1. Investigation and modelling of the cutting forces in turning process of the Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-7Nb titanium alloys

   • Sérgio Luiz Moni Ribeiro Filho
   • Robson Bruno Dutra Pereira
   • Lincoln Cardoso Brandão

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 28 November 2018 Pages: 2191 - 2203

2. Machined channel quality and tool life using cermet micro-mill in micro-milling aluminum alloy

   • ShaSha Li
   • Bin Zou
   • YishunWang

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 28 November 2018 Pages: 2205 - 2216

3. Automated and robust multi-objective optimal design of thin-walled product injection process based on hybrid RBF-MOGA

   • QingQing Feng
   • Xionghui Zhou

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 28 November 2018 Pages: 2217 - 2231

4. A chatter mitigation technique in milling based on H_∞-ADDPMS and piezoelectric stack actuators

   • Fei Shi
   • Hongrui Cao
   • Xuefeng Chen

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 28 November 2018 Pages: 2233 - 2248

5. Comparative study on optimization algorithms for online identification of an instantaneous force model in milling

   • Max Schwenzer
   • Thomas Auerbach
   • Thomas Bergs

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 28 November 2018 Pages: 2249 - 2257

6. Grindability of powder metallurgy nickel-base superalloy FGH96 and sensibility analysis of machined surface roughness

   • Benkai Li
   • Wenfeng Ding
   • Changhe Li

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 29 November 2018 Pages: 2259 - 2273

7. Electrical conductivity, mechanical strength and corrosion characteristics of spark plasma sintered Al-Nb nanocomposite

   • C. O. Ujah
   • A. P. I. Popoola
   • V. S. Aigbodion

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 29 November 2018 Pages: 2275 - 2282

8. Prediction of weld bead geometry of MAG welding based on XGBoost algorithm

   • Kai Chen
   • Huabin Chen
   • Shanben Chen

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 29 November 2018 Pages: 2283 - 2295

9. Characteristic analysis and optimal control of the thickness and tension system on tandem cold rolling

   • Yun-Jian Hu
   • Jie Sun
   • Dian-Hua Zhang

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 29 November 2018 Pages: 2297 - 2312

10. Modeling and drilling parameters optimization on burr height using harmony search algorithm in low-frequency vibration-assisted drilling

    • Li Shaomin
    • Zhang Deyuan
    • Tang Hui

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 29 November 2018 Pages: 2313 - 2325

11. Thermal gradient and its contribution to size effect of specific cutting energy

    • G. G. Ye
    • S. F. Xue

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 29 November 2018 Pages: 2327 - 2339

12. The influence of supporting force on machining stability during mirror milling of thin-walled parts

    • Qile Bo
    • Haibo Liu
    • Kuo Liu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 November 2018 Pages: 2341 - 2353

13. Deciphering the deformation mechanism in single point incremental forming: experimental and numerical investigation

    • K. U. Yazar
    • Sumeet Mishra
    • P. P. Date

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 November 2018 Pages: 2355 - 2366

14. A reference framework and overall planning of industrial artificial intelligence (I-AI) for new application scenarios

    • Xianyu Zhang
    • Xinguo Ming
    • Yuan Chang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 November 2018 Pages: 2367 - 2389

15. Machining mechanism in pulsed magnetic treatment for micro-tools

    • Liping Ma
    • Xibin Wang
    • Dapeng Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 November 2018 Pages: 2391 - 2406

16. Investigation of the influence of SiC content and particle size variation on the corrosion resistance of Al-SiC matrix composite in neutral chloride solution

    • Roland Tolulope Loto

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 November 2018 Pages: 2407 - 2413

17. A novel algorithm for tool wear online inspection based on machine vision

    • Qiulin Hou
    • Jie Sun
    • Panling Huang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 November 2018 Pages: 2415 - 2423

18. Tool wear in dry helical milling for hole-making in AISI H13 hardened steel

    • Robson Bruno Dutra Pereira
    • Carlos Henrique Lauro
    • J. Paulo Davim

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 November 2018 Pages: 2425 - 2439

19. Surface characterisation, corrosion and mechanical properties of polyester-polyester/snail shell powder coatings of steel pipeline for naval applications

    • I. Y. Suleiman
    • V. S. Aigbodion
    • K. Mu’azu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 December 2018 Pages: 2441 - 2447

20. A slip-line model for serrated chip formation in machining of stainless steel and validation

    • Alper Uysal
    • I. S. Jawahir

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 03 December 2018 Pages: 2449 - 2464

21. Experimental correlation between the production parameter and mechanical properties of functional epoxy-cow bone particulate composites

    • A. D. Omah
    • V. S. Aigbodion
    • S. Ude

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 03 December 2018 Pages: 2465 - 2474

22. Effects of work hardening on mechanical metal properties—experimental analysis and simulation by experiments

    • Hichem Bounezour
    • Lakhdar Laouar
    • Bousaid Ouzine

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 03 December 2018 Pages: 2475 - 2485

23. Influence of external loading on the resonant frequency shift of ultrasonic assisted turning: numerical and experimental analysis

    • H. Puga
    • J. Grilo
    • A. V. Girão

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 December 2018 Pages: 2487 - 2496

24. Simulation of keyhole plasma arc welding with electro-magneto-thermo-hydrodynamic interactions

    • Yan Li
    • Ling Wang
    • Chuansong Wu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 December 2018 Pages: 2497 - 2507

25. Bulging limit of AZ31B magnesium alloy tubes in hydroforming with internal and external pressure

    • Xianchang Mao
    • Youping Yi
    • Hailin He

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 December 2018 Pages: 2509 - 2517

26. Integrated CAD tolerancing model based on difficulty coefficient evaluation and Lagrange multiplier

    • Mehdi Tlija
    • Maroua Ghali
    • Nizar Aifaoui

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 December 2018 Pages: 2519 - 2532

27. Surface roughness as the function of friction indicator and an important parameters-combination having controlling influence on the roughness: recent results in incremental forming

    • Hongyu Wei
    • G. Hussain
    • Z. P. Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 December 2018 Pages: 2533 - 2545

28. Digital image approach to tool path generation for surface machining

    • Ke Xu
    • Yingguang Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 December 2018 Pages: 2547 - 2558

29. 5-axis CNC incremental forming toolpath planning and generation for the sheet metal part with multi-peaks

    • Hu Zhu
    • Xiaoguang Yang
    • Yibo Liu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 December 2018 Pages: 2559 - 2569

30. A springback prediction method for a cylindrical workpiece bent with the multi-point forming method

    • Chunguo Liu
    • Tao Yue
    • Donglai Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 December 2018 Pages: 2571 - 2583

31. Insight into analytical modeling of electromagnetic forming

    • Zhipeng Lai
    • Quanliang Cao
    • Liang Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 December 2018 Pages: 2585 - 2607

32. Tearing criterion and process window of hot metal gas forming for AA6063 cylindrical stepped tubes

    • Mostafa Rajaee
    • Seyed Jamal Hosseinipour
    • Hamed Jamshidi Aval

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 December 2018 Pages: 2609 - 2620

33. Experimental evaluation of the lubrication performances of different nanofluids for minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) in milling Ti-6Al-4V

    • Xiufang Bai
    • Changhe Li
    • Qingan Yin

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 December 2018 Pages: 2621 - 2632

34. Comparative study on lubricating and cooling conditions in the drilling process of electrolytic copper

    • Juan Carlos Campos Rubio
    • Bruna Aparecida Rezende
    • Luis Arturo Rapso Brenes

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 December 2018 Pages: 2633 - 2641

35. Design and construction of a variables switch-based sampling system for product acceptance determination

    • Chien-Wei Wu
    • Shih-Wen Liu
    • Jhih-Jia Lin

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 December 2018 Pages: 2643 - 2652

36. Steady tool wear and its influence on tool geometry in ultra-precision fly cutting of CuZn30

    • Guoqing Zhang
    • Suet To
    • Yan Lou

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 December 2018 Pages: 2653 - 2662

37. Part localization theory and its application on near-net-shape machining

    • Zhiyong Chang
    • Neng Wan
    • Dinghua Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 December 2018 Pages: 2663 - 2679

38. Production of high-performance multi-layer fine-fibrous filter material by application of material extrusion–based additive manufacturing

    • V. A. Beloshenko
    • V. P. Plavan
    • I. Vozniak

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 December 2018 Pages: 2681 - 2688

39. Countersink accuracy control of thin-wall CFRP/Al stack drilling based on micro peck strategy

    • Yuxi Zhang
    • Dan Wu
    • Yan Guo

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 December 2018 Pages: 2689 - 2702

40. Effects of molding conditions on injection molded direct joining under various surface fine-structuring

    • Fuminobu Kimura
    • Shotaro Kadoya
    • Yusuke Kajihara

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 December 2018 Pages: 2703 - 2712

41. The design and feasibility test of a mobile semi-auto scraping system

    • Yang Lin
    • Chun-Yaun Yeh
    • Shih-Chieh Lin

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 08 December 2018 Pages: 2713 - 2721

42. Microstructure characterization and maximization of the material removal rate in nano-powder mixed EDM of Al-Mg₂Si metal matrix composite—ANFIS and RSM approaches

    • Mehdi Hourmand
    • Ahmed A. D. Sarhan
    • Mohd Sayuti

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 08 December 2018 Pages: 2723 - 2737

43. A chatter-free path optimization algorithm based on stiffness orientation method for robotic milling

    • Feng-xia He
    • Yu Liu
    • Kuo Liu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 08 December 2018 Pages: 2739 - 2750

44. Experimental research on combined processing of diamond wire saw and molybdenum twisted wire

    • Ming Zhang
    • Zhidong Liu
    • Mingbo Qiu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 08 December 2018 Pages: 2751 - 2759

45. Effect of environmental temperature on dynamic behavior of an adjustable preload double-nut ball screw

    • De-Shin Liu
    • Pen-Chen Lin
    • Ting-Nung Shiau

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open access 11 December 2018 Pages: 2761 - 2770

46. A hybrid grey wolf optimizer algorithm with evolutionary operators for optimal QoS-aware service composition and optimal selection in cloud manufacturing

    • Hamed Bouzary
    • F. Frank Chen

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 December 2018 Pages: 2771 - 2784

47. A comparative study on the effects of boundary constraints on electromagnetic sheet forming

    • Ning Liu
    • Zhipeng Lai
    • Liang Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 December 2018 Pages: 2785 - 2793

48. An intelligent adjustable spanner for automated engagement with multi-diameter bolts/nuts during tightening/loosening process using vision system and fuzzy logic

    • Mohammed A. H. Ali
    • Mohammed A. Alshameri

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 December 2018 Pages: 2795 - 2813

49. Fabrication of micro piezoelectric rod array using metallic mold system for mass production

    • Chang Woo Gal
    • Jun Sae Han
    • Seong Jin Park

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 December 2018 Pages: 2815 - 2823

50. Investigation into static contact behavior in belt rail grinding using a concave contact wheel

    • Wenxi Wang
    • Jianyong Li
    • Wengang Fan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 December 2018 Pages: 2825 - 2835