Porous aluminum (Al) composites are lightweight and high-strength materials composing of
Al as a matrix material with some strengthening reinforcements and pore-forming agents that …

Porous metals have been under development for nearly a century, but commercial adoption
remains limited. This development has followed two primary routes: liquid state or solid state …

During the operation of a power press, the movement of moving parts consumes large
amounts of energy. Minimizing the mass of moving parts through lightweight design is …

Abstract Machine tool structures produced with Epoxy Granite reinforced polymer
composites (EGPCs) have gained prominence in recent years and have replaced …

Autonomous Grinding (AG) is a unique kind of manufacturing process which needs extra
operative care, for both robot and environment. Due to the rapid growth of research on AG, a …

Powder bed fusion is an emerging additive manufacturing technique capable of producing
complex formed metallic structures, which are not possible to manufacture with conventional …

Breakdown of stackers and excavators in opencast mines is possible because of operating,
manufacturing and structural causes, and it produces high financial losses. These can be …

Polymeric foams are widely used in engineering applications for vibration attenuation. The
foams usually work preloaded and it is known that the dynamic properties and attenuation …

Higher dam** with higher static stiffness is essential for improving the static and dynamic
characteristics of machine tool structures. The structural vibration in conventional machine …

The paper presents the process of designing a lightweight vertical lathe with a steel–
polymer frame. The purpose of using such a frame was to increase the stability of machining …