Publisher in Materials Science & Engineering

Prof. Paulo Mendonca

April 2026

This edition contains papers that were presented at the 9th International Conference on Building Materials and Materials Engineering (ICBMM) and the 7th International Conference on Nanomaterials, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering (ICNMM), which were held on 16-18 October 2025, Naples, Italy. The publication is devoted to the latest findings, innovative ideas, and advancements in building materials and materials engineering, nanomaterials, and manufacturing engineering.

Kamal Amghar, Hamza Faraji and Prof. Ismael Driouch

April 2026

The papers collected in this edition were presented at the 8th International Congress on Thermal Sciences, AMT (April 25-26, 2024), co-organized by the Moroccan Association of Thermal Sciences (AMT) and Laboratory of Experimentation and Modeling in Mechanics and Energy Systems (E2MSE) at the National School for Applied Sciences (ENSA) of Al-Hoceima, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University under the main topic “Thermal sciences at the core of energy transition”. This edition will be helpful for engineers and academics in thermal engineering, mechatronics, materials science and technology, construction and plasma engineering.

Jamaluddin Mahmud, Thangaprakash Sengodan, Prof. Agus Dwi Anggono and Prof. Takashige Omatsu

May 2026

This special edition presents a collection of research dedicated to advanced materials and surface engineering technologies. The contributions emphasise the growing importance of materials with enhanced performance, durability, and multifunctionality for modern industrial and engineering applications. The presented edition is intended to serve as a valuable resource for researchers, engineers, and practitioners interested in modern materials science and engineering applications.

Prof. George Christopher Vosniakos and Prof. Nikolaos Michailidis

April 2026

The 29th International ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming (ESAFORM 2026, Thessaloniki, Greece, from 27 to 29 April 2026) is a joint scientific event of the oldest and most prestigious Mechanical Engineering academic schools in Greece, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the National Technical University of Athens, respectively. The conference publication contains sixteent chapters the topicaly related with 16 Mini-Symposia around the following topics: additive manufacturing, composites forming processes, extrusion and drawing, forging and rolling, formability of metallic materials, friction and wear in metal forming, incremental and sheet metal forming, innovative joining by forming technologies, optimization and inverse analysis in forming, machining, cutting and severe plastic deformation, material behaviour modelling, new and advanced numerical strategies for material forming, non-conventional processes, polymer processing and thermo-mechanical properties, sustainability in material forming, and advanced metal casting. The edition will be useful for a wide range of specialists in structural materials forming processes.

Prof. Roberto Spina

April 2026

This special edition contains research ranging from the thermo-chemo-mechanical properties of polymers and coupled transfer processes, in particular heat transfer in moulded parts, tools, and interfaces, to the optimisation of polymer processing parameters.

Giuseppe Ingarao

April 2026

Manufacturing and, more generally, implementing the strategies of the Circular Economy (CE) paradigm are among the most important targets. This special edition is designed to stimulate scientific debate and the development of technologies for the environmental sustainability of materials forming processes.

Mohamed El Mansori

April 2026

This special edition is devoted to modelling, numerical investigation and analysis of novel casting techniques, including low-pressure sand casting, vertical strip casting, high-pressure die casting, etc. Some articles also contain results of optimisation of technological parameters, numerical analysis of casting processes, investigations of material properties using machine learning models and digital twin techniques for sand casting, and modern computational methods. The edition will be helpful for specialists in metal casting production.

Denise Bellisario

April 2026

The main topics of this special edition are non-conventional material processing technologies, both conventional materials and materials with specific properties for functional applications. The electrochemical and electro-physical machining processes, including precision pulsed electrochemical machining, laser beam cutting, additive manufacturing, layered hybrid composite tube manufacturing, etc. The edition ranges from surface engineering to forming methods of complex hybrid composite materials. The research results for numerical modelling of the mechanical behaviour of innovative non-conventional materials and hybrid structures are also presented here. The book will be useful for researchers and engineers in mechanical engineering.