Advanced Manufacturing Challenges in Aero-space Production Systems

Turbomachinery plays a critical role in modern aerospace and energy systems, where component performance directly affects overall efficiency, reliability, and service life. Increasing demands for higher performance and lightweight design have led to the widespread use of advanced materials and complex geometries, posing significant challenges to conventional manufacturing processes. In recent years, advanced manufacturing technologies, including precision machining, additive manufacturing, and intelligent production systems, have been widely explored to address these challenges. Despite these developments, issues such as process optimization, surface integrity control, and the integration of digital and data-driven methods remain critical. This Research Topic aims to provide a platform to explore recent advances and emerging solutions in turbomachinery manufacturing and production systems.

The manufacturing of turbomachinery components faces increasing challenges due to the demand for higher efficiency, complex geometries, and the use of advanced materials such as superalloys and titanium alloys. Conventional manufacturing methods often struggle to achieve the required precision, surface integrity, and productivity. Recent advances in advanced manufacturing technologies, including precision machining, additive manufacturing, hybrid processes, and intelligent monitoring systems, have opened new possibilities for improving process performance and product quality.

This Research Topic aims to address these challenges by bringing together recent developments and innovative approaches in turbomachinery manufacturing. The goal is to explore new manufacturing strategies, improve process understanding, and promote the integration of digital and data-driven methods to enhance efficiency, reliability, and sustainability in production systems.

This Research Topic welcomes contributions related to the manufacturing and production of turbomachinery components. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, advanced machining techniques, additive and hybrid manufacturing, process modeling and simulation, intelligent monitoring and control, surface integrity, and digital manufacturing systems. We encourage submissions that present original research, novel methodologies, and industrial case studies addressing real-world manufacturing challenges. Both experimental and numerical studies are welcome, as well as interdisciplinary approaches combining manufacturing technologies with data-driven methods such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. Manuscript types may include Original Research, Review Articles, and Industrial Case Studies that contribute to advancing knowledge and practical applications in turbomachinery manufacturing.

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Article types

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Brief Research Report
• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Opinion
• Original Research
• Perspective
• Review

Keywords: Turbomachinery; Advanced Manufacturing; Precision Machining; Machining Process Monitoring; Intelligent Manufacturing; Aero-engine Components; Digital Manufacturing; Process Modeling and Simulation; Space applications

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