Semi-crystalline polymers are widely used in modern industry. Indeed, they are highly
demanded because of their excellent compromise between advantageous mechanical …

Glass fiber-reinforced composites are widely used in industry, with machining operations
frequently performed, drilling, in particular, for later assembly. Although there is a smaller …

Two-dimensional layered α-zirconium phosphate (ZrP) nanoplatelets with two distinguished
sizes but similar aspect ratio were directly incorporated into polyamide 66 (PA66) by simple …

This study is focused on the application of a cooling compressed air system in drilling
processes; this environmentally friendly technique allows removing material at very low …

This paper considers the multiobjective scheduling of flexible manufacturing systems
(FMSs). Due to high degrees of route flexibility and resource sharing, deadlocks often exhibit …

Compressed cold air-cooling system (CCAS) has been widely employed in dry cutting
machine tools to maintain the thermal stability of the cutting space. However, CCAS is an …

In general, the cooling techniques can generate a reduction on the energy consumption, eg
as consequence of lower forces. This paper presents a study focused on the cryogenic …

Lastly the use of basalt fibre as reinforcement in organic matrix composites has had a
particular attention. Applications in products intended for industry or for final consumer have …

In recent years, the cryogenic machining is being studied with interest due to its potential as
an environmentally friendly process and to its possible efficiency. Some improvements in the …

Composite structures, such as glass fiber reinforced polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK) and
polyamide (PA66), usually undergo drilling operations for subsequent assembly. A typical …