1. Interpreting the weld formations using acoustic emission for the carbon steels and stainless steels welds in servo-based resistance spot welding

   • Nachimani Charde
   • Roslina Ahmad
   • Nor Ishida Zainal Abidin

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 27 November 2015 Pages: 1 - 8

2. Additive manufacturing with secondary processing of curve-face gears

   • Chao Lin
   • Yu Fan
   • Xijun Cao

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 27 November 2015 Pages: 9 - 20

3. Monitoring of laser welding using source localization and tracking processing by microphone array

   • Zhen Luo
   • Weidong Liu
   • Sansan Ao

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 27 November 2015 Pages: 21 - 28

4. Investigation on the corrosion and mechanical behavior of thin film batch galvanized thick plate components in clinch joints

   • Thomas Pinger
   • Eva-Maria Rückriem

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 27 November 2015 Pages: 29 - 36

5. A cutting force prediction dynamic model for side milling of ceramic matrix composites C/SiC based on rotary ultrasonic machining

   • Songmei Yuan
   • Huitao Fan
   • Meng Guo

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 28 November 2015 Pages: 37 - 48

6. Sustainable manufacturing models for mass finishing process

   • V. Vijayaraghavan
   • S. Castagne

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 28 November 2015 Pages: 49 - 57

7. Prediction of angular distortion in no gap butt joint using BPNN and inherent strain considering the actual bead geometry

   • Youmin Rong
   • Yu Huang
   • Xinyu Shao

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 02 December 2015 Pages: 59 - 69

8. Three degrees of freedom stability analysis in the milling with bull-nosed end mills

   • Rong Yan
   • Yanhong Gong
   • Bin Li

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 02 December 2015 Pages: 71 - 85

9. Precision and mirror micro-grinding of micro-lens array on macro-freeform glass substrate for micro-photovoltaic performances

   • L. Zhang
   • J. Xie
   • J. H. Zheng

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 02 December 2015 Pages: 87 - 96

10. Investigation on notch wear mechanism in finish turning pure iron material with uncoated carbide tools under different cooling/lubrication conditions

    • Jinxing Kong
    • Zhihui Xia
    • Ning He

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 02 December 2015 Pages: 97 - 105

11. Mechanical assembly quality prediction method based on state space model

    • Jian Mao
    • Dejia Chen
    • Liqiang Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 02 December 2015 Pages: 107 - 116

12. A new method for cutting force prediction in peripheral milling of complex curved surface

    • Xing Zhang
    • Jun Zhang
    • WanHua Zhao

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 03 December 2015 Pages: 117 - 128

13. Preparation of U-shaped curved holes by a casting method

    • Ying-Dong Qu
    • Gang Qin
    • Rong-De Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 03 December 2015 Pages: 129 - 132

14. Hot forming process with synchronous cooling for AA2024 aluminum alloy and its application

    • Guoliang Chen
    • Minghe Chen
    • Jiawei Sun

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 03 December 2015 Pages: 133 - 139

15. Investigations on temperature distribution, microstructure evolution, and property variations along thickness in friction stir welded joints for thick AA7075-T6 plates

    • Mao Yuqing
    • Ke Liming
    • Xing Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 03 December 2015 Pages: 141 - 154

16. Analytical modeling and experimental validation of workpiece temperature variation in bull-nose end milling

    • R. Yan
    • H. H. Zeng
    • L. Zhou

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 03 December 2015 Pages: 155 - 168

17. An in-process tool wear evaluation approach for ultra-precision fly cutting

    • Guoqing Zhang
    • Suet To

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 December 2015 Pages: 169 - 177

18. Dynamic cutting force modeling and experimental study of industrial robotic boring

    • Guifeng Wang
    • Huiyue Dong
    • Yinglin Ke

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 December 2015 Pages: 179 - 190

19. Effects of roll sizes on uniformity of strain and variation of configuration in cold-closed T-shaped rolling process of HE30 aluminum alloy ring

    • Lanyun Li
    • Xiao Li
    • Zhi He

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 December 2015 Pages: 191 - 201

20. Laser welding-brazing of Mg to stainless steel: joining characteristics, interfacial microstructure, and mechanical properties

    • Caiwang Tan
    • Xiaoguo Song
    • Jicai Feng

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 December 2015 Pages: 203 - 213

21. Effects of viscosity on viscous pressure bulging (VPB) of Al1060 sheet

    • Binxian Yuan
    • Wa Fang
    • Zhongjin Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 December 2015 Pages: 215 - 225

22. A novel micro-assembly method based on the mapping between assembly force and position

    • Yan Li
    • Zhijing Zhang
    • Shijin Chen

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 December 2015 Pages: 227 - 236

23. Applying soft-computing techniques in solving dynamic multi-objective layout problems in cellular manufacturing system

    • Tamal Ghosh
    • B. Doloi
    • Pranab K. Dan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 December 2015 Pages: 237 - 257

24. Productivity in multi-pass laser forming of thin AISI 304 stainless steel sheets

    • F. Lambiase
    • A. Di Ilio
    • A. Paoletti

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 December 2015 Pages: 259 - 268

25. Error sensitivity analysis and precision distribution for multi-operation machining processes based on error propagation model

    • Xiaoyan Zuo
    • Beizhi Li
    • Jianguo Yang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 December 2015 Pages: 269 - 280

26. Assembly errors analysis of linear axis of CNC machine tool considering component deformation

    • Junxu Ma
    • Dun Lu
    • Wanhua Zhao

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 December 2015 Pages: 281 - 289

27. Evaluation of hardness values and corrosion behavior of laser alloyed 20Al-20Sn-60Ti on UNS G10150 mild steel

    • V. S. Aigbodion
    • A. P. I. Popoola
    • O. S. Fatoba

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 December 2015 Pages: 291 - 301

28. Numerical and experimental study of the taper-rolling process for producing a helical blade from a metal strip

    • Hongwei Li
    • Yunhai Li
    • He Yang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 December 2015 Pages: 303 - 322

29. Automated process planning and cost estimation under material quality uncertainty

    • Guoxiang Huang
    • Supapan Chaiprapat
    • Kriangkrai Waiyagan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 December 2015 Pages: 323 - 335

30. Temperature measurement and control of bobbin tool friction stir welding

    • Shujin Chen
    • Hao Li
    • Jianghui Dong

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 December 2015 Pages: 337 - 346

31. Dynamic frictional characteristics for the pulsating hydroforming of tubes

    • Lianfa Yang
    • Chunlei Wu
    • Yulin He

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 10 December 2015 Pages: 347 - 357

32. Numerical simulations and experimental results of tensile behaviour of hybrid composite shape memory alloy wires embedded structures

    • A. Lebied
    • B. Necib
    • T. Barrière

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 December 2015 Pages: 359 - 369

33. The measurement-aided welding cell—giving sight to the blind

    • Valtteri Tuominen

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open access 11 December 2015 Pages: 371 - 386

34. Efficient measurement of aero-engine blade considering uncertainties in adaptive machining

    • Yun Zhang
    • Zhi-Tong Chen
    • Tao Ning

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 December 2015 Pages: 387 - 396

35. Interval model control of human welder’s movement in machine-assisted manual GTAW torch operation

    • Ning Huang
    • Yukang Liu
    • Yuming Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 December 2015 Pages: 397 - 405

36. Modeling study on surface roughness of ultrasonic-assisted micro end grinding of silica glass

    • Zhang Jian-hua
    • Wang Li-ying
    • Wei Zhi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 December 2015 Pages: 407 - 418

37. Experimental investigation of brittle material removal fraction on an optical glass surface during ultrasound-assisted grinding

    • Chen Jiang
    • Chunhua Wang
    • Haolin Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 December 2015 Pages: 419 - 426

38. Failure analysis of SUS304 sheet during hydro-bulging based on GTN ductile damage model

    • W. W. Zhang
    • S. Cong

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 December 2015 Pages: 427 - 435

39. The contactless measuring of the dimensional attrition of the cutting tool and roughness of machined surface

    • Radoslav Krehel’
    • Martin Pollák

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 December 2015 Pages: 437 - 449

40. Effect of tool geometry on surface roughness in slotting of CFRP

    • Souhir Gara
    • Oleg Tsoumarev

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 15 December 2015 Pages: 451 - 461

41. Pre-form design for hydro-forming of aluminum alloy automotive cross members

    • Y. Cai
    • X. S. Wang
    • S. J. Yuan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 15 December 2015 Pages: 463 - 473

42. Preparation and thermo-physical parameters of diamond/W,Cu heat-conducting composite substrates

    • E. N. Galashov
    • A. A. Yusuf
    • V. V. Atuchin

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 15 December 2015 Pages: 475 - 478

43. Mechanical properties of 2219-Al components produced by additive manufacturing with TIG

    • J. Y. Bai
    • C. L. Yang
    • C. L. Fan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 15 December 2015 Pages: 479 - 485

44. A novel ultrasonic-assisted dressing method of electroplated grinding wheels via stationary diamond dresser

    • Heike Kitzig
    • Taghi Tawakoli
    • Bahman Azarhoushang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 15 December 2015 Pages: 487 - 494

45. Cutting tools reliability and residual life prediction from degradation indicators in turning process

    • Christophe Letot
    • Roger Serra
    • Pierre Dehombreux

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 December 2015 Pages: 495 - 506

46. Modularization strategy: analysis of published articles on production and operations management (1999 to 2013)

    • Fabio Antonio Sartori Piran
    • Daniel Pacheco Lacerda
    • Aline Dresch

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 December 2015 Pages: 507 - 519

47. Analysis of thickness variation of reverse deep drawing of preformed 5A06 aluminum alloy cup under different temperatures

    • Zhi-chao Zhang
    • Yong-chao Xu
    • Shi-jian Yuan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 December 2015 Pages: 521 - 529

48. The rational mode of nut coke charging into the blast furnace by compact trough-type charging device

    • S. K. Sibagatullin
    • A. S. Kharchenko
    • G. N. Logachev

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 December 2015 Pages: 531 - 537

49. Monopulse electrical discharge machining ablation drilling technology for Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy

    • Zhongli Cao
    • Zhidong Liu
    • Zhiguang Hui

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 December 2015 Pages: 539 - 546

50. Technology of roll production for cold rolling of strip using electroslag remelting method

    • L. G. Egorova
    • Iu. B. Kukhta

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 December 2015 Pages: 547 - 556