1. A comparison of cooling methods in the pocket milling of AA5083-H36 alloy via Taguchi method

   • Ahmet Murat Pinar
   • Serhat Filiz
   • Bekir Sadık Ünlü

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 August 2015 Pages: 1431 - 1440

2. Experimental investigations, modeling, and optimization of multi-scan laser forming of AISI 304 stainless steel sheet

   • Kuntal Maji
   • D. K. Pratihar
   • A. K. Nath

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 August 2015 Pages: 1441 - 1455

3. Tool wear mechanisms involved in crater formation on uncoated carbide tool when machining Ti6Al4V alloy

   • R. A. Rahman Rashid
   • S. Palanisamy
   • M. S. Dargusch

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 August 2015 Pages: 1457 - 1465

4. Study of temperature and material flow during friction spot welding of 7B04-T74 aluminum alloy

   • Yunqiang Zhao
   • Huijie Liu
   • Yanying Hu

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 August 2015 Pages: 1467 - 1475

5. Investigation on the influence of tool wear upon chip morphology in end milling titanium alloy Ti6Al4V

   • Zhaoju Zhu
   • Jie Sun
   • Panling Huang

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 August 2015 Pages: 1477 - 1485

6. Tool condition monitoring by SVM classification of machined surface images in turning

   • Nagaraj N. Bhat
   • Samik Dutta
   • Ranjan Sen

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 August 2015 Pages: 1487 - 1502

7. Optimal five-axis tool path generation algorithm based on double scalar fields for freeform surfaces

   • Ke Zhang
   • Kai Tang

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 August 2015 Pages: 1503 - 1514

8. Profile error compensation in cross-grinding mode for large-diameter aspheric mirrors

   • J. P. Xi
   • H. Y. Zhao
   • D. X. Ren

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 August 2015 Pages: 1515 - 1523

9. Some investigations into the optimal dimensional synthesis of parallel robots

   • Ridha Kelaiaia
   • Abdelouahab Zaatri
   • Lotfi Chikh

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 August 2015 Pages: 1525 - 1538

10. A comparison of laser beam machining of micro-channels under dry and wet mediums

    • Saied Darwish
    • Naveed Ahmed
    • Nadeem Ahmad Mufti

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2015 Pages: 1539 - 1555

11. Towards farm-level health management of offshore wind farms for maintenance improvements

    • Surya Teja Kandukuri
    • Kjell G. Robbersmyr
    • Hamid Reza Karimi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2015 Pages: 1557 - 1567

12. A review of micro-devices assembly techniques and technology

    • J. Cecil
    • M. B. Bharathi Raj Kumar
    • Vinod Basallali

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2015 Pages: 1569 - 1581

13. Effects of filling status of cold wire on the welding process stability in twin-arc integrated cold wire hybrid welding

    • T. Xiang
    • H. Li
    • Y. Gao

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2015 Pages: 1583 - 1593

14. Optimization of parameters for EDM drilling of thermal-barrier-coated nickel superalloys using gray relational analysis method

    • Yongfeng Guo
    • Guowei Zhang
    • Yehui Hu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2015 Pages: 1595 - 1605

15. IWO-based adaptive neuro-fuzzy controller for mobile robot navigation in cluttered environments

    • Dayal R. Parhi
    • Prases K. Mohanty

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2015 Pages: 1607 - 1625

16. Interior structural optimization based on the density-variable shape modeling of 3D printed objects

    • Dawei Li
    • Ning Dai
    • Xiaosheng Chen

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2015 Pages: 1627 - 1635

17. Formation characteristic, microstructure, and mechanical performances of aluminum-based components by friction stir additive manufacturing

    • Mao Yuqing
    • Ke Liming
    • Liu Qiang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2015 Pages: 1637 - 1647

18. A novel tolerance analysis for mechanical assemblies based on Convex Method and non-probabilistic set theory

    • Haiping Zhu
    • Xuan Zhou
    • Hai Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2015 Pages: 1649 - 1657

19. Elaboration of polypropylene/carbon nanotubes by twin-screw mixer and identification of rheological behavior

    • H. Djoudi
    • J. C. Gelin
    • T. Barriere

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2015 Pages: 1659 - 1670

20. Laser beam micro-machining under water immersion

    • Abdulrehman M. Alahmari
    • Naveed Ahmed
    • Saied Darwish

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2015 Pages: 1671 - 1681

21. An extension of the flower pattern diagram for roll forming

    • Buddhika Abeyrathna
    • Bernard Rolfe
    • Matthias Weiss

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2015 Pages: 1683 - 1695

22. Equivalent self-adaptive belt grinding for the real-R edge of an aero-engine precision-forged blade

    • Guijian Xiao
    • Yun Huang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2015 Pages: 1697 - 1706

23. Relationship between grinding process and the parameters of subsurface damage based on the image processing

    • Hairong Wang
    • Hongfeng Chen
    • Huapan Xiao

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2015 Pages: 1707 - 1715

24. Determination of optimal laser power according to the tool path inclination angle of a titanium alloy workpiece in laser-assisted machining

    • Min Seop Sim
    • Choon Man Lee

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2015 Pages: 1717 - 1724

25. Thermal stresses and kinetics of phase transformation on the run-out table after hot strip rolling of low-carbon steels

    • M. Hasan Nasab
    • S. Serajzadeh

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2015 Pages: 1725 - 1736

26. Development of weld lobe for resistance spot-welded TRIP800 steel and evaluation of fracture mode of its weldment

    • Hayriye Ertek Emre
    • Ramazan Kaçar

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2015 Pages: 1737 - 1747

27. Cutting force modeling considering tool wear effect during turning of hardened AISI 4340 alloy steel using multi-layer TiCN/Al₂O₃/TiN-coated carbide tools

    • Satish Chinchanikar
    • S. K. Choudhury

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2015 Pages: 1749 - 1762

28. Multi-objective optimization method of precision forging process parameters to control the forming quality

    • Fayuan Zhu
    • Zhaohui Wang
    • Mi Lv

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2015 Pages: 1763 - 1771

29. The dynamic 4S auto maintenance shop scheduling in a multi-constraint machine environment based on the theory of constraints

    • Qin Yang
    • Ju Liu
    • Tingting Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2015 Pages: 1773 - 1785

30. Production and uncertain green subcontracting control for an unreliable manufacturing system facing emissions

    • A. Ben-Salem
    • A. Gharbi
    • A. Hajji

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2015 Pages: 1787 - 1799

31. Early chatter detection in gear grinding process using servo feed motor current

    • Yao Liu
    • Xiufeng Wang
    • Wei Zhao

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2015 Pages: 1801 - 1810

32. Experimental investigation of external surface finishing of AISI 440C stainless steel cylinders using the magnetic abrasive finishing process

    • Y. Choopani
    • M. R. Razfar
    • M. Farahnakian

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 August 2015 Pages: 1811 - 1821

33. Experimental analysis of an asymmetrical three-roll bending process

    • Jamel Salem
    • Henri Champliaud
    • Thien-My Dao

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 August 2015 Pages: 1823 - 1833

34. An iterative approach of hot isostatic pressing tooling design for net-shape IN718 superalloy parts

    • Khamis Essa
    • Raja Khan
    • Roger Reed

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 August 2015 Pages: 1835 - 1845

35. A finite element model of thermal evolution in laser micro sintering

    • Jie Yin
    • Haihong Zhu
    • Xiaoyan Zeng

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 August 2015 Pages: 1847 - 1859

36. Additive manufacturing using plasma transferred arc

    • E. A. Alberti
    • B. M. P. Bueno
    • A. S. C. M. D’Oliveira

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 August 2015 Pages: 1861 - 1871

37. Optimization of the plastic injection molding process using the Taguchi method, RSM, and hybrid GA-PSO

    • Wen-Chin Chen
    • Manh-Hung Nguyen
    • Pei-Hao Tai

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 August 2015 Pages: 1873 - 1886

38. A new top-down design method for the stiffness of precision machine tools

    • Yiguang Shi
    • Xingyu Zhao
    • Dawei Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 August 2015 Pages: 1887 - 1904

39. Geometric characterisation and simulation of position independent geometric errors of five-axis machine tools using a double ball bar

    • Xiaogeng Jiang
    • Robert J. Cripps

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 August 2015 Pages: 1905 - 1915

40. Effects of electrode tip morphology on resistance spot welding quality of DP590 dual-phase steel

    • Bin Wang
    • Lin Hua
    • Yali Liu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 August 2015 Pages: 1917 - 1926

41. Experimental study on large size bearing ring raceways’ precision polishing with abrasive flowing machine (AFM) method

    • M. Y. Wu
    • H. Gao

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 22 August 2015 Pages: 1927 - 1935

42. Self-powering wireless devices for cloud manufacturing applications

    • V. Ostasevicius
    • V. Jurenas
    • L. Kizauskiene

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open access 22 August 2015 Pages: 1937 - 1950

43. Boring bar with constrained layer damper for improving process stability

    • Qinghua Song
    • Jiahao Shi
    • Feng Xia

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 22 August 2015 Pages: 1951 - 1966

44. Development of laser beam welding of advanced high-strength steels

    • G. C. C. Correard
    • G. P. Miranda
    • M. S. F. Lima

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 23 August 2015 Pages: 1967 - 1977

45. A hybrid MCDM approach for agile concept selection using fuzzy DEMATEL, fuzzy ANP and fuzzy TOPSIS

    • S. Vinodh
    • T. S. Sai Balagi
    • Adithya Patil

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 23 August 2015 Pages: 1979 - 1987

46. Reference criteria for the timing of the replacement of a six-fluted end-mill cutter

    • C. W. Yao
    • L. Z. Zhou

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 23 August 2015 Pages: 1989 - 1998

47. Visual perception for the 3D recognition of geometric pieces in robotic manipulation

    • C. M. Mateo
    • P. Gil
    • F. Torres

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 23 August 2015 Pages: 1999 - 2013

48. Double NURBS trajectory generation and synchronous interpolation for five-axis machining based on dual quaternion algorithm

    • Jun Zhang
    • Liqiang Zhang
    • Jian Mao

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 23 August 2015 Pages: 2015 - 2025

49. Experimental and numerical investigation of the hot incremental forming of Ti-6Al-4V sheet using electrical current

    • M. Honarpisheh
    • M. J. Abdolhoseini
    • S. Amini

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 25 August 2015 Pages: 2027 - 2037

50. Research on rheological properties and extrusion behavior of aqueous alumina paste in paste-extrusion-based SFF processes

    • Hongjun Liu
    • Yamin Li
    • Dongjian Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 25 August 2015 Pages: 2039 - 2047