The surface integrity of machined metal components is critical to their in-service functionality,
longevity and overall performance. Surface defects induced by machining operations vary …

Machining of biocompatible materials is facing the fundamental challenges due to the
specific material properties as well as the application requirements. Firstly, this paper …

Tool breakage causes losses of surface polishing and dimensional accuracy for machined
part, or possible damage to a workpiece or machine. Tool Condition Monitoring (TCM) is …

As the tool wear increases, the surface quality of the workpiece will decrease, and even the
workpiece will be scrapped. Therefore, in order to obtain a better machined workpiece …

Laser assisted machining (LAM) is one of the most efficient ways to improve the
machinability of difficult-to-cut materials (eg Nickel-based superalloys). In the conventional …

Prognostics and health management (PHM) for condition monitoring systems have been
proposed for predicting faults and estimating the remaining useful life (RUL) of components …

Cross conditions prediction is a prevalent problem in manufacturing area, where tool wear
prediction is a typical one. Existing data-driven methods for tool wear prediction mainly focus …

Rotary ultrasonic machining (RUM) emerges as a superior technique for processing difficult-
to-cut materials due to its capacity to improve machining efficiency and surface quality. The …

Tool wear will lead to the reduction of surface quality and machining accuracy. Therefore,
tool condition monitoring is vital to the improvement of industrial production efficiency and …

In the industrial manufacturing, the wear of the cutting tool represents the main factor that
causes machine downtime and it has a negative influence over the machined surface …