Dramatic advancements and adoption of computing capabilities, communication
technologies, and advanced, pervasive sensing have impacted every aspect of modern …

Machine tool automation is an important aspect for manufacturing companies facing the
growing demand of profitability and high quality products as a key for competitiveness. The …

Although uniaxial tensile testing is commonly used to evaluate failure properties of vascular
tissue, there is no established protocol for specimen shape or gripping method. Large …

Industrial demand for models and simulation tools that can predict dimensional errors in
manufacturing processes is vigorous. One example of these processes is ball-end finishing …

Surface roughness plays an important role in the performance of a finished part. The
roughness is usually measured off-line when the part is already machined, although in …

In multistage manufacturing systems, modeling multiple quality indices based on the
process sensing variables is important. However, the classic modeling technique predicts …

Drilling process is one of the most important operations in aeronautic industry. It is
performed on the wings of the aeroplanes and its main problem lies with the burr generation …

A predictive model is presented to optimize deep drilling operations under high speed
conditions for the manufacture of steel components such as moulds and dies. The input data …

Experimental data sets that include tool settings, tool and machine-tool behavior, and
surface roughness data for milling processes are usually of limited size, due mainly to the …

Nowadays, the miniaturization of many consumer products is extending the use of micro-
milling operations with high-quality requirements. However, the impacts of cutting-tool wear …