Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering - Call for Papers―Additive and subtractive manufacturing of super alloys: A new approach of Industry 4.0

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to inform that the special issue on “Additive and subtractive manufacturing of super alloys: A new approach of Industry 4.0” for possible consideration in Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering. The original research papers, short communications and state-of-the-art reviews which are within the scope of this special issue will be invited.

Industry 4.0 is a new stage in the industrial revolution, mainly focusing on interconnectivity, automation, machine learning and real-time data. Industry 4.0 (sometimes called smart manufacturing) combines physical production and operations with smart digital technology, machine learning, and Big Data, thereby creating a more comprehensive and better connected company that focuses on manufacturing and supply chain management ecosystem. With this aim, this special issue deals with the additive and subtractive manufacturing of metals, alloys, composites, polymers etc. for biomedical, structural, aerospace and different applications. Sustainable manufacturing, Internet of Things (IOT), metal cutting, precision engineering, analytical modelling and optimization methods in different applications will be covered in this special issue. The complete keywords, themes and their details are given below:

Industry 4.0

Advanced software technology
Automation in manufacturing
Digital supply chain models from Industry 4.0
Internet-of-Things (IoTs)
Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Robotics in machining
Smart manufacturing

Additive manufacturing

Ceramics printing
Composite material printing
Metal printing
Multi-materials printing
Polymer printing

Control in manufacturing

Manufacturing process control
Quality control in manufacturing
Sensing and control

Metal cutting

Hybrid machining processes
Machining processes like turning, milling grinding, drilling etc.
Mechanical machining processes
Non-conventional machining processes
Thermal machining processes
Ultrasonic assisted machining processes

Precision manufacturing

Advanced measurement science
Biomanufacturing
High accuracy engineering, metrology
High precision machines, instruments, and components
Macro-metrology
Micro/nano machining processes

Sustainable manufacturing

Energy consumption modelling etc.
Environmentally conscious manufacturing processes
Life cycle assessment
Materials/energy/resource utilization
Product sustainability assessment/evaluation
Remanufacturing, reuse and recycling
Value creation by sustainable manufacturing

Modelling and optimization

Analytical modelling
CAD/CAM/CAE integrated systems
Manufacturing process modeling
Manufacturing system design and operations
Manufacturing tools and equipment
Optimization and prediction
Simulation of process parameters
Statistical approaches

Applications

Aerospace sector
Bio-medical components
Structural applications
New and advanced materials

Guest Editors

Prof. Munish Kumar Gupta, Opole University of Technology, Poland

Email: munishguptanit@gmail.com; guptam@susu.ru; munishgupta@sdu.edu.cn (this opens in a new tab)

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0777-1559

Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Munish_Gupta4 (this opens in a new tab)

Homepage: https://scholar.google.ru/citations?user=kL0oahMAAAAJ&hl=en (this opens in a new tab)

Publons links: https://publons.com/researcher/1291588/munish-kumar-gupta/ (this opens in a new tab)

Interests: Research interest in sustainability, green manufacturing, (this opens in a new tab) life cycle assessment, metal cutting, additive manufacturing, metal casting, optimization, artificial (this opens in a new tab) intelligence, cooling-lubrication in machining, tribology, heat treatment. Mostly focus (this opens in a new tab) on studying different parameters: Effect of tool wear and cutting parameters on tool life, cutting forces, roughness of machined surfaces, physical and mechanical processes in cutting materials. Application of additive manufacturing in different area, wear behavior, artificial intelligence and optimization of process parameters is also under the area of interest.

Mr. Danil Yu. Pimenov, South Ural State University, RUSSIA

Email: danil_u@rambler.ru (this opens in a new tab)

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5568-8928

Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Danil_Pimenov (this opens in a new tab)

Homepage: https://scholar.google.ru/citations?user=T4l3-8AAAAJ&hl=en (this opens in a new tab)

Publons links: (this opens in a new tab) https://publons.com/researcher/790260/danil-yu-pimenov

Interests: Research interest in metal cutting (this opens in a new tab) and cutting tools. The main direction of scientific research is to increase the efficiency of face milling operations (this opens in a new tab) by considering tool wear aspects. Mostly focus on studying different parameters: effect of tool (this opens in a new tab) wear and cutting parameters on tool life, cutting forces, roughness of machined (this opens in a new tab) surfaces, physical and mechanical processes in cutting materials. Application of dynamometers, accelerometers, power sensors for machining processes. Artificial intelligence. Mathematical modeling in machining processes. Optimization of computer numerical Control (CNC) and conventional machining processes.

Highlights of Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering

Peer review period: < 3 months

Publication: CAP and printing

From acceptance to publication: < 3 months

Charge: No page charges, no page limitation

Indexed: SCIE, SCOPUS, Google Scholar, CSCD, etc.

Notes for prospective authors

The submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. All papers are refereed through a peer review process. For more information, please visit

https://journal.hep.com.cn/ (this opens in a new tab)

http://link.springer.com/journal/11465 (this opens in a new tab)

All papers must be submitted through the Manuscript Central System of the journal https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/fome (this opens in a new tab)

Article types

Review article, Research article, Rapid communications, Comments, Prospective

Important dates

Submission deadline: May 31st, 2022

Publication date: October 31st, 2022

For enquiries regarding this special issue please contact the editorial office

Tingting Guo

guott@hep.com.cn (this opens in a new tab)