Applied Industrial Technologies
A section of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417).
Section Information
This section focuses on industrial smart and sustainable technologies and processes oriented towards practical applications.
It focuses on smart industrial systems, and related environmental and sustainability research and practice. Through our published articles, we aim at helping societies become more sustainable. It has the aims of waste valorization and increasing efficiencies in the uses of energy, water, and resources, within an industrial symbiosis and circular economy perspective, with special focus on the use of modern techniques aligned with the Industry 4.0 strategy. By contrast, works focusing on more theoretical developments should be addressed to more specialized journals.
The section publishes original papers, review articles, technical notes, and letters to the editor. Authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts that bridge the gaps between applied research, development, and implementation. Download Section Flyer
SJR (2021): 0.507 (Q2) in 'Engineering, Multidisciplinary'
Subject Area
- Smart Manufacturing
- Additive manufacturing
- Advanced technologies
- Advanced manufacturing processes
- Supply–demand (relative to demand of energy , e.g. optimization/scheduling, Supply chain optimization, Production process efficiency optimization)
- Production logistics
- Optimal Industrial Systems
- Systems optimization
- Process optimization
- Control
- Decision systems
- Water–energy nexus
- Industry 4.0
- Cyber-physical systems
- Digitalization
- IoT
- Cloud based systems
- Virtual reality
- Mixed reality
- Augmented reality
- Predictive maintenance
- Process modeling
- Predictive modeling
- Data analytics
- Artificial intelligence
- Industrial Sustainability
- Roadmapping and strategy
- Sustainable processes
- Circular economy
- Industrial symbiosis
- Life cycle
- Raw materials
- Electric energy efficiency
- Thermal energy efficiency
- Heat recovery
- Thermal energy storage
- Thermal solar power
- Industrial symbiosis/manufacturing and process industry
- Sustainable production
- Sustainable reutilization of waste materials
- Waste valorization and recovery technologies – Wast heat recovery, Water reuse
- Restorative economy
- Environmental Footprints in Industry
- Environmental life cycle
- Material flow analysis
- Ecodesign
- Resource efficiency
- Waste management
- Life cycle assessment/life cycle cost
- Eco-efficiency
- Circular economy
- Sustainable Products and Services (Services such as energy or water. Predict use and optimize)
- Product impacts
- Recycling
- Disposal
- Cradle-to-grave
- Reutilization
- Decision support tools
- Industrial Safety (E.g. Hazardous emissions from materials, i.e. modelling the emissions and the human exposure to this dangers, quantification, etc.)
- Risk management
- Occupational safety
By contrast, works focusing on more theoretical developments or focusing on policy, economy, or management should be addressed to more specialized journals.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Recent Advances in Data Mining for Industrial Engineering Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Industrial AI: Applications in Fault Detection, Diagnosis, and Prognosis—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Industrial Engineering (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications in Industrial Systems (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Sustainability and Green Supply Chain Management in Industrial Fields (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Process Control and Optimization (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Operations Research for Circular Economy (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Design, Analysis, Intelligent Control and Optimization of Industrial and Manufacturing Processes (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Data Mining and Artificial Intelligence for Urban Informatics in Smart City (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Advanced Services for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Digital and Sustainable Manufacturing in Industry 4.0 (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- New Insights into Additive Manufacturing of Intelligent Materials (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- 5th Anniversary of Applied Industrial Technologies Section—Large Language Models for Industrial Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Digital Manufacturing and Industrial Metaverse: Current Status, Applications and Future Trends (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Real-Time Systems and Industrial Internet of Things (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Uncertainty and Reliability Analysis for Engineering Systems (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Maintenance and Reliability Engineering (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Advances in Additive Manufacturing: Horizons of Novel Processes and Applications (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Applications of Vision Measurement System on Product Quality Control (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Advances in AI and Optimization for Scheduling Problems in Industry (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Recent Advances in Digital Twin Technologies in the Maritime Industry (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Cyber-Physical Systems for Smart Manufacturing (Deadline: 10 March 2025)
- Application of Diamond Burnishing to Improve the Performance of Materials (Deadline: 15 March 2025)
- Advancement in Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- System Reliability and Predictive Maintenance in Industrial Engineering (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Applied Artificial Intelligence for Industrial Nondestructive Evaluation NDE4.0 (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Intelligent Logistics and Supply Chain Systems (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Technical Diagnostics and Predictive Maintenance (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Design and Optimization of Manufacturing Systems, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Advances in Pulp and Paper Technologies, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Industrial Ecology: Sustainable Production and Environmental Solutions (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Automation and Digitization in Industry: Advances and Applications (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Industry 4.0 Technologies to Support the Energy Transition (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Metals and Alloys: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Digital, Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chains: Research Trends and Future Challenges (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Industrial Agents: Recent Advances and Future Challenges (Deadline: 10 May 2025)
- Recent Advances in the Digital Construction Industry and Its Applications (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Maintenance 4.0 Technologies for Sustainable Manufacturing: Second Edition (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Advanced Methodology and Analysis in Coal Mine Gas Control (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Application of Machine Learning in Drilling Technology (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Smart Design and Advanced Manufacturing: Integrating Emerging Technologies for Improved Production Processes (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Advanced Analysis and Technology in Fire Science and Engineering - 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Advances in Machinery Fault Diagnosis and Condition Monitoring (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Digital Technologies Enabling Modern Industries (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Advanced Welding Technology and Its Applications (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Greening Aircraft Manufacturing Through Industry 4.0 Technologies and Recyclable Composites (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Application of Machine Learning in Industry 4.0 (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Defect Evaluation and Nondestructive Testing (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Machine Tools, Advanced Manufacturing and Precision Manufacturing (Deadline: 10 August 2025)
- Feature Review Papers in Section Applied Industrial Technologies (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Similar and Dissimilar Materials Joining: Numerical Modelling and Joints Characterisation (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions: