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As the Guest Editor of this Special Issue entitled ""Science, Characterization, and Technology of Joining and Welding"" of Metals, I am pleased to have this book published by MDPI. Joining, including welding, soldering, brazing, and assembly, is an essential requirement in manufacturing processes and is classified as a secondary manufacturing process. This Special Issue of Metals includes technical and review papers on, but not limited to, different aspects of joining and welding, including welding technologies (i.e., fusion-based welding and solid-state welding), characterization, metallurgy and materials science, quality control, and design and numerical simulation. This Special Issue also includes the joining of different materials, including metal and non-metals (polymers and composites), including 17 peer-reviewed papers from several researchers all around the globe (China, Germany, Brazil, South Koria, Slovakia, USA, Taiwan, Canada, and India). As of this date (April 2020), the papers in this Special Issue have been cited 47 times by other researchers, which I think is an eminent number and shows the high quality of the published papers in this Issue. This Special Issue includes a large diversity of various subjects in the field of joining: laser welding, friction stir welding, diffusion bonding, multipass welding, rotary friction-welding, friction bit joining, adhesive bonding, weldbonding, simulation and experimentation, metal/FRP joints, welding simulation, plasma–TIG coupled arc welding, liquation cracking, soldering, resin bonding, microstructural characteristics, brazing, and friction stir butt and scarf welding. I would like to sincerely thank all the researchers who contributed to this Special Issue for their high-quality research. I also would like to acknowledge Mr. Toliver Guo, Senior Assistant Editor at MDPI, who continuously and tirelessly contributed toward this Special Issue by assisting me with inviting the authors and the follow ups. I think this Special Issue will enhance our knowledge and understanding in the field of joining and assembly. I would like to dedicate this book to my wife, Mehrnoosh, for her continued support and encouragement.

microstructure --- phased array ultrasonic --- thermophysical property --- FRP --- simulation --- eutectoid --- tint etching --- TAN alloy --- dissimilar material joining --- thermal compression bonding --- HAZ cracking --- welding thermal cycles --- IN738 superalloy --- carbide dissolution --- solder --- friction bit joining --- weld bonding --- interfacial microstructure --- adhesive thermos-mechanical property --- API 5L X80 steel --- scarf joint --- thermal spraying --- pores --- Cr-Mo steel --- welding --- hot pressing --- local brittle zone --- electrical properties --- Ti2AlNb alloy --- tool pin profiles --- adhesive bonding --- mechanical properties --- carbon fiber-reinforced polymer --- surface structuring --- m23c6 --- Zn-coated low carbon microalloyed steels --- flux-less soldering --- dissimilar joints --- energy-input --- medium thick plate model --- design of experiments --- oxide layer --- mechanical interlocking --- rotary friction-welding --- 22MnB5 --- ultrasonic bonding --- titanium --- anisotropy --- coupled arc --- heat-affected zone --- aluminum --- plasma-TIG --- joint mechanical properties --- hybrid joining --- microconstituent --- dual-phase steel --- high-crystalline content zirconia --- flex-on-board assembly --- active monomers --- butt joint --- copper --- clad filler foil --- SA213-T23 --- arc profile --- numerical simulation --- tailor welded blanks --- ceramics --- vacuum brazing --- coating --- longitudinal wave --- direct diffusion bonding --- metallurgy --- pressure distribution --- flow stress --- SnBi58 solder joint morphology --- adhesion --- dissimilar weldments --- laser welding --- distributed point heat sources model --- mechanical strength --- taguchi design --- bonding strength --- friction stir welding

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This book derives from the Special Issue of the Manufacturing Engineering Society (MES) that was launched as a Special Issue of the journal Materials. The 48 contributions, published in this book, explore the evolution of traditional manufacturing models toward the new requirements of the Manufacturing Industry 4.0 and present cutting-edge advances in the field of Manufacturing Engineering focusing on additive manufacturing and 3D printing, advances and innovations in manufacturing processes, sustainable and green manufacturing, manufacturing systems (machines, equipment and tooling), metrology and quality in manufacturing, Industry 4.0, product lifecycle management (PLM) technologies, and production planning and risks.

ultrasonic metal welding --- finite element analysis --- temperature distribution --- strength of the joint in tension --- heat flux --- friction --- plastic deformation --- thermocouple --- WEDM --- deep learning --- deep neural networks --- Industry 4.0 --- crash boxes --- joining by forming --- resistance spot-welding --- crashworthiness --- UNS A92024 --- WC–Co --- wear mechanism --- tribology --- adhesion --- laser --- additive manufacturing --- laser beam machining --- laser polishing --- waviness --- roughness --- Inconel 718 --- Ti6Al4V alloy --- chip geometry --- dry machining --- parametric models --- turning --- UNS A92024-T3 --- corrosion --- surface integrity --- Ra --- residual stress --- functional performance --- ultimate tensile strength --- wear --- drilling --- machining --- dry drilling --- stack --- FML --- CFRP --- UNS A97075 --- stepped shaft --- cross wedge rolling --- plastic flow kinetic theories --- variable cone angle billets --- near-net forming --- gear manufacturing --- roughness model --- multitasking machines/multiprocess machines --- NEXAFS --- soft X-rays SXR --- SXR absorption spectroscopy --- respiratory movement --- lung tumor --- radiotherapy --- arduino --- cancer treatment --- linear accelerator --- ultrasonic molding --- microchannel --- thin-wall plate --- replicability --- polystyrene --- medical devices --- FDM --- PLA --- material color --- pigmentation --- extrusion temperature --- humidity --- micro-manufacturing --- manufacturing systems --- production planning --- polylactide (PLA) --- acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) --- tensile behaviour --- layer height --- infill density --- layer orientation --- cybernetics --- system dynamics --- production management --- maintenance management --- Viable System Model --- automotive industry --- hybrid components stack --- titanium --- magnesium --- repair and maintenance operations --- roughness average (Ra) --- ANOVA --- in-process measurement --- geometric accuracy --- grinding process --- tapered roller bearings --- single --- point --- incremental --- forming --- thermoplastics --- biocompatible --- temperature --- process --- parameters --- 3D printing --- correlation coefficients --- fused deposition modeling --- non-parametric tests --- surface roughness --- LMD --- laser metal deposition --- shielding gas --- argon --- helium --- melt pool temperature --- synthetic polymer --- bioprinting --- multi-material microextrusion --- bioink --- Selective Laser Melting --- thermo fluidic --- phase change --- consolidation --- Arbitrary Lagrangean–Eulerian Method --- metallic powder --- basalt fiber reinforced plastic (BFRP) --- delamination --- edge trimming --- tool wear --- scaffold --- PCL --- RepRap --- fused filament fabrication --- three-dimensional --- cell culture --- design --- topological optimization --- cost --- stock --- spare parts --- free-form filament fabrication (FFF) --- robot-assisted polishing --- force signal --- end point detection --- WAAM --- GMAW --- cold metal transfer --- hardness --- mechanical properties --- thermal input --- microstructure --- Synchrotron X-rays --- lithography --- curved substrate --- microstructures --- computed tomography --- surface extraction --- Canny algorithm --- Deriche algorithm --- carbon fiber reinforced polymer --- hole quality characteristics --- geometrical parameters --- roughness parameters --- taper --- heat affected zone --- product lifecycle management (PLM) --- manufacturing problem solving (MPS) --- fault diagnosis --- smart factory --- process failure mode and effect analysis (PFMEA) --- case-based reasoning (CBR) --- hole making --- surface texture --- contact measurement --- optical measurement --- delphi prospection --- education --- employment --- feature-based modeling --- inspection planning --- dimensional and geometrical specification --- process specification --- collaborative and integrated product-process development --- modeling --- laser processing --- simulation --- pyrometer --- aluminum --- brain --- rapid prototyping --- atlas --- rat --- magnetic resonance imaging --- educative model --- scaffolds --- porosity --- pore size --- multiobjective optimization --- priority dispatching rules --- simulation optimization --- job shop scheduling --- flexible manufacturing systems --- service-oriented manufacturing systems --- maintenance --- aircrat engine repair and overhaul (MRO) --- incremental forming --- FEM --- force prediction --- numerical model --- semi-analytical model --- specific energy --- welding distortion --- LSND (low stress no distortion) --- htTTT --- model validation --- Compression-After-Impact testing --- Compression-After-Impact strength --- carbon fiber reinforced plastics --- flat specimen --- AA7075 --- risk assessment --- dangerous substance --- Directive 89/391/EEC --- Directive 2012/18/EU --- ISO 45001:2018 standard --- emerging risk --- major accident --- manufacturing --- occupational accident --- risk management --- manufacturing industry --- bow-tie analysis --- pallet mover accidents --- accident analysis --- safety barriers --- sheet metal forming --- flanging --- hole-flanging --- incremental sheet forming --- Single Point Incremental Forming (SPIF) --- thickness distribution --- additive manufacturing and 3D printing --- advances and innovations in manufacturing processes --- sustainable and green manufacturing --- manufacturing systems: machines --- equipment and tooling --- metrology and quality in manufacturing --- product lifecycle management (PLM) technologies --- risks