Proceedings of the 36th International MATADOR Conference

Presented here are 130 refereed papers given at the 36th MATADOR Conference held at The University of Manchester in July 2010. The MATADOR series of conferences covers the topics of Manufacturing Automation and Systems Technology, Applications, Design, Organisation and Management, and Research. The proceedings of this Conference contain original papers contributed by researchers from many countries on different continents. The papers cover the principles, techniques and applications in aerospace, automotive, biomedical, energy, consumable goods and process industries. The papers in this volume reflect: • the importance of manufacturing to international wealth creation; • the emerging fields of micro- and nano-manufacture; • the increasing trend towards the fabrication of parts using lasers; • the growing demand for precision engineering and part inspection techniques; and • the changing trends in manufacturing within a global environment.

1–1. Robust Control Strategy of Fluid Dispensing Process for Solid Freeform Fabrication of Tissue Engineered Hydrogel Scaffold.- 1–2. An innovative approach for the fabrication of highly conductive nanocomposites with different carbon.- 1–3. Analysis of local field enhancement including tip interaction for the application to nano-manipulation using FDTD calculations.- 2–1. Numerical Simulation of the Four Roll Bending Process.- 2–2. Investigation on the Process Parameters and Process Window of Three-Roll-Push-Bending.- 2–3. Casting of Aluminium Alloy Strop by Improved Single-Roll Caster.- 2–4. Casting of Al-Si-SiCp composite alloy strip by a vertical type twin roll caster.- 2–5. Casting of aluminium alloy clad strip using a vertical type tandem twin roll caster.- 2–6. Micro-forming of aluminum alloy by cold rolling.- 2–7. Rapid shape measurement of micro deep drawing parts by means of digital holographic contouring.- 2–8. Fracture Limits of Metal Foils in Micro Forming.- 2–9. A theoretical model for the velocity field of the extrusion of shaped sections taking into account the variation of the axial component.- 2–10. A theoretical model for the material flow for the forward extrusion of complicated and non-symmetric sections.- 2–11. An Optimization Algorithm for Improving Combined Multi-Stage Deep-Drawing and Ironing Processes of Axisymmetric Components. Analysis and Experimentation.- 2–12. Nanofinishing Process for 3D Freeform Surfaces Using Ball End MR Finishing Tool.- 2–13. Pressure Distribution in Cold Rolling of Turbo-engine Thin Compressor Blades.- 2–14. Determination of the duty cycle in thermoset pultrusion.- 2–15. Development of New Press-Forming Process for a Screw-Threaded Fuel Filler Pipe.- 2–16. Roller Hemming: A NewSimulation Model for the Automotive Industry.- 2–17. Control of the uniformity of direct electrical heating for Rotational Moulding.- 3–1. High Efficiency Deep Grinding, an Application withconventional wheels.- 3–2. Detection of High and Low Temperature in the Grinding Zone using Laser Irradiation Technique.- 3–3. Investigation of Influences of Wheel Speed on Root Geometrical Dimension of Gas Turbine Blade.- 3–4. Ultra-fine Finishing of Metallic surfaces with Ice Bonded Abrasive Polishing Process.- 3–5. Plane surface grinding with application of Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL).- 3–6. Study of the Behavior of Air Flow around a Grinding Wheel under the Application of Pneumatic Barrier.- 4–1. A cutting plane algorithm for solving single machine scheduling problems with uncertain sequence-dependent setup times.- 4–2. A Knowledge-Based Engineering System for Assembly Sequence Planning.- 4–3. Product Family Modeling and Optimization Driven by Customer Requirements.- 4–4. Transparency in Production by Monitoring the Condition of Molds, Dies and Machines.- 4–5. Simulation Modelling of Product-Service Systems: the Missing Link.- 4–6. RFID Deployment at an Airport: A Simulation Study.- 5–1. Failure knowledge based decision-making in product quality.- 5–2. Predicting the End-Of-Life of Defence Electronic Systems at the Conceptual Design Stage.- 5–3. Design of Multi-Span Microfixturing Cell for Parallel Assembly of Microparts Using Electrothermally Actuated Microclamps.- 5–4. An Evaluation Method Based on Multiple Quality Characteristics for CNC Machining Center using Fuzzy Matter Element.- 5–5. Design of a Meso-scale 3-axis Milling with Nanometer Accuracy.- 5–6. A Novel Concept to Design Machine Tool Structures using MultifunctionalMaterials.- 5–7. Design Synthesis of a three legged SPS Parallel Manipulator.- 5–8. Piezo-Metal-Composites as Smart Structures.- 5–9. A methodology for Engineering Design Change Managment Using Modelling and Problem Solving Techniques.- 5–10. Modeling and Analysis of the strength of Adhesively Bond CFRP-Aluminium T-joints.- 6–1. Modelling of Machine Tapping with Straight Flute Taps.-