This book offers a timely yet comprehensive snapshot of innovative research and developments at the interface between manufacturing, materials and mechanical engineering, and quality assurance. It covers a wide range of manufacturing processes, such as cutting, grinding, assembly, and coatings, including ultrasonic treatment, molding, radial-isostatic compression, ionic-plasma deposition, volumetric vibration treatment, and wear resistance. It also highlights the advantages of augmented reality, RFID technology, reverse engineering, optimization, heat and mass transfer, energy management, quality inspection, and environmental impact. Based on selected papers presented at the Grabchenko's International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing Processes (InterPartner-2020), held in Odessa, Ukraine, on September 811, 2020, this book offers a timely overview and extensive information on trends and technologies in production planning, design engineering, advanced materials, machining processes, process engineering, and quality assurance. It is also intended to facilitate communication and collaboration between different groups working on similar topics and offer a bridge between academic and industrial researchers.

Covers innovative methods for production planning and design engineering Reports on the development of advanced materials and their machining processes Describes recent achievements in manufacturing technologies and quality assurance Analyzes opportunities for interdisciplinary researches in engineering

Inhalt
Intelligent Predictive Decision Support System for the Maintenance Service Provider.- Readiness to Use Augmented Reality Solutions in Small and Medium Enterprises in Poland: A Survey.- Production Line Balancing in a Mixed-Model Production System: A Case Study.