Abstract Multi-Source Information Fusion (MSIF), as a comprehensive interdisciplinary field
based on modern information technology, has gained significant research value and …

Machine tools play a pivotal role in the manufacturing world since their performance
significantly affects the product quality and production efficiency. In the era of Industry 4.0 …

With the developments and applications of the new information technologies, such as cloud
computing, Internet of Things, big data, and artificial intelligence, a smart manufacturing era …

For dynamic scheduling, which is daily decision-making in a job-shop, machine availability
prediction, disturbance detection and performance evaluation are always common …

The past few decades have seen substantial growth in Additive Manufacturing (AM)
technologies. However, this growth has mainly been process-driven. The evolution of …

The state-of-the-art technologies in new generation information technologies (New IT)
greatly stimulate the development of smart manufacturing. In a smart manufacturing …

Making manufacturing as on-demand cloud services is a transformative paradigm to achieve
the required business flexibility in the context of Industry 4.0 via enabling rapid configuration …

The radical evolution of internet into a network of interconnected objects that create a smart
environment is characterized by the term Internet of Things (IoT). The adoption of IoT in …

Abstract Manufacturing, through the Industry 4.0 concept, is moving to the next phase; that of
digitalization. Industry 4.0 enables the transition of traditional manufacturing systems to …

This keynote paper mainly focuses on advancements of machining technology and systems
for enhanced performance, increased system integration and augmented machine …