Call for Papers

Papers submitted to NAMRC 48 must be prepared using the conference-specific paper template in Microsoft Word or LaTeX, and strictly follow the instructions in the template. NAMRC papers should only report unpublished materials of the authors, and/or state-of-the-art reviews. Quality papers after review will be recommended to be fast-tracked to SME’s Journal of Manufacturing Systems (JMS) and Journal of Manufacturing Processes (JMP).

Submission and Review Procedures

To submit a paper to NAMRC 48, please select one of the six tracks for submission via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=smenamrc4.

Track 1: Manufacturing Systems – General Submission

Biomedical manufacturing systems
Sustainable manufacturing systems
Nano and micro manufacturing systems
Modelling and simulation of complex manufacturing systems
Computer-aided manufacturing and robotics
Wireless sensors and sensor networks for manufacturing
Manufacturing systems of renewable energy devices, electric vehicles, roll-to-roll fabrication
Human factors and man-machine interactions in manufacturing
Quality and reliability
Product lifecycle management

Track 2: Manufacturing Processes – General Submission

Mechanics, tribology and technology of material forming, powder consolidation, casting, joining and polymer and composites processing
Dimensional and surface metrology, and part surface integrity
Biomedical manufacturing processes
Sustainable manufacturing processes
Hybrid manufacturing processes
Manufacturing processes of renewable energy devices, electric vehicles, roll-to-roll fabrication
Laser-based processes
Lightweight metals manufacturing processes
Dynamics and control of high-precision machine tools and structures

Track 3: Material Removal

Technology of conventional and non-traditional materials removal processes
Biomedical material removal processes
Sustainable material removal processes
Laser-based material removal processes
Lightweight metals material removal processes
Advances in cutting tool design
Material removal of hard-to-machine metals
Advances in control and metrology for multi-tasking machine tools
High speed material removal processes
Economics of material removal processes
Advances in modelling and simulation of material removal processes
Methods for improving surface quality

Track 4: Additive Manufacturing

Lightweight and efficient structures using AM
Fabrication of advanced material systems by AM
Microstructure and mechanical properties of materials and structures fabricated by AM
Sustainability of AM (energy consumption)
Embedded sensors and integrated functionalities using AM
Bio-AM and applications of AM in medical device manufacturing
AM as enabling technology in surface tailoring, and part repair and restoration
Multi-scale, physics based modelling of AM processes
Design for AM and topology optimisation
Next generation of AM technologies and process planning

Track 5: Smart Manufacturing – Processes, Systems and Integration

Big data analytics for manufacturing planning and control
Machine learning / artificial intelligence applications in manufacturing
Cloud-enabled cyber physical systems in production planning, control and execution
Cyber security in manufacturing processes and systems
Remote monitoring and control of manufacturing processes/systems in cyber workspace
Real-time sensing, diagnosis and prognosis for distant maintenance
Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and applications
Digital Twins for industry digitalization and modelling
Integration of intelligent manufacturing processes with smart systems

Track 6: Industrial Applications and Manufacturing Education

Innovative manufacturing education and workforce development programs
Innovative tools for manufacturing education
Professional development in the manufacturing community
Manufacturing and ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)
Workforce development through federal initiatives, e.g., Manufacturing USA
Manufacturing methods for new materials or product features
Sustainable and energy-efficient manufacturing
Process monitoring, control, and traceability technologies
Novel measurement and visualisation methods applied to manufacturing
Predictive maintenance methods
Digital Manufacturing
Industrial applications in real-world environments

NAMRC paper review will be handled by the Scientific Committee of NAMRI | SME. The organization of the scientific committee is shown in the figure below (provisional). Each paper will be evaluated by at least three experts before a review decision is made. Every accepted paper, including fast-track paper to JMS or JMP, must be presented in person at NAMRC 48 by the author or one of the co-authors. Unregistered authors (see the deadline below) and/or unpresented (no-show) papers will be removed from the NAMRC 48 Proceedings in Procedia Manufacturing, or from JMS/JMP.

Important Deadlines

Full paper submission	November 15, 2019 (extended to December 1, 2019)
Industry authors full papers submission	December 8, 2019
Review decision notification	January 31, 2020
Revised paper submission	February 28, 2020
Paper acceptance notification	March 12, 2020
Final paper submission	March 26, 2020
Author registration	April 15, 2020

Option for Industrial Authors

Authors from industry can submit full papers until December 8, 2019. Authors from industry who cannot get permission to submit full papers, are allowed to submit an abstract for “presentation only” at NAMRC 48. For abstract submission in this case, industrial authors should also use the NAMRC paper template but provide title, authors, affiliations and abstract only. Abstracts should be submitted via EasyChair for assessment by the Scientific Committee. However, these abstracts will NOT appear in the NAMRC 48 proceedings.

For general questions regarding paper submissions and review, please contact the NAMRI/SME Scientific Committee Chair: Prof. Livan Fratini, livan.fratini@unipa.it or Chair-Elect: Prof. Ihab Ragai, ifr1@psu.edu.