developed approach provides a foundation for the rational design of surface engineering protocols for high-performance magnetic nanomaterials. Full article
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Communication
Automation of Thermal History Analysis in Steels to Define Decision-Making Guidelines—Part I: Prototype in Development
by Jorge Sergio Téllez-Martínez, Abel Alberto Pintor-Estrada, María Yaneth Vega-Flores, Miriam Zulma Sánchez-Hernández, Julio César González-Juárez and Héctor Javier Vergara-Hernández
Processes 2025, 13(3), 658; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13030658 - 26 Feb 2025
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Innovation through applied research is a valuable component of decision-making, as it alters process parameters and conditions that can be detected by special devices at high speed. In the case of materials such as steel, the thermal field analysis while a component is [...] Read more.
Innovation through applied research is a valuable component of decision-making, as it alters process parameters and conditions that can be detected by special devices at high speed. In the case of materials such as steel, the thermal field analysis while a component is being heat treated is essential for controlling the evolution of its microstructure and its state of internal stresses. The mathematical models proposed in the observation of the behavior of this material can be consolidated by being implemented in computational systems that can be validated with physical measurements and, once a low uncertainty in the state predictions is acquired, established as management tools. In this sense, the recording of thermal histories represents a fundamental methodology to achieve the objective of diagnosing the result of handling the material. In this regard, it is proposed to implement automated testing devices that implement computer systems for recording, processing, calculating, estimating and transferring data to transform production lines’ efficiency by optimizing or canceling continuity. A prototype for measuring thermal histories with a degree of reproducibility and mitigation of systematic errors is presented as a utility model for analyzing the thermal processing of steels. Full article
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Modbus RTU Protocol Timing Evaluation for Scattered Holding Register Read and ModbusE-Related Implementation
by Vasile Gheorghiță Găitan, Ionel Zagan and Nicoleta Cristina Găitan
Processes 2025, 13(2), 367; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13020367 - 28 Jan 2025
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In parallel with the development of data transmission in the telecommunications sector to connect peripheral devices, hardware engineers have defined interfaces for independent communication systems. The basic idea of having standardized interfaces for external devices was quickly extended to control and instrumentation equipment, [...] Read more.
In parallel with the development of data transmission in the telecommunications sector to connect peripheral devices, hardware engineers have defined interfaces for independent communication systems. The basic idea of having standardized interfaces for external devices was quickly extended to control and instrumentation equipment, as the real-time characteristic of distributed systems became a challenge in the field. The proposed Modbus Extension (ModbusE) builds on these new techniques introduced in the UART interface, so that the newly introduced extension retains all the characteristics of the Modbus RTU except for the character bit structure. The validation of the ModbusE protocol allowed the proposal of a new communication message structure, a description of Modbus devices, an acquisition cycle to attain a deterministic temporal response behavior and the definition of an architecture for IIoT integration. In this work, practical research is based on data update times in SMARTConvert software when between 1 and 50 registers are accessed. These registers can, in the most favorable case, be at consecutive addresses and can all be read in a single bus query request, or at addresses 1 to 50, or the registers must be read in separate requests. The contributions of this paper are related to highlighting cases where Modbus modules are incorporated, the addressed registers are not consecutive and the Modbus reads 1 or more holding register records and the ModbusE proposal. As these registers must not be on consecutive addresses, it is necessary to make several requests, defining the function of a Modbus acquisition cycle, adapting the equations to the purpose of the tests carried out, measuring the Modbus communication signals and describing the ModbusE communication concept. Full article
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Assessing the Effect of Organic, Inorganic, and Hybrid Phase Change Materials on Thermal Regulation and Energy Efficiency in Asphalt Pavements—A Review
by Farhan Lafta Rashid, Mudhar A. Al-Obaidi, Wadhah Amer Hatem, Raid R. A. Almuhanna, Zeina Ali Abdul Redha, Najah M. L. Al Maimuri and Anmar Dulaimi
Processes 2025, 13(3), 597; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13030597 - 20 Feb 2025
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Harnessing the power of phase change materials (PCMs) in asphalt pavements proposes a sustainable solution for addressing temperature-related issues, affording more robust and energy-efficient infrastructure. PCMs hold enormous potential for reforming various industries due to their ability to store and release large amounts [...] Read more.
Harnessing the power of phase change materials (PCMs) in asphalt pavements proposes a sustainable solution for addressing temperature-related issues, affording more robust and energy-efficient infrastructure. PCMs hold enormous potential for reforming various industries due to their ability to store and release large amounts of thermal energy, offering noteworthy benefits in energy efficiency, thermal management, and sustainability. The integration of PCMs within pavements presents an increasingly exciting field of research. PCMs have the ability to efficiently manage the changes in and distribution of temperature in asphalt pavements via the release and absorption of latent heat that occurs during the phase shifts of PCMs. Asphalt pavements experience less severe temperatures and a slower rate of temperature fluctuation as a result of this, which in turn reduces the amount of stress caused by temperature. In addition, the function of temperature adjustment that PCMs provide is natural, intelligent, and in line with the direction in which the development of smart pavements is heading in the future. This study aims to explore the impact of organic, inorganic, and mixed organic–inorganic PCMs on diverse surface characteristics of asphalt. In addition, this review addresses current challenges associated with using PCMs in asphalt and explores potential advantages that could facilitate future research in addition to broadening the implementation of PCMs in construction. Full article
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