1. Optimization for a three-stage production system in the Internet of Things: procurement, production and product recovery, and acquisition

   • Chang Fang
   • Xinbao Liu
   • Jun Pei

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 July 2015 Pages: 689 - 710

2. Study of the filling mechanism and parameter optimization method for vacuum casting

   • H. G. Zhang
   • Q. X. Hu

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 July 2015 Pages: 711 - 720

3. Pitting corrosion susceptibility of friction stir welded lean duplex stainless steel joints

   • M. Atapour
   • H. Sarlak
   • M. Esmailzadeh

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 July 2015 Pages: 721 - 728

4. A gene recombination method for machine tools design based on complex network

   • Liping Zhao
   • Guangzhou Diao
   • Hongren Chen

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 July 2015 Pages: 729 - 741

5. Residual stress modeling in minimum quantity lubrication grinding

   • Yamin Shao
   • Omar Fergani
   • Steven Y. Liang

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 July 2015 Pages: 743 - 751

6. Robust modelling and prediction of thermally induced positional error based on grey rough set theory and neural networks

   • Qiang Cheng
   • Zhuo Qi
   • Peihua Gu

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 July 2015 Pages: 753 - 764

7. The feasibility of intelligent welding procedure qualification system for Q345R SMAW

   • Xiaohong Zhan
   • Wenmin Ou
   • Jiuwen Jiang

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 30 July 2015 Pages: 765 - 777

8. Replication of micrometric and sub-micrometric structured surfaces using micro-injection and micro-injection compression moulding

   • K. Metwally
   • T. Barriere
   • C. Khan-Malek

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 July 2015 Pages: 779 - 789

9. Enhancing die corner accuracy through trim cut in WEDM

   • G. Selvakumar
   • K. Bravilin Jiju
   • Souren Mitra

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 July 2015 Pages: 791 - 803

10. Coated carbide tool failure analysis in high-speed intermittent cutting process based on finite element method

    • Fuzeng Wang
    • Jun Zhao
    • Anhai Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 July 2015 Pages: 805 - 813

11. Milling stability prediction using an improved complete discretization method

    • Qizhi Xie

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 July 2015 Pages: 815 - 821

12. Design and fabrication of a novel magnetorheological finishing process for small concave surfaces using small ball-end permanent-magnet polishing head

    • Mingjun Chen
    • Henan Liu
    • Zhen Fang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 July 2015 Pages: 823 - 834

13. Exploratory study of spiral NC tool path generation on triangular mesh based on local subdivision

    • Zixian Zhang
    • Yixiong Feng
    • Ichiro Hagiwara

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 31 July 2015 Pages: 835 - 845

14. Using artificial neural networks for the prediction of dimensional error on inclined surfaces manufactured by ball-end milling

    • Álvar Arnaiz-González
    • Asier Fernández-Valdivielso
    • Luis Norberto López de Lacalle

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 August 2015 Pages: 847 - 859

15. Gas forming of an AZ31 magnesium alloy at elevated strain rates

    • D. Sorgente
    • G. Palumbo
    • L. Tricarico

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 August 2015 Pages: 861 - 872

16. Enhancing fidelity of virtual assembly by considering human factors

    • Wei Gao
    • Xiao-Dong Shao
    • Huan-Ling Liu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 August 2015 Pages: 873 - 886

17. Cutting force calculation for gear slicing with energy method

    • Jia Li
    • Peng Wang
    • Xin-Chun Chen

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 01 August 2015 Pages: 887 - 896

18. Numerical analysis of different heating systems for warm sheet metal forming

    • J. M. P. Martins
    • J. L. Alves
    • L. F. Menezes

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 02 August 2015 Pages: 897 - 909

19. Modeling of edge tool influence functions for computer controlled optical surfacing process

    • Ho-Seok Nam
    • Gi-Chul Kim
    • Young-Sik Ghim

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 02 August 2015 Pages: 911 - 917

20. An artificial neural network approach to investigate surface roughness and vibration of workpiece in boring of AISI1040 steels

    • K. Venkata Rao
    • K. P. Vidhu
    • M. Balaji

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 02 August 2015 Pages: 919 - 927

21. Microcosmic mechanism of electrical discharge machining ablation on titanium alloy

    • Wang Xiangzhi
    • Liu Zhidong
    • Cao Zhongli

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 02 August 2015 Pages: 929 - 935

22. Subsurface damage in high-speed grinding of brittle materials considering kinematic characteristics of the grinding process

    • Changchu Wang
    • Qihong Fang
    • Tan Jin

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 02 August 2015 Pages: 937 - 948

23. Wall thickness monitoring method for wax pattern of hollow turbine blade

    • Rui-song Jiang
    • Wen-hu Wang
    • Zeng-qiang Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 August 2015 Pages: 949 - 960

24. A novel PWM power amplifier of magnetic suspension spindle control system for micro EDM

    • Yongfeng Guo
    • Zebin Ling
    • Xiaoyou Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 August 2015 Pages: 961 - 973

25. Effects of internal cooling channel structures on cutting forces and tool life in side milling of H13 steel under cryogenic minimum quantity lubrication condition

    • Chengliang Zhang
    • Song Zhang
    • Qing Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 August 2015 Pages: 975 - 984

26. Study on the material removal process in ultrasonic-assisted grinding of SiC ceramics using smooth particle hydrodynamic (SPH) method

    • Jianguo Cao
    • Yongbo Wu
    • Qinjian Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 04 August 2015 Pages: 985 - 994

27. Application of GRAM and AFSACA-BPN to thermal error optimization modeling of CNC machine tools

    • Qianjian Guo
    • Rufeng Xu
    • JG Yang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 August 2015 Pages: 995 - 1002

28. Effect of cooling media on residual stresses induced by a solid-state welding: underwater FSW

    • Hossein Papahn
    • Pouya Bahemmat
    • Mohammad Haghpanahi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 August 2015 Pages: 1003 - 1012

29. A new methodology for evaluating position and orientation errors of airfoil sections

    • Farbod Khameneifar
    • Hsi-Yung Feng

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 August 2015 Pages: 1013 - 1023

30. Analysis and modeling of force in orthogonal elliptical vibration cutting

    • Wei Bai
    • Ronglei Sun
    • Jürgen Leopold

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 August 2015 Pages: 1025 - 1036

31. An inverse heat conduction method to determine the energy transferred to the workpiece in EDM process

    • Mohammadreza Shabgard
    • Sina Akhbari

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 August 2015 Pages: 1037 - 1045

32. Nonisothermal warm deep drawing of SS304: FE modeling and experiments using servo press

    • Serhat Kaya

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 05 August 2015 Pages: 1047 - 1056

33. Surface modification of AISI H13 tool steel with silicon or manganese powders mixed to the dielectric in electrical discharge machining process

    • Anderson Molinetti
    • Fred L. Amorim
    • Tiago Czelusniak

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 August 2015 Pages: 1057 - 1068

34. Novel method for position-independent geometric error compensation of five-axis orthogonal machine tool based on error motion

    • Shuang Ding
    • Xiaodiao Huang
    • Xiangyu Liu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 August 2015 Pages: 1069 - 1078

35. Constraining the shear strain in viscoelastic materials and utlization of the “incompressible” properties for damping treatment in hybrid joint interface module to improve their effect for vibration control in machining

    • Qilin Fu
    • Amir Rashid

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 August 2015 Pages: 1079 - 1097

36. Characterization of shape and dimensional accuracy of incrementally formed titanium sheet parts with intermediate curvatures between two feature types

    • Amar Kumar Behera
    • Bin Lu
    • Hengan Ou

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open access 06 August 2015 Pages: 1099 - 1111

37. Factor analysis of machining parameters of fiber-reinforced polymer composites based on finite element simulation with experimental investigation

    • Chongyang Gao
    • Jianzhang Xiao
    • Yinglin Ke

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 06 August 2015 Pages: 1113 - 1125

38. Steel 7225 surface ultrafine structure and improvement of its mechanical properties using surface nanocrystallization technology by ultrasonic impact

    • A. Karimi
    • S. Amini

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 August 2015 Pages: 1127 - 1134

39. A comparison of local search algorithms with population-based algorithms in hybrid flow shop scheduling problems with realistic characteristics

    • Mir Abbas Bozorgirad
    • Rasaratnam Logendran

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 August 2015 Pages: 1135 - 1151

40. Prediction of residual stress regeneration in multi-pass milling

    • Omar Fergani
    • Xiaohui Jiang
    • Steven Liang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 August 2015 Pages: 1153 - 1160

41. Calibration strategies of laser trackers based on network measurements

    • J. Conte
    • A. C. Majarena
    • J. Santolaria

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 August 2015 Pages: 1161 - 1170

42. Development of a lean maturity model for operational level planning

    • Mohammad Ali Maasouman
    • Kudret Demirli

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 August 2015 Pages: 1171 - 1188

43. The effect of forming parameter on multi-stage cold forging with 20MnTiB steel

    • Zhiling Xiao
    • Hua Liu
    • Guanghui Liu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 August 2015 Pages: 1189 - 1197

44. Research and development of industrial real-time Ethernet performance testing system used for CNC system

    • Zuguang Huang
    • Tianliang Hu
    • Chengrui Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 07 August 2015 Pages: 1199 - 1207

45. Advancements in the manufacturing of dies for hot aluminum extrusion with conformal cooling channels

    • Ramona Hölker
    • A. Erman Tekkaya

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 08 August 2015 Pages: 1209 - 1220

46. A modified multivariate process capability vector

    • Z. Abbasi Ganji
    • B. Sadeghpour Gildeh

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 08 August 2015 Pages: 1221 - 1229

47. Surface integrity and removal mechanism of chemical mechanical grinding of silicon wafers using a newly developed wheel

    • Zhigang Dong
    • Shang Gao
    • Ziguang Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 08 August 2015 Pages: 1231 - 1239

48. Numerical analysis of effect of coolant on the transient temperature in underwater friction stir welding of Al6061-T6

    • Malihe Hajinezhad
    • Abdolhamid Azizi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 08 August 2015 Pages: 1241 - 1252

49. Numerical simulation and experimental validation of fixed abrasive grinding pad topography

    • Pengfei Liu
    • Bin Lin
    • Bo Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 08 August 2015 Pages: 1253 - 1264

50. New approach for robust multi-objective optimization of turning parameters using probabilistic genetic algorithm

    • M. A. Sahali
    • I. Belaidi
    • R. Serra

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 08 August 2015 Pages: 1265 - 1279