Special Issue on Non Traditional Manufacturing Processes Study at Micro and Nano Scales

Abstract

This special issue focuses on the established and emerging nontraditional manufacturing technologies with various energy sources (mechanical, thermal, optical, etc.) at microand nanoscales. It consists of several invited papers and papers presented at the symposium on micro/nanoscale fabrication processes at the manufacturing science and engineering conference, held on June 9–13, 2014 at the University of Michigan, organized by the Manufacturing Engineering Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The included papers consist of a variety of nontraditional manufacturing processes at small scales, ranging from novel process development and innovative simulation method, to broad application examples for different industries.