Additive Manufacturing and 3D/4D printing.- Bio-manufacturing.- CAD/CAM.- Sustainable Manufacturing Processes.- Composite and Polymer Processing.- Design.- Electrical Machining.- Energy and Carbon Footprint in Manufacturing.- High-speed Machining.- Hybrid Machining.- Injection Moulding and Replication.- Laser Processing.- Machining, Forming and Consolidation Processes.- Metrology and Measurement.- Micro Engineering and Nano-Technology.- Modelling & Simulation of Manufacturing Processes and Systems.- Monitoring and Control of Machining Operations.- Nano-Structure and Micro-device Manufacture and Assembly.- Precision Machining.- Quality Management and Control.- Remanufacturing of Materials and Components.- Remote Manufacturing.- Reverse Engineering.- Robotics and Automation.- Solar Cell and Fuel Cell Manufacturing.- Supply Chain Management.- Synthesis of Nano-Materials.- Systems and Operational Research.- Welding and Joining.

Srichand Hinduja is a professor of Manufacturing Technology at the University of Manchester, UK. After graduating in Mechanical Engineering from Madras University in India, he worked in industry in Germany. He completed his MSc and PhD in machine tool technology at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), UK where he was appointed as a lecturer in 1971 and as a professor in 1999. His research interests are in computational modeling of machine tool structures and manufacturing processes such as metal cutting, pressure die-casting, and electrochemical machining. His other interests are in the computer-aided process planning of machined components and automated inspection of turbine blades. He is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, International Academy of Production Engineering (CIRP), and Institute of Mechanical Engineering.

Lin Li is a professor of Laser Processing and director of the Laser Processing Research Centre at the University

of Manchester, UK. After graduating from the Dalian University of Technology, China (1977–1982), he joined Imperial College London to study for a PhD in Laser Engineering. He then spent six years as a Research Assistant at Liverpool University, UK before joining the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), UK. Lin Li’s research interests are photonics, laser processing, and advanced manufacturing and this has led to 600 publications in journals and 47 patents. He is an elected fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, International Academy of Production Engineering (CIRP), International Academy of Photonics and Laser Engineering, Institute of Engineering and Technology, and Laser Institute of America and a Charted Engineer. He is currently president of the Laser Institute of America, vice president of the Association of Industrial Laser Users, and the past president of the International Academy of Photonics and Laser Engineering.

Prof. Wen-Yuh Jywe is a professor of Optical Precision Measurement, Machine Tool Calibration Measurement, and Precise Positioning Stage Design. He obtained his PhD from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), UK in 1992. He has received several awards, including two National Invention Gold Awards from the Ministry of Economic Affairs (2004 and 2012), and Distinguished Academia-industry Collaboration Award from the Ministry of Science and Technology (2014), The Academia-industry contribution Award for machinery industry from Association of Machinery Industry (2016), and a Research Award from the Machine Tool Engineering Foundation in Japan (2016). He was the dean of Engineering College, the chairman of Department of Automation Engineering, and the president for Research and Development of the National Formosa University. Since 2013, he has been the president of National Formosa University.

This book presents 58 refereed papers given at the 38th Matador Conference held at National Formosa University, Taiwan in March 2015. The MATADOR series of conferences covers the topics of manufacturing automation and systems technology, applications, design, organisation and management, and research.

These proceedings include original papers contributed by researchers from around the globe, covering the principles, techniques and applications in the aerospace, automotive, biomedical, energy, consumable goods and process industries.

The topics include:

• Additive Manufacturing

• Design and System Engineering

• Innovative Manufacturing and Design

• Laser Processing

• Machining

• Metrology and Measurement

• Micro/Nano Fabrication and Manipulation

• Monitoring and Control of Machining Operations

• Welding