1. Investigation on welding distortion of combined butt and T-joints with 9-mm thickness using FEM and experiment

   • Yupiter H. P. Manurung
   • Mohd Shahar Sulaiman
   • Esa Haruman

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 23 October 2014 Pages: 775 - 782

2. Study on chip morphology and milling characteristics of laser cladding layer

   • Yanhua Zhao
   • Jie Sun
   • Jianfeng Li

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 23 October 2014 Pages: 783 - 796

3. Material removal with constant depth in CNC laser milling based on adaptive control of laser fluence

   • Kai Zhao
   • Zhenyuan Jia
   • Ling Wang

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 23 October 2014 Pages: 797 - 806

4. Evaluating porthole and seamless aluminum tubes and lubricants for hydroforming

   • Serhat Kaya

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 October 2014 Pages: 807 - 817

5. TiN[BCN/BN] _n /c-BN system improves the surface properties of machining tools used in industrial applications

   • J. C. Caicedo
   • H. H. Caicedo
   • W. Aperador

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 October 2014 Pages: 819 - 830

6. Investigating the electrical discharge machining (EDM) parameter effects on Al-Mg₂Si metal matrix composite (MMC) for high material removal rate (MRR) and less EWR–RSM approach

   • Mehdi Hourmand
   • Saeed Farahany
   • Mohd Yusof Noordin

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 October 2014 Pages: 831 - 838

7. Wear and breakage behaviors of PCD small-diameter end-mill: a case study on machining 2A12 aluminum alloy

   • Qingshun Bai
   • Kai Li
   • Kai Cheng

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 26 October 2014 Pages: 839 - 846

8. Modeling and optimization of direct metal laser sintering process

   • Anoop Verma
   • Satish Tyagi
   • Kai Yang

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 26 October 2014 Pages: 847 - 860

9. Performance of mixed ceramics and CBN tools during hard turning of martensitic stainless steel

   • Kehinde Sobiyi
   • Iakovos Sigalas
   • Yunus Turan

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 26 October 2014 Pages: 861 - 871

10. Impact performance prediction of injection-molded talc-filled polypropylene through thermomechanical environment assessment

    • Carlos N. Barbosa
    • Francisco Carvalho
    • Ricardo Simoes

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 28 October 2014 Pages: 873 - 883

11. Thermal contact conductance effect in modeling of resistance spot welding process of aluminum alloy 6061-T6

    • M. R. Karimi
    • M. Sedighi
    • D. Afshari

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 28 October 2014 Pages: 885 - 895

12. An analytical investigation of pad wear caused by the conditioner in fixed abrasive chemical–mechanical polishing

    • N. Y. Nguyen
    • Z. W. Zhong
    • Yebing Tian

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 28 October 2014 Pages: 897 - 905

13. Ultra-precision machining of Fresnel lens mould by single-point diamond turning based on axis B rotation

    • C. J. Li
    • Y. Li
    • C. V. Duong

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 29 October 2014 Pages: 907 - 913

14. Experimental studying on development of slurry-layer casting system for additive manufacturing of ceramics

    • Hsiao Chuan Yen

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 29 October 2014 Pages: 915 - 925

15. A parallel-based path generation method for fused deposition modeling

    • Yu-an Jin
    • Yong He
    • Jian-zhong Fu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 29 October 2014 Pages: 927 - 937

16. Design of fuzzy logic controller of industrial robot for roughing the uppers of fashion shoes

    • Nicola Pedrocchi
    • Enrico Villagrossi
    • Lorenzo Molinari Tosatti

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 October 2014 Pages: 939 - 953

17. Automation of main pipe-rotating welding scheme for intersecting pipes

    • Lei Shi
    • Xincheng Tian

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 October 2014 Pages: 955 - 964

18. Improving cutter life and cutting efficiency of five-axis plunge milling by simulation and tool path regeneration

    • Chao Sun
    • Qingzhen Bi
    • Nuodi Huang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 October 2014 Pages: 965 - 972

19. An efficient genetic algorithm for setup time minimization in PCB assembly

    • Abel García-Nájera
    • Carlos A. Brizuela
    • Israel M. Martínez-Pérez

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 October 2014 Pages: 973 - 989

20. EOL strategy planning for components of returned products

    • S. S. Yang
    • S. K. Ong
    • A. Y. C. Nee

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 October 2014 Pages: 991 - 1003

21. Thermal error modeling and compensation for a high-speed motorized spindle

    • Jun Yang
    • Hu Shi
    • Xuesong Mei

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 November 2014 Pages: 1005 - 1017

22. Arc characteristics and metal transfer process of hybrid laser double GMA welding

    • H. L. Wei
    • H. Li
    • X. P. Ding

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 November 2014 Pages: 1019 - 1028

23. The dependency of diamond lapping surface morphology on crystal orientation

    • Ning Yang
    • WenJun Zong
    • Tao Sun

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 November 2014 Pages: 1029 - 1034

24. Finite element simulation and experimental investigation on the residual stress-related monolithic component deformation

    • Xiaoming Huang
    • Jie Sun
    • Jianfeng Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 November 2014 Pages: 1035 - 1041

25. Minimum-cost rapid-growing random trees for segmented assembly path planning

    • Jing Xiong
    • Youmin Hu
    • Xiaokun Duan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 November 2014 Pages: 1043 - 1055

26. Scratching of copper with rough surfaces conducted by diamond tip simulated using molecular dynamics

    • Jia Li
    • Qihong Fang
    • Liangchi Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 November 2014 Pages: 1057 - 1070

27. Mathematical modeling and experimental testing of high-speed spindle behavior

    • Aleksandar Zivkovic
    • Milan Zeljkovic
    • Zoran Milojevic

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 November 2014 Pages: 1071 - 1086

28. Research into the process of producing powder tapes

    • Eduard P. Gribkov
    • Alexander V. Perig
    • Viktoriya A. Danilyuk

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 November 2014 Pages: 1087 - 1104

29. Multiple parts process planning in serial–parallel flexible flow lines: part II—solution method based on genetic algorithms with fixed- and variable-length chromosomes

    • Farayi Musharavati
    • Abdel Magid S. Hamouda

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 November 2014 Pages: 1105 - 1143

30. Ultraprecision machining of diffraction optical elements on soft semiconductor crystal

    • Renato G. Jasinevicius
    • Paulo S. Pizani
    • Giuseppe A. Cirino

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 November 2014 Pages: 1145 - 1154

31. Micro end-milling of channels using ultrafine-grained low-carbon steel

    • Cleiton L. F. de Assis
    • Renato G. Jasinevicius
    • Alessandro R. Rodrigues

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 November 2014 Pages: 1155 - 1165

32. Uniform scanning path generation for abrasive waterjet polishing of free-form surfaces modeled by triangulated meshes

    • Hamed Khakpour
    • Lionel Birglen
    • Souheil-Antoine Tahan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 November 2014 Pages: 1167 - 1176

33. Process models for controlled-depth abrasive waterjet milling of amorphous glasses

    • Thai Nguyen
    • Jun Wang
    • Weiyi Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 November 2014 Pages: 1177 - 1189

34. Influence of complex structure on the shrinkage of part in investment casting process

    • Changhui Liu
    • Sun Jin
    • Fei Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 November 2014 Pages: 1191 - 1203

35. A study on the development of milling process for silicon nitride using ball end-mill tools by laser-assisted machining

    • Tae-Woo Kim
    • Choon-Man Lee

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 November 2014 Pages: 1205 - 1211

36. Joint interface characterization method using frequency response measurements on assembled structures only: theoretical development and experimental validation on a workholding fixture for machining

    • Qilin Fu
    • Amir Rashid

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 November 2014 Pages: 1213 - 1228

37. Modeling and analysis of crater formation during wire electrical discharge turning (WEDT) process

    • Abimannan Giridharan
    • G. L. Samuel

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 November 2014 Pages: 1229 - 1247

38. The effect of coating thickness on corrosion behaviour of Zn-Cu electroplated materials

    • K. M. Oluwasegun
    • M. Matousek
    • O. A. Ojo

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 November 2014 Pages: 1249 - 1257

39. Study on the orthomogonalization for hybrid motion/force control and its application in aspheric surface polishing

    • Liyong Hu
    • Jianming Zhan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 November 2014 Pages: 1259 - 1268

40. A heuristic approach based on time-indexed modelling for scheduling and tool loading in flexible manufacturing systems

    • Selin Özpeynirci

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 November 2014 Pages: 1269 - 1274

41. The investigation on manufacturing time of a new type concave-convex gear by a CNC milling machine

    • Mahir Uzun

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 November 2014 Pages: 1275 - 1280

42. A new process of forming metallic bipolar plates for PEM fuel cell with pin-type pattern

    • M. Belali-Owsia
    • M. Bakhshi-Jooybari
    • A. H. Gorji

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 November 2014 Pages: 1281 - 1293

43. Joining aluminium alloys with reduced ductility by mechanical clinching

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

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 November 2014 Pages: 1295 - 1304

44. Interaction of cemented carbide micro-drills and printed circuit boards during micro-drilling

    • Li Juan Zheng
    • Cheng Yong Wang
    • Lian Yu Fu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 November 2014 Pages: 1305 - 1314

45. Investigations on relations between shape defects and thickness profile variations in thin flat rolling

    • Babak Moazeni
    • Mahmoud Salimi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 November 2014 Pages: 1315 - 1331

46. Forming load in flexible rolling process for sheet metal parts

    • Fengyan Lun
    • Renjun Li
    • Pengfei Xue

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 November 2014 Pages: 1333 - 1344

47. A study of single kinematic errors accurate fitting for ultra-precision micro v-groove machine tools

    • Huabing Zou
    • Xindu Chen
    • Sujuan Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 November 2014 Pages: 1345 - 1351

48. Performance evaluation of laser tracker kinematic models and parameter identification

    • J. Conte
    • A. C. Majarena
    • J. J. Aguilar

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 November 2014 Pages: 1353 - 1364

49. Comparing different strategies for the allocation of improvement programmes in a flow shop environment

    • Moacir Godinho Filho
    • Marcel Heimar Ribeiro Utiyama

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 November 2014 Pages: 1365 - 1385

50. Investigation and modeling of cutting forces and surface roughness when hard turning of AISI 52100 steel with mixed ceramic tool: cutting conditions optimization

    • I. Meddour
    • M. A. Yallese
    • L. Boulanouar

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 November 2014 Pages: 1387 - 1399