Progress in Manufacturing Automation Technology and Application

Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters BCI (WoS).The special topic volume is not only to communicate the latest research and progress of the new technology, theory, method, equipment in the field of materials processing and manufacturing automation technology, but also to master cutting-edge technology and research trends on a global scale, which can promote international cooperation and communication of production and research in this field.

The main themes covered by the special issue include Industrial Robot Technology, Process Monitoring and Quality Control of Manufacturing Systems, Agile Manufacturing, Intelligent Manufacturing, Green Manufacturing, Virtual Manufacturing, Networked Manufacturing, Computer Integrated Manufacturing System Product Lifecycle Management and Contemporary Integrated Manufacturing System, Computerized Numerical Control System and Flexible Manufacturing System, CAD/CAE/CAPP/CAM and Application of Product Data Management, Precision Machining Technology, Logistics Engineering and Equipment and Other Related Topics.The special issue of the journal presents recent research on the theory, methods, and equipment for automated machining processes, industrial robots, and computer integrated manufacturing.

Six papers from Jiangsu University investigate laser transmission joining of PC and POM thermoplastics, laser transmission joint strength, the annealing of T2 copper foils, and micro-texturing dimple design for elastohydrodynamic lubrication.

Other topics of the 170 papers include ripple line fillet seam tracking, a stone elliptical arc contour fitting algorithm, the kinetic analysis of wind turbine blades, exhaust diffusion control at major traffic intersections, and bone scaffold 3D printer manufacturing.