Aims

Extreme Service: Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) is a peer-reviewed, international and interdisciplinary top-tier academic journal that focuses on extreme service design and manufacturing science, technology and application. Benchmarked against top-tier journals, and distinct from the traditional strengths of International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture (IJMTM), which focuses on machine tools and manufacturing technology, ESDM takes extreme service design and manufacturing as its core focus. It covers the full research chain from material design, structural innovation, extreme manufacturing to service verification, forming a unique academic positioning of the trinity: “Design – Manufacturing – Service”, highlighting extreme performance, extreme mechanics, and extreme environment oriented research in mechanical engineering.

Scope

This journal contains seven sections:

1. Design and Manufacturing of Extreme Service Equipment

• Design principles for high reliability, long life, and multi-function integration in high-end equipment (aero-engines, spacecraft, deep-sea systems, precision instruments, nuclear components)

• Innovative design, dynamic performance, and reliability enhancement of ultra-precision machine tools, large CNC equipment, non-traditional machining equipment, and micro/nano manufacturing equipment

• Topology optimization, multidisciplinary design optimization, and digital twin design for large/micro/ultra-micro equipment under extreme loads, extreme precision, and extreme reliability

• High-precision, high-stability, and adaptive control of robots, automated production lines, and flexible manufacturing systems under extreme conditions

• Integrated design, intelligent control, error compensation, and health management of specialized extreme manufacturing equipment

2. Design and Preparation of Extreme Service Materials

• Composition design, interface regulation, and failure mechanisms of high-performance structural/functional materials under extreme conditions (ultra-high/low temperatures, high pressure, severe corrosion, intense irradiation, high-speed impact, fatigue–creep)

• Near-net-shape precision preparation theories and technologies for lightweight high-strength alloys, metal matrix composites, ceramic matrix/superalloys, smart materials, and functional materials for extreme environments

• Structural evolution, performance stability, life prediction, and health assessment of materials over extreme service cycles

3. Multi-energy Field Manufacturing of Extreme Service Components

• Extreme forming: Regulation of liquid–solid phase transformation and deformation uniformity in large lightweight alloys; creep-age forming, cryogenic forming, strong magnetic/electric field-assisted forming, and externally driven high-efficiency hybrid forming; macro/microstructural evolution and multi-energy field synergistic control under ultra-low temperature, ultra-high speed, or ultra-strong field conditions

• Heterogeneous/multi-functional structures: Cross-scale, cross-material, cross-dimensional precision hybrid manufacturing; 3D/4D printing and smart structure manufacturing

• Green/sustainable extreme manufacturing: Extreme processes with low energy consumption, near-zero emissions, and circular remanufacturing

• Shape-performance integrated design: Lightweight and anti-fatigue design for extreme-dimension (extra-large/ultra-micro) components, complex curved surfaces, and heterogeneous material structures

4. Ultra-precision Manufacturing of Extreme Service Parts

• Ultra-precision machining theories and technologies for extreme service parts: precision generation mechanisms and full-chain error compensation; surface integrity creation and performance correlation in cutting/grinding; intrinsic cutting mechanisms and tooling for difficult-to-machine materials; non-traditional material removal (laser/electron beam/ion beam/EDM)

• Interface design and precise shape-performance manufacturing of special transmission curved-surface parts

• Ultra-precision manufacturing of macro/micro structures on lightweight metal optical elements

• Digital twin and intelligent decision-making for ultra-precision machining process systems

5. Design and Manufacturing of Micro/Nano Devices

• Multi-physics co-design and process simulation: topology optimization, multi-field coupling modeling, process window prediction, intelligent defect diagnosis

• Ultra-precision/nano manufacturing: high-fidelity fabrication of sub-nanometer surfaces, micro/nano structures, and photonic/electronic devices

• Novel principles and processes for atomic and near-atomic scale manufacturing: atomic layer deposition/etching, self-assembly, probe-based direct writing, atomic-scale material removal and migration

• Cross-scale manufacturing of flexible/curved micro/nano structures and devices: micro/nano imprinting and transfer printing, electrohydrodynamic printing, laser-induced forward transfer, conformal integrated manufacturing

6. Characterization and Testing for Extreme Service Performance

• Intelligent multi-source sensing (force/thermal/optical/acoustic/electrical), in-process monitoring, and closed-loop quality control in extreme manufacturing

• Precise characterization methods, techniques, and instruments for service performance of materials, components, and equipment

• High-precision NDT and characterization of internal defects, deep residual stress fields, and microstructures in large/complex components

• Key technologies and equipment for intelligent detection of internal structural evolution and damage during manufacturing

• Cross-scale characterization and reliability evaluation of micro/nano devices: sub-nanometer profile and subsurface damage detection, near-field optoelectronic measurement, multi-field coupling failure mechanisms, environmental adaptability assessment

• AI, digital twin, and big-data-driven autonomous decision-making, dynamic optimization, and full-lifecycle intelligent operation and maintenance of manufacturing processes

7. Frontier Interdisciplinary and Emerging Fields for Extreme Service

• Extreme manufacturing + AI: machine learning-driven process optimization, defect prediction, intelligent design, and autonomous manufacturing

• Extreme environment intelligent manufacturing: in-situ manufacturing, repair, and additive manufacturing in unmanned/extreme settings such as deep space, deep sea, and nuclear facilities

• Design, fabrication, and integrated application of flexible/wearable electronics and biomedical devices under extreme conditions

• Digital simulation and multi-physics modeling of extreme service performance: cross-scale simulation theories from atomic/molecular scales to equipment system levels

Editorial Board