Trochoidal milling: investigation of a new approach on uncut chip thickness modeling and cutting force simulation in an alternative path planning strategy Farbod Akhavan NiakiAbram PletaLaine Mears ORIGINAL ARTICLE 08 April 2018 Pages: 641 - 656
Tribological behaviors in titanium sheet and tube forming at elevated temperatures: evaluation and modeling J. MaH. LiZ. J. Tao ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 April 2018 Pages: 657 - 674
Fabrication of MWCNT-reinforced Al composite local foams using friction stir processing route I. G. PapantoniouH. P. KyriakopoulouD. E. Manolakos ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 April 2018 Pages: 675 - 686
Comparison of pulsed and continuous current gas tungsten arc welding in dissimilar welding between UNS S32750 and AISI 321 in optimized condition Alireza AbdollahiMorteza ShamanianMohammad Ali Golozar ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 April 2018 Pages: 687 - 696
Study of sound signal for online monitoring in the micro-piercing process Delima Yanti SariTsung-Liang WuBor-Tsuen Lin ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 April 2018 Pages: 697 - 710
Effect of cutting edge radius on micro end milling: force analysis, surface roughness, and chip formation K. VipindasK. N. AnandJose Mathew ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 April 2018 Pages: 711 - 722
Thermo-mechanical modelling of ball screw preload force variation in different working conditions A. OyangurenJ. LarrañagaI. Ulacia ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 April 2018 Pages: 723 - 739
A critical review of past research and advances in abrasive flow finishing process Anand C PetareNeelesh Kumar Jain ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 April 2018 Pages: 741 - 782
Study on the pre-shearing cropping process of steel bars C. L. HuL. Q. ChenZ. M. Li ORIGINAL ARTICLE 13 April 2018 Pages: 783 - 793
Service optimal selection and composition in cloud manufacturing: a comprehensive survey Hamed BouzaryF. Frank Chen ORIGINAL ARTICLE 13 April 2018 Pages: 795 - 808
A survey on smart automated computer-aided process planning (ACAPP) techniques Mazin Al-wswasiAtanas IvanovHarris Makatsoris ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open access 13 April 2018 Pages: 809 - 832
Modeling of high-power ultrasonic welding of Cu/Al joint Huan LiBiao CaoJingwei Yang ORIGINAL ARTICLE 13 April 2018 Pages: 833 - 844
Comparative study on successive and simultaneous double-sided laser beam welding of AA6056/AA6156 aluminum alloy T-joints for aircraft fuselage panels Zhibin YangXin ZhaoEn Zhang ORIGINAL ARTICLE 13 April 2018 Pages: 845 - 856
Influence of machining parameters and tool structure on cutting force and hole wall damage in drilling CFRP with stepped drills Xinyi QiuPengnan LiTae Jo Ko ORIGINAL ARTICLE 13 April 2018 Pages: 857 - 865
Research on an EDM-based unitized drilling process of TC4 alloy Xiaotian TaoZhidong LiuLida Shen ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 April 2018 Pages: 867 - 875
Investigation of residual impact stress and its effects on the precision during milling of the thin-walled part Xiaohui JiangYihong ZhuZishan Ding ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 April 2018 Pages: 877 - 892
An innovative method for producing balls from scrap rail heads Zbigniew PaterJanusz TomczakMickael Barbelet ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open access 14 April 2018 Pages: 893 - 901
Double-sided hybrid laser-MIG welding plus MIG welding of 30-mm-thick aluminium alloy Zhao JiangXueming HuaYuelong Zhang ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 April 2018 Pages: 903 - 913
Stress and deformation evaluation of the subarea scanning effect in direct laser-deposited Ti-6Al-4V Hui YanLida ShenHuixin Liang ORIGINAL ARTICLE 15 April 2018 Pages: 915 - 926
Parametric modeling and optimization of novel water-cooled advanced submerged arc welding process Ankush ChoudharyManoj KumarDeepak Rajendra Unune ORIGINAL ARTICLE 15 April 2018 Pages: 927 - 938
On-line estimation of the tool-chip interface temperature field during turning using a sequential inverse method Shuwen HuangBo TaoZhouping Yin ORIGINAL ARTICLE 15 April 2018 Pages: 939 - 952
Roll formability of aluminium foam sandwich panels Matthias WeissBuddhika AbeyrathnaMichael Pereira ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 April 2018 Pages: 953 - 965
Reduction of distortions in large aluminium parts by controlling machining-induced residual stresses A. MadariagaI. PerezF. J. Rubio ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 April 2018 Pages: 967 - 978
Numerical modelling and simulation of surface roughness of 3-D hemispherical convex micro-feature generated by reverse micro-EDM T. RoyD. DattaR. Balasubramaniam ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 April 2018 Pages: 979 - 992
Modeling and optimization of thermal characteristics for roll grinders Zhihang LinJianfu ZhangZhijun Wu ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 April 2018 Pages: 993 - 1004
An experimental study of pneumatic extruding direct writing deposition-based additive manufacturing Ming MaHonghai Zhang ORIGINAL ARTICLE 17 April 2018 Pages: 1005 - 1010
Fatigue reliability prediction of defective materials based on a useful equivalent Wöhler curve Maroua SaggarChokri BouraouiAnouar Nasr ORIGINAL ARTICLE 17 April 2018 Pages: 1011 - 1021
High strain rate dynamic behaviour of AlSi12 alloy processed by selective laser melting P. PonnusamyS. H. MasoodRizwan Rashid ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 April 2018 Pages: 1023 - 1035
A comparative study of fabrication of sand casting mold using additive manufacturing and conventional process Nishant HawaldarJing Zhang ORIGINAL ARTICLE 19 April 2018 Pages: 1037 - 1045
Theoretical and experimental study of the drawing force under a current pulse Li DalongLi YantingLiu Feng ORIGINAL ARTICLE 19 April 2018 Pages: 1047 - 1051
Model-driven determination of Johnson-Cook material constants using temperature and force measurements Jinqiang NingSteven Y. Liang ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 April 2018 Pages: 1053 - 1060
Computer-integrated shaving processing for spiroid face gear on a five-axis CNC machine Yunbo ShenXuan Liu ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 April 2018 Pages: 1061 - 1070
A review on laser beam welding of titanium alloys S. T. AuwalS. RameshS. M. Manladan ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 April 2018 Pages: 1071 - 1098
Pulsating water jet erosion effect on a brass flat solid surface D. LehockáJ. KlichZ. Storkan ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 April 2018 Pages: 1099 - 1112
Surface motion analysis of double vibro-polishing of Ti-6Al-4 V R. MedirattaK. AhluwaliaS. H. Yeo ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 April 2018 Pages: 1113 - 1122
Light-weight shape and topology optimization with hybrid deposition path planning for FDM parts Jikai LiuYongsheng MaRafiq Ahmad ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 April 2018 Pages: 1123 - 1135
Curing multidirectional carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites with indirect microwave heating Yingguang LiLibing ChengJing Zhou ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 April 2018 Pages: 1137 - 1147
A region-based 3 + 2-axis machining toolpath generation method for freeform surface Xu LiuYingguang LiQiang Li ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 April 2018 Pages: 1149 - 1163
Uncertainty analysis and multi-objective billet robust optimization for transitional region of multi-rib component under isothermal local loading forming Ke WeiXiaoguang FanXueqi Jiang ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 April 2018 Pages: 1165 - 1179
Optimization technology in cloud manufacturing Liang GuoJingxiong Qiu ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 April 2018 Pages: 1181 - 1193
ART2ool: a model-driven framework to generate target code for robot handling tasks E. EstévezAlejandro Sánchez GarcíaJuan Gómez Ortega ORIGINAL ARTICLE 22 April 2018 Pages: 1195 - 1207
Cyber-physical integration for moving digital factories forward towards smart manufacturing: a survey Ying ChengYongping ZhangFei Tao ORIGINAL ARTICLE 23 April 2018 Pages: 1209 - 1221
A cutting force model based on kinematics analysis for C/SiC in rotary ultrasonic face machining Zhen LiSongmei YuanAndre D. L. Batako ORIGINAL ARTICLE 23 April 2018 Pages: 1223 - 1239
The effect of ageing process on three-point bending strength and permeability of 3D printed sand molds Saptarshee MitraAntonio Rodríguez de CastroMohamed El Mansori ORIGINAL ARTICLE 23 April 2018 Pages: 1241 - 1251
Thermal error control method based on thermal deformation balance principle for the precision parts of machine tools Zeji GeXiaohong Ding ORIGINAL ARTICLE 23 April 2018 Pages: 1253 - 1268
Analysis of the dynamic performance of a complex ultrasonic horn for application in friction stir welding S. KumarW. DingC. S. Wu ORIGINAL ARTICLE 23 April 2018 Pages: 1269 - 1284
Multi-objective optimization based IBCS for surface roughness and textural feature in MCVE piston machining Wuyi MingYong ZhangFan Shen ORIGINAL ARTICLE 23 April 2018 Pages: 1285 - 1304
Numerical analysis of the influence of coatings on a cutting tool using COMSOL Diego Corrêa FerreiraElisan dos Santos MagalhãesSandro Metrevelle M. Lima E Silva ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 April 2018 Pages: 1305 - 1314
Tool wear of corner continuous milling in deep machining of hardened steel pocket Wu ShixiongLi ZhiyangMa Wei ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 April 2018 Pages: 1315 - 1333
Numerical and experimental investigation on influence of initial microstructure on GTA-welded age-hardened AA2024 Ardeshir SarmastSiamak SerajzadehHamed JamshidiAval ORIGINAL ARTICLE 25 April 2018 Pages: 1335 - 1346