1. Real-time hardware ANN-QFT robust controller for reconfigurable micro-machine tool

   • Pedro Ponce
   • Arturo Molina
   • Brian MacCleery

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 27 January 2015 Pages: 1 - 20

2. Preform design in forging process of complex parts by using quasi-equipotential field and response surface methods

   • Yanjin Guan
   • Xue Bai
   • Guoqun Zhao

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 27 January 2015 Pages: 21 - 29

3. Parametric modeling and optimization for wire electrical discharge machining of Inconel 718 using response surface methodology

   • Vivek Aggarwal
   • Sehijpal Singh Khangura
   • R. K. Garg

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 28 January 2015 Pages: 31 - 47

4. Prediction of instantaneous milling force taking runout into account in peripheral milling of curved surface

   • Hongyan Hao
   • Baosheng Wang
   • Wencheng Tang

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 28 January 2015 Pages: 49 - 56

5. A novel technique with compound tool for multi-stage metal spinning

   • Ragab K. Abdel-Magied

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 28 January 2015 Pages: 57 - 63

6. A predictive hybrid force modeling in turning: application to stainless steel dry machining with a coated groove tool

   • Christophe Czarnota
   • Fousseny Koné
   • Mohammed Nouari

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 28 January 2015 Pages: 65 - 79

7. Effect of curvature radius on the residual stress of thin-walled parts in laser direct forming

   • Anfeng Zhang
   • Baolu Qi
   • Dichen Li

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 29 January 2015 Pages: 81 - 88

8. Study on optimized principles of process parameters for environmentally friendly machining austenitic stainless steel with high efficiency and little energy consumption

   • Yawei Zhang
   • Pan Zou
   • Steven Liang

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 January 2015 Pages: 89 - 99

9. Laser cutting of small diameter hole in aluminum foam

   • B. S. Yilbas
   • S. S. Akhtar
   • O. Keles

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 January 2015 Pages: 101 - 111

10. Multiscale image quality measures for defect detection in thin films

    • A. S. Tolba
    • Hazem M. Raafat

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 January 2015 Pages: 113 - 122

11. Mechanics-based feedrate scheduling for multi-axis plunge milling

    • Yongshou Liang
    • Junxue Ren
    • Jinhua Zhou

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 January 2015 Pages: 123 - 133

12. A hybrid computer simulation-adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system algorithm for optimization of dispatching rule selection in job shop scheduling problems under uncertainty

    • A. Azadeh
    • N. Hosseini
    • F. Jalalvand

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 January 2015 Pages: 135 - 145

13. Three-dimensional numerical simulation of microelectric discharge machining of Ti-6Al-4V

    • B. Kuriachen
    • Alwin Varghese
    • Jose Mathew

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 January 2015 Pages: 147 - 160

14. Demand forecasting for production planning in remanufacturing

    • Mitsutaka Matsumoto
    • Shingo Komatsu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 January 2015 Pages: 161 - 175

15. Effects of welding parameters on weld geometry during high-power laser welding of thick plate

    • Shichun Li
    • Genyu Chen
    • Cong Zhou

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 January 2015 Pages: 177 - 182

16. Prediction and optimization of weld bead geometry in oscillating arc narrow gap all-position GMA welding

    • W. H. Xu
    • S. B. Lin
    • C. L. Yang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 January 2015 Pages: 183 - 196

17. Tool damage and machined-surface quality using hot-pressed sintering Ti(C₇N₃)/WC/TaC cermet cutting inserts for high-speed turning stainless steels

    • Bin Zou
    • Huijun Zhou
    • Jun Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 February 2015 Pages: 197 - 210

18. Deformation analysis of hydro-bending of bi-layered metal tubes

    • Wencai Xie
    • Bugang Teng
    • Shijian Yuan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 February 2015 Pages: 211 - 219

19. An experimental and numerical study of forming limits of AA5182-O

    • Long Ju
    • Tingting Mao
    • Hongbo Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 February 2015 Pages: 221 - 228

20. A new robust optimization approach for integrated multi-echelon, multi-product, multi-period supply chain network design under process uncertainty

    • Ali Akbar Akbari
    • Behrooz Karimi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 February 2015 Pages: 229 - 244

21. Machining tests for identification of location errors on five-axis machine tools with a tilting head

    • Zhouxiang Jiang
    • Xiaoqi Tang
    • Shiqi Zheng

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 03 February 2015 Pages: 245 - 254

22. Evaluation of rheological behavior and interfacial friction under the adhesive condition by upsetting method

    • W. Q. Li
    • Q. X. Ma

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 03 February 2015 Pages: 255 - 263

23. A mold-free laser shock micro-drawing forming process using Plasticine as the flexible support

    • Di Zhang
    • Youyu Lin
    • Xiao Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 03 February 2015 Pages: 265 - 272

24. Correlation between runner pressure and cavity pressure within injection mold

    • Kuo-Ming Tsai
    • Jun-Kai Lan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 03 February 2015 Pages: 273 - 284

25. Optimal stamping direction for an automotive part

    • Min Liao
    • Jing Liu
    • Shuang Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 03 February 2015 Pages: 285 - 297

26. Integration, uncertainty, information quality, and performance: a review of empirical research

    • Juliana Keiko Sagawa
    • Marcelo Seido Nagano

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 03 February 2015 Pages: 299 - 306

27. Modeling forced convection in the thermal simulation of laser cladding processes

    • Michael F. Gouge
    • Jarred C. Heigel
    • Todd A. Palmer

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 February 2015 Pages: 307 - 320

28. Investigation on the influence of material microstructure on cutting force and bur formation in the micro cutting of copper

    • Xian Wu
    • Liang Li
    • Zhongbo Zhan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 February 2015 Pages: 321 - 327

29. Electrochemical-aided abrasive flow machining (ECA²FM) process: a hybrid machining process

    • B. S. Brar
    • R. S. Walia
    • V. P. Singh

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 February 2015 Pages: 329 - 342

30. Friction stir spot welding of interstitial free steel with incorporating silicon carbide nanopowders

    • S. F. Tebyani
    • K. Dehghani

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 February 2015 Pages: 343 - 350

31. Effects of cutting parameters on dry machining Ti-6Al-4V alloy with ultra-hard tools

    • F. J. Sun
    • S. G. Qu
    • F. L. Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 February 2015 Pages: 351 - 360

32. An algorithm of mapping the protrusion feature on the slanting face to its manufacturing feature volume in the process planning

    • Jinfeng Liu
    • Xiaojun Liu
    • Zhonghua Ni

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 February 2015 Pages: 361 - 376

33. Price competition between two leader–follower supply chains with risk-averse retailers under demand uncertainty

    • M. R. Amin-Naseri
    • M. Azari Khojasteh

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 February 2015 Pages: 377 - 393

34. Accuracy analysis of a spherical 3-DOF parallel underactuated robot wrist

    • Bin He
    • Pengchang Zhang
    • Shuangchao Hou

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 February 2015 Pages: 395 - 404

35. Kinematic analysis and feedrate optimization in six-axis NC abrasive belt grinding of blades

    • Junteng Wang
    • Dinghua Zhang
    • Ying Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 February 2015 Pages: 405 - 414

36. A new multi-objective approach in order to balancing and sequencing U-shaped mixed model assembly line problem: a proposed heuristic algorithm

    • Neda Manavizadeh
    • Masoud Rabbani
    • Farzad Radmehr

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 February 2015 Pages: 415 - 425

37. Research on cutting temperature of work-piece in milling process based on WPSO

    • Yong Feng
    • Lei Zheng
    • Tiejun Yuan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 February 2015 Pages: 427 - 435

38. Tool path generation for slow tool servo turning of complex optical surfaces

    • Xingsheng Wang
    • Xiuqing Fu
    • Min Kang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 February 2015 Pages: 437 - 448

39. Continuous-wave laser drilling assisted by intermittent gas jets

    • Jin-Chen Hsu
    • Wun-Yu Lin
    • Chia-Lung Kuo

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 February 2015 Pages: 449 - 459

40. Application of Taguchi’s approach for obtaining mechanical properties and microstructures of evaporative pattern castings

    • B. V. Omidiji
    • H. A. Owolabi
    • R. H. Khan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 08 February 2015 Pages: 461 - 468

41. Thermal characteristics analysis and experimental study on the high-speed spindle system

    • Chi Ma
    • Xuesong Mei
    • Hu Shi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 08 February 2015 Pages: 469 - 489

42. Research on the knowledge recognition and modeling of machining feature geometric evolution

    • Neng Wan
    • Ke Du
    • Sentang Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 08 February 2015 Pages: 491 - 501

43. Improvement of ECAP process by imposing ultrasonic vibrations

    • F. Ahmadi
    • M. Farzin
    • M. R. Forouzan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 10 February 2015 Pages: 503 - 512

44. Effects of discharge energy density on wear rate and surface roughness in EDM

    • Murat Kiyak
    • Bilal Ensari Aldemir
    • Erhan Altan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 10 February 2015 Pages: 513 - 518

45. Multi-criteria decision making techniques for compliant polishing tool selection

    • Adhithya Plato Sidharth Arunachalam
    • Sridhar Idapalapati
    • Sathyan Subbiah

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 10 February 2015 Pages: 519 - 530

46. The tool design and experiments on electrochemical machining of a blisk using multiple tube electrodes

    • Zhengyang Xu
    • Jia Liu
    • Ningsong Qu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 10 February 2015 Pages: 531 - 539

47. Research on the cutting mechanism of cylindrical gear power skiving

    • Erkuo Guo
    • Rongjing Hong
    • Chenggang Fang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 10 February 2015 Pages: 541 - 550

48. Influence and application of laser parameters on unit of H13 steel by laser remelting process

    • Zhi-xin Jia
    • Ji-qiang Li
    • Hong-lin Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 February 2015 Pages: 551 - 568

49. A continuous estimation of distribution algorithm for the online order-batching problem

    • Ricardo Pérez-Rodríguez
    • Arturo Hernández-Aguirre
    • S. Jöns

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 February 2015 Pages: 569 - 588

50. Study on the construction mechanism of stability lobes in milling process with multiple modes

    • Min Wan
    • Ying-Chao Ma
    • Yun Yang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 February 2015 Pages: 589 - 603