This book presents contributions drawn from a broader set of papers concerning a wide range of scientific and technological areas covered by AITeM (the Italian Manufacturing Association).
In particular, the first part, AITeM Young Researcher Award 2025, is written by young AITeM associates: their contributions overall reflect the wide nature of the research in manufacturing and, furthermore, highlights the most recent innovations and technologies proposed and discussed within the international scientific community. In this way, emerging technologies and established interdisciplinary connections with different technological areas are explored to advance the state of the art.
Additive manufacturing technologies, in particular, are shown to significantly impact not only simple product fabrication but also the development of a complex and intensely interconnected value creation processes ecosystem pursuing high-value-added products to compete globally.
In the book, the following topics are addressed: additive manufacturing, materials processing technology, assembly, disassembly and circular economy, manufacturing systems design and management, quality engineering and production metrology, process and system simulation, optimization and digital manufacturing.
An Editorial Committee composed by Prof. Livan Fratini, Universita di Palermo (President), Prof. Wilma Polini, Universita di Cassino, Prof. Pierpaolo Carlone, Universita di Salerno, Prof. Aldo Attanasio, Universita di Brescia, Prof. Marco Sorgato, Universita di Padova, Prof. Paolo Parenti, Politecnico di Milano, Prof. Flaviana Calignano, Politecnico di Torino, Eng. Olivier Terzo, Fondazione Links, Eng. Ciro Sinagra, Laminazione Sottile S.p.A. peer reviewed and selected ten contributions among 22 papers proposed for the Award.
The second part, White Papers, includes three contributions on some emerging trends in manufacturing research. The contributions have been prepared by working groups that have formed around strategic research topics in the manufacturing sector, often related to emerging applications: adaptive processes for the manufacturing of welded profiles and tubes, sustainable and innovative production processes for composite materials, machining for aerospace. The papers here published aim to provide an overview of the new challenges posed by these frontier areas, demonstrating how only through the multidisciplinary and highly innovative approach that our community offers can these challenges be successfully addressed.
The White Papers underwent a reviewing process led by Prof. Luigi Maria Galantucci from the Politecnico di Bari to ensure their compliance with AITeM standards and to make their structure consistent.

AITeM Young Researcher Award 2025

A Comparative Analysis of AA6061 and AlSi10Mg Processed via Friction Stir Extrusion 3

Sara Bocchi, Gianluca D'Urso, and Claudio Giardini

Multi-modal and Sensorized 3D-Printed Omnidirectional Snake Tongue Bioinspired Soft Actuator 19

Antonio Pavone and Gianluca Percoco

Dot-By-Dot Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Finite Element Simulation for Thermal Cycle Prediction 33

Arturo Cioni, Gustavo H. S. F. L. Carvalho, and Niccolo Grossi

Micro-Geometrical Evolution of Titanium Surfaces by Dry Electropolishing 51

N. Burattini, L. Bottini, and A. Boschetto

Femtosecond Laser Cutting of Current Collectors: A Study for High-Quality Li-Ion Battery Fabrication in Electric Vehicles 69

Caterina Angeloni, Dongkyoung Lee, and Alessandro Fortunato

An Innovative Mechanistic-Thermal Model for Studying the Effect of MQL in Peck Drilling 85

Luca Bernini, Paolo Albertelli, and Michele Monno

Novel Approaches for Layer-Level Functionally Graded Materials via PBF-LB/M 105

Vito Errico, Paolo Posa, and Sabina Luisa Campanelli

Towards Digital Twin in Additive Manufacturing: A Multi-fidelity Approach for Enhancing LPBF Process Modeling with In-situ Data 123

Matteo Bugatti, Giulio Valenti, and Bianca Maria Colosimo

Combining FEM Simulations and Machine Learning for Skin Contamination Prediction in Aluminum Alloy Extrusion Processes 139

Riccardo Pelaccia, Marco Negozio, and Adrian Hugh Alexander Lutey

A Two-Step Simulation Approach to Predict Surface Micro-textures Replication in Injection-Molded Polymeric Parts 157

Keltoum Oubellaouch, Marco Sorgato, and Barbara Reggiani

White Papers

Adaptive and Sustainable Manufacturing Processes for Profiles and Tubes: Challenges and Innovations 177

Enrico Simonetto, Antonio Fiorentino, Tommaso Mancia, and Matteo Strano

Machining of Critical Aerospace Components: Challenges and Case Studies 217

Niccolo Grossi, Paolo Albertelli, Rachele Bertolini, Alessandra Caggiano, Gianni Campatelli, Matteo Cragnolini, Andrea Lelio Maurizio, Luigi Nele, Paolo C. Priarone, Antonio Scippa, Marco Sortino, Giovanni Totis, and Sandro Turchetta

Challenges and Opportunities for Composite Manufacturing from a Sustainable Perspective 261

L. Boccarusso, V. Antonucci, I. Bianchi, P. Carlone, L. Donati, A. Langella, G. Parodo, F. Quadrini, L. Raimondi, M. R. Ricciardi, L. Santo, M. Simoncini, L. Sorrentino, and F. Tucci

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