Dear Colleagues,

Throughout the entire world, manufacturing technology and factories are evolving rapidly with the help of new machine concepts, digital tools, improved processes, and research networking. Spain, Portugal, and all of the Ibero-American nations have the advantage of a shared historical background between two continents, an thus research, companies, and people share languages and common interests. Full collaborations with European and American universities and centers are common daily realities. That is why, in Ibero-America, one could come across, in some cases, the European-like term of Industry 4.0 concepts, as well as the more American terms, IoT (Internet of things), smart factories, and so on. The Ibero-American community is a melting pot of different approaches.

Ibero-American countries have already developed strategic sectors, such as mining, agriculture, heavy machinery, energy, and automotive applications, and are also in the process of developing aeronautics and biomedical niches. Spain and Portugal act as bridges between the European market and the Ibero-American scenario described. Mexico naturally partners with the other two North American countries. This Special Issue aims to bring together recent new ideas, contributions, common research, and case studies.

The four editors are located in different poles of the Ibero-American scenario. The Special Issue can be useful to illustrate the intensity of the current manufacturing technology research, how positive results are being discovered through collaboration, and the recent findings of research projects. The results from Ph.D. works are also very welcome.

The Special Issue is also open to research groups from all over the world who are looking to gain recognition in America, or in the scope of the global scientific community as a whole. Papers must be written in English.

Prof. Dr. Luis Norberto López de Lacalle
Prof. Dr. Alex Elías-Zúñiga
Prof. Dr. Adriano Fagali de Souza
Dr. Diego Celentano
Guest Editors

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• Manufacturing processes
• Machine tools
• Heavy-duty machines and machining
• Precision in machining
• Internet of Things applied to production
• Multitasking machines and processes
• CAM and process modeling
• Special manufacturing processes
• Sheet metal forming
• Forging and casting
• Additive manufacturing
• Digital twins applied to manufacturing
• Smart factories
• Micromanufacturing concepts and applications