Dear Colleagues,

Micro-machining became fashionable more than 15 years ago as the need for micro parts became dominant on the consumer and military markets. In the beginning, a significant portion of micro parts were made of silicon, as one of the most well-known materials. The processing technologies also came from the semiconductor industry, and equipment and machines predominantly covered mostly the production of silicon-based parts. This material could not, however, meet the need for micro parts and products on the market. There was and there still is significant demand for non-silicon-based micro- and nanoproducts, as well as for the development of processing equipment and machines for non-silicon-based materials. It has thus become clear that the materials use in normal manufacturing are in most cases not applicable or suitable for the production of micro and nano parts. It has also become clear that the existing manufacturing technologies can to some extent be scaled down, but there are natural limits to the equipment and processes beyond which new technologies (processing windows) and new equipment need to be designed and adopted. In many cases, specific manufacturing processes are oriented toward only specific materials, and the production of specific parts (or features) is only possible with the use of certain technology.

The aim of this Special Issue is to publish papers devoted to materials and specific micro/nano-manufacturing technologies. Also welcome are papers devoted to designing materials with pre-defined properties (either for specific processes or specific use). It is anticipated that the need to design materials for specific needs will grow rapidly, and thus, establishing standards for micro/nano-machining is important; as such, papers focusing on establishing the natural boundaries of processes and/or determining their limits are very welcome.

Dr. Atanas Ivanov
Guest Editor

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• micro manufacturing
• high-precision micromachining
• specific micro/nano-manufacturing technologies
• materials design
• micro/nano-machining

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