1. Generating spiral tool path to machine free-form surface with complex topology based on fusing constraint mapping and enriched Voronoi diagram

   • Zhiping Liu
   • Xiongbing Li
   • Bing Yi

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 January 2019 Pages: 647 - 658

2. The mechanical analysis of flexible die drawing for spherical parts based on weight function

   • Xiang-dong Jia
   • Chang-cai Zhao

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 January 2019 Pages: 659 - 671

3. Electric arc sweep milling of open channels

   • Ahmad Farhadi
   • Yingmou Zhu
   • Wansheng Zhao

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 January 2019 Pages: 673 - 683

4. Isothermal closed-die forming process of magnesium alloy upper receiver: numerical simulation and experiments

   • Qiang Chen
   • Xiaohua Zhang
   • Baoguo Yuan

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 685 - 694

5. Arc discharge and pressure characteristics in pulsed plasma gas of PAW

   • Shujun Chen
   • Zhaoyang Yan
   • Fan Jiang

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 695 - 703

6. A unified prediction model of 3D surface topography in face milling considering multi-error sources

   • Sun Jin
   • Shun Liu
   • Kun Chen

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 705 - 717

7. The experimental investigation of water jet–guided laser cutting of CFRP

   • Dong Sun
   • Fuzhu Han
   • Weisheng Ying

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 719 - 729

8. A molecular dynamics simulation of wear mechanism of diamond tool in nanoscale cutting of copper beryllium

   • A. Sharma
   • D. Datta
   • R. Balasubramaniam

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 731 - 745

9. Multi-step approach for automated scaling of photogrammetric micro-measurements

   • A. Frangione
   • A. J. Sanchez Salmeron
   • G. Percoco

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 747 - 757

10. Multi-response parametric optimization of squeeze casting process for fabricating Al 6061-SiC composite

    • Muhammad Hassan Sarfraz
    • Mirza Jahanzaib
    • Salman Hussain

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 759 - 773

11. Numerical investigation on plastic forming for heat transfer tube consisting of both dimples and protrusions

    • Zheng Liang
    • Shuai Xie
    • Hu Ding

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 775 - 790

12. Comprehensive investigation of surface quality and mechanical properties in CO₂ laser drilling of GFRP composites

    • Ali Solati
    • Mohsen Hamedi
    • Majid Safarabadi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 791 - 808

13. Reduction of geometric deviation by multi-pass incremental forming combined with tool path compensation for non-axisymmetric aluminum alloy component with stepped feature

    • Peipei Dai
    • Zhidong Chang
    • Jun Chen

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 809 - 817

14. Influence of hot isostatic pressing on structure and properties of titanium cold-spray deposits

    • P. Petrovskiy
    • A. Sova
    • I. Smurov

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 819 - 827

15. Incremental forming characteristics of hollow parts with grooves

    • Xunzhong Guo
    • Cheng Wang
    • Shi-Hong Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 829 - 837

16. Research on the double-sided incremental forming toolpath planning and generation based on STL model

    • Hu Zhu
    • Dongxuan Xiao
    • Jaeguan Kang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 839 - 856

17. Effects of pulse phase difference on metal transfer process and weld formation in the integrated circular triple-electrode GMAW

    • T. Xiang
    • H. Li
    • H. Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 857 - 866

18. Deformation behavior of saddle surface part during multi-point forming under normally full constraint condition

    • Bin-Bin Jia
    • Wei-Wei Wang
    • ShiJian Yuan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 867 - 877

19. Robot automation grinding process for nuclear reactor coolant pump based on reverse engineering

    • Hongyao Zhang
    • Lun Li
    • Jibin Zhao

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 879 - 891

20. Novel epoxy-carbonized coconut shell nanoparticles composites for car bumper application

    • J. O. Agunsoye
    • A. K. Odumosu
    • O. Dada

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 893 - 899

21. Energy efficiency evaluation of metal laser direct deposition based on process characteristics and empirical modeling

    • Wen Liu
    • Haiying Wei
    • Yi Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 901 - 913

22. Analysis of forming error during thread and spline synchronous rolling process based on motion characteristic

    • Da-Wei Zhang
    • Sheng-Dun Zhao
    • Yong-Dong Bi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 915 - 928

23. Research on forming process and forming accuracy using low-melting alloys for sheet metal forming based on FEA

    • Liyan Wang
    • Mingzhe Li
    • Zhuo Yi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 929 - 936

24. Feasibility analysis of hot incremental sheet forming process on thermoplastics

    • Giuseppina Ambrogio
    • Francesco Gagliardi
    • Pietro Russo

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 937 - 947

25. Effect of magnetic field on the electrochemical machining localization

    • Lilong
    • Ma Baoji
    • Peili Yin

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 949 - 956

26. Toward the temperature distribution on ball bearing inner rings during single-grit grinding

    • Guangwei Yu
    • Qing Wang
    • Yuan Yao

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 957 - 968

27. Effects of deposition variables on molten pool temperature during laser engineered net shaping of Inconel 718 superalloy

    • Zhichao Liu
    • Tao Li
    • Hongchao Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2019 Pages: 969 - 976

28. Optimization of processing parameters and surface roughness of metallic sheets plastically deformed by incremental forming process

    • Mariem Dakhli
    • Atef Boulila
    • Zoubeir Tourki

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 January 2019 Pages: 977 - 990

29. Heat distribution in electric hot incremental sheet forming

    • P. A. P. Pacheco
    • M. E. Silveira
    • J. A. Silva

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 January 2019 Pages: 991 - 998

30. Investigation of applying protective sheet metal die covers for hot forging dies on a cross-forging geometry

    • Yingyan Yu
    • Juliana Zottis
    • Gerhard Hirt

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 January 2019 Pages: 999 - 1007

31. Multi-state decision of unreliable machines for energy-efficient production considering work-in-process inventory

    • Junfeng Wang
    • Zicheng Fei
    • Yan Fu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open access 06 January 2019 Pages: 1009 - 1021

32. A new Bio-CAD system based on the optimized KPCA for relevant feature selection

    • Syrine Neffati
    • Khaoula Ben Abdellafou
    • Kais Bouzrara

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 January 2019 Pages: 1023 - 1034