1. Preface for a MASMICRO special issue in the International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

   • Yi Qin

   SPECIAL ISSUE - ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 May 2009 Pages: 819 - 820

2. Micro-manufacturing: research, technology outcomes and development issues

   • Yi Qin
   • A. Brockett
   • D. Loziak

   SPECIAL ISSUE - ORIGINAL ARTICLE 22 November 2009 Pages: 821 - 837

3. Finite-element and experimental analysis of dynamic behaviours of a micro-stamping tool system

   • Mei Zhou
   • Yi Qin
   • Yanling Ma

   SPECIAL ISSUE - ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 June 2009 Pages: 839 - 844

4. An investigation of springback scatter in forming ultra-thin metal-sheet channel parts using crystal plasticity FE analysis

   • Shiwen Wang
   • Weimin Zhuang
   • Jianguo Lin

   SPECIAL ISSUE - ORIGINAL ARTICLE 03 June 2009 Pages: 845 - 852

5. Investigation into reduction of die-cavity deflection in micro-hydroforming processes using FEA

   • C. Hartl
   • G. Anyasodor
   • S. Lippert

   SPECIAL ISSUE - ORIGINAL ARTICLE 13 June 2009 Pages: 853 - 858

6. Modelling of localised thinning features in the hydroforming of micro-tubes using the crystal-plasticity FE method

   • W. Zhuang
   • S. Wang
   • Ch. Hartl

   SPECIAL ISSUE - ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 May 2009 Pages: 859 - 865

7. Design of a five-axis ultra-precision micro-milling machine—UltraMill. Part 1: holistic design approach, design considerations and specifications

   • Dehong Huo
   • Kai Cheng
   • Frank Wardle

   SPECIAL ISSUE - ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 June 2009 Pages: 867 - 877

8. Design of a five-axis ultra-precision micro-milling machine—UltraMill. Part 2: integrated dynamic modelling, design optimisation and analysis

   • Dehong Huo
   • Kai Cheng
   • Frank Wardle

   SPECIAL ISSUE - ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 June 2009 Pages: 879 - 890

9. Multi-scale simulation of the nano-metric cutting process

   • Xizhi Sun
   • Kai Cheng

   SPECIAL ISSUE - ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 June 2009 Pages: 891 - 901

10. Servo piezo tool SPT400MML for the fast and precise machining of free forms

    • Olivier Sosnicki
    • A. Pages
    • Thomas Maillard

    SPECIAL ISSUE - ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 June 2009 Pages: 903 - 910

11. Dynamic characteristics of a direct-drive air-bearing slide system with squeeze film damping

    • Frank P. Wardle
    • C. Bond
    • D. Huo

    SPECIAL ISSUE - ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 June 2009 Pages: 911 - 918

12. Influence of grain size on the wear behavior of CVD diamond coatings in micro-EDM

    • Eckart Uhlmann
    • Stefan Rosiwal
    • Markus Röhner

    SPECIAL ISSUE - ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 June 2009 Pages: 919 - 922

13. Advances in hybrid laser joining

    • Jens Holtkamp
    • Andreas Roesner
    • Arnold Gillner

    SPECIAL ISSUE - ORIGINAL ARTICLE 13 June 2009 Pages: 923 - 930

14. Temperature-dependent contact phenomena of PVD- and CVD-deposited DLC films sliding on the thin aluminium foil

    • Maria J. Díaz de Cerio
    • Gonzalo G. Fuentes
    • Wolfgang Hörnig

    SPECIAL ISSUE - ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 June 2009 Pages: 931 - 936

15. An inter-machine material handling system for micro-manufacturing based on using a standard carrier

    • Antonio J. Sanchez-Salmeron
    • Rafael Lopez-Tarazon
    • Carlos Ricolfe-Viala

    SPECIAL ISSUE - ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 June 2009 Pages: 937 - 943

16. An automated inspection system for stents

    • Issa Ibraheem
    • Alfred Binder

    SPECIAL ISSUE - ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 May 2009 Pages: 945 - 951

17. Model-based techniques for the testing and diagnosis of micro-manufacturing devices and machines

    • Piero Larizza
    • Orlando Petrone

    SPECIAL ISSUE - ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 June 2009 Pages: 953 - 961

18. MASMICRO micro-/nano-materials processing, analysis, inspection and materials knowledge management

    • Ioannis S. Chronakis
    • Nikolaos D. Mekras
    • Yi Qin

    SPECIAL ISSUE - ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 June 2009 Pages: 963 - 971

19. A knowledge-based design advisory system for collaborative design for micromanufacturing

    • Xiaojun Dai
    • Yi Qin
    • Neil Juster

    SPECIAL ISSUE - ORIGINAL ARTICLE 03 June 2009 Pages: 973 - 979

20. Development of a VGRAIN system for CPFE analysis in micro-forming applications

    • Jian Cao
    • Weimin Zhuang
    • Jianguo Lin

    SPECIAL ISSUE - ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 June 2009 Pages: 981 - 991

21. Application of genetic algorithm and Taguchi method in dynamic robust parameter design for unknown problems

    • Pisvimol Chatsirirungruang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 19 August 2009 Pages: 993 - 1002

22. Modeling and comparing of steady thermal state at gear milling by conventional and environment-friendly cooling method

    • Domnita Fratila
    • Adrian Radu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 August 2009 Pages: 1003 - 1012

23. Chatter prevention for milling process by acoustic signal feedback

    • Nan-Chyuan Tsai
    • Din-Chang Chen
    • Rong-Mao Lee

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 August 2009 Pages: 1013 - 1021

24. Forming characteristics analysis of the cross-section of axially inner grooved copper tube

    • Yong Li
    • Zechuan Xu
    • Zhixin Zeng

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 23 August 2009 Pages: 1023 - 1031

25. Modeling of induced empirical constitutive relations on materials with FCC, BCC, and HCP crystalline structures: severe plastic deformation

    • Mohsen Kazeminezhad
    • Ehsan Hosseini

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 August 2009 Pages: 1033 - 1039

26. Optimization of roll forming process parameters—a semi-empirical approach

    • John Paralikas
    • Konstantinos Salonitis
    • George Chryssolouris

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 27 August 2009 Pages: 1041 - 1052

27. Study on the rotary cup dressing of CBN grinding wheel and the grinding performance

    • Abdolhamid Azizi
    • Seyed Mehdi Rezaei
    • Abdolreza Rahimi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 August 2009 Pages: 1053 - 1063

28. Subsurface crystal lattice deformation machined by ultraprecision grinding of soft-brittle CdZnTe crystals

    • Zhenyu Zhang
    • Dongming Guo
    • Yaowu Meng

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 August 2009 Pages: 1065 - 1081

29. Effect of process parameters on clad bead geometry and its shape relationships of stainless steel claddings deposited by GMAW

    • T. Kannan
    • J. Yoganandh

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 August 2009 Pages: 1083 - 1095

30. Part-based model for visual detection and localization of gas tungsten arc weld pool

    • Fanhuai Shi
    • Xixia Huang
    • Shanben Chen

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 17 August 2009 Pages: 1097 - 1104

31. Nanoscale machinability and subsurface damage machined by CMP of soft-brittle CdZnTe crystals

    • Zhenyu Zhang
    • Yaowu Meng
    • Hang Gao

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 August 2009 Pages: 1105 - 1112

32. Variation risk analysis: MEMS fabrication tolerance for a micro CMM probe

    • Yunfei Sun
    • Clifford R. Fowkes
    • Richard K. Leach

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 15 August 2009 Pages: 1113 - 1120

33. Generating micro-dimples array on the hard chrome-coated surface by modified through mask electrochemical micromachining

    • Shuangqing Qian
    • Di Zhu
    • Dongsheng Yan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 15 August 2009 Pages: 1121 - 1127

34. Electrochemical drilling inclined holes using wedged electrodes

    • Wei Wang
    • Di Zhu
    • Xiaolong Fang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 19 August 2009 Pages: 1129 - 1136

35. Optimisation of process parameters for multi-performance characteristics in EDM of Al₂O₃ ceramic composite

    • K. M. Patel
    • Pulak M. Pandey
    • P. Venkateswara Rao

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 25 August 2009 Pages: 1137 - 1147

36. Estimation and optimization of depth of penetration in hybrid CO₂ LASER-MIG welding using ANN-optimization hybrid model

    • Sujit Ghosal
    • Sudipto Chaki

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 27 August 2009 Pages: 1149 - 1157

37. Prediction of heat transfer coefficient of steel bars subjected to Tempcore process using nonlinear modeling

    • Isukapalli B. Sankar
    • K. Mallikarjuna Rao
    • A. Gopala Krishna

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 27 August 2009 Pages: 1159 - 1166

38. Adaptable geometric patterns for five-axis machining: a survey

    • Stanislav S. Makhanov

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 26 September 2009 Pages: 1167 - 1208

39. Study of the repeatability of the magnetic joint in the probes used in coordinate measuring machines

    • Adam Woźniak

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2009 Pages: 1209 - 1216

40. A branch-and-bound and heuristic algorithm for the single-machine time-dependent scheduling problem

    • Wen-Chiung Lee
    • Yu Shin Lin
    • Chin-Chia Wu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 15 August 2009 Pages: 1217 - 1223

41. A generalization for single-machine scheduling with deteriorating jobs to minimize earliness penalties

    • Xue Huang
    • Ji-Bo Wang
    • Xue-Ru Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 August 2009 Pages: 1225 - 1230

42. Extension of VIKOR method based on interval-valued fuzzy sets

    • Behnam Vahdani
    • Hasan Hadipour
    • Maghsoud Amiri

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 August 2009 Pages: 1231 - 1239

43. A game theoretic coordination for trading capacity in multisite factory environment

    • Paolo Renna
    • Pierluigi Argoneto

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 August 2009 Pages: 1241 - 1252