The miniaturization of machine components is perceived by many as a requirement for the
future technological development of a broad spectrum of products. Miniature components …

This paper reviews the state-of-the-art of wavelet analysis for tool condition monitoring
(TCM). Wavelet analysis has been the most important non-stationary signal processing tool …

This second edition of The Illustrated Wavelet Transform Handbook: Introductory Theory and
Applications in Science, Engineering, Medicine and Finance has been fully updated and …

The mechanical removal of materials using miniature tools, known as micro-mechanical
milling processes, has unique advantages in creating miniature 3D components using a …

The objective of the present work is to carry out analytical and finite element analysis for
commonly used coating materials for micro-milling applications on high-speed steel …

In conventional or macroscale milling, appropriate physical vapour deposition (PVD)
coatings can be used to improve machining performance, promote the use of higher cutting …

Micro scale machining process monitoring is one of the key issues in highly precision
manufacturing. Monitoring of machining operation not only reduces the need of expert …

This keynote paper addresses the manufacturing of high-precision components with micro-
scale features, and the associated process chain considerations. Three workpiece …

In order to realize the tool wear in-situ monitoring in micro milling, a novel two-dimensional
tool wear estimation approach is developed in this work. The novelty and strong point of the …

This study develops a micro-tool condition monitoring system consisting of accelerometers
on the spindle, a data acquisition and signal transformation module, and a backpropagation …