1. Experimental investigation on camera calibration for 3D photogrammetric scanning of micro-features for micrometric resolution

   • Gianluca Percoco
   • Maria Grazia Guerra
   • Luigi Maria Galantucci

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 January 2017 Pages: 2935 - 2947

2. Material removal mechanism in ultrasonic-assisted grinding of Al₂O₃ by single-grain scratch test

   • Heike Kitzig-Frank
   • Taghi Tawakoli
   • Bahman Azarhoushang

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 January 2017 Pages: 2949 - 2962

3. Erratum to: Material removal mechanism in ultrasonic-assisted grinding of Al₂O₃ by single-grain scratch test

   • Heike Kitzig-Frank
   • Taghi Tawakoli
   • Bahman Azarhoushang

   Erratum 03 March 2017 Pages: 2963 - 2963

4. Electrochemical micro-machining of high aspect ratio micro-tools using quasi-solid electrolyte

   • Hui Zhang
   • Sansan Ao
   • Ke Guo

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 13 January 2017 Pages: 2965 - 2973

5. Grey-RBF-FA method to optimize surface integrity for inclined end milling Inconel 718

   • Jinhua Zhou
   • Junxue Ren
   • Weijun Tian

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 13 January 2017 Pages: 2975 - 2993

6. The coupled effect of magnetic field, electric field, and electrolyte motion on the material removal amount in electrochemical machining

   • Li Long
   • M. A. Baoji
   • Du Lingqi

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 13 January 2017 Pages: 2995 - 3006

7. The small hole helical mill-grinding process and application in high volume fraction SiCp/Al MMCs

   • Xun Li
   • Fan Bai
   • Yu Fu

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 13 January 2017 Pages: 3007 - 3014

8. Edge chipping mechanism and failure time prediction on carbide cemented tool during drilling of CFRP/Ti stack

   • Ben Wang
   • Wendian Yin
   • Zhenbo Ma

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 13 January 2017 Pages: 3015 - 3024

9. Mechanical properties of friction stir welding and metal inert gas welding of Al-Zn aluminum alloy joints

   • Zhongjie Yan
   • Xuesong Liu
   • Hongyuan Fang

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 13 January 2017 Pages: 3025 - 3031

10. Analysis of multiple robotic assemblies by cooperation of multimobile micromanipulation systems (M⁴S)

    • R. K. Jain
    • S. Majumder
    • Surajit Saha

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 January 2017 Pages: 3033 - 3050

11. Influence of axial magnetic field on shape and microstructure of stainless steel laser welding joint

    • Chunming Wang
    • Hongwei Chen
    • Gaoyang Mi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 January 2017 Pages: 3051 - 3060

12. An investigation on enhancing ceramic shell properties using naturally available additives

    • Sarojrani Pattnaik

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 January 2017 Pages: 3061 - 3078

13. Comparative assessment of cooling conditions, including MQL technology on machining factors in an environmentally friendly approach

    • Mourad Nouioua
    • Mohamed Athmane Yallese
    • Tarek Mabrouki

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 January 2017 Pages: 3079 - 3094

14. Study on surface/subsurface breakage in ultrasonic assisted grinding of C/SiC composites

    • Kai Ding
    • Yucan Fu
    • Hongxiang Xu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 January 2017 Pages: 3095 - 3105

15. Effects of cutting edge radius and fiber cutting angle on the cutting-induced surface damage in machining of unidirectional CFRP composite laminates

    • Fu-ji Wang
    • Jun-wei Yin
    • Bin Niu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 January 2017 Pages: 3107 - 3120

16. A rapid and intelligent approach to design forming shape model for precise manufacturing of flanged part

    • Chuang Liu
    • Hongbing Wu
    • Junbiao Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open access 16 January 2017 Pages: 3121 - 3134

17. Influences of tool setting errors on gear skiving accuracy

    • Zheng Guo
    • Shi-Min Mao
    • Zhong-Yi Ren

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 January 2017 Pages: 3135 - 3143

18. An effective multi-objective genetic algorithm based on immune principle and external archive for multi-objective integrated process planning and scheduling

    • Guofu Luo
    • Xiaoyu Wen
    • Guizhong Xie

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 January 2017 Pages: 3145 - 3158

19. Rotational abrasive finishing (RAF); novel design for micro/nanofinishing

    • Aref Azami
    • Abdolhamid Azizi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 17 January 2017 Pages: 3159 - 3167

20. A macroscale FEM-based approach for selective laser sintering of thermoplastics

    • Mario Ganci
    • Wei Zhu
    • Chunze Yan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 17 January 2017 Pages: 3169 - 3180

21. Automatic optimization design of a feeder extrusion die with response surface methodology and mesh deformation technique

    • Cunsheng Zhang
    • Shan Yang
    • Wenchao Sun

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 17 January 2017 Pages: 3181 - 3193

22. Nonlinear dynamics of the milling head drive mechanism in five-axis CNC machine tools

    • Pengbing Zhao
    • Jin Huang
    • Yaoyao Shi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 17 January 2017 Pages: 3195 - 3210

23. Effect of time-controlled MQL pulsing on surface roughness in hard turning by statistical analysis and artificial neural network

    • Mozammel Mia
    • Mashrat Hasan Razi
    • Nikhil Ranjan Dhar

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 January 2017 Pages: 3211 - 3223

24. Adaptive laser-based local transformations of the magnetic properties in austenitic stainless steel using optical feedback

    • Marko Pogačar
    • Peter Kogej
    • Matija Jezeršek

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 January 2017 Pages: 3225 - 3231

25. Real-time laser beam stabilization by sliding mode controllers

    • M. Hernandez-Gonzalez
    • M. A. Jimenez-Lizarraga

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 January 2017 Pages: 3233 - 3242

26. Optimization of cryogenic milling parameters for AFRP

    • Fengbiao Wang
    • Jingkai Liu
    • Qilin Shu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 January 2017 Pages: 3243 - 3252

27. Modeling and experimental investigation of Cartesian compliance characterization for drilling robot

    • Yin BU
    • Wenhe LIAO
    • LI Dawei

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 January 2017 Pages: 3253 - 3264

28. Investigation of creep-age forming of aluminum lithium alloy stiffened panel with complex structures and variable curvature

    • Hua Luo
    • Weidong Li
    • Min Wan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 19 January 2017 Pages: 3265 - 3271

29. CAF—a simplified approach to calculate springback in Al 7050 alloys

    • F. M. Brandão
    • S. Delijaicov
    • R. Bortolussi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 January 2017 Pages: 3273 - 3284

30. Experimental study on high-speed WEDM finishing in steam water mist

    • Junqi Wang
    • Tong Wang
    • Feng Qiu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 January 2017 Pages: 3285 - 3297

31. An experimental investigation of grinding force and energy in laser thermal shock-assisted grinding of zirconia ceramics

    • Sheng Xu
    • Zhenqiang Yao
    • Hongyu Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 January 2017 Pages: 3299 - 3306

32. Study on inspection and avoidance of interferences in five-axis end milling of cycloidal gears

    • Shanming Luo
    • Longxing Liao
    • Jixiang Yi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 January 2017 Pages: 3307 - 3314

33. A novel approach of high-performance grinding using developed diamond wheels

    • Zhenyu Zhang
    • Siling Huang
    • Dongming Guo

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 22 January 2017 Pages: 3315 - 3326

34. Chatter identification in milling of the thin-walled part based on complexity index

    • Xinfeng Dong
    • Weimin Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 22 January 2017 Pages: 3327 - 3337

35. The chatter identification in end milling based on combining EMD and WPD

    • Changfu Liu
    • Lida Zhu
    • Chenbing Ni

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 22 January 2017 Pages: 3339 - 3348

36. Influence of heat treatment on mechanical properties of clinched joints in titanium alloy sheets

    • Yue Zhang
    • Xiaocong He
    • Andrew Ball

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 22 January 2017 Pages: 3349 - 3361

37. Optimization of plasma surface modification parameter for fabricating a hot embossing mold with high surface finish

    • Chil-Chyuan Kuo
    • Ying-Jie Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 22 January 2017 Pages: 3363 - 3369

38. Rapid prediction of longitudinal curvature obtained by flexibly reconfigurable roll forming using response surface methodology

    • Ji-Woo Park
    • Junseok Yoon
    • Beom-Soo Kang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 22 January 2017 Pages: 3371 - 3384

39. Enhancing tensile strength of injection molded fiber reinforced composites using the Taguchi-based six sigma approach

    • Guan Gong
    • Joseph C. Chen
    • Gangjian Guo

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 23 January 2017 Pages: 3385 - 3393

40. Condition monitoring towards energy-efficient manufacturing: a review

    • Zude Zhou
    • Bitao Yao
    • Lihui Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 23 January 2017 Pages: 3395 - 3415

41. The use of alternative coolant techniques to reduce the environmental impact in the use of water in through-feed centreless grinding

    • Ernani Luiz Barbosa
    • Andréa Cristiane dos Santos Delfino
    • Lincoln Cardoso Brandão

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 23 January 2017 Pages: 3417 - 3425

42. Role of insert material on process loads during FSW

    • Saurabh Dixit
    • Madhu H. C.
    • K. Chattopadhyay

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 23 January 2017 Pages: 3427 - 3435

43. Effect of static magnetic field on microstructures and mechanical properties of laser-MIG hybrid welding for 304 stainless steel

    • Rong Chen
    • Ping Jiang
    • Chunming Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 January 2017 Pages: 3437 - 3447

44. Effects of shielding gas composition on arc behaviors and weld formation in narrow gap tandem GMAW

    • Xiaoyu Cai
    • Chenglei Fan
    • Xiangru Ji

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 January 2017 Pages: 3449 - 3456

45. Determining optimized radial scan path in 3D laser forming of steelAISI 304 plates to produce bowl shapes

    • A. Tavakoli
    • H. Moslemi Naeini
    • Sh. Imani Shahabad

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 January 2017 Pages: 3457 - 3465

46. Modeling and prediction research on wear of electroplated diamond micro-grinding tool in soda lime glass grinding

    • Xuelong Wen
    • Yadong Gong

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 January 2017 Pages: 3467 - 3479

47. Online ultrasonic technique for assessment of mash seam welds of thin steel sheets in a continuous galvanizing line

    • S. S. Indimath
    • R. Shunmugasundaram
    • K. Kant

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 January 2017 Pages: 3481 - 3491

48. A new geometrical model of the formation of machined surface

    • Qingqun Mai
    • Yanming Quan
    • Guo Ding

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 January 2017 Pages: 3493 - 3502

49. Energy efficiency and environmental impacts of high power gas metal arc welding

    • Gunther Sproesser
    • Ya-Ju Chang
    • Michael Rethmeier

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 25 January 2017 Pages: 3503 - 3513

50. Hybrid teaching–learning-based optimization of correlation-aware service composition in cloud manufacturing

    • Jiajun Zhou
    • Xifan Yao

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 25 January 2017 Pages: 3515 - 3533