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Tool Wear in Machining, 2nd Edition
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Tool Wear in Machining, 2nd Edition

A special issue of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Manufacturing".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 4632

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Dr. Krzysztof Szwajka

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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, Rzeszow University of Technology, Kwiatkowskiego 4, 37-450 Stalowa Wola, Poland
Interests: wood cutting; cutting tools wear; delamination; cutting signals; tool monitoring system, machine learning in machining systems
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Dear Colleagues,

Following the success of the previous Special Issue “Tool Wear in Machining ” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/machines/special_issues/306156DHZ4), we are pleased to announce the next in the series, entitled “Tool Wear in Machining, 2nd Edition”. 

Drilling, milling, and turning are the main machining processes that are of particular interest to metal and plastic specialists. Both the aviation and automotive industries require the high-precision processing of the manufactured elements. Therefore, a lot of research is being carried out regarding these treatment techniques. This ensures constant development where machining techniques are constantly improved, new tools are developed, and new areas of application are sought. Measurements of cutting resistance, acoustic emission, and vibrations in the cutting process can be effective methods used to assess the wear condition of a cutting tool. One of the most significant advances in the manufacturing environment is the increasing use of tool- and process-monitoring systems. Today, many different types of sensors are available in combination with signal-processing technologies, and many advanced signal- and information-processing techniques have been invented and reported in scientific articles. However, only a few found their way into industrial applications. As such, we encourage all cutting process researchers to take part in this Special Issue of Machines, presenting the state of knowledge in the field of measuring the wear of cutting tools, modern coatings used for cutting tools, and methods of processing signals from the cutting zone.

Dr. Krzysztof Szwajka
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • tool wear
  • machining
  • machine tool
  • machining processes

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Effect of Friction Model Type on Tool Wear Prediction in Machining
by Michael Storchak, Oleksandr Melnyk, Yaroslav Stepchyn, Oksana Shyshkova, Andrii Golubovskyi and Oleksandr Vozniy
Machines 2025, 13(10), 904; https://doi.org/10.3390/machines13100904 - 2 Oct 2025
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One of the key measures of cutting tool efficiency in machining processes is tool wear. In recent decades, numerical modeling of this phenomenon—primarily through finite element cutting models—has gained increasing importance. A crucial requirement for the reliable application of such models is the [...] Read more.
One of the key measures of cutting tool efficiency in machining processes is tool wear. In recent decades, numerical modeling of this phenomenon—primarily through finite element cutting models—has gained increasing importance. A crucial requirement for the reliable application of such models is the selection of an appropriate friction model, which strongly affects the accuracy of wear predictions. However, choosing the friction model type and its parameters remains a nontrivial challenge. This paper examines the effect of different friction model types and their parameters on the Archard and Usui wear model indicators, as well as on the main cutting process characteristics: cutting force components, temperature in the primary cutting zone, contact length between the tool rake face and the chip, shear angle, and chip compression ratio. To evaluate their impact on predicted tool wear—expressed qualitatively through the wear indicators of the aforementioned models—several widely used friction models implemented in commercial FEM software were applied: the shear friction model, Coulomb friction model, hybrid friction model, and constant tau model. The simulated values of these cutting process characteristics were then compared with experimental results. Full article
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Current Trends in Monitoring and Analysis of Tool Wear and Delamination in Wood-Based Panels Drilling
by Tomasz Trzepieciński, Krzysztof Szwajka, Joanna Zielińska-Szwajka and Marek Szewczyk
Machines 2025, 13(3), 249; https://doi.org/10.3390/machines13030249 - 20 Mar 2025
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Wood-based panels (WBPs) have versatile structural applications and are a suitable alternative to plastic panels and metallic materials. They have appropriate strength parameters that provide the required stiffness and strength for furniture products and construction applications. WBPs are usually processed by cutting, milling [...] Read more.
Wood-based panels (WBPs) have versatile structural applications and are a suitable alternative to plastic panels and metallic materials. They have appropriate strength parameters that provide the required stiffness and strength for furniture products and construction applications. WBPs are usually processed by cutting, milling and drilling. Especially in the furniture industry, the accuracy of processing is crucial for aesthetic reasons. Ensuring the WBP surface’s high quality in the production cycle is associated with the appropriate selection of processing parameters and tools adapted to the specificity of the processed material (properties of wood, glue, type of resin and possible contamination). Therefore, expert assessment of the durability of WBPs is difficult. The interest in the automatic monitoring of cutting tools in sustainable production, according to the concept of Industry 4.0, is constantly growing. The use of flexible automation in the machining of WBPs is related to the provision of tools monitoring the state of tool wear and surface quality. Drilling is the most common machining process that prepares panels for assembly operations and directly affects the surface quality of holes and the aesthetic appearance of products. This paper aimed to synthesize research findings across Medium-Density Fiberboards (MDFs), particleboards and oriented strand boards (OSBs), highlighting the impact of processing parameters and identifying areas for future investigation. This article presents the research trend in the adoption of the new general methodological assumptions that allow one to define both the drill condition and delamination monitoring in the drilling of the most commonly used wood-based boards, i.e., particleboards, MDFs and OSBs. Full article
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