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Journal Award

Machines 2023 Best PhD Thesis Award

We are delighted to announce the winner of the Machines 2023 Best PhD Thesis Award---Dr. Branko Ban from the University of Zagreb, Croatia, for his thesis entitled “Synchronous Reluctance Machine Optimization based on Reduced Set of Geometric Parameters with Improved Convergence and Robust Geometric Feasibility Verification”.

We would like to thank the award committee for their excellent work, as well as everyone who participated in this award and helped make it a huge success!
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New Editorial Board Members

  Prof. Dr. Davide Lengani
University of Genova, Italy

   Prof. Dr. Shaoping Bai
Aalborg University, Denmark		  
  Dr. Rocco Mozzillo
Basilicata University, Italy

   Prof. Dr. René Mayer
Polytechnique Montréal, Canada

  
  Prof. Dr. Mihai Arghir
Universite de Poitiers, France

   Dr. Phuc Do
Université de Lorraine, France

  
  Prof. Dr. Marco Alfano
Università degli Studi di Modena
e Reggio Emilia DISMI, Italy

      

To see the full list of Editorial Board Members, please click here.

News Express

Notable Review Papers in 2021–2022

It is our great honor to present these notable review papers in 2021–2022. We greatly acknowledge the outstanding individuals and teams whose work inspires their fellow researchers and profoundly influences the field of machinery and engineering. Click here to read more.

Featured Papers

     
  Effect of Vibrotactile Feedback on the Control of the Interaction Force of a Supernumerary Robotic Arm

Silvia Buratti et al.

   Kinematic Models and the Performance Level Index of a Picking-and-Placing Hybrid Robot

Qi Zou et al.

  
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  A Study of Noise Effect in Electrical Machines Bearing Fault Detection and Diagnosis Considering Different Representative Feature Models

Dimitrios A. Moysidis et al.

   Microwave Frequency Offset Induced by Subsurface Damage in Abrasive-Machined Semiconductor Ceramic Waveguide

Haoji Wang et al.

  
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To access all papers published in the latest issue, please see here.

Call for Papers

Advances in Parallel Robots and Mechanisms

edited by Zhaokun Zhang, Qizhi Meng and Zhiwei Cui

submission deadline 31 March 2024
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Precision Manufacturing and Machine Tools

edited by Marcel Kuruc and Jozef Peterka

submission deadline 31 March 2024
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Journal Information

Machines (ISSN 2075-1702) is an international, peer-reviewed journal on machinery and engineering.

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