Journal Papers - Special Issue, Vol.XVII, No.3 / 2025

Advances in Manufacturing Technologies, Processes, Systems and Materials

The manufacturing industry is constantly evolving, forcing manufacturers to react quickly to industry changes and make a firm commitment to efficiency in every aspect of the business to remain competitive in the marketplace. Advances in manufacturing can be achieved through significant upfront investments, which will lead to long-term savings through optimized use of resources and reduced error rates.

Precision technologies and automated systems ensure consistent, high-quality production, enabling the creation of complex patterns and achieving tight tolerances. Advanced manufacturing refers to the use of innovative technologies to create new products, refine existing products, and perform manufacturing activities that will improve quality and the manufacturing process itself.

The topics in advanced manufacturing technologies are robust and include Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Digital Twin, Robotics and Automation, Additive Manufacturing, Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials, Networking and Connectivity, Internet of Things (IoT), Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Laser Machining, and Augmented Reality (AR). These technologies, processes, and systems are used to manufacture and modify materials in ways that improve their performance. Each of these advanced manufacturing processes plays a valuable role in helping manufacturers work safer and efficiently.

Increasing output while maximizing value, quality, market responsiveness, and flexibility is the goal of advanced manufacturing. Reducing time to market, material inventory, content, and unit quantities are further goals of advanced manufacturing.

Although some sectors are presently at the forefront of the testing and application of advanced manufacturing technologies, advanced manufacturing systems are and will remain beneficial to nearly every industry in the future. Enhanced product quality, shorter production schedules, and increased productivity, efficiency, and quality are just a few of the benefits that advanced manufacturing processes offer, regardless of the industry.

This Special Issue, Advances in Manufacturing Technologies, Processes, Systems and Materials, is mainly focused on Micro and Nanotechnologies, Rapid Prototyping Technologies, High Speed Manufacturing Processes, Manufacturing and Automation, Flexible Manufacturing, Cold Forming Technologies, CAD/CAM/CAE/CAX Integrated Systems, Simulation and Optimization, Concurrent Engineering, Non-conventional Technologies, Virtual Manufacturing, Welding, technologies, processes, systems and materials used which could include the topics presented above.

Topics:

  • Micro and Nanotechnologies;
  • Rapid Prototyping Technologies;
  • High Speed Manufacturing Processes;
  • Manufacturing and Automation;
  • Flexible Manufacturing;
  • Cold Forming Technologies;
  • CAD/CAM/CAE/CAX Integrated Systems;
  • Concurrent Engineering;
  • Non-conventional Technologies;
  • Virtual Manufacturing;
  • Welding Technologies;

Guest Editors

Jerzy Swider Professor Jerzy Swider, Ph.D.
Affiliation:
- KOMAG Institute of Mining Technology, research institute, Pszczynska 37, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland
- Silesian University of Technology, Akademicka 2A, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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Viorel Paunoiu Professor Viorel Paunoiu, Ph.D.
Affiliation: “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati
Strada Domnească 47, Galați, Romania
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Special Issue - Advances in Manufacturing Technologies, Processes, Systems and Materials

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DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF THE TWO-CHANNEL CENTRIFUGAL WASTEWATER PUMP IMPELLER
Bostan Viorel, Petco Andrei
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ADVANCED SOFTWARE INSTRUMENTS IN THE STUDY OF SHIPS NAUTICAL QUALITIES
Elisabeta Buzilă, Mihaela – Greti Manea
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NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF INDENTATION OF A MAXWELL VISCOELASTIC HALF-SPACE
Delia Cerlinca, Sergiu Spinu
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ON THE STRUCTURAL DESIGN CONCEPT OF A RIVER-COASTAL RESEARCH-PASSENGER SHIP ASSESSMENT UNDER OBLIQUE WAVE SCENARIOS
Leonard Domnisoru
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ENHANCING ENDMILL TOOL LIFE THROUGH LASER SURFACE TEXTURING IN BRASS MACHINING: A CASE STUDY
Martha Dariana Shinagawa-Castro, Julio Sebastián Reséndiz-Hernández, Patricio Ulises López-González, Demófilo Maldonado-Cortés, Laura Peña-Parás
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THE INFLUENCE OF THERMAL GOUGING PROCESSES ON THE STRUCTURE AND HARDNESS OF S420MC AND THE POSSIBILITY OF REPAIR WELDING
Jacek Górka, Agnieszka Rzeźnikiewicz
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TAMPING TOOLS MANUFACTURING BY OPEN MOULD FORMING
Hasan Akpolat, Sinan Sezek, Bünyamin Aksakal
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CHARACTERIZATION OF CUTTING TOOL INSERTS WITH LASER SURFACE TEXTURING
Lizbeth Pérez Alvizo, Yadira Lissete Rangel Acosta, Jesús Ricardo Puente Martínez, Demófilo Maldonado-Cortés, Laura Peña-Parás, Martha Claudia Rodríguez Villalobos
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FROM AUTOMATED TO AN AUTONOMOUS MACHINE TOOL. APPLICATION TO THE MILLING MACHINE CASE
Gabriel Frumuşanu, Alexandru Epureanu
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LASER CLADDING AND QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF WEAR-RESISTANT Cr3C2 7(Ni20Cr) COATINGS
Aleksander Lisiecki, Agnieszka Kurc-Lisiecka, Wojciech Pakieła
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MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF 3D-PRINTED POLYLACTIDE CARBON FIBER BASED ON FUSED DEPOSITION MODELING
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APPLICATION OF DEFF-MR CURVE ANALYSIS TO EXTERNAL DRYING DATA FOR IDENTIFYING THE MOISTURE TRANSPORT MECHANISMS
Milos Vasić, Milos Vorkapić, Filip Pantelić
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUBBLE PUMP PERFORMANCE CURVES FOR INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES
Salam J. Bash Al-Maliki, Ibtihaj A. Abdulrazzak, Mohammed S. Al-Maliki
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SIMULATION-BASED DESIGN OF ERGONOMIC RATIONALIZATION IN THE PRODUCTION PROCESS
Jana Kronová, Miriam Pekarčíková, Peter Trebuňa, Marek Kliment
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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A BENCH FOR PCB PANEL TESTING AND DEPANELIZATION
Mateusz Łyczek, Wojciech Skarka
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DATA-DRIVEN PLANNING OF A WAREHOUSE USING TX PLANT SIMULATION
Miriam Pekarcikova, Peter Trebuna, Marek Kliment, Jana Kronova
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ANALYSIS OF THE LASER CUTTING PROCESS FOR A SELECTED COMPONENT
Małgorzata Olender-Skóra, Aleksander Gwiazda
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THE EFFECTS OF PRINTING PARAMETERS ON SHAPE TRANSFORMATION CAPABILITY OF 3D PRINTED STRUCTURES OF SMART MATERIAL
Nor Aiman Sukindar, Ahmad Shah Hizam Md Yasir, Shafie Kamaruddin, Muhammad Afiq Iman Mohd Nazli, Ahmad Azlan Ab Aziz, Zunaidi bin Ibrahim, Ahmed M. S. Elaklouk, Mohamad Talhah Al Hafiz Mohd Khata, Yulfian Aminanda, Malai Zeiti Sheikh Abdul Hamid
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ELASTIC CONTACT SOLVER BASED ON PRESSURE DECONVOLUTION
Sergiu Spinu
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CAD-BASED MACHINING SIMULATION CONSIDERING TOOL MICROGEOMETRY
Anastasios Tzotzis, Prodromos Minaoglou, Kyriaki Aidinli, Panagiotis Kyratsis
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