Special Issue: Thermally Assisted Manufacturing

Abstract

The goal of this special issue is to capture important ongoing work and recent trends in this emerging field of thermally assisted manufacturing by providing a collection of articles covering various manufacturing processes. It features a wide range of research at both macroand microscales, such as welding and joining, laser ablation, surface treatment, additive processes, thermally assisted machining, thermally assisted forming, thin coating, and polishing. The papers also present innovative experimental studies and comprehensive modeling efforts. We hope it provides collective, useful information to the researchers and practitioners working in this field.