Advanced Composites Manufacturing and Plastics Processing, 2nd Volume

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Environmental and energy concerns and digitalization are currently having profound effects in reshaping the plastics and composites industry. Manufacturing processes and systems evolve accordingly in order to cost-effectively produce high-performance, high-quality, lightweight, and multifunctional parts with a reduced carbon footprint. All composites manufacturing and polymer processing technologies are concerned with this trend: liquid composite molding (e.g., resin transfer molding and resin infusion/vacuum infusion), automated lay-up (e.g., automated fiber placement and automated tape laying), filament winding, prepreg technology, pultrusion, autoclave, compression molding, film stacking, additive manufacturing/3D printing, injection molding, over-molding/back-molding, extrusion, blow molding, thermoforming, rotational molding, foaming, coating, preforming of textile reinforcement, joining/welding, and mold technologies (i.e., mold making and design).

Following the previous Topic (Advanced Composites Manufacturing and Plastics Processing), this new Topic welcomes original research articles, state-of-the-art reviews, and short communications on the latest advances in composites manufacturing and plastics processing. Suggested contributions may address new process developments, modeling/simulation, monitoring/control, and performance or application issues, with either experimental or numerical approaches. All types of polymers (thermoplastics, thermosets, and elastomers) and fibers/fillers (glass, carbon, ceramic, mineral, and vegetal) are eligible topics of focus, whether they come from recycled, bio-based, or fossil feedstocks. Multidisciplinarity is also encouraged to cover emerging topics such as smart manufacturing, artificial intelligence applied to manufacturing, data-driven simulations, and digital twins.

Prof. Dr. Patricia Krawczak
Prof. Dr. Ludwig Cardon
Prof. Dr. Frederik Desplentere
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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Fibers fibers	3.9	7.4	2013	23.3 Days	CHF 2000	Submit
Journal of Composites Science jcs	3.7	5.8	2017	16.2 Days	CHF 1800	Submit
Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing jmmp	3.3	5.2	2017	16.2 Days	CHF 1800	Submit
Materials materials	3.2	6.4	2008	15.2 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Polymers polymers	4.9	9.7	2009	14 Days	CHF 2700	Submit
Recycling recycling	4.6	8.9	2016	20.9 Days	CHF 1800	Submit

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All Fibers J. Compos. Sci. JMMP Materials Polymers Recycling

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Evaluation of Bond Strength in Multi-Material Specimens Using a Consumer-Grade LCD 3D Printer

by Shunpei Shimizu, Masaya Inada, Tomoya Aoba, Haruka Tamagawa, Yuichiro Aoki, Masashi Sekine and Sumihisa Orita

J. Manuf. Mater. Process. 2025, 9(10), 332; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp9100332 - 11 Oct 2025

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Additive Manufacturing (AM) is currently widely used as a means of production and processing. Among the techniques, stereolithography 3D printers (3DP) are highly accurate and versatile, making them popular for personal use. While many personal 3D printers with multi-material printing capabilities have appeared [...] Read more.

Additive Manufacturing (AM) is currently widely used as a means of production and processing. Among the techniques, stereolithography 3D printers (3DP) are highly accurate and versatile, making them popular for personal use. While many personal 3D printers with multi-material printing capabilities have appeared on the market, stereolithography printers for personal use have yet to appear. Therefore, assuming the realization of a low-cost, versatile 3D printer with this functionality, we verified whether the resins currently available for personal use are suitable for this functionality by conducting printing, secondary curing, and tensile tests. The printing results showed that all test specimens were printed with an exposure time of 8 s or more. The tensile test results indicated that the test specimens produced by multi-material printing exhibited tensile strength comparable to that of single-material specimens (90% to 114% of the weak material standard). Additionally, it was confirmed that strength manipulation and post-processing are possible with multi-material printing using the same printing parameters. These findings demonstrate that multi-material printing using conventional commercially available resins is sufficiently practical in terms of strength. The use of existing resins and low-cost photopolymerization-based 3D printers contributes to the realization of low-cost yet high-precision AM technology. Full article

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Virtual Sensor for Injection Molding Monitoring

by Ronan Le Goff, Sabine Belle, Armelle Chenu, Nils Marchal, Antoine Delacourt, Franck Sellier and Matthieu Ponchant

J. Manuf. Mater. Process. 2025, 9(9), 311; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp9090311 - 9 Sep 2025

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Monitoring the complete injection molding process is becoming critical for manufacturing high-quality polymer products, as it enhances product quality and process efficiency. This study presents the development of a virtual sensor designed to monitor critical parameters of the injection molding process that cannot [...] Read more.

Monitoring the complete injection molding process is becoming critical for manufacturing high-quality polymer products, as it enhances product quality and process efficiency. This study presents the development of a virtual sensor designed to monitor critical parameters of the injection molding process that cannot be measured with existing sensors. The virtual sensor integrates both one-dimensional system simulations and data-driven models to accurately predict the behavior of the complete injection molding process, including the plasticizing steps. In our investigation, the virtual sensor was tested and demonstrated its ability in forecasting key process parameters, namely the injection pressure and the screw displacement. The sensor’s ability to provide real-time melt temperature or shear rate highlights its practical applicability and effectiveness in optimizing the injection molding process. Full article

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