About the Journal

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING (eAM) 

Aims, Scope, and Core Areas

eAM is rooted in the rich scholarly traditions of manufacturing science and engineering while actively responding to the profound transformation demands that Industry 4.0, artificial intelligence, digital twins, and carbon neutrality goals place on manufacturing. The journal’s fundamental position is that advanced manufacturing research needs to transcend the limitations of single processes, build bridges between unit technology breakthroughs and system-level integration, and attend to sustainability, resilience, and human-centricity while pursuing efficiency and precision. We reject the reduction of manufacturing research to the isolated optimisation of single process parameters, just as we reject purely data-driven modelling divorced from physical foundations. eAM is committed to publishing research that is both scientifically rigorous and practically relevant, both advancing disciplinary frontiers and responding to industrial needs.

The journal covers all fields of advanced manufacturing and especially welcomes high-quality submissions in the following areas:

Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing

  • Powder bed fusion, directed energy deposition, and binder jetting

  • Vat photopolymerisation, material extrusion, and material jetting processes

  • Additive manufacturing materials: metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites

  • Multiscale modelling and process simulation of additive manufacturing

  • Microstructure, defects, and property control of additively manufactured parts

  • Topology optimisation and design for additive manufacturing

  • Hybrid additive manufacturing and combined additive-subtractive processes

  • Post-processing, quality certification, and standardisation of additively manufactured parts

  • Large-format and multi-material additive manufacturing systems

  • Applications of additive manufacturing in aerospace, medical, and energy sectors

Precision and Ultra-Precision Machining

  • Cutting processes: advanced turning, milling, drilling, and grinding

  • Ultra-precision machining: nanoscale surface integrity control

  • Electrical discharge machining, electrochemical machining, and laser machining

  • Micro- and nano-machining: micro-milling, micro-drilling, and micro-fabrication

  • Vibration-assisted machining and hybrid machining technologies

  • Modelling, simulation, and optimisation of machining processes

  • Tooling technology, coating technology, and tool condition monitoring

  • Machining strategies for hard-brittle and difficult-to-machine materials

  • Machined surface integrity, residual stresses, and fatigue performance

Forming Manufacturing and Materials Processing

  • Advanced casting, forging, rolling, and extrusion technologies

  • Sheet metal forming: stamping, hydroforming, and incremental forming

  • Powder metallurgy, sintering, and hot isostatic pressing

  • Injection moulding, extrusion, and polymer processing

  • Composite manufacturing: lay-up, filament winding, and liquid moulding

  • Welding and joining: laser welding, friction stir welding, and dissimilar material joining

  • Heat treatment and surface engineering

  • Micro-forming and precision forming technologies

  • Digital simulation and intelligent optimisation of forming processes

Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0

  • Architectures, standards, and reference models of smart factories

  • Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and the interconnection of manufacturing systems

  • Digital twins: virtual replication and real-time synchronisation of manufacturing systems

  • Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and smart manufacturing cells

  • Big data and quality prediction in manufacturing processes

  • Applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in manufacturing

  • Integration of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

  • Flexible manufacturing, reconfigurable manufacturing, and modular production

  • Cloud manufacturing, networked collaborative manufacturing, and Manufacturing as a Service

  • Applications of 5G/6G communication technologies in smart factories

Automation and Robotic Manufacturing

  • Applications of industrial robots and collaborative robots in manufacturing

  • Robotic machining, assembly, and material handling

  • Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) and intelligent logistics

  • Machine vision and in-line inspection

  • Human-robot collaboration: safety, ergonomics, and task allocation

  • Design of flexible automated assembly lines

  • Robot programming, offline simulation, and virtual commissioning

  • Soft robotics and novel actuators

  • Coordination and scheduling of multi-robot systems

Manufacturing Systems and Operations Management

  • Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement

  • Modelling, simulation, and optimisation of manufacturing systems

  • Production planning and scheduling: from deterministic to uncertain environments

  • Supply chain management and manufacturing network design

  • Inventory management, material requirements planning, and just-in-time production

  • Resilience, risk management, and disruption recovery of manufacturing systems

  • Design and operation of sustainable manufacturing systems

  • Servitisation, product-service systems, and remanufacturing

  • Global manufacturing networks and international production division of labour

Precision Measurement and Quality Engineering

  • In-line measurement, in-situ measurement, and process monitoring

  • Coordinate measurement, optical measurement, and surface topography characterisation

  • Non-destructive testing: ultrasonic, radiographic, eddy current, and thermographic

  • Statistical process control and quality control

  • Measurement system analysis and uncertainty evaluation

  • Intelligent sensing and embedded measurement

  • Digital twin-based quality prediction and compensation

  • Tolerance design, assembly accuracy, and geometric dimensioning measurement

  • Capability analysis and quality improvement of manufacturing processes

Sustainable Manufacturing and Green Manufacturing

  • Energy-efficient manufacturing processes and systems

  • Carbon emissions accounting and reduction strategies in manufacturing processes

  • Circular manufacturing: remanufacturing, repair, and recycling

  • Green material selection and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

  • Resource efficiency and waste minimisation in manufacturing

  • Sustainable supply chains and green procurement

  • Energy management and renewable energy integration in manufacturing facilities

  • Eco-design and design for recycling

  • Carbon-neutral factories: pathways, technologies, and policies

Digital Design and Manufacturing Integration

  • Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Engineering (CAE)

  • Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA)

  • Model-Based Definition (MBD) and paperless manufacturing

  • Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems

  • Virtual prototyping, virtual commissioning, and virtual factories

  • Knowledge engineering and design automation

  • Digital design in hybrid additive-subtractive manufacturing

  • Customisation and mass customisation design

Micro/Nano Manufacturing and Precision Equipment

  • MEMS and NEMS manufacturing

  • Semiconductor manufacturing processes and equipment

  • Photolithography, electron beam lithography, and nanoimprint

  • Thin film deposition, etching, and planarisation

  • Microfluidic chip fabrication

  • Design of precision machine tools and ultra-precision equipment

  • Nanometrology and nano-fabrication

  • Cleanroom technology and microenvironment control

  • Quality control and defect management in micro/nano manufacturing

Materials Processing and Surface Engineering

  • Laser surface treatment, ion implantation, and plasma treatment

  • Thermal spraying, cold spraying, and high-velocity oxy-fuel spraying

  • Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) and Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD)

  • Functional coatings: wear-resistant, anti-corrosion, thermal barrier, and antibacterial

  • Surface texturing and tribological design

  • Surface integrity: residual stresses, micro-hardness, and microstructural evolution

  • Electroplating, electroless plating, and composite coatings

  • Failure analysis and lifetime prediction in surface engineering

  • Surface protection for extreme environments

Advanced Composite Manufacturing

  • Manufacturing processes for fibre-reinforced composites

  • Automated Tape Laying (ATL) and Automated Fibre Placement (AFP)

  • Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) and vacuum-assisted moulding

  • Autoclave curing and cure cycle optimisation

  • Ceramic matrix and metal matrix composite manufacturing

  • Composite machining: drilling, cutting, and edge quality

  • Non-destructive testing and health monitoring of composites

  • Mechanics and processing of composite joining

  • Composite structural repair

  • Recyclable composites and green manufacturing technologies

Electronics Manufacturing and Packaging

  • Printed Circuit Board (PCB) manufacturing and assembly

  • Surface Mount Technology (SMT) and through-hole technology

  • Chip packaging: wire bonding, flip chip, and fan-out packaging

  • 3D packaging, system-in-package, and heterogeneous integration

  • Solder joint reliability, thermal management, and electromigration

  • Flexible electronics, printed electronics, and stretchable electronics manufacturing

  • Semiconductor packaging materials and processes

  • Defect detection and quality control in electronics manufacturing

  • Micro-joining and nano-joining technologies

  • Advanced display manufacturing and flexible screen processes

Modelling and Simulation of Manufacturing Processes

  • Multiscale modelling: from atoms to continuum

  • Applications of Finite Element Method (FEM) in manufacturing processes

  • Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in manufacturing

  • Molecular dynamics and phase-field simulations

  • Data-driven modelling and surrogate models

  • Real-time simulation and edge computing in manufacturing processes

  • Predictive modelling of process-microstructure-property relationships

  • Uncertainty quantification and robust design

  • Verification and Validation (V&V) of simulation software

Human Factors and Manufacturing Safety

  • Human-machine interaction and collaborative safety

  • Ergonomic design in manufacturing environments

  • Cognitive load and fatigue management of operators

  • Safety culture and human reliability in manufacturing

  • Smart wearable devices and operator assistance systems

  • Training and capability enhancement of the skilled workforce

  • Occupational health and safety standards in manufacturing

  • Human-centric design of manufacturing systems

Interdisciplinary Dialogue
eAM consistently welcomes boundary-crossing scholarship from mechanical engineering, materials science, electrical engineering, computer science, industrial engineering, management science, physics, chemistry, environmental science, data science, artificial intelligence, automation, robotics, civil engineering, biomedical engineering, and related fields, provided it carries a clear connection to advanced manufacturing.