1. Appreciation of 2014 reviewers

   • Anthony Doyle
   • Andrew Y. C. Nee
   • M. S. Shunmugam

   Editorial 05 August 2015 Pages: 1 - 2

2. Keyhole-induced porosity in laser-arc hybrid welded aluminum

   • O. T. Ola
   • F. E. Doern

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 17 March 2015 Pages: 3 - 10

3. Finite element analysis of hole-flanging process with various anisotropy assumptions

   • Ahmed Kacem
   • Abdelkader Krichen
   • Pierre-Yves Manach

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 17 March 2015 Pages: 11 - 19

4. The effect of machining process thermo-mechanical loading on workpiece average grain size

   • Omar Fergani
   • Steven Y Liang

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 March 2015 Pages: 21 - 29

5. Novel Pareto-based meta-heuristics for solving multi-objective multi-item capacitated lot-sizing problems

   • Vahid Hajipour
   • AmirSaman Kheirkhah
   • Nabil Absi

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 March 2015 Pages: 31 - 45

6. A novel moiré-based optical scanning head for high-precision contouring

   • Antonio Boccaccio
   • Francesco Martino
   • Carmine Pappalettere

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 March 2015 Pages: 47 - 63

7. 5-axis machining using a curvilinear tool path aligned with the direction of the maximum removal rate

   • S. Moodleah
   • S. S. Makhanov

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 March 2015 Pages: 65 - 90

8. Parametric studies of dissimilar friction stir welding using computational fluid dynamics simulation

   • V. Ratna Kishore
   • J. Arun
   • V. Balasubramanian

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 19 March 2015 Pages: 91 - 98

9. Triangular mesh offset aiming to enhance Fused Deposition Modeling accuracy

   • Alberto Boschetto
   • Luana Bottini

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 19 March 2015 Pages: 99 - 111

10. Numerical and experimental study of formability in deep drawing of two-layer metallic sheets

    • Ehsan Karajibani
    • Ali Fazli
    • Ramin Hashemi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 March 2015 Pages: 113 - 121

11. Analysis of the influence of EDM parameters on surface finish, material removal rate, and electrode wear of an INCONEL 600 alloy

    • A. Torres
    • C. J. Luis
    • I. Puertas

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 March 2015 Pages: 123 - 140

12. Selective disassembly sequence generation based on lowest level disassembly graph method

    • P. Mitrouchev
    • C. G. Wang
    • G. Q. Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 March 2015 Pages: 141 - 159

13. Effect of friction stir spot weld parameters on Cu/CuZn30 bimetal joints

    • Zafer Barlas

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 March 2015 Pages: 161 - 170

14. Order allocation in a multiple suppliers-manufacturers environment within a dynamic cluster

    • Paolo Renna
    • Giovanni Perrone

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 March 2015 Pages: 171 - 182

15. RETRACTED ARTICLE: An investigation on mechanical and metallurgical properties of 2024-T3 aluminum alloy spot friction welds

    • Moslem Paidar
    • Alireza Khodabandeh
    • Alireza Sabour Rouh-aghdam

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 March 2015 Pages: 183 - 197

16. A comparative study on two different irradiating schemes for flame forming of a bowl-shaped surface

    • Mehdi Safari
    • Mahmoud Farzin

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 March 2015 Pages: 199 - 207

17. 3D profile modelling and accurate representation of the deforming region in the extrusion process of complex sections using equi-potential lines method

    • S. A. Tabatabaei
    • M. K. Besharati Givi
    • M. H. Rostamlou

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 March 2015 Pages: 209 - 219

18. Characterization of modular architecture principles towards reconfiguration: a first approach in its selection process

    • Jaime Mesa
    • Heriberto Maury
    • Carles Riba

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 March 2015 Pages: 221 - 232

19. Simulation and experimental design methods for job shop scheduling with material handling: a survey

    • Chen Xie
    • Theodore T. Allen

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 March 2015 Pages: 233 - 243

20. Numerical study on the effects of main BCC rolling texture components on the formability of sheet metals

    • Masoud Hajian
    • Ahmad Assempour

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 March 2015 Pages: 245 - 253

21. A gradient-based morphological method to produce planar curve offsets

    • Ulas Yaman
    • Melik Dolen

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 22 March 2015 Pages: 255 - 274

22. Modal analysis of spindles while accounting for system decay and its application to machine tool chatter prevention

    • Omar Gaber
    • Seyed M. Hashemi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 March 2015 Pages: 275 - 292

23. Roundness error evaluation of cold embossed hole based on profile measurement technique

    • A. B. Abdullah
    • S. M. Sapuan
    • Z. Samad

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 March 2015 Pages: 293 - 300

24. Mechanical behaviour of friction stir spot welds of polycarbonate sheets

    • F. Lambiase
    • A. Paoletti
    • A. Di Ilio

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 March 2015 Pages: 301 - 314

25. The cutting tool stresses in finish turning of hardened steel with mixed ceramic tool

    • Abdullah Kurt
    • Bekir Yalçin
    • Nihat Yilmaz

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 March 2015 Pages: 315 - 325

26. Additive manufacturing-enabled design theory and methodology: a critical review

    • Sheng Yang
    • Yaoyao Fiona Zhao

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 March 2015 Pages: 327 - 342

27. An experimental investigation of surface modification of C-40 steel using W–Cu powder metallurgy sintered compact tools in EDM

    • P. K. Patowari
    • P. Saha
    • P. K. Mishra

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 March 2015 Pages: 343 - 360

28. A method for designing lightweight and flexible creep-age forming tools using mechanical splines and sparse controlling points

    • Aaron C. L. Lam
    • Zhusheng Shi
    • Trevor A. Dean

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open access 24 March 2015 Pages: 361 - 372

29. Analysis of crack for complex structural parts and simulation optimization during hot forming

    • Xin Shang
    • Jie Zhou
    • Yan Luo

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 March 2015 Pages: 373 - 382

30. Replication of micro-pillars by PEEK injection moulding with CrN-coated Ni tool

    • Yang Zhang
    • Hans Nørgaard Hansen
    • Søren Sørensen

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 25 March 2015 Pages: 383 - 388

31. A hybrid thermal error modeling method of heavy machine tools in z-axis

    • Liping Wang
    • Haitong Wang
    • Fengchun Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 25 March 2015 Pages: 389 - 400

32. Numerical and experimental analysis of the automated demolding process for PDMS microfluidic devices with high-aspect ratio micropillars

    • Chih-Hsing Liu
    • Wenjie Chen
    • Chen-Nan Sun

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 25 March 2015 Pages: 401 - 409

33. A median run length-based double-sampling \( \overline{X} \) chart with estimated parameters for minimizing the average sample size

    • W. L. Teoh
    • Michael B. C. Khoo
    • S. Chakraborti

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 25 March 2015 Pages: 411 - 426

34. The design of a responsive sustainable supply chain network under uncertainty

    • Rameshwar Dubey
    • Angappa Gunasekaran
    • Stephen J. Childe

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 27 March 2015 Pages: 427 - 445

35. Predication and analysis of positioning status of large-scale billets on forging dies using multi-body dynamics simulation

    • Tong Wen
    • Wen-Xue Ou
    • Chen Yang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 27 March 2015 Pages: 447 - 453

36. Bond strength of an Fe-Al-based coating as influenced by cutting parameters and the dynamic characteristics of a compound NC machine tool

    • Yewang Sun
    • Jiaying Zhang
    • Gang Zhao

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 27 March 2015 Pages: 455 - 466

37. Longitudinal bending deformation analysis of sheet metal in continuous roll forming process

    • Mi Wang
    • Zhong-Yi Cai
    • Ming-Zhe Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 27 March 2015 Pages: 467 - 476

38. Experimental investigations into ultrasonic-assisted abrasive flow machining (UAAFM) process

    • Apurbba Kumar Sharma
    • G. Venkatesh
    • Pradeep Kumar

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 28 March 2015 Pages: 477 - 493

39. Numerical simulation of extrusion process and die structure optimization for a complex magnesium doorframe

    • Y. D. Sun
    • Q. R. Chen
    • W. J. Sun

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 28 March 2015 Pages: 495 - 506

40. Sensitivity analysis for thickness uniformity of Al coating layer in extrusion of Mg/Al clad bar

    • Toko Tokunaga
    • Danuta Szeliga
    • Maciej Pietrzyk

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 28 March 2015 Pages: 507 - 513

41. Variation of thickness distribution during electromagnetic sheet bulging

    • Xiaohui Cui
    • Jianhua Mo
    • Kai Zhong

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 28 March 2015 Pages: 515 - 521

42. Method for measuring thermal distortion in large machine tools by means of laser multilateration

    • E. Gomez-Acedo
    • A. Olarra
    • L. N. López de Lacalle

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 28 March 2015 Pages: 523 - 534

43. Investigation on spinnability of profiled power spinning of aluminum alloy

    • Rong Zeng
    • Fei Ma
    • Jianjun Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 29 March 2015 Pages: 535 - 548

44. Multi-objective optimization of process parameters for biological 3D printing composite forming based on SNR and grey correlation degree

    • Zheng-Long Jiang
    • Yuan-Yuan Liu
    • Qing-Xi Hu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 29 March 2015 Pages: 549 - 554

45. A new computational intelligence approach in formulation of functional relationship of open porosity of the additive manufacturing process

    • A. Garg
    • Jasmine Siu Lee Lam
    • M. M. Savalani

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 29 March 2015 Pages: 555 - 565

46. Design and fabrication of double-circular-arc torus milling cutter

    • Tao Chen
    • Xianli Liu
    • Guangyue Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 March 2015 Pages: 567 - 579

47. Active precision design for complex machine tools: methodology and case study

    • Yanwei Xu
    • Lianhong Zhang
    • S. Jack Hu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 March 2015 Pages: 581 - 590

48. Size effect in material removal by cutting at nano scale

    • Fengzhou Fang
    • Feifei Xu
    • Min Lai

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 March 2015 Pages: 591 - 598

49. Study on induction brazing of diamond grits coated by physical vapor deposition

    • Bojiang Ma
    • Huadong Zhu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 March 2015 Pages: 599 - 605

50. Analysis of thrust-induced drilling in composite materials using a hemispherical drill

    • C. C. Tsao
    • C. C. Huang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 April 2015 Pages: 607 - 613