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Advanced Production, Processing and Characterization of Industrial Materials
Jozef Mascenik1, Tibor Krenicky2
1Department of Computer Aided Manufacturing Technologies, Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies, Technical University of Kosice, Bayerova 1, 080 01 Presov, Slovakia.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
|December 11, 2025
Summary
This Special Issue explores advanced industrial materials, covering metallic, polymeric, composite, and nanostructured systems. Research highlights innovations in production, processing, characterization, and applications for materials reliability and advanced manufacturing.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Nanotechnology
- Manufacturing Technology
Background:
- Contemporary research in advanced industrial materials spans metallic, polymeric, composite, and nanostructured systems.
- Key challenges include surface quality control, novel machining, and thermoplastic composite processing.
- Existing research addresses additive manufacturing, rheology, and constitutive modeling.
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