Modern manufacturing aims to reduce downtime and track process anomalies to make
profitable business decisions. This ideology is strengthened by Industry 4.0, which aims to …

This paper demonstrates a real-time process monitoring and control framework for the
implementation of Industry 4.0 in manufacturing. For a case study, friction stir welding (FSW) …

In the present work, a novel cloud-based remote and real time monitoring and control
scheme has been developed for a manufacturing process named friction stir welding (FSW) …

This review is on the various techniques and methodologies applied to sensor based
monitoring of the quality and control of defects in an advanced joining process named …

Industry 4.0 and the digitalization of the manufacturing processes have brought new
opportunities and strategies for process control and optimization. Friction Stir Welding is …

Friction stir welding is a solid-state welding process. The technology is used in high
precision applications such as aerospace. Thus, monitoring the weld quality is highly …

Preliminary studies have shown the superiority of convolutional neural networks (CNNs)
compared to other network architectures for determining the surface quality of friction stir …

With the fourth industrial revolution in progress, traditional manufacturing processes are
being transformed. Fusion welding is no exception from this transformation. The centuries …

Friction stir welding (FSW) is a solid-state welding process, which has significantly disrupted
welding technology particularly for aluminum alloy applications. Due to its high-quality welds …

The last several years have witnessed a paradigm shift in industry that has now ushered in
the fourth industrial revolution era also referred to as Industry 4.0. This new technology …