Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 14th International Manufacturing Conference in China (IMCC 2011), October 13-15, 2011, Tianjin, China

Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). This special issue of Advanced Materials Research contains a selection of high-quality research papers presented at the 14th International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies (AMPT) held in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 13-16th, 2011. The papers are related mainly to materials and processing technologies, and the aim of the book is to provide a basis for the identification of new research and development needs in the fields of advanced engineering materials and manufacturing technologies.

This collection comprises a selection of over 180 papers; submitted to the editors by numerous universities and industrial concerns, and subjected to peer-review by at least two expert referees. Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). The papers were selected on the basis of their quality, and their combined coverage of the main topics of the book.

This special volume comprises a collection of 139 papers chosen, from among 510 submissions from universities and industries all over the world, on the basis of their quality and relevance to the central topic. All of the papers were peer-reviewed by selected experts and mirror the latest developments in the field of materials manufacturing technology; ranging from the fundamentals, to new technologies and applications. The papers specifically cover the topics of advanced manufacturing technology and equipment, and manufacturing systems and automation. Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).

The present volume contains 293 selected and peer-reviewed papers, carefully chosen from among the more than 500 papers presented, by worldwide specialists from industry and academia, at the 12th International Manufacturing Conference in China; organized by the Northwestern Polytechnic University. Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).