| Science, technology and social innovation | p. 1 |
| Characteristics of modern manufacturing techniques | p. 5 |
| Competition and collaboration in production science | p. 17 |
| A new structure of an adaptable manufacturing system based on elementary work units and network integration | p. 27 |
| Some approaches in the machining research | p. 41 |
| Numerical & experimental metal cutting analysis : an appraisal | p. 57 |
| Friction stir welding : a solid state joining process | p. 67 |
| Unconventional cutting technologies in orthopaedic surgery | p. 87 |
| Assembly of microproducts : state of the art and new solutions | p. 99 |
| Improving productivity in interrupted finish turning of Ti6Al4V | p. 117 |
| Cutting process optimization practical procedure | p. 125 |
| Optimization of machining process using evolutionary algorithms | p. 135 |
| Optimization of turning operation : nimonic valves case | p. 143 |
| Modeling of cutting forces in plunge milling | p. 155 |
| Investigation of toolpath interpolation methods in the high-speed manufacture of molds and dies | p. 165 |
| Wiper tools in turning finishing of quenched steel | p. 175 |
| A study of factors that affect the build-up material formation | p. 183 |
| Pattern formation and waviness in surface grinding | p. 193 |
| Empirical modelling and optimization of precision grinding | p. 201 |
| An investigation on grinding process of natural stones using artificial neural networks | p. 211 |
| Tool wear and surface aspects when turning titanium and aluminium alloys | p. 221 |
| Modelling and simulation creep feed grinding process | p. 235 |
| Model-to-part : a road map for the CNC machine of the future | p. 247 |
| Design of a robotic vision system | p. 257 |
| 3D location of circular features for robotic tasks | p. 267 |
| A mobile robot platform for ferromagnetic base plates | p. 279 |
| Computer aided design of main spindle and feed drivers for numerically controlled machine tools | p. 287 |
| Constrained H-infinity design of PID controllers | p. 297 |
| Multi-agent manufacturing system design based on emergent synthesis approach | p. 307 |
| Design of a product configuration system by the object-oriented approach | p. 317 |
| Operational solutions for short-term production planning and control in a make-to-order company | p. 327 |
| Improving process planning through sequencing the operations | p. 337 |
| Implementation of an on-line supervision system for scheduling and controlling a production plant | p. 347 |
| Low-cost transformation of a conventional milling machine into a simple FSW work station | p. 357 |
| CAD/CAM in a complex industrial environment | p. 367 |
| Optimized hotwire cutting robotic system for expandable polystyrene foam | p. 377 |
| Review on micromachining techniques | p. 387 |
| Analysis and modelling of laser beam melt ablation | p. 397 |
| On the development of tools for mechanical design of cold rolling cluster mills | p. 403 |
| The effect of pressure on the surfaces generated by waterjet : preliminary analysis | p. 413 |
| New possibilities by direct laser micro sintering for micro system technology components using nanophased powders | p. 427 |
| Incremental forming of sheet metal by two industrial robots | p. 437 |
| A finite difference model by A.D.I. method for pultrusion process : temperature and degree of cure analysis | p. 445 |
| Virtual tryout and optimization of the extrusion process using a shape variables generator integrated in the CAE pre-processing environment | p. 455 |
| Hot impression die forging process : an approach to flash design for tool life improvement | p. 465 |
| Innovative sheet forming processes : evaluation of the economic convenience of an actual case | p. 473 |
| An accurate-optimized mesh for thermo-mechanical analysis of laser forming process | p. 483 |
| Optimization of an induction quenching process using the response surface approach | p. 493 |
| Influence of process parameters for thixotropic alloys | p. 503 |
| A preliminary study on a torque sensor for tool condition monitoring in milling | p. 513 |
| Comparison and analysis of in-process tool condition monitoring criterions in milling | p. 523 |
| Design and performance assessment of a HSM tool holder | p. 533 |
| A force-torque sensor for the applications in medical robotics | p. 543 |
| [alpha]-SiAlONs cutting tool development, characterization and application in machining of compacted cast iron | p. 551 |
| [alpha]-Si3N4 cutting tools obtaining for machining of the gray cast iron | p. 563 |
| Stainless steels machinability assessment model | p. 577 |
| Experimental and mathematical modeling of cutting tool wear in milling conditions | p. 589 |
| Laminated object manufacturing of metal foil - process chain and system technology | p. 597 |
| Customizing a knowledge-based system for design optimization in fused deposition modelling RP-technique | p. 607 |
| Filling balance optimization for plastics injection molding | p. 617 |
| Investigation on heat transfer in the investment casting | p. 625 |
| Reverse engineering of a turbine blade : comparison between two different acquisition techniques | p. 635 |
| Coating photoelasticity applied to a rapid prototyping model of a hub for high performance cars | p. 645 |
| Destructive disassembly of end-of-life household appliances : a structured analysis of cutting methods of the housing | p. 653 |
| Quality aspects in the sector of waste from electrical and electronical equipment (WEEE) | p. 663 |
| A comparison of different technologies for automotive component production by a life cycle perspective | p. 673 |
| Six Sigma methodology : a possible solution to increase the process capability in the automotive market | p. 683 |
| Detecting changes in autoregressive processes with a recurrent neural network for manufacturing quality monitoring | p. 693 |
| A new FMEA approach based on availability and costs | p. 703 |
| Reliability analysis in product development | p. 713 |
| Non-contact volumetric measurement for spine evaluation and production of spine orthotics | p. 725 |
| Influence of the measuring process on the verification of gear geometrical specifications | p. 731 |
| Six Sigma - the methodology for acheiving total buisness excellence | p. 739 |
| An intelligent system for automatic extraction of manufacturing features from CAD solid models using a simple trod logical approach | p. 749 |
| Analysis of the dependance between manufacturing and design specification | p. 757 |
| Aerobic living-organism analogy : a conceptual model | p. 767 |
| Manufacturing system analysis via aerobic living-organism analogy : a case study | p. 779 |
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