Over recent decades, the demand for smarter and more intelligent manufacturing systems has increased in order to meet the growing requirements of customers. Manufacturing systems are termed as smart manufacturing systems (SMSs); these systems are cap...
The manufacturing of multiscale composite structures in aerospace engineering is governed by complex interactions among material heterogeneity, fluid rheology, and multiphysics phenomena—including thermal, chemical, electrical, and mechanical e...
The physical architecture of materials plays an integral role in determining material properties and functionality. While many processing techniques now exist for fabricating parts of any shape or size, a couple of techniques have emerged as facile a...
In recent years, the field of microrobots has exploded, yielding many exciting new functions and applications, from object grasping and release to in vivo drug transport. Smart responsive materials have had a profound impact on the field of microrobo...
Multi-attribute decision-making (MADM) refers to making preference decisions via assessing a finite number of pre-specified alternatives under multiple and usually conflicting attributes. Many problems in the field of additive manufacturing (AM) are...
A variety of particle-based methods have been developed for the purpose of computationally modelling processes that involve, for example, complex topological changes of interfaces, significant plastic deformation of materials, fluid flow in conjuncti...
Fire has been proven to threaten human lives and buildings significantly. Extensive research is being conducted globally to reduce fire risks, particularly in high-rise buildings that incorporate steel for structural support, timber for decorative el...
The aim of this research is to propose a hybrid decision-making model for evaluation and selection of quality methods whose application leads to improved reliability of manufacturing in the process industry. Evaluation of failures and determination o...
Quality risks in digitalized equipment manufacturing processes are increasingly characterized by multi-source coupling, chain-like transmission, and latent evolution, making it difficult for single-method approaches alone to fully reveal their transm...
The purification of heparin from offal is an old industrial process for which commercial recipes date back to 1922. Although chemical, chemoenzymatic, and biotechnological alternatives for this production method have been published in the academic li...
Engineering graphics and technical drawing represent the primary formal communication medium of manufacturing systems, conveying dimensional specifications, tolerances, surface conditions, and geometric intent across the full production chain. Despit...
A solidification microstructure is formed under high cooling rates and temperature gradients in powder-based additive manufacturing. In this study, a non-equilibrium multi-phase field method (MPFM), based on a finite interface dissipation model, coup...
Acrylic resins are commonly used for denture bases due to ease of molding but are prone to water absorption and microbial contamination. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of ozonated water immersion (OZ), ultrasonic cleaning (US), and ultravio...
Launching satellites into the Earth’s orbit is a critical area of research, and very demanding satellite services increase exponentially as modern society takes shape. At the same time, the costs of developing and launching satellite missions w...
The topic of the Special Issue, “Manufacturing Technology, Materials and Methods,” was chosen in response to the growing importance of modern production technologies in shaping efficient, sustainable, and economically viable manufacturing...
How to design a production process with low carbon emissions and low environmental impact as well as high manufacturing performance is a key factor in the success of low-carbon production. It is important to address concerns about climate change for...
This article provides a detailed review of the types of magnesium wheels available in the industry and the current methods of the wheels’ production. The past several years have seen a significant development of magnesium-based lightweight allo...
In response to the growing complexity of modern process manufacturing systems, this paper proposes a novel simulation framework named the Process–Equipment–In-Process State (PEI) simulation method, which introduces a unified and structure...
The concept of repair and restoration using additive manufacturing (AM) is to build new metal layers on a broken part. It is beneficial for complex parts that are no longer available in the market. Optimization methods are used to solve product desig...
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Industrial chemicals differ in their treatment methods and types, depending on their physicochemical properties. Highly volatile chemicals are emitted despite installation of preventive facilities, such as scrubbers and adsorption towers. Some countr...
Globalization has created a highly competitive and diverse market, an uncertain and risky business environment, and changing customer expectations. An effective manufacturing strategy reduces complexity and provides organizations with a well-organize...
It is significant to scientifically identify what factors influence the green growth of manufacturing enterprises and analyze the relationship among these factors, thus promoting green growth. Firstly, the corresponding conceptual model is designed;...
Previous investigations conducted on a liposomal formulation for a SARS-CoV-2 DNA vaccine manufactured using the thin-film layer rehydration method showed promising immunogenicity results in mice. The adaptation of the liposomal formulation to a scal...
Process simulation using mathematical modeling tools is becoming more common in the pharmaceutical industry. A mechanistic model is a mathematical modeling tool that can enhance process understanding, reduce experimentation cost and improve product q...
Sustainable manufacturing and green processing methods have gained immense relevance over recent years due to pressing concerns over environmental degradation, resource scarcity, and industrial waste [...]
It is a well-known fact that in the field of modern manufacturing processes, additive manufacturing (AM) offers unexpected opportunities for creativity and rapid development. Compared with classical manufacturing technologies, AM offers the advantage...
(1) Background: comprehending market concentration and its implications is one of the most crucial aspects of studying and evaluating competition issues, and this is gaining increasing attention in companies’ sustainability research. Sustainabi...
In semiconductor manufacturing, wafer aligners have been widely used, such as the conventional alignment method using a Charge Coupled Device (CCD) transmission sensor to detect the notch or flat in a wafer. This paper presents a proposed vision alig...
Manufacturing small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role in the economic development and resource consumption of most regions. Conceptually, a product-service system (PSS) can be an effective way to improve the sustainability of m...
The mechanical properties of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) made of manufactured sand (MS) under four curing methods (steam, standard, sprinkler and saturated Ca(OH)2) were investigated via compressive, flexural and uniaxial tensile tests, an...
Metal additive manufacturing (AM) has several similarities to conventional metal manufacturing, such as welding and cladding. During the manufacturing process, both metal AM and welding experience repeated partial melting and cooling, referred to as...
Automobile manufacturers often outsource key components and parts to suppliers, hence ensuring that process quality has been a hot topic in current research. The quality control demands at different stages of the manufacturing supply chain cycle have...
Approximately 40% of new chemical entities (NCEs), including anticancer drugs, have been reported as poorly water-soluble compounds. Anticancer drugs are classified into biologic drugs (monoclonal antibodies) and small molecule drugs (nonbiologic ant...
With the rapid growth of collaborative production demands, social manufacturing (SM) has emerged as a decentralized paradigm that enables the dynamic allocation of socialized manufacturing resources (MRs). Organizing manufacturing cluster into collab...
Various types of heat pipes are available to purchase off the shelf, from various manufacturers, but most of them have strictly defined geometry and technical parameters. However, when there is a need to use a heat pipe (HP) with an unusual size and...
Additive manufacturing (3D Printing) has become a promising manufacturing method as it can produce parts in a flexible and efficient way, especially for very irregular parts. However, during the printing process, the material experiences a great temp...
With the increasing application of manufactured sand, as one of the uncertain factors affecting the properties and performance of ready-mixed concrete proportioning with commonly used manufactured sand, residual flocculants in water-washed manufactur...
Robot swarm manufacturing is a promising direction in smart manufacturing that aggregates multiple robots to collaboratively complete production jobs; however, achieving conflict-free scheduling remains a significant challenge. Traditional methods st...
Design and manufacturing are the key steps in the sustainable manufacturing of any product to be produced. Within the perspective of injection molds production, increased competitiveness and repeated changes in the design require a complete optimized...
Wire arc additive manufacturing achieves high efficiency and low costs by using a melting wire for directional depositions. Thermal analyses and the finite element method have been applied to predict residual stress and the deformation of fabricated...
Thanks to the layer-by-layer creation of components, additive manufacturing (AM) processes enable the flexible production of components with highly complex geometries, that were previously not realizable or only with very great effort. While AM techn...
Additive manufacturing (AM) can quickly and easily obtain lattice structures with light weight and excellent mechanical properties. Body-centered cubic (BCC) lattice structure is a basic type of lattice structure. BCC with Z strut (BCCZ) lattice stru...
Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies are becoming a global phenomenon in the manufacturing industry. The progressiveness of additive manufacturing lies in its universality. AM makes it possible to produce parts with complex shapes from different...
One major drawback of additive manufacturing is the poor surface quality of parts, which negatively affects mechanical and tribological properties. Therefore, a surface finishing is necessary in most cases. Due to a high material removal rate, centri...
In the food manufacturing industry, which is critical to national economies, there is a growing imperative to meet heightened safety, quality, and environmental standards, particularly in the face of supply chain disruptions. This study addresses the...
This article presents a performance evaluation of a flexible manufacturing system (FMS), in which the system and its components can have different performance levels ranging from perfect functioning to total failure. An original multistate transition...
Ultrasonic arrays have been investigated for inspecting the quality of special materials. Unfortunately, non-destructive testing and evaluation (NDT&E) of internal defects in additive manufacturing (AM) materials are difficult due to the anisotro...
Materials science gives theoretical and practical tools, while new modeling methods and platforms provide rapid and efficient development, improvement, and optimization of old and new technologies. Recently, impressive progress has been made in the d...
In traditional textile manufacturing, downstream manufacturers use raw materials, such as Nylon and cotton yarns, to produce textile products. The manufacturing process involves warping, sizing, beaming, weaving, and inspection. Staff members typical...
Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing (AM) has been adopted by various industries as a novel manufacturing technology. Powder spreading is a crucial part of the LPBF AM process that defines the quality of the fabricated objects. In th...
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