The Metallurgy of Industry 4.0
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Additive Manufacturing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (27 September 2021) | Viewed by 5341
Special Issue Editor
Interests: advanced manufacturing; titanium; in-process monitoring; materials characterization; mechanical properties; X-ray CT
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent advances in manufacturing techniques have presented new possibilities for manufacturing metallic components. Industry 4.0 is the collective term for a number of technologies that are believed to have the capability to significantly increase industry productivity. While many of the technologies included will have limited influence on the fundamental physics encountered during manufacturing, others, such as 3D printing, have new physical phenomena that must be understood. More traditional manufacturing techniques such as machining can also be enhanced by the addition of sensors to equipment to monitor manufacturing in real time. In-process monitoring can be applied to a range of manufacturing methods, presenting the possibility of quality assurance during manufacture and allowing faulty items to be identified at the earliest opportunity. Coupled with characterization techniques of modern materials, this feedback will help engineers to understand the influence of manufacturing parameters on material properties. Such links can help optimize manufacturing, without costly, large-scale trials. This Issue of Metals will explore how the development of Industry 4.0 in manufacturing and machining is allowing engineers new insights into the links between manufacturing, metallurgy, and performance.
Dr. Samuel Tammas-Williams
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Industry 4.0
- advanced manufacturing
- additive manufacturing
- machining
- in-process monitoring
- materials characterization
- mechanical properties
