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  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,443 Views
30 Pages

Effects of Central Cut Width on the Dynamical Characteristics of Box Assembly Structure

  • Christopher Padilla,
  • Antonio Flores,
  • Ezekiel Granillo,
  • Jonah Madrid and
  • Abdessattar Abdelkefi

4 January 2025

An investigation into the Box Assembly with Removable Component (BARC) structure is conducted by utilizing computational simulations and experimental structural testing in order to determine the complex dynamical responses instigated by the central c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,145 Views
29 Pages

Insights on the Influence of the Central-Cut Width of the Box Assembly with Removable Component on Its Dynamical Responses

  • Christopher Padilla,
  • Antonio Flores,
  • Jonah Madrid,
  • Ezekiel Granillo and
  • Abdessattar Abdelkefi

6 February 2025

This investigation focuses on the dynamical effects caused by varying the central-cut width within the Box Assembly with Removable Component (BARC) system. The central-cut widths included in this study are a 0.5″ cut, a 0.25″ cut, a thin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
6,921 Views
12 Pages

6 September 2017

Lithium-ion batteries are widely used for many applications such as portable electronic devices and Electric Vehicles, because they have lighter weight, higher energy density, higher power density, and a higher energy-to-weight ratio than other types...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
880 Views
23 Pages

Effect of Laser Pulse Width on Cutting Quality and Efficiency in CFRP: Mechanism and Optimization

  • Chunmeng Chen,
  • Long Chen,
  • Guojun Zhang,
  • Yu Huang,
  • Huijuan Ma and
  • Youmin Rong

14 October 2025

This study systematically investigates the influence of laser pulse duration on cutting efficiency, heat-affected-zone (HAZ) formation, and mechanical integrity during carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) laser cutting. Three distinct pulse-width l...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,465 Views
13 Pages

15 September 2021

Kerf width is one of the most important quality items in cutting of thin metallic sheets. The aim of this study was to develop a convolutional neural network (CNN) model for analysis and prediction of kerf width in laser cutting of thin non-oriented...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
7,090 Views
15 Pages

11 February 2018

Lithium-ion batteries have a higher energy density than other secondary batteries. Among the lithium-ion battery manufacturing process, electrode cutting is one of the most important processes since poor cut quality leads to performance degradation,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,694 Views
11 Pages

23 September 2022

While dismantling nuclear power plants, the reactor vessel internal is cut underwater using mechanical and thermal cutting. In laser thermal cutting, assist gas must be used to remove melted metal; consequently, a large number of radioactive aerosols...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,941 Views
12 Pages

Study of Wire-Cut Electro-Discharge Machining of Heat-Resistant Nickel Alloys

  • Timur Rizovich Ablyaz,
  • Evgeny Sergeevich Shlykov,
  • Karim Ravilevich Muratov,
  • Sarabjeet Singh Sidhu,
  • Dmitry Mikhailovich and
  • Khairulin Vadim Takhirovich

18 October 2023

This paper presents an analysis and theoretical model for assessing the quality and accuracy of wire-cut electro-discharge machining (WEDM) of products made from novel heat-resistant nickel alloys such as CrNi56KVMTYB. It is observed that WEDM proces...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,651 Views
16 Pages

7 June 2024

Fiber laser cutting machines are widely used in industry for cutting various sheet metals. Hardox steel is widely used in the construction of machinery and equipment that are subjected to wear and impact due to its anti-wear properties and good impac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,015 Views
15 Pages

Highly Efficient Cutting of Quartz Glass with Low Roughness and Minor Chipping Using Bessel Laser Beams

  • Lei Xiong,
  • Yuhang An,
  • Ling Zhang,
  • Cheng Tang,
  • Tianci Zhang,
  • Aibin Zuo and
  • Wenyan Gao

18 February 2025

The conventional method of cutting quartz glass with a knife often leads to undesirable effects, such as chipping, debris generation, and an inconsistent cut quality. Additionally, implementing the current methods of laser ablation cutting and crack...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,252 Views
16 Pages

Optimisation of CO2 Laser Technological Parameters and Their Impact on the Surface Quality of Cut Wood

  • Lukáš Adamčík,
  • Richard Kminiak,
  • Kristián Kyselica,
  • Rastislav Igaz and
  • Ivan Kubovský

7 May 2025

This paper discusses cutting beech wood (Fagus sylvatica L.) using a CO2 laser and optimising its feed speed and laser power concerning the roughness of the cut surface and the kerf width. The roughness, defined by the parameters Ra, Rz, Rv, and Rp,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,490 Views
13 Pages

Effect of Process Parameters on the Quality of Laser-Cut Stainless Steel Thin Plates

  • Irene Buj-Corral,
  • Lluís Costa-Herrero and
  • Alejandro Domínguez-Fernández

31 July 2021

At present, laser cutting is currently employed to cut metallic plates, due to their good finish and dimensional quality, as well as because of the flexibility of the process to obtain different shapes. In the present paper, surface roughness, dimens...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,032 Views
12 Pages

23 April 2025

This study aims to examine and optimize CO2 laser cutting parameters—namely, laser power, cutting speed, and focal plane position—when applied to polypropylene material using an experimental methodology. This research aims to improve cutt...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,160 Views
24 Pages

Enhancing CO2 Laser Cutting Efficiency for Diverse Wood Species Using Artificial Neural Networks

  • Ivan Ružiak,
  • Lubos Kristak,
  • Imants Adijans,
  • Ivan Kubovský,
  • Jana Richvalská,
  • Lukáš Štefančin,
  • Milada Gajtanska,
  • Eugenia Mariana Tudor and
  • Luigi Todaro

23 May 2025

Modern manufacturing technologies include wood processing using laser technologies. The most used laser for wood cutting is the CO2 laser, which offers many advantages such as processing speed, efficiency, and minimal impact on the material’s s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,423 Views
14 Pages

On the Effect of Multiple Passes on Kerf Characteristics and Efficiency of Abrasive Waterjet Cutting

  • Panagiotis Karmiris-Obratański,
  • Nikolaos E. Karkalos,
  • Rafał Kudelski,
  • Emmanouil L. Papazoglou and
  • Angelos P. Markopoulos

1 January 2021

Abrasive waterjet cutting is a well-established non-conventional technique for the processing of difficult-to-cut material and rendering of various complex geometries with high accuracy. However, as in every machining process, it is also required tha...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,650 Views
10 Pages

31 May 2021

The laser cutting of rock has been popular recently because of its advantages over traditional rock cutting methods. Several types of research were performed to replace traditional rock cutting techniques with laser cutting. The purpose of this exper...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
1,467 Views
32 Pages

10 July 2025

This research article examines the CO2 laser cutting performance of Fused Filament Fabricated Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate (ASA) thermoplastics by analyzing the influence of plate thickness, laser power, and cutting speed on four quality characteri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,074 Views
18 Pages

27 January 2022

The application of roof-cutting and pressure-relief gob-side entry retention plays a critical role in controlling the stability of the surrounding rock at the entry, easing continuity tension and improving resource recovery ratio. The excavation of t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,724 Views
28 Pages

Innovative Blade and Tine Push Weeder for Enhancing Weeding Efficiency of Small Farmers

  • Kalluri Praveen,
  • Ningaraj Belagalla,
  • Nagaraju Dharavat,
  • Leander Corrie and
  • Gireesha D

17 March 2025

Sustainable agriculture is central to addressing the difficulties farmers face, such as a lack of manpower, high input prices, and environmental effects from the widespread use of chemical herbicides. In farming, eliminating unwanted plants from crop...

  • Article
  • Open Access
268 Views
20 Pages

Influence of the Tool Geometry on the Surface Properties in Ultrasonic Vibration Superimposed Machining of Bronze

  • Hendrik Liborius,
  • Jonas Maximilian Werner,
  • Andreas Nestler,
  • Welf-Guntram Drossel and
  • Andreas Schubert

9 December 2025

Ultrasonic vibration superimposed turning represents a highly efficient method for surface microstructuring, which enables a combination with finish machining. However, there are almost no industrial applications of this process due to the special ki...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,473 Views
18 Pages

29 October 2024

The present challenges in the automotive industry require the development and practical implication of novel machining procedures, which will provide appropriate solutions. These procedures should still meet the requirements of productivity, surface...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
2,204 Views
5 Pages

Application of Sensor-Based Precision Irrigation Methods for Improving Water Use Efficiency of Maize Crop

  • Muhammad Abubakar Aslam,
  • Muhammad Jehanzeb Masud Cheema,
  • Shoaib Saleem,
  • Abdul Basit,
  • Saddam Hussain and
  • Muhammad Sohail Waqas

Soil moisture sensors and hydraulic modeling play a vital role in managing surface irrigation systems. Crop water productivity can be improved by managing the inflow cut-off time and optimizing the other field scale measurements. As such, hydraulic m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,089 Views
12 Pages

16 October 2023

We aimed to explore the effect of strip cutting width on the physical and mechanical properties of Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis). Four-year-old hairy bamboo with different cutting bandwidths (3 m, 5 m, 8 m, 12 m and 15 m) was used as the experim...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,112 Views
19 Pages

1 October 2023

Due to the variety of benefits over traditional cutting techniques, the usage of laser cutting technology has risen substantially in recent years. The attributes of laser technology for leather cutting include adaptability, mass production, capabilit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,336 Views
29 Pages

Influence of Process Parameters on Cutting Width in CO2 Laser Processing of Hardox 400 Steel

  • Constantin Cristinel Girdu,
  • Catalin Gheorghe,
  • Constanta Radulescu and
  • Daniela Cirtina

28 June 2021

This paper presents an experimental research that proposes to determine the influence of process parameters on CO2 laser cutting of 8 mm thick Hardox 400 steel, for which Kerf has a minimum value. The experimental research was conducted according to...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
423 Views
11 Pages

Statistical Analysis of Burr Width and Height in Conventional Speed Micro-Milling of Titanium Alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) by Varying Cutting Parameters Under Different Lubrication Methods: Dry, MQL and Wet

  • Gulfam Ul Rehman,
  • Muhammad Rizwan ul Haq,
  • Manzar Masud,
  • Syed Husain Imran Jaffery,
  • Muhammad Salman Khan and
  • Shahid Ikramullah Butt

16 October 2025

In this research, micro-milling of Ti-6Al-4V has been carried out in the conventional machining range. The influence of key machining parameters, including feed rate, cutting speed, depth of cut, and cooling conditions, was statistically analyzed in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
285 Views
17 Pages

14 January 2026

Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) harvesting is labor-intensive and inefficient, while strip-cutting enables mechanized, cost-effective management and supports long-term production. Intensive strip-cutting disturbs bamboo ecosystems, altering soil,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,854 Views
17 Pages

Evaluation of the Depth and Width of Cuts after Controlled-Depth Abrasive Water Jet Machining Using Low Pressure

  • Frantisek Botko,
  • Dominika Botkova,
  • Matus Gelatko,
  • Radoslav Vandzura and
  • Dagmar Klichova

6 December 2023

The presented paper is focused on the evaluation of material removal during machining via an abrasive water jet with a controlled depth of cut. In the introductory parts of the work, a theoretical analysis of water jet technology and an analysis of t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,110 Views
26 Pages

Prediction of Kerf Width and Surface Roughness of Al6351 Based Composite in Wire-Cut Electric Discharge Machining Using Mathematical Modelling

  • Hariharan Sree Ram,
  • Marimuthu Uthayakumar,
  • Shanmugam Suresh Kumar,
  • Sundaresan Thirumalai Kumaran,
  • Brian Azzopardi and
  • Kinga Korniejenko

30 January 2022

The machining of composite materials has been an area of intense research for the past couple of decades due to its wide range of applications, from automobiles to air crafts or from boats to nuclear systems. Non-conventional machining, especially el...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
1,996 Views
13 Pages

A Generalized View of Longwall Emergency Stop Prevention (Ukraine)

  • Sergey Vlasov,
  • Yevhen Moldavanov,
  • Roman Dychkovskyi,
  • Edgar Cabana,
  • Natalia Howaniec,
  • Katarzyna Widera,
  • Andrzej Bąk and
  • Adam Smoliński

29 April 2022

Based on both theoretical and practical experiences, the measures aimed at controlling emergency shutdowns of stopes have been highlighted. These stopes are connected with the emergency rigid settlements of powered complexes. In terms of the Western...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,520 Views
19 Pages

31 July 2023

Due to the characteristics of high brittleness and low fracture toughness of monocrystalline silicon, its high precision and high-quality cutting have great challenges. Aiming at the urgent need of wafer cutting with high efficiency, this paper inves...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,000 Views
17 Pages

20 May 2023

In the present study, the impact of cutting-edge microgeometry on the cutting forces in the finish milling of a 7075-aluminium alloy was analysed. The influence of selected values of the rounding radius of cutting edge, and the size of the margin wid...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,433 Views
11 Pages

10 July 2022

As research progresses, the surface texture tool can significantly reduce the cutting heat and cutting force. However, the tool surface texture width, depth, and spacing also have an impact on the cutting performance. Using the Taguchi method and fin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
4,851 Views
14 Pages

7 May 2018

Gob-side entry retaining (GER) employed in a thin coal seam (TCS) can increase economic benefits and coal recovery, as well as mitigate gas concentration in the gob. In accordance with the caving style of a limestone roof, the gas concentration and a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,886 Views
22 Pages

Mechanical Properties and Influencing Factors of Shield Cutting Existing Station Supporting Piles

  • Xiaoming Guan,
  • Zeliang Liu,
  • Huawei Xu,
  • Yanchun Liu,
  • Xianzhang Ling,
  • Hao Ding,
  • Sihao Ren,
  • Ruiquan Lu,
  • Ke Yu and
  • Jijun Miao

28 July 2023

Based on the shield-cutting existing station supporting piles project of Zhengzhou metro line 6, the process and mechanism of concrete in the process of pile cutting were analyzed by establishing a three-dimensional model of concrete with a cutter. T...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
6,389 Views
16 Pages

Optimization of Parameters for the Cutting of Wood-Based Materials by a CO2 Laser

  • Ivan Kubovský,
  • Ľuboš Krišťák,
  • Juraj Suja,
  • Milada Gajtanska,
  • Rastislav Igaz,
  • Ivan Ružiak and
  • Roman Réh

16 November 2020

This article deals with the laser cutting of wood and wood composites. The laser cutting of wood and wood composites is widely accepted and used by the wood industry (due to its many advantages compared to, e.g., saw cutting). The goal of this resear...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,936 Views
10 Pages

31 October 2018

Wu et al. (2014) showed that under the small set expansion hypothesis (SSEH) there is no polynomial time approximation algorithm with any constant approximation factor for several graph width parameters, including tree-width, path-width, and cut-widt...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
10,065 Views
16 Pages

8 January 2019

Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIB) are growing in popularity for many applications. Much research has been focusing on battery performance improvement. However, few studies have overcome the disadvantages of the conventional LIB manufacturing processes. Las...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,837 Views
12 Pages

9 November 2022

In addition to traditional chip methods, performance lasers are often used in the field of wood processing. When cutting wood with CO2 lasers, it is primarily the area of optimization of parameters that is important, which include mainly laser perfor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,691 Views
25 Pages

23 October 2022

This paper presents a numerical investigation of the effects of chamfered and sharp cemented carbide tools using finite element method-based DEFORM-2D software and cutting parameters on different machining characteristics during the orthogonal cuttin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,467 Views
9 Pages

17 January 2020

Microslit cutting in aluminum foils is considered to be difficult as aluminum foils have low hardness and deformability. In this study, a novel cutting method is proposed where a tungsten microwire is utilized as the tool to cut aluminum foil without...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,948 Views
13 Pages

12 October 2023

We applied femtosecond laser pulses for microsurgery of the zona pellucida (ZP) of mouse embryos in terms of assisted reproductive technologies. The embryos were subjected to a series of laser pulses (wavelength of 514 nm, pulse duration of 280 fs, r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,286 Views
13 Pages

7 June 2021

The study and control for chip have a significant impact on machining quality and productivity. In this paper, GH4169 was cut with an indexable disc milling cutter. The chips corresponding to each group of cutting parameters were collected, and the c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,734 Views
12 Pages

30 December 2022

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is extensively used in equipment used for manufacturing semiconductor components and wet etching equipment. However, achieving ideal dimensional accuracy when cutting PTFE is challenging. In this study, we performed cut...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,161 Views
18 Pages

A Mathematical Model for Reduction of Trim Loss in Cutting Reels at a Make-to-Order Paper Mill

  • Razaullah Khan,
  • Catalin Iulian Pruncu,
  • Abdul Salam Khan,
  • Khawar Naeem,
  • Muhammad Abas,
  • Qazi Salman Khalid and
  • Asnaf Aziz

30 July 2020

One of the main issues in a paper mill is the minimization of trim loss when cutting master reels and stocked reels into reels of smaller required widths. The losses produced in trimming at a paper mill are reprocessed by using different chemicals wh...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,906 Views
14 Pages

Statistical Analysis of Machining Parameters on Burr Formation, Surface Roughness and Energy Consumption during Milling of Aluminium Alloy Al 6061-T6

  • Sajid Raza Zaidi,
  • Najam Ul Qadir,
  • Syed Husain Imran Jaffery,
  • Muhammad Ali Khan,
  • Mushtaq Khan and
  • Jana Petru

15 November 2022

Due to the increasing demand for higher production rates in the manufacturing sector, there is a need to manufacture finished or near-finished parts. Burrs and surface roughness are the two most important indicators of the surface quality of any mach...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,973 Views
13 Pages

Response of Moso Bamboo Growth and Soil Nutrient Content to Strip Cutting

  • Xiao Zhou,
  • Fengying Guan,
  • Xuan Zhang,
  • Chengji Li and
  • Yang Zhou

15 August 2022

Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) is a critical forest resource in subtropical China, and reasonable cutting management of moso bamboo forests is essential for improving the productivity of bamboo forests, increasing the income of farmers, and impro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
848 Views
30 Pages

15 October 2025

Indexable face milling tools are often used to machine workpieces with large axial and radial depth of cuts, and thus, the inserts quickly wear out in machining. A kernel technique of smart machining is tool wear compensation, which is to regularly a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
4,970 Views
14 Pages

Analysis of Wire-Cut Electro Discharge Machining of Polymer Composite Materials

  • Timur Rizovich Ablyaz,
  • Evgeny Sergeevich Shlykov,
  • Karim Ravilevich Muratov and
  • Sarabjeet Singh Sidhu

This study presents the analysis of wire-cut electro-discharge machining (WIRE-EDM) of polymer composite material (PCM). The conductivity of the workpiece is improved by using 1 mm thick titanium plates (layers) sandwiched on the PCM. Input process p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,794 Views
21 Pages

Multi-Objective Optimization of Micro-Milling Titanium Alloy Ti-3Al-2.5V (Grade 9) Using Taguchi-Grey Relation Integrated Approach

  • Muhammad Ayyaz Khan,
  • Syed Husain Imran Jaffery,
  • Muhammad Ali Khan,
  • Muhammad Iftikhar Faraz and
  • Sachhal Mufti

31 July 2023

This study aims to optimize the cutting parameters for the micro-milling of titanium grade 9 (Ti-3Al-2.5V). The research employs Grey Relational Analysis (GRA) and Response Surface Methodology (RSM) techniques to find the optimal combination of cutti...

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