Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering: Recent submissions
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Analysis of Electrolytic Flow Effects in Micro Electrochemical Grinding
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)Electrochemical grinding (ECG) at macrolevel and microlevel finds increasing use in medical device manufacturing industry. To enhance application of microECG, a comprehensive study of the role electrolyte flow in the ... -
Inferring the Size Distribution of 3D Particle Clusters in Metal Matrix Nanocomposites
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)Metal matrix nanocomposites (MMNCs) are produced by dispersing reinforcing nanoparticles into metal matrix. It is a type of emerging materials with high strength and light weight and draws significant attentions in recent ... -
Laser Joining of Continuous Glass Fiber Composite Preforms
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)A laser fusion joining method is investigated for the purpose of through thickness strengthening of glass fiber reinforced laminate composites. Laser fusion joining is evaluated as a potential process to replace mechanical ... -
A Machining Science Approach to Dental Cutting of Glass Ceramics Using an Electric Handpiece and Diamond Burs
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)Dental cutting using handpieces has been the art of dentists in restorative dentistry. This paper reports on the scientific approach of dental cutting of two dental ceramics using a highspeed electric handpiece and coarse ... -
Microcrystal Particles Behaviour in Inkjet Printing of Reactive Nylon Materials
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)A novel process using inkjet printing of molten materials to produce nylon 6 for additive layer manufacturing applications was investigated. Different reactive mixtures of molten caprolactam with activator and catalyst ... -
Computational Modeling of the Effects of Viscous Dissipation on Polymer Melt Flow Behavior During Injection Molding Process in Plane Channels
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)The present finite volume method based fluid flow solutions investigate the boundarylayer flow and heat transfer characteristics of polymer melt flow in a rectangular plane channel in the presence of the effect of viscous ... -
Optimization of the Powder Injection Molding Process Parameters Using the Sequential Simplex Algorithm and Sensitivity Analysis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)In this work, the minimization of warpage was investigated using the “moldflow†software and sequential simplex algorithm based on feedstock properties. Also, the sensitivity analysis was implemented to determine the ... -
Identification of Controlling Parameters on Thermal Deformation of Mobile Device by Injection Molding Process
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)Injection molding process is a widely used manufacturing technique to massively produce the components of mobile device with various sizes and complicated geometries. However, the final part quality, especially dimension ... -
The Mechanisms of Material Removal in the Fluidized Bed Machining of Polyvinyl Chloride Substrates
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)In this paper, the mechanisms of material removal during the fluidized bed machining (FBM) of polymeric substrates are analyzed. Cylindrical components composed of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) were exposed to the impact of ... -
Behavior and Quality Evaluation of Electroplastic Self Piercing Riveting of Aluminum Alloy and Advanced High Strength Steel
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)The hybrid use of dissimilar lightweight materials, such as aluminum alloy and advanced high strength steel (AHSS), has become a critical approach to reduce the weight of ground transportation vehicles. Selfpiercing riveting ... -
Quantifying the Visibility of Surface Distortions in Class “A†Automotive Exterior Body Panels
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)Visible distortions in Class “A†automotive surfaces are unacceptable to vehicle customers and therefore are considered to be cosmetic defects. The automotive industry currently relies upon subjective assessment of the ... -
A Porous Restricted Aerostatic Lead Screw Actuator for High Performance Microscale Machine Tools
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)The design and manufacturing process for a porousrestricted aerostatic lead screw actuator (ALSA) is presented. The ALSA provides nearfrictionless motion with submicron positioning accuracy, high stiffness at low inlet air ... -
Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamic and Finite Element Multiphase Modeling of Laser Weld Bead Geometry Formation and Joint Strengths
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)Laser welding is used extensively in industry for joining various materials in the assembly of components and structures. Localized melting followed by rapid cooling results in the formation of a weld bead and generation ... -
A Test Setup for Evaluation of Harmonic Distortions in Precision Inertial Sensors
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)Steadily improving performance of inertial sensors necessitates significant enhancement of the methods and equipment used for their evaluation. As the nonlinearity of sensors decreases and gets close to that of the exciters, ... -
A Piezoelectric Servo Feed Drive for Electro Discharge Machining System Industrial Applications Using Linear Ultrasonic Motor
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)A new servo drive for electro discharge machining industrial applications is presented in this paper. The development processes of the servo feed drive have passed through three main stages. The first stage focused on ... -
Mathematical Modeling of Cutting Forces in Microdrilling
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)In drilling, the primary and secondary cutting lips of the drill shear the material while the central portion of the chisel edge indents the workpiece, making the cutting process complex to understand. As we go for ... -
Annual Tribute to Best Reviewers
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)Tamأ،s Inspergerreceived his M.Sc. degree in mechanical engineering in 1999 and his Ph.D. degree in applied mechanics in 2002 from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, where he currently holds an associate ... -
Resistance Spot Welding of Ultra Thin Automotive Steel
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)One of the major challenges in spot welding of ultrathin gage steel (e.g., <0.6 mm) is the short cap life. Because of the elevated temperature developed at the electrode/sheet interface, the electrodes often require ... -
Method and Tool Design for Passive Sheet Metal Hydroforming on Conventional Single Action Presses
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)Current sheet metal hydroforming processes require special equipment such as a hydroforming press with an external high pressure generator. This holds the barriers for entering the market high, especially for small and ... -
Multiresponse Optimization of Al Alloy SiC Composite Machining Parameters for Minimum Tool Wear and Maximum Metal Removal Rate
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)Optimization in turning means determination of the optimal set of the machining parameters to satisfy the objectives within the operational constraints. These objectives may be the minimum tool wear, the maximum metal ...