Global sensitivity analysis and multi-objective optimisation of loading path in tube hydroforming process based on metamodelling techniques Anis Ben AbdessalemAbdelkhalak El-Hami ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 December 2013 Pages: 753 - 773
Design of integrated information system and supply chain for selection of new facility and suppliers by a unique hybrid meta-heuristic computer simulation algorithm A. AzadehA. KeramatiP. Pourhaji ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 December 2013 Pages: 775 - 793
Research on a kind of assembly sequence planning based on immune algorithm and particle swarm optimization algorithm Hanye ZhangHaijiang LiuLingyu Li ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 December 2013 Pages: 795 - 808
Real-time recognition of ball bearing states for the enhancement of precision, quality, efficiency, safety, and automation of manufacturing Tien-I LiuJunyi LeeGeorge Liu ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 December 2013 Pages: 809 - 816
Improving surface integrity in finish machining of Inconel 718 alloy using intelligent systems Farshid JafarianHossein AmirabadiMehdi Fattahi ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 December 2013 Pages: 817 - 827
Application of a modified VIKOR method for decision-making problems in lean tool selection Alireza AnvariNorzima ZulkifliOmid Arghish ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 December 2013 Pages: 829 - 841
A comprehensive blank development method for forming sheet metal parts Jianjun WuXin WuHakim Naceur ORIGINAL ARTICLE 13 December 2013 Pages: 843 - 855
A type-2 fuzzy expert system based on a hybrid inference method for steel industry M. H. Fazel ZarandiR. GamasaeeI. B. Turksen ORIGINAL ARTICLE 13 December 2013 Pages: 857 - 885
Position error compensation of semi-closed loop servo system using support vector regression and fuzzy PID control C. DengS. Q. XieX. Y. Shao ORIGINAL ARTICLE 13 December 2013 Pages: 887 - 898
A benchmarking framework for product lifecycle management (PLM) maturity models Enrico VezzettiMaria Grazia ViolanteFederica Marcolin ORIGINAL ARTICLE 13 December 2013 Pages: 899 - 918
Stepwise approach to reduce the costs and environmental impacts of grinding processes Marius WinterWen LiChristoph Herrmann ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 December 2013 Pages: 919 - 931
A study on natural aging behavior and mechanical properties of friction stir-welded AA6061-T6 plates H. Jamshidi AvalS. Serajzadeh ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 December 2013 Pages: 933 - 941
Kinematics analysis and numerical simulation of a manipulator based on virtual prototyping Bin HeLizhi HanLilan Liu ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 December 2013 Pages: 943 - 963
Research on single-point diamond turning of optical cantilever parts Guipeng TieYifan DaiZiqiang Yin ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 December 2013 Pages: 965 - 971
Optimization for process plans in sheet metal forming Silke WagnerMadan SatheOlaf Schenk ORIGINAL ARTICLE 15 December 2013 Pages: 973 - 982
A vision-aided automation system for destructive web thickness measurement of microdrills Wen-Tung ChangShui-Fa ChuangFang-Jung Shiou ORIGINAL ARTICLE 17 December 2013 Pages: 983 - 1003
Kinematic and dynamic modeling of viscoelastic robotic manipulators using Timoshenko beam theory: theory and experiment M. H. KorayemA. M. ShafeiA. Azimi ORIGINAL ARTICLE 17 December 2013 Pages: 1005 - 1018
Influence of the edge rounding process on the behaviour of blanked parts: numerical predictions with experimental correlation Mohamed AchouriEric GildemynAlain Potiron ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 December 2013 Pages: 1019 - 1032
Two meta-heuristics for a multi-period minisum location–relocation problem with line restriction N. JavadianR. Tavakkoli-MoghaddamS. Shiripour ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 December 2013 Pages: 1033 - 1048
Face-milling spiral bevel gear tooth surfaces by application of 5-axis CNC machine tool Xiao-zhong DengGeng-geng LiJing Deng ORIGINAL ARTICLE 19 December 2013 Pages: 1049 - 1057
A turnpike approach to solving the linear bottleneck assignment problem Ching-Chung KuoGillian Nicholls ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 December 2013 Pages: 1059 - 1068
Extension of the definition of tolerance and an application thereof in the calculation of dimension chains Xiaohui WangChao SunLulu Liang ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 December 2013 Pages: 1069 - 1076
Process modeling and CFD simulation of two-way abrasive flow machining S. WanY. J. AngG. C. Lim ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 December 2013 Pages: 1077 - 1086
Numerical simulation ultrahigh waterjet (WJ) flow field with the high-frequency velocity vibration at the nozzle inlet Rongguo HouChuanzhen HuangHongtao Zhu ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 December 2013 Pages: 1087 - 1092
An experimental investigation of dry cutting performance for machining gray cast iron with carbide coating tool Bin Li ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 December 2013 Pages: 1093 - 1098
Algorithm and intelligent tutoring system design for programmable controller programming Sheng-Jen HsiehYuan-Teng Cheng ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 December 2013 Pages: 1099 - 1115
Force and thermal effects in vibration-assisted grinding Prasanna M. MahaddalkarMichele H. Miller ORIGINAL ARTICLE 27 December 2013 Pages: 1117 - 1122
Energy efficiency techniques in machining process: a review Zhang Yingjie ORIGINAL ARTICLE 27 December 2013 Pages: 1123 - 1132
Multi-objective optimization of machining parameters considering energy consumption Qiulian WangFei LiuXianglian Wang ORIGINAL ARTICLE 28 December 2013 Pages: 1133 - 1142
Investigating the surface quality of the burnished brass C3605—fuzzy rule-based approach Ahmed A. D. SarhanN. S. M. El-Tayeb ORIGINAL ARTICLE 29 December 2013 Pages: 1143 - 1150
Investigating and removing the re-sticky debris on tungsten carbide in electrical discharge machining Shih-Hsien ChouA-Cheng Wang ORIGINAL ARTICLE 03 January 2014 Pages: 1151 - 1158
Chatter stability for micromilling processes with flat end mill Qinghua SongZhanqiang LiuZhenyu Shi ORIGINAL ARTICLE 03 January 2014 Pages: 1159 - 1174
An accurate surface error optimization for five-axis machining of freeform surfaces Zhiwei LinJianzhong FuWenfeng Gan ORIGINAL ARTICLE 03 January 2014 Pages: 1175 - 1185
A mathematical model for production planning in hybrid manufacturing-remanufacturing systems M. ChenP. Abrishami ORIGINAL ARTICLE 03 January 2014 Pages: 1187 - 1196
Reliability assessment of cutting tool life based on surrogate approximation methods Konstantinos SalonitisAthanasios Kolios ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 January 2014 Pages: 1197 - 1208
Experimental sensing of the keyhole exit deviation from the torch axis in plasma arc welding Z. M. LiuC. S. WuM. A. Chen ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 January 2014 Pages: 1209 - 1219
The tribological properties of nanofluid used in minimum quantity lubrication grinding Cong MaoYong HuangZhixiong Zhou ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 January 2014 Pages: 1221 - 1228
An intelligent hybrid meta-heuristic for solving a case of no-wait two-stage flexible flow shop scheduling problem with unrelated parallel machines M. RabieeReza Sadeghi RadR. Shafaei ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 January 2014 Pages: 1229 - 1245
Investigation and comparative analysis of plastic instability criteria: application to forming limit diagrams Farid Abed-MeraimTudor BalanGuillaume Altmeyer ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 January 2014 Pages: 1247 - 1262
Reentrant two-stage multiprocessor flow shop scheduling with due windows Rong-Hwa HuangShun-Chi YuChen-Wei Kuo ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2014 Pages: 1263 - 1276
Development of SiO2 nanolubrication system to be used in sliding bearings S. Y. SiaEman Z. BassyonyAhmed A. D. Sarhan ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2014 Pages: 1277 - 1284
Prediction of geometrical profile in slit rolling pass Francesco Lambiase ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2014 Pages: 1285 - 1293
Experimental evaluation of polycrystalline diamond tool geometries while drilling carbon fiber-reinforced plastics Y. KarpatB. DeğerO. Bahtiyar ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2014 Pages: 1295 - 1307
Error prediction and compensation based on interference-free tool paths in blade milling Ming-Hai WangYue Sun ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 January 2014 Pages: 1309 - 1318
3D FEM simulation of milling process for titanium alloy Ti6Al4V H. B. WuS. J. Zhang ORIGINAL ARTICLE 08 January 2014 Pages: 1319 - 1326
Evaluation of machining process by integrating 3D manufacturing dispersions, functional constraints, and the concept of small displacement torsors Marouen LaifaWassila Bouzid SaiMoncef Hbaieb ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 January 2014 Pages: 1327 - 1336
Multiple dependent state variable sampling plans with process loss consideration Muhammad AslamChing-Ho YenChi-Hyuck Jun ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 January 2014 Pages: 1337 - 1343
Laser cutting of thick-section circular blanks: thermal stress prediction and microstructural analysis Syed Sohail Akhtar ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 January 2014 Pages: 1345 - 1358
Recognition of dynamic environments for robotic assembly on moving workpieces Robert SchmittYu Cai ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 January 2014 Pages: 1359 - 1369
Robot evaluation and selection Part A: an integrated review and annotated taxonomy D. E. KoulouriotisM. K. Ketipi ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 January 2014 Pages: 1371 - 1394