1. Investigation on metal flow during the hot axial closed die rolling process for titanium alloy discs

   • Yong Zheng
   • Dong Liu
   • Guojie Gao

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 March 2016 Pages: 2445 - 2458

2. Kinematics modeling and simulating of grinding surface topography considering machining parameters and vibration characteristics

   • Xuezhi Wang
   • Tianbiao Yu
   • Wanshan Wang

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 March 2016 Pages: 2459 - 2470

3. Laser drilling of micro-holes with small diameter beyond the limits of focused spot by using a sieve plate or a cover plate

   • Yongxiang Geng
   • Kedian Wang
   • Wenjun Wang

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 March 2016 Pages: 2471 - 2484

4. Indirect cooling of the cutting tool with a pumped two-phase system in turning of AISI 1045 steel

   • Rubens R. Ingraci Neto
   • Vicente L. Scalon
   • Luiz E. A. Sanchez

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 March 2016 Pages: 2485 - 2495

5. Application of cuckoo search algorithm to constrained control problem of a parallel robot platform

   • Vladimir Stojanovic
   • Novak Nedic
   • Vladimir Djordjevic

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 March 2016 Pages: 2497 - 2507

6. Toward decentralized intelligence in manufacturing: recent trends in automatic identification of things

   • Mika Liukkonen
   • Tsung-Nan Tsai

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 March 2016 Pages: 2509 - 2531

7. Study on surface characteristics of 7050-T7451 aluminum alloy by ultrasonic surface rolling process

   • L. X. Lu
   • J. Sun
   • Q. C. Xiong

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 March 2016 Pages: 2533 - 2539

8. Robust scheduling for multi-product pipelines under demand uncertainty

   • S. Moradi
   • S. A. MirHassani

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 March 2016 Pages: 2541 - 2549

9. Machinability study of recycled aluminum cans and machining chips

   • J. B. Mandatsy Moungomo
   • D. Nganga-Kouya
   • J. P. Kenné

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 March 2016 Pages: 2551 - 2566

10. Characterization of microstructure, chemical composition, and toughness of a multipass welded joint of austenitic stainless steel AISI316L

    • Mustafa Tümer
    • Ramazan Yılmaz

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 March 2016 Pages: 2567 - 2579

11. An improved thermo-mechanical model for vertical machining center

    • Bing Fang
    • Tianqi Gu
    • Tianzhi Luo

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 March 2016 Pages: 2581 - 2592

12. A further study of wheel normal grinding of hemisphere couples on TiC-based cermet

    • Quanli Zhang
    • Qingliang Zhao
    • Bing Guo

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 March 2016 Pages: 2593 - 2602

13. Study on brittle material removal in the grinding process utilizing theoretical analysis and numerical simulation

    • Changchu Wang
    • Jianbin Chen
    • Youwen Liu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 March 2016 Pages: 2603 - 2614

14. Effects of thermal cycles on microstructure evolution of 2219-Al during GTA-additive manufacturing

    • J. Y. Bai
    • C. L. Fan
    • B. L. Dong

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 March 2016 Pages: 2615 - 2623

15. Cutter position calculation of machining equal base circle bevel gears with a pot-shaped milling cutter

    • Bin Wang
    • Mingxing Fan
    • Jianjun Yang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 April 2016 Pages: 2625 - 2637

16. Study on requirement of nickel electroplating in OFE copper-316L stainless steel brazed joints

    • Abhay Kumar
    • P. Ganesh
    • L. M. Kukreja

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 April 2016 Pages: 2639 - 2651

17. Arc characteristics and metal transfer behavior of twin-arc integrated cold wire hybrid welding

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

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 April 2016 Pages: 2653 - 2663

18. Investigation of serrated chip morphology change regular in the burning of titanium alloys

    • S. C. Sui
    • P. F. Feng

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 April 2016 Pages: 2665 - 2671

19. Prediction model of depth of penetration for alumina ceramics turned by abrasive waterjet—finite element method and experimental study

    • Dun Liu
    • Hongtao Zhu
    • Peng Yao

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 April 2016 Pages: 2673 - 2682

20. Minimum deformation path sheet metal stretch-forming based on loading at discrete points

    • Zhong-Yi Cai
    • Zhen Yang
    • Ming-Zhe Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 April 2016 Pages: 2683 - 2692

21. A general reverse logistics network design model for product reuse and recycling with environmental considerations

    • Hao Yu
    • Wei Deng Solvang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 02 April 2016 Pages: 2693 - 2711

22. Surface burning of high-speed reciprocating wire electrical discharge machining under large cutting energy

    • Wang Wei
    • Liu Zhidong
    • Tian Zongjun

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 02 April 2016 Pages: 2713 - 2720

23. Precipitation behavior of γ′ precipitates in the fusion zone of TIG welded ATI 718Plus^®

    • G. Asala
    • J. Andersson
    • O. A. Ojo

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 02 April 2016 Pages: 2721 - 2729

24. Research on modelling of ball-nosed end mill with chamfered cutting edge for 5-axis grinding

    • Wei Ji
    • Xianli Liu
    • Guangyue Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 02 April 2016 Pages: 2731 - 2744

25. Influence of process parameters on kerf geometry and surface roughness in Nd:YAG laser cutting of Al 6061T6 alloy sheet

    • C. Leone
    • S. Genna
    • R. Molitierno

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 02 April 2016 Pages: 2745 - 2762

26. Hot bending behavior of SUS 304 stainless steel sheet assisted by resistance heating: multi-field coupling numerical simulation and experimental investigation

    • Daming Nie
    • Zhen Lu
    • Kaifeng Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 02 April 2016 Pages: 2763 - 2774

27. Blasting erosion arc machining of 20 vol.% SiC/Al metal matrix composites

    • Lin Gu
    • Jipeng Chen
    • Wansheng Zhao

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 02 April 2016 Pages: 2775 - 2784

28. Chatter stability of micro end milling by considering process nonlinearities and process damping

    • Zhang Xuewei
    • Yu Tianbiao
    • Wang Wanshan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 02 April 2016 Pages: 2785 - 2796

29. Application of low-melting alloy in the fixture for machining aeronautical thin-walled component

    • Tao Wang
    • Jun Zha
    • Yaolong Chen

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 April 2016 Pages: 2797 - 2807

30. Reduction of edge chipping in rotary ultrasonic machining by using step drill: a feasibility study

    • Jianjian Wang
    • Pingfa Feng
    • Jianfu Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 April 2016 Pages: 2809 - 2819

31. Characteristics of electrospark deposition of a nickel-based alloy on 410 stainless steel for purpose of facilitating dissimilar metal welding by laser

    • Seyed Hamzeh Baghjari
    • Farshid Malek Ghaini
    • Silvia Barella

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 April 2016 Pages: 2821 - 2828

32. Subassembly generation algorithm from a CAD model

    • Imen Belhadj
    • Moez Trigui
    • Abdelmajid Benamara

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 April 2016 Pages: 2829 - 2840

33. Numerical investigation of weather strip extrusion forming process by thermal flow analysis

    • J. R. Cho
    • J. H. Choi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 April 2016 Pages: 2841 - 2851

34. Flexible-bending of profiles with asymmetric cross-section and elimination of side bending defect

    • Pengfei Li
    • Liyan Wang
    • Mingzhe Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 April 2016 Pages: 2853 - 2859

35. Theoretical investigation on the springback behavior of AA7B04 sheet in hydraulic bulge process

    • Quanda Zhang
    • Lihui Lang
    • Zhiying Sun

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 April 2016 Pages: 2861 - 2871

36. Optimal fitting of strain-controlled flattenable mesh surfaces

    • Yunbo Zhang
    • Charlie C. L. Wang
    • Karthik Ramani

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 April 2016 Pages: 2873 - 2887

37. An investigation to find an appropriate starting position and elimination of pin hole defect in FSW for maximizing the joint length

    • Biswajit Parida
    • Sukhomay Pal

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 April 2016 Pages: 2889 - 2900

38. An open-source equipment for thin film fabrication by electrodeposition, dip coating, and SILAR

    • M. Congiu
    • F. Decker
    • C. F. O. Graeff

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 April 2016 Pages: 2901 - 2909

39. A comprehensive experimental investigation on the influences of the process variables on warm incremental forming of Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy using a simple technique

    • H. Khazaali
    • F. Fereshteh-Saniee

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 April 2016 Pages: 2911 - 2923

40. Inverse evaluation of equivalent contact heat transfer coefficient in hot stamping of boron steel

    • Min Wang
    • Chun Zhang
    • Bing Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 April 2016 Pages: 2925 - 2932

41. Investigation on surface formation mechanism in elliptical ultrasonic assisted grinding (EUAG) of monocrystal sapphire based on fractal analysis method

    • Qiuyan Wang
    • Zhiqiang Liang
    • Li Jiao

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 08 April 2016 Pages: 2933 - 2942

42. Integrated optimization model of laser brazing by extreme learning machine and genetic algorithm

    • Youmin Rong
    • Guojun Zhang
    • Yu Huang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 08 April 2016 Pages: 2943 - 2950

43. Non-isothermal deformation behavior and FE simulation of ultrahigh strength BR1500HS steel in hot stamping process

    • Wurong Wang
    • Lei Zhang
    • Xicheng Wei

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 08 April 2016 Pages: 2951 - 2965

44. Use of response surface methodology for shot peening process optimization of an aircraft structural part

    • Yong-Seog Nam
    • Ung Jeon
    • Jai-Hyun Byun

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 08 April 2016 Pages: 2967 - 2981

45. Tool life and surface roughness in the milling of curved hardened-steel surfaces

    • Henrique Kull Neto
    • Anselmo Eduardo Diniz
    • Robson Pederiva

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 April 2016 Pages: 2983 - 2995

46. A study of droplet transfer behavior in ultra-narrow gap laser arc hybrid welding

    • Ruoyang Li
    • Jun Yue
    • Xinyu Shao

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 April 2016 Pages: 2997 - 3008

47. Analysis of the relationship between electrolyte characteristics and electrochemical machinability in PECM on invar (Fe-Ni)fine sheet

    • K. H. Chun
    • S. H. Kim
    • E. S. Lee

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 April 2016 Pages: 3009 - 3017

48. On some subtle misconceptions about process capability indices

    • M. Z. Anis
    • Md. Tahir

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 April 2016 Pages: 3019 - 3029

49. Erratum to: On some subtle misconceptions about process capability indices

    • M. Z. Anis
    • Md. Tahir

    Erratum 28 June 2016 Pages: 3031 - 3032

50. Feedrate optimization based on hybrid forward-reverse mappings of artificial neural networks for five-axis milling

    • Peng Xu
    • Rong-Shean Lee

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 April 2016 Pages: 3033 - 3049