1. Dissimilar metal joining of stainless steel and titanium using copper as transition metal

   • Gonçalo Pardal
   • Supriyo Ganguly
   • Jay Vaja

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open access 05 January 2016 Pages: 1139 - 1150

2. Dynamic behavior verification of a lightweight machine for routing

   • Javier Corral
   • Charles Pinto
   • Oscar Altuzarra

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2016 Pages: 1151 - 1163

3. ELID grinding characteristics of SiCp/Al composites

   • Xiaolin Yu
   • Shutao Huang
   • Lifu Xu

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2016 Pages: 1165 - 1171

4. Bifilm defects and porosity in Al cast alloys

   • M. A. El-Sayed
   • Hany Hassanin
   • Khamis Essa

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open access 05 January 2016 Pages: 1173 - 1179

5. Experimental study on cold metal shaping of circular tube into a structural profile and analytical calculation of its forming energy

   • Abbas Niknejad
   • Javad Shahidi

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2016 Pages: 1181 - 1200

6. Characteristics of serrated chip formation in high-speed machining of metallic materials

   • Qibiao Yang
   • Yin Wu
   • Zhanqiang Liu

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2016 Pages: 1201 - 1206

7. Estimation of temperature-dependent heat transfer coefficients in near-dry cutting

   • Feng Jiang
   • Tao Zhang
   • Lan Yan

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2016 Pages: 1207 - 1218

8. Surface morphological features of fiber laser cutting of AA2219 aluminum alloy

   • Cong Chen
   • Ming Gao
   • Xiaoyan Zeng

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2016 Pages: 1219 - 1226

9. A novel long range fast tool servo for diamond turning

   • Fujing Tian
   • Ziqiang Yin
   • Shengyi Li

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 January 2016 Pages: 1227 - 1234

10. Aqueous gel casting of water-soluble calcia-based ceramic core for investment casting using epoxy resin as a binder

    • Fuchu Liu
    • Zitian Fan
    • Fengguang Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 January 2016 Pages: 1235 - 1242

11. Evaluation and optimal design of supersonic nozzle for laser-assisted oxygen cutting of thick steel sections

    • Chi Zhang
    • Peng Wen
    • Xuejun Fan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 January 2016 Pages: 1243 - 1251

12. Influence of punch shape on geometrical profile and quality of hole piercing-flanging under high pressure

    • Wei Liu
    • Jing Hao
    • Shijian Yuan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 January 2016 Pages: 1253 - 1262

13. Precision grinding technology for complex surface of aero face-gear

    • Yanzhong Wang
    • Liangwei Hou
    • Guanglong Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 January 2016 Pages: 1263 - 1272

14. Effect of the process parameters on the three-dimensional shape of molten pool during full-penetration laser welding process

    • Lin-Jie Zhang
    • Gui-Feng Zhang
    • Xing-Jun Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 January 2016 Pages: 1273 - 1286

15. Joint properties and microstructure of diffusion-bonded grade 2 titanium to AISI 430 ferritic stainless steel using pure Ni interlayer

    • Aydan Yıldız
    • Yakup Kaya
    • Nizamettin Kahraman

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 January 2016 Pages: 1287 - 1298

16. A new computer-aided tolerance analysis and optimization framework for assembling processes using DP-SDT theory

    • Hai Li
    • Haiping Zhu
    • Zhiqiang Yu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 January 2016 Pages: 1299 - 1310

17. Study on cutting mechanism of Ti6Al4V in ultra-precision machining

    • Xiong Ruibin
    • Hongbing Wu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 January 2016 Pages: 1311 - 1317

18. Fabrication of nanopillar arrays by combining electroforming and injection molding

    • Bing-yan Jiang
    • Ming-yong Zhou
    • Hui Lv

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1319 - 1328

19. Formation mechanism of adhering powder and improvement of the surface quality during laser solid forming

    • Hua Tan
    • Guang Hu
    • Weidong Huang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1329 - 1338

20. A FEM model to study the fiber laser welding of Ti6Al4V thin sheets

    • Giuseppe Casalino
    • Michelangelo Mortello

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1339 - 1346

21. Regressing sample quantiles to perform nonparametric capability analysis

    • María I. Salazar-Alvarez
    • Carmen Temblador-Pérez
    • Mario G. Beruvides

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1347 - 1356

22. Variation propagation modeling for locating datum system design in multi-station assembly processes

    • Xingtian Qu
    • Xiaonan Li
    • Xin Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1357 - 1366

23. Development of a novel severe plastic deformation method: friction stir equal channel angular pressing

    • Babak Manafi
    • Mehdi Saeidi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1367 - 1374

24. A characterization of microstructure and mechanical properties of A6N01S-T5 aluminum alloy hybrid fiber laser-MIG welded joint

    • Qiuying Wang
    • Hui Chen
    • Yunlong Cui

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1375 - 1384

25. Solid-state resistance seam welding of galvanized steel

    • T. Mira-Aguiar
    • C. Leitão
    • D. M. Rodrigues

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1385 - 1391

26. Influence of microstructure and hardness on machinability of heat-treated titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V in end milling with polycrystalline diamond tools

    • Sarwar Ali Abbasi
    • Pingfa Feng
    • Zhijun Wu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1393 - 1405

27. Modeling and simulation of micro-groove topography on cylindrical surface by elliptical vibration-assisted turning

    • Chen Zhang
    • Guilin Shi
    • Yingguang Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1407 - 1424

28. Uncertainty quantification and robust modeling of selective laser melting process using stochastic multi-objective approach

    • Iman Gholaminezhad
    • Hirad Assimi
    • Dina Ashouri Vajari

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1425 - 1441

29. Study on process and mechanism of laser drilling in water and air

    • Jing Lv
    • Xia Dong
    • Xuesong Mei

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1443 - 1451

30. Three-dimensional finite element modeling of pulsed AC gas metal arc welding process

    • Degala Venkata Kiran
    • Jason Cheon
    • Suck-Joo Na

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1453 - 1474

31. Surface modification and machining of TiNi/TiNb-based alloys by electrical discharge machining

    • Shy-Feng Hsieh
    • Ming-Hong Lin
    • Xiao-Qian Zhou

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1475 - 1485

32. Force prediction models for helical end milling of nickel-aluminium bronze

    • Ruihu Zhou
    • Wenyu Yang
    • Kun Yang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1487 - 1498

33. E-smart toolpath machining strategy for process planning

    • Vincent A. Balogun
    • Isuamfon F. Edem
    • Paul T. Mativenga

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1499 - 1508

34. A systematic literature review of modular product design (MPD) from the perspective of sustainability

    • Junfeng Ma
    • Gül E. Okudan Kremer

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1509 - 1539

35. An analytical model for web-warping in variable width flexible roll forming

    • Jingsi Jiao
    • Bernard Rolfe
    • Matthias Weiss

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1541 - 1555

36. The extension of the general mathematical model developed for helicoidal surfaces to the whole system of manufacturing technology and production geometry (ProMAT)

    • Illés Dudás

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1557 - 1572

37. Thermo-mechanical forming of a large sling shackle

    • J. Cochet
    • S. Thuillier
    • N. Decultot

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1573 - 1591

38. Topology-based preform design optimization for blade forging

    • Y. Shao
    • B. Lu
    • P.Y. Guo

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1593 - 1605

39. A study on induction brazing of diamond grits using both amorphous and crystalline Ni-based filler alloy

    • Bojiang Ma
    • Huadong Zhu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1607 - 1613

40. Lifter assignment problem for inter-line transfers in semiconductor manufacturing facilities

    • Byungsoo Na
    • Jung-Eun Woo
    • Junho Lee

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1615 - 1626

41. An optimization design of the combined Shewhart-EWMA control chart

    • M. Shamsuzzaman
    • M. B. C. Khoo
    • I. Alsyouf

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 09 January 2016 Pages: 1627 - 1637

42. Predicting the ultimate grain size of aluminum sheets undergone constrained groove pressing

    • Hesam Pouraliakbar
    • Soheil Firooz
    • Ali Nazari

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 January 2016 Pages: 1639 - 1658

    

43. Data mining and statistical inference in selective laser melting

    • Chandrika Kamath

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 January 2016 Pages: 1659 - 1677

44. Part orientation optimisation for the additive layer manufacture of metal components

    • H. D. Morgan
    • J. A. Cherry
    • J. Sienz

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open access 11 January 2016 Pages: 1679 - 1687

45. Erratum to: Part orientation optimisation for the additive layer manufacture of metal components

    • H. D. Morgan
    • J. A. Cherry
    • J. Sienz

    Erratum 12 April 2016 Pages: 1689 - 1689

46. Reducing service stress of the injection-molded polycarbonate window by optimizing mold construction and product structure

    • Xinyu Wang
    • Zheng Li
    • Xicheng Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 January 2016 Pages: 1691 - 1704

47. A conceptual analytic network model for evaluating and selecting third-party reverse logistics providers

    • Madjid Tavana
    • Mohsen Zareinejad
    • Mohamad Amin Kaviani

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 January 2016 Pages: 1705 - 1721

    

48. Investigation of leveling ability improvement in pulse electrochemical machining for aero structural components

    • Dong Zhu
    • Yaowu Zhou
    • Peng Qin

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 January 2016 Pages: 1723 - 1732

49. Fine extrusion device approach

    • Jang-Ping Wang
    • Guo-Ming Huang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 January 2016 Pages: 1733 - 1737

50. Thermal error compensation of dry hobbing machine tool considering workpiece thermal deformation

    • Huajun Cao
    • Libin Zhu
    • Yongpeng Chen

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 January 2016 Pages: 1739 - 1751