Editorial – Special Issue on Advances in Materials and Processing
Technologies – AMPT 2022
The Advances in Materials and Processing Technol-
ogies (AMPT) international conference series was
founded in 1990 at the Dublin City University, Dublin,
Ireland, and since then has been held in many different
countries around the globe. The conference provides a
forum for academics, researchers, and practicing engi-
neers. It aims to bring them together to meet, exchange
and share their experiences, research results, information
and ideas on all aspects of materials and processing tech-
nologies. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary
platform to present and discuss the most recent innova-
tions, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges
encountered and solutions adopted in this field. After be-
ing cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic, dur-
ing 10–14 October 2022, for the first time, the AMPT
conference was held along the beautiful Adriatic–Medi-
terranean coast of Slovenia in Portoro , located in the
municipality of the historical Venetian-style town of
Piran. The conference was attended by more than 100
participants from 19 countries, supported by 5 sponsors
and exhibitors and during the course of the conference
scientific results were provided in the form of 5 invited
talks, 60 oral presentations and 15 posters. This is a re-
markable number, taking into account the circumstances
and pandemic travel restrictions still in place in certain
parts of the world.
The topics covered by the presentations given at
AMPT 2022 included:
• Forming processes; Bulk forming, Rolling, Stamping,
Fine Blanking, Net-Shape Forming, Hydroforming,
Casting and Welding, Forming in Near Melt Condi-
tion.
• Machining processes; Cutting, Grinding and Pol-
ishing, Abrasive Machining, EDM Machining,
Non-Conventional Machining.
• Precision Engineering and Metrology; Surface Mea-
surement and Characterization, In-process and
On-line Measurement, Microscopy.
• Micro/Nano Technology; MEMS Device and System
Design, Micro Forming, Nano materials, Biomimetic,
Carbon-Based Materials.
• Materials Science and Processing; Smart Materials,
Biomaterials, Functional and Flexible Materials,
HEA, Materials for High-Temperature Applications,
Metals, Ceramics, Light-Weight Materials, Polymers,
Composites, Timber, Renewable Materials.
• Heat treatment and Surface Engineering; Heat and
thermo-chemical treatments, PVD & CVD Coatings,
Thermal Spray Coatings, Surface Modification,
High-Energy-Beam Processing, Tribology.
• Additive Manufacturing; Powder Technology, 3D
metal printing, Process Control, Design, Printing and
Heat Treatment.
• Modelling and Simulation; Computer Aided Engi-
neering, Modelling, Simulation, Sensors design, Big
Data, Cloud Computing.
• Smart Manufacturing and Management; Industry 4.0,
Quality and Reliability, Green Manufacturing, Sus-
tainable Manufacturing, Recycling, Biocompatibility
and Biodegradability.
This Special Issue on AMPT 2022 includes 7 se-
lected papers presented at the 23
rd
International Confer-
ence on Advances in Materials and Processing Technol-
ogies, focusing on a variety of problems related to topics
of Materials and Processing Technologies.
Producing this special issue required significant ef-
forts from the authors, reviewers, editors and publication
team, who are all gratefully acknowledged. The editors
are also grateful for the support from their respective or-
ganizations. The guest editors of this special issue would
especially like to thank Mr. Miro Pe~ar for his support
and help in compiling this issue.
Prof. dr. Bojan Podgornik
Institute of Metals and Technology
Lepi pot 11
1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
bojan.podgornik@imt.si
Dr. Marko Sedla~ek
Institute of Metals and Technology
Lepi pot 11
1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
marko.sedlacek@imt.si
Materiali in tehnologije / Materials and technology 57 (2023) 5, 3