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  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,892 Views
17 Pages

We develop the online process parameter design (OPPD) framework for efficiently handling streaming data collected from industrial automation equipment. This framework integrates online machine learning, concept drift detection and Bayesian optimizati...

(This article belongs to the Section Big Data and Augmented Intelligence)
  • Article
  • Open Access
58 Citations
4,306 Views
18 Pages

Optimization of FFF Process Parameters by Naked Mole-Rat Algorithms with Enhanced Exploration and Exploitation Capabilities

  • Jasgurpreet Singh Chohan,
  • Nitin Mittal,
  • Raman Kumar,
  • Sandeep Singh and ,
  • Shubham Sharma,
  • Shashi Prakash Dwivedi,
  • Ambuj Saxena,
  • Somnath Chattopadhyaya,
  • Rushdan A. Ilyas and
  • Szymon Wojciechowski
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

23 May 2021

Fused filament fabrication (FFF) has numerous process parameters that influence the mechanical strength of parts. Hence, many optimization studies are performed using conventional tools and algorithms. Although studies have also been performed using...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Additive Manufacturing of Bio and Synthetic Polymers)
  • Article
  • Open Access
154 Views
19 Pages

22 October 2026

Astragalus seeds are characterized by irregular shapes, rough surfaces, and poor flowability, which often lead to missed seeding and repeated seeding under conventional sowing methods, thereby constraining the mechanization and precision level of Ast...

(This article belongs to the Section Seed Science and Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
8,710 Views
14 Pages

Optimization of Process Parameters in Laser Powder Bed Fusion of SS 316L Parts Using Artificial Neural Networks

  • Sumanth Theeda,
  • Shweta Hanmant Jagdale,
  • Bharath Bhushan Ravichander and
  • Golden Kumar

25 April 2023

Additive manufacturing is rapidly evolving and revolutionizing the fabrication of complex metal components with tunable properties. Machine learning and neural networks have emerged as powerful tools for process–property optimization in additiv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,391 Views
14 Pages

14 May 2025

This study presents a comprehensive numerical investigation of the Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) process for pure molybdenum, focusing on high-precision modeling and process optimization. The powder spreading behavior is simulated using the Discrete...

(This article belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing Technologies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,559 Views
18 Pages

Optimization of Processing Parameters for Continuous Microwave Drying of Crab Apple Slices via Response Surface Methodology

  • Md Kamruzzaman,
  • Liuyang Shen,
  • Yuhan Zhang,
  • Liangliang Xue and ,
  • Kesen Fu,
  • Haihui Zhu and
  • Xianzhe Zheng
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

29 June 2024

To improve product quality and obtain suitable processing parameters for crab apple slices (CASs) produced by continuous microwave drying (CMD), the effects of processing parameters, including slice thickness, microwave power, air velocity, and conve...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Impacts of Innovative Processing Technologies on Food Quality)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,579 Views
24 Pages

24 March 2025

Underwater concrete 3D printing (3DPC) technology, as a pioneering construction process, has demonstrated significant potential in various fields, such as marine engineering, underwater restoration projects, and ecological construction. However, the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,288 Views
11 Pages

27 February 2020

In this work, the response surface methodology was used to optimize the process parameters of gallic acid adsorption on magnetic ion exchange (MIEX) resin. Based on Box-Behnken Design, a quadratic polynomial model equation including solution pH, gall...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Green Separation and Extraction Processes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,666 Views
17 Pages

10 February 2022

This work aims to optimize the friction stir processing parameters of recycled aluminum alloy 6063 for enhanced mechanical and tribological properties. The selected friction stir processing parameters that were used to produce friction stir processed...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Surface Modification of Metallic Materials for Wear and Fatigue)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,489 Views
16 Pages

Multi-Objective Optimization of Injection Molding Process Parameters for Junction Boxes Based on BP Neural Network and NSGA-II Algorithm

  • Tengjiao Hong,
  • Dong Huang,
  • Fengjuan Ding,
  • Liyong Zhang and ,
  • Fulong Dong and
  • Lei Chen
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

27 January 2025

Many factors affect the quality of the injection molding of plastic products, including the process parameters, mold materials, type and geometry of plastic parts, cooling system, pouring system, etc. A multi-objective optimization method for injecti...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Researches in Polymer and Plastic Processing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,280 Views
19 Pages

9 June 2023

Fenugreek seeds are a rich source of bioactive compounds, such as diosgenin, which is one of the most crucial steroidal sapogenins emerging in the field with its spectacular health benefits. Plant-based diosgenin is bitter in taste and has remarkably...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Drying of Foods and Its Effect on Physical–Chemical, Sensorial, and Nutritional Properties)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,151 Views
14 Pages

30 November 2022

A thin-film strain micro-sensor is a cutting force sensor that can be integrated with tools. Its elastic substrate is an important intermediate to transfer the strain generated by the tools during cutting to the resistance-grid-sensitive layer. In th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue NEMS/MEMS Devices and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,154 Views
13 Pages

29 May 2025

In order to improve the injection molding quality of the car lamp shell, orthogonal test, signal-to-noise ratio, gray correlation analysis, and CRITIC weight method were used to analyze the influence of mold temperature, melt temperature, injection t...

(This article belongs to the Section Polymer Processing and Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,327 Views
17 Pages

Optimization of Process Parameters for Friction Materials Using Multi-Criteria Decision Making: A Comparative Analysis

  • Dinesh Shinde,
  • Hasan Öktem,
  • Kanak Kalita,
  • Shankar Chakraborty and
  • Xiao-Zhi Gao

1 September 2021

Friction materials, mainly made of reinforced composites, should possess excellent physical and tribological properties, such as a higher coefficient of friction, minimum wear, adequate surface hardness, and higher porosity for various automotive bra...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Design and Optimization in Process Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,391 Views
24 Pages

The sterilization of liquid eggs plays a crucial role in the production of liquid egg products. Traditional pasteurization techniques can easily cause protein denaturation, while non-thermal sterilization techniques are often constrained by processin...

(This article belongs to the Section Agricultural Product Quality and Safety)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,662 Views
24 Pages

30 June 2023

One of the major disadvantages of Ti alloys is their poor wear resistance. To increase their wear resistance, before applying a wear-resistant layer, the surface of the substrate should be carefully prepared to ensure the required coating adhesion. F...

(This article belongs to the Section Tribology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,241 Views
20 Pages

19 June 2023

In the current study, corn stalk rinds were used as feedstock for the production of solid-fuel pellets. In an effort to comprehensively analyze the effects of different operational parameters on the physical properties of pellets, response surface me...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
899 Views
18 Pages

6 April 2026

A structured optimization approach was applied to ultrasonic surface rolling process (USRP) parameters, aiming to enhance the material surface characteristics of TC4 titanium alloy. To overcome the premature convergence and limited exploration capabi...

(This article belongs to the Section D: Materials and Processing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,095 Views
29 Pages

The influence of 3D printing parameters on compressive properties is an important factor in the application of additive manufacturing processes for products subjected to compressive loads in use. In this study, the compressive strength and compressiv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,977 Views
23 Pages

14 December 2020

This paper deals with the automation of the rock cutting process with roadheaders used widely in civil engineering for drilling roadways in underground mines and tunnels. Although there has been intensive technical development, roadheaders are still...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
9,311 Views
21 Pages

Optimization of Serial Modular Continuous Mixing Process Parameters for Natural Rubber Composites Reinforced by Silica/Carbon Black

  • Lin Zhu,
  • Xiaolong Tian,
  • Yiren Pan,
  • Tianhao Chang and ,
  • Kongshuo Wang,
  • Guangzhi Niu,
  • Luqi Zhang,
  • Chuansheng Wang and
  • Wenwen Han
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

11 February 2020

In the tire industry, the combination of carbon black and silica is commonly utilized to improve the comprehensive performance of natural rubber so as to realize the best performance and cost-effectiveness. The corresponding mixing is divided into th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polymer Nanocomposites: Processing, Degradation and Applications)
  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
191 Views
12 Pages

3 August 2026

The work presented demonstrate a methodology for multi-parameter optimization of process parameters in plastic injection molding, with a focus on established techniques such as DOE (Design of Experiment) Taguchi, root cause diagram, and rapid predict...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 15th International Scientific Conference TechSys 2026—Engineering, Technologies and Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
114 Views
28 Pages

A Two-Phase Federated Optimization Framework for Process Parameter Settings of Electrodeposition

  • Dajian Huang,
  • Yujie Yan,
  • Chen Wang,
  • Xuanming Zhao and ,
  • Qi Wu,
  • Xiang Qiu and
  • Zhichao Li
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

30 October 2026

The process parameter settings of electrolytic copper foil (ECF) electrodeposition face challenges due to insufficient data within individual production domains and barriers to cross-domain data sharing. Coordinating federated predictor training with...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Intelligent Fault Diagnosis for Complex Industrial Equipment)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,449 Views
19 Pages

Optimization of Process Parameters and Microscopic Morphology of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes/PEEK Films Using the Vacuum Suction Filtration Method

  • Mingyu Liu,
  • Hongya Fu,
  • Songsong Yu,
  • Ziang Jin and ,
  • Zhenyu Han and
  • Shouzheng Sun
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

17 June 2024

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are a high-quality interlamination reinforcement material, but the high viscosity of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) prevents good fusion between MWCNTs and PEEK. This study proposes a method to achieve the complete...

(This article belongs to the Section Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,937 Views
15 Pages

26 December 2017

Undesired wall thickness distribution and flanging cracking easily occur in reverse drawing–flanging combined processes of steel spokes when improper process parameters are used. Thus, based on GRA (grey relational analysis) and FEM (finite element m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,371 Views
19 Pages

Optimization of L-PBF Process Parameters for Defect Reduction and Mechanical Strength of Ni-Cr-Mo-Nb Superalloy Using Multi-Objective Methods

  • Anton V. Agapovichev,
  • Alexander I. Khaimovich,
  • Vitaliy G. Smelov,
  • Viktoriya V. Kokareva and ,
  • Vyacheslav P. Alekseev,
  • Evgeny V. Zemlyakov and
  • Anton Y. Kovchik
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

10 April 2025

In the context of Additive Manufacturing (AM), particularly the Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) technique, optimizing process parameters is essential for achieving dense, defect-free materials. This study investigates the optimization of L-PBF proces...

(This article belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,375 Views
17 Pages

15 October 2021

Customized small batch orders and sustainable development requirements pose challenges for product quality control and manufacturing process optimization for steel production. Building a multi-quality objective process parameter optimization method t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
50 Citations
3,954 Views
21 Pages

Experimental Investigation and Optimization of Electric Discharge Machining Process Parameters Using Grey-Fuzzy-Based Hybrid Techniques

  • Ankit Sharma,
  • Vidyapati Kumar,
  • Atul Babbar,
  • Vikas Dhawan and ,
  • Ketan Kotecha and
  • Chander Prakash
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

5 October 2021

Electrical discharge machining (EDM) has recently been shown to be one of the most successful unconventional machining methods for meeting the requirements of today’s manufacturing sector by producing complicated curved geometries in a broad variety...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Non-conventional Machining of Hard Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,030 Views
20 Pages

31 January 2018

The composite tape winding process, which utilizes a tape winding machine and prepreg tapes, provides a promising way to improve the quality of composite products. Nevertheless, the process parameters of composite tape winding have crucial effects on...

(This article belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
446 Views
17 Pages

Optimization of Multi-Track Laser Cladding Process Parameters for Fe-Cr-Ni Wear-Resistant Coatings via RSM-MOPSO

  • Zheng Sun,
  • Jin Yue,
  • Jixiang Xie,
  • Jie Chen and ,
  • Bing Du,
  • Yong Ye and
  • Yong Wang
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

20 August 2026

The surface of nodular cast iron is susceptible to wear failure under high-load conditions. In this study, Fe-Cr-Ni wear-resistant coatings were developed on the surface of nodular cast iron using laser cladding technology. The influence of laser pow...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Progress in Laser Additive Manufacturing of Alloys: Methods, Microstructures and Properties)
  • Article
  • Open Access
431 Views
16 Pages

11 August 2026

This paper proposes a design-technology co-optimization (DTCO) framework applicable to advanced technology nodes, which accelerates the process optimization exploration for such nodes. Developing automatic parameter extraction algorithms tailored for...

(This article belongs to the Section Microelectronics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,154 Views
15 Pages

1 February 2019

The blisk has been widely used in modern high performance aero-engines of high thrust-weight ratio. Disc milling process provides a reliable way to improve the efficiency of the blisk milling. The process parameters of disc milling have crucial effec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
504 Views
20 Pages

Effects of Optimized Key Processing Parameters on Macro-Compositions and Volatile Organic Compounds in High-Altitude Oolong Tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze)

  • Wenjing Zhang,
  • Yuting Li,
  • Shuaibo Shao,
  • Xingyuan Yao and ,
  • Chengzhe Zhou,
  • Zhong Wang and
  • Yuqiong Guo
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

9 July 2026

High-altitude environments provide a favorable basis for tea quality formation, but suitable processing parameters for high-altitude Oolong Tea (HAOT, Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) remain unclear. This study optimized key processing parameters fo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Exploring the World of Tea: Biochemistry, Genomics, and Molecular Biology—2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,185 Views
14 Pages

Process Parameter Optimization of Additively Manufactured Parts Using Intelligent Manufacturing

  • Rizwan Ur Rehman,
  • Uzair Khaleeq uz Zaman,
  • Shahid Aziz,
  • Hamid Jabbar and ,
  • Adnan Shujah,
  • Shaheer Khaleequzzaman,
  • Amir Hamza,
  • Usman Qamar and
  • Dong-Won Jung
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

21 November 2022

Additive manufacturing is the technique of combining materials layer by layer and process parameter optimization is a method used popularly for achieving the desired quality of a part. In this paper, four input parameters (layer height, infill densit...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,940 Views
17 Pages

This paper addresses the hole-forming process of a duckbilled hole-forming device. Based on a coupled simulation using the multi-body dynamics software RecurDyn and the discrete element software EDEM, the hole-forming mechanism of a duckbilled hole-f...

(This article belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,114 Views
32 Pages

A Review of Research on Multi-Objective Process Parameter Optimization Technology for Grinding Machining

  • Xiao Yang,
  • Zhaohui Deng,
  • Decai Zhu,
  • Rongjin Zhuo and ,
  • Xipeng Xu and
  • Wei Liu
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

The optimization of grinding is a multi-objective problem characterized by high dimensionality, non-linearity, and complexity. Solving this multi-objective optimization (MOO) problem is one of the most challenging tasks in the field of mechanical eng...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,050 Views
16 Pages

19 December 2022

In the tobacco redrying process, process parameter settings are greatly influenced by ambient temperature and humidity, and the moisture content of the tobacco leaf. In the face of complex and variable tobacco leaf characteristics, it is difficult to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,016 Views
19 Pages

Aero-Engine Blade Cryogenic Cooling Milling Deformation Simulation and Process Parameter Optimization

  • Ting Chen,
  • Yun Xu,
  • Bo Huang,
  • Yan Shi and ,
  • Jiahu Zhang,
  • Lei Li,
  • Yaozhi Meng and
  • Xuqing Li
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

30 May 2023

For the machining of aero-engine blades, factors such as machining residual stress, milling force, and heat deformation can result in poor blade profile accuracy. To address this issue, simulations of blade milling were completed using DEFORM11.0 and...

(This article belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
796 Views
19 Pages

30 December 2025

Coal slime, a byproduct of coal processing with high ash content, poses significant challenges in terms of its efficient separation and resource utilization due to its fine particle size and complex composition. This study aims to optimize the oil ag...

(This article belongs to the Section Separation Processes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,802 Views
12 Pages

26 July 2024

In this study, AlSi12 alloy samples were produced via the selective laser melting (SLM) technique to produce high-density components with complex and customized parts for railway applications. Nonetheless, the production of dense samples necessitates...

(This article belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing Technologies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,644 Views
22 Pages

Automated Shape and Process Parameter Optimization for Scaling Up Geometrically Non-Similar Bioreactors

  • Stefan Seidel,
  • Fruhar Mozaffari,
  • Rüdiger W. Maschke,
  • Matthias Kraume and ,
  • Regine Eibl-Schindler and
  • Dieter Eibl
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

10 September 2023

Scaling bioprocesses remains a major challenge. Since it is physically impossible to increase all process parameters equally, a suitable scale-up strategy must be selected for a successful bioprocess. One of the most widely used criteria when scaling...

(This article belongs to the Section Biological Processes and Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,820 Views
15 Pages

The Steelmaking Process Parameter Optimization with a Surrogate Model Based on Convolutional Neural Networks and the Firefly Algorithm

  • Yung-Chun Liu,
  • Ming-Huwi Horng,
  • Yung-Yi Yang,
  • Jian-Han Hsu and ,
  • Yen-Ting Chen,
  • Yu-Chen Hung,
  • Yung-Nien Sun and
  • Yu-Hsuan Tsai
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

25 May 2021

High-strength low-alloy steels (HSLAs) are widely used in the structural body components of many domestic motor vehicles owing to their better mechanical properties and greater resistance. The real production process of HSLA steelmaking can be regard...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 2021 Smart Manufacturing on Production System, Quality Assurance, Process Optimization, and Digital Modeling)
  • Article
  • Open Access
396 Views
16 Pages

8 June 2026

Driven by the urgent demand of the steel industry for utilizing low-grade, high-crystal-water iron ores, this study focuses on the thermal decrepitation problem in Guisha limonite pellet preparation caused by goethite dehydroxylation. Different from...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Processing of Metals and Alloys)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,777 Views
20 Pages

6 December 2022

This study aims to develop mathematical models to improve multi-performance metrics, such as relative density and operating costs, in laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), also known as selective laser melting, a metallic additive manufacturing technique,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
590 Views
31 Pages

20 May 2026

To address the industry pain points of domestic traditional fish meal processing equipment, such as low protein retention, low drying efficiency, and poor operational reliability, this study focuses on high-moisture, heat-sensitive cod meal as the te...

(This article belongs to the Section Food Process Engineering)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,080 Views
20 Pages

Achieving High-Quality Formed Hastelloy X Cladding Layers on Heterological 50CrVA Surface by Optimizing Process Parameters in Directed Energy Deposition

  • Liming Xia,
  • Hongqin Lei,
  • Enjie Dong,
  • Tingyu Chang and ,
  • Linjie Zhao,
  • Mingjun Chen,
  • Junwen Lu and
  • Jian Cheng
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

29 September 2025

Hastelloy X exhibits outstanding thermal fatigue resistance, making it a promising material for repairing 50CrVA landing gear via directed energy deposition (DED). However, the substantial differences in composition and thermophysical properties betw...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Digital Manufacturing and Nano Fabrication)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,384 Views
11 Pages

1 February 2024

Fused silica was polished to a high quality by a CO2 laser beam with a rapid scanning rate. The rapid scanning rate produced a line laser heat source, resulting in a “polishing line” during the polishing process. The Taguchi method was us...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Welding Technologies and Additive Manufacturing of Alloy and Metals)
  • Article
  • Open Access
970 Views
16 Pages

Neural Network Enabled Process Parameter Optimization for Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Inconel 718

  • Debajyoti Adak,
  • Mohammad Basit Akram,
  • Somnath Roy and
  • Ganesh Balasubramanian

Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is a widely utilized metal additive manufacturing (AM) process for fabricating intricate geometries with high mechanical strength. However, achieving defect-free parts remains challenging due to complex thermodynamics a...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
823 Views
7 Pages

8 December 2025

The parts fabricated using the material extrusion (MEX) process exhibit anisotropic mechanical properties depending on the build orientation, primarily due to incomplete interlayer bonding. In this study, a new polycarbonate (PC) is adopted, and the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Design and Process Strategies for Mechanical Reinforcement in Polymer Additive Manufacturing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
799 Views
20 Pages

10 August 2026

Fused deposition modeling (FDM) involves numerous process parameters, making it difficult to efficiently identify key influencing factors and achieve accurate prediction of straightness errors in printed parts. To address these issues, this paper pro...

(This article belongs to the Section Polymer Applications)

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