Revolutionizing Smart Manufacturing: Cutting-Edge Technologies in the Industry's Future
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 36
Special Issue Editors
Interests: smart manufacturing; manufacturing informatics; innovation design; knowledge graph; intelligent control; intelligent construction machinery
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Driven by the convergence of Industry 4.0 technologies, the manufacturing landscape is undergoing a profound transformation. Artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), smart manufacturing, virtual simulation, advanced robotics, and big data analytics are fundamentally reshaping production processes, supply chains, and product innovation. To maintain competitiveness and sustainability, industries urgently need to adopt and integrate these cutting-edge technologies, moving towards more agile, intelligent, efficient, and resilient manufacturing paradigms.
This Special Issue on “Revolutionizing Smart Manufacturing: Cutting-Edge Technologies in the Industry's Future” seeks high-quality, original research articles, reviews, and case studies focusing on the forefront of intelligent production systems. We cordially invite contributions exploring novel applications and breakthroughs in key enabling technologies. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Smart production system planning and optimization;
- Application of digital twins in product design, manufacturing, assembly, testing and maintenance;
- AI and machine learning for predictive maintenance, quality control, and optimization;
- Intelligent process design and simulation for complex products;
- Innovation design and optimization of engineering equipments;
- Industrial knowledge graph and manufacturing semantics;
- Advanced robotics and collaborative systems;
- Sustainable and green manufacturing enabled by smart technologies.
Dr. Gangfeng Wang
Dr. Qichao Jin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- advanced manufacturing
- artificial intelligence
- precision machining
- intelligent assembly
- knowledge engineering
- digital twin
- optimization design
- advanced robot
- intelligent equipment
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