1. Integrating sustainability into supplier selection with analytical hierarchy process and improved grey relational analysis: a case of telecom industry

   • Hadi Badri Ahmadi
   • Seyed Hamid Hashemi Petrudi
   • Xuping Wang

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 15 October 2016 Pages: 2413 - 2427

2. Review of machining metal matrix composites

   • Carl J. Nicholls
   • Brian Boswell
   • M. N. Islam

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 15 October 2016 Pages: 2429 - 2441

3. The effect of nanoparticulate loading on the fabrication and characterization of multi-doped Zn-Al2O3-Cr2O3 hybrid coatings on mild steel

   • N. Malatji
   • A.P.I. Popoola
   • O.S.I Fayomi

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 15 October 2016 Pages: 2443 - 2452

4. Mathematical modeling and machining parameter optimization for the surface roughness of face gear grinding

   • Xingzu Ming
   • Qin Gao
   • Cuijiao Liao

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 17 October 2016 Pages: 2453 - 2460

5. Investigation of subsurface damage considering the abrasive particle rotation in brittle material grinding

   • Junkui Quan
   • Qihong Fang
   • Pihua Wen

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 17 October 2016 Pages: 2461 - 2476

6. Finite element analysis on axial-pushed incremental warm rolling process of spline shaft with 42CrMo steel and relevant improvement

   • Min-Chao Cui
   • Sheng-Dun Zhao
   • Yong-Yi Li

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 17 October 2016 Pages: 2477 - 2490

7. Fault detection and classification in automated assembly machines using machine vision

   • Vedang Chauhan
   • Brian Surgenor

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 17 October 2016 Pages: 2491 - 2512

8. Study on arc characteristics and their influences on weld bead geometry in narrow gap GMAW of 5083 Al-alloy

   • Chenxiao Zhu
   • Xinhua Tang
   • Haichao Cui

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 October 2016 Pages: 2513 - 2525

9. Study on the mechanism and the suppression method of wrinkling in side wall using hydroforming of the fairing

   • Zhiying Sun
   • Lihui Lang
   • Quanda Zhang

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 October 2016 Pages: 2527 - 2535

10. Face milling for hypoid internal bevel gear using new type of tilt milling machine

    • Chuang Jiang
    • Xiaozhong Deng
    • Shaowu Nie

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 October 2016 Pages: 2537 - 2548

11. Investigation of biodiesel dielectric in sustainable electrical discharge machining

    • P. S. Ng
    • S. A. Kong
    • S. H. Yeo

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 19 October 2016 Pages: 2549 - 2556

12. The influence of the cutting tool microgeometry on the machinability of hardened AISI 4140 steel

    • Carlos E. H. Ventura
    • Heitor S. Chaves
    • Bernd Breidenstein

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 19 October 2016 Pages: 2557 - 2565

13. Cutting deflection control of the blade based on real-time feedrate scheduling in open modular architecture CNC system

    • Zhenyu Han
    • Hongyu Jin
    • Hongya Fu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 19 October 2016 Pages: 2567 - 2579

14. Defect intelligent identification in resistance spot welding ultrasonic detection based on wavelet packet and neural network

    • Jing Liu
    • Guocheng Xu
    • Luquan Ren

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 19 October 2016 Pages: 2581 - 2588

15. Experimental study on micro electrical discharge machining of porous stainless steel

    • Kan Wang
    • Qinhe Zhang
    • Jianhua Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 19 October 2016 Pages: 2589 - 2595

16. Improving joint features and tensile shear properties of friction stir lap welded joint by an optimized bottom-half-threaded pin tool

    • Y. M. Yue
    • Z. L. Zhou
    • Z. W. Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 19 October 2016 Pages: 2597 - 2603

17. Influence of machine variables and tool profile on the tensile strength of dissimilar AA7075-AA6061 friction stir welds

    • Mohammed M. Hasan
    • M. Ishak
    • M.R.M. Rejab

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 October 2016 Pages: 2605 - 2615

18. Design, manufacture, and development of a novel automatic scraping machine

    • Tung-Hsien Hsieh
    • Wen-Yuh Jywe
    • Meng-Tse Lee

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 October 2016 Pages: 2617 - 2630

19. The influence of temperature and preheating time in extrudate quality of solid-state recycled aluminum

    • S Shamsudin
    • Z. W. Zhong
    • M. A. Lajis

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 October 2016 Pages: 2631 - 2643

20. Feedrate planning for synchronized movements involving rotary axes in multi-axis EDM for shrouded blisks

    • Hao Chen
    • Xue-Cheng Xi
    • Mo Chen

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 October 2016 Pages: 2645 - 2654

21. Solving a capacitated flow-shop problem with minimizing total energy costs

    • Oussama Masmoudi
    • Alice Yalaoui
    • Hicham Chehade

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 October 2016 Pages: 2655 - 2667

22. Optimizing PSS parameters for a multi-machine power system using genetic algorithm and neural network techniques

    • Mariam Jebali
    • Omar Kahouli
    • Hsan Hadj Abdallah

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 October 2016 Pages: 2669 - 2688

23. A hybrid finite element analysis and evolutionary computation method for the design of lightweight lattice components with optimized strut diameter

    • Konstantinos Salonitis
    • Dimitrios Chantzis
    • Vassilios Kappatos

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 October 2016 Pages: 2689 - 2701

24. Establishment and verification of a dynamic cutting force model for metal bandsawing

    • Jing Ni
    • Lu Li
    • Xiao Yang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 October 2016 Pages: 2703 - 2712

25. Forming limit diagram of aluminum-copper two-layer sheets: numerical simulations and experimental verifications

    • E. Karajibani
    • R. Hashemi
    • M. Sedighi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 October 2016 Pages: 2713 - 2722

26. Improvement in continuously variable crown work roll contour under CVC cyclical shifting mode

    • Fei Shang
    • Hongbo Li
    • David R. G. Mitchell

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 October 2016 Pages: 2723 - 2731

27. Parameters optimization for sustainable machining of Ti6Al4V using a novel high-speed dry electrical discharge milling

    • Yang Shen
    • Yonghong Liu
    • Renjie Ji

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 October 2016 Pages: 2733 - 2740

28. Influence of process parameters on abrasive particle motion characteristics in abrasive water jet descaling

    • Xuecheng Zhang
    • Cunlong Zhou
    • Rui Guo

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 October 2016 Pages: 2741 - 2749

29. A polynomial equation-based interpolation method of NURBS tool path with minimal feed fluctuation for high-quality machining

    • Huan Liu
    • Qiang Liu
    • Songmei Yuan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 October 2016 Pages: 2751 - 2759

30. Using evidential reasoning approach for prioritization of maintenance-related waste caused by human factors—a case study

    • Farzaneh Ahmadzadeh
    • Marcus Bengtsson

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open access 21 October 2016 Pages: 2761 - 2775

31. Reliability estimation of pressurized API 5L X70 pipeline steel under longitudinal elliptical corrosion defect

    • Djamel Zelmati
    • Oualid Ghelloudj
    • Abdelaziz Amirat

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 22 October 2016 Pages: 2777 - 2783

32. Microstructural characteristics and mechanical properties of the dissimilar friction-stir butt welds between an Al–Mg alloy and A316L stainless steel

    • R . Rafiei
    • A. Ostovari Moghaddam
    • A. Shokuhfar

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 22 October 2016 Pages: 2785 - 2801

33. Boundary conditions optimization of spindle thermal error analysis and thermal key points selection based on inverse heat conduction

    • Yang Li
    • Wanhua Zhao
    • Bingheng Lu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 22 October 2016 Pages: 2803 - 2812

34. Influence of feedstock properties on the injection molding of aluminum nitride

    • Kunal H. Kate
    • Ravi K. Enneti
    • Sundar V. Atre

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 22 October 2016 Pages: 2813 - 2826

35. Friction spot stir welding of polymers: control of plunging force

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

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 22 October 2016 Pages: 2827 - 2837

36. Development of a model-free force controller for soft contact of an ultrasonic test probe

    • Augusto Carreon
    • Arturo Baltazar
    • Chidentree Treesatayapun

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 October 2016 Pages: 2839 - 2847

37. Influence of the machine tool compliance on the dynamic performance of the servo drives

    • Igor Ansoategui
    • Francisco J. Campa
    • Mikel Díez

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 October 2016 Pages: 2849 - 2861

38. Wear mechanisms of WC/Co tools when machining high-strength titanium alloy TB6 (Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al)

    • Dashan Bai
    • Jianfei Sun
    • Tianming Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 October 2016 Pages: 2863 - 2874

39. A design, mechanical rating, and load adaptation method for cellular components for additive manufacturing

    • Tobias Ziegler
    • Raimund Jaeger
    • Christof Koplin

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 October 2016 Pages: 2875 - 2884

40. State-of-the-art in experimental and numerical modeling of surface characterization of components in mass finishing process

    • V. Vijayaraghavan
    • S. Castagne
    • C.Z. Qin

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 24 October 2016 Pages: 2885 - 2899

41. A research on thickness distribution of oblique cone in dieless shear spinning

    • Z. R. Han
    • Z. J. Fan
    • Z. Jia

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 25 October 2016 Pages: 2901 - 2912

42. Investigation into the shrinkage in Z-direction of components manufactured by selective laser melting (SLM)

    • Yang Liu
    • Yongqiang Yang
    • Di Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 25 October 2016 Pages: 2913 - 2923

43. A bilateral capacitance compensation method for giant magnetostriction ultrasonic processing system

    • Wanchong Cai
    • Jianfu Zhang
    • Zhijun Wu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 25 October 2016 Pages: 2925 - 2933

44. Analytical model for force prediction in laser-assisted milling of IN718

    • Zhipeng Pan
    • Yu-Ting Lu
    • Steven Y. Liang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 25 October 2016 Pages: 2935 - 2942

45. A lightweight and support-free design method for selective laser melting

    • Zhonghua Li
    • David Zhengwen Zhang
    • Ibrahim Kucukkoc

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open access 25 October 2016 Pages: 2943 - 2953

46. Real-time monitoring of welding path in pulse metal-inert gas robotic welding using a dual-microphone array

    • LV Na
    • Fang Gu
    • Zou Ju-jia

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 26 October 2016 Pages: 2955 - 2968

47. Large taper mechanism of HS-WEDM

    • Hao Yan
    • Zhidong Liu
    • Xiaoxiao He

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 26 October 2016 Pages: 2969 - 2977

48. Optimal structural design of a Biglide parallel drill grinder

    • Guanglei Wu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 26 October 2016 Pages: 2979 - 2990

49. An attribute inspection control chart for process mean monitoring

    • Roberto C. Quinino
    • Lupércio F. Bessegato
    • Frederico R. B. Cruz

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 26 October 2016 Pages: 2991 - 2999

50. Process parameter determination of the axial-pushed incremental rolling process of spline shaft

    • Min-Chao Cui
    • Sheng-Dun Zhao
    • Yong-Yi Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 26 October 2016 Pages: 3001 - 3011