Advances in Manufacturing Engineering -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: Innovative Materials and Materials Processing Technologies in Mechanical Engineering -- The Concept of the System for Parameterization of Functionalized Membranes -- Effect of Laser Welding Parameters of DUPLEX 2205 Steel Welds on Fatigue Life -- Preliminary Assessment of the Influence of the Type of a Curing Agent upon Impact Loading of a Multi-Layered Composite -- The Influence of UV Radiation upon the Properties of Fibre Reinforced Polymers -- Application of an Integrated Database System for Processing Difficult Materials -- Dimensional Structure of Non-Metallic Inclusions in High-Grade Medium Carbon Steel Melted in an Electric Furnace and Subjected to Desulfurization -- Synthesis and Thermal Characterization of Dysprosium Zirconate -- The Use of Topology Optimization in Shaping the Strength of Castings -- The Research on the Ablation Casting Technology for Aluminium Alloys -- Mechanical Properties of AlSi9Mg Alloy with a Sodium Modifier -- Chapter 2: Novel Engineering Solutions in Surface Engineering -- Modelling of Heat Flow in Bundles of Round Steel Bars Including the Formation of Scale Layer -- Investigations on the Thermo-Mechanical Properties of CrN/CrCN Gradient Coatings Using a Thermo-Dilatometric Method -- Corrosion Resistant Layers Produced in Vacuum Titanizing Process on a Low Carbon Steel Surface Coated Electrolytically with Cobalt -- Diffusion Carbide Layers Produced on Tool Steel in Chromium Chloride Atmosphere at Low Pressure -- The Influence of Thickness of Layers in the Multilayer Coating of the PN + AlCrTiNmultinano Hybrid Layer on Tribological Properties -- The Effect of Al and Si Additions on the Resistance Properties of Magnetron-Deposited FeCrNi Coatings -- Prototype System for Plasma Film Surface Modification.

Chapter 3: Innovative Technologies for Research and Design of Machines and Mechanisms -- Test Stand for Durability Tests of Rotating Elements of Office Chairs -- Research Works on the Influence of Substituting the Refrigerant R22 with Propane (R290) on the Condition of the State of Sliding Surfaces Occurring in Piston Compressors -- Innovative Design of a Longwall Shearer's Haulage System with Highly Loaded Components of a Tribological Pair Manufactured According to the Precise Casting Technology -- The Innovative Design of Suspension Cast Components of Vehicles Made from High-Strength AlZnMgCu Alloy Resistant to an IED Type Threat -- Problems of Producing Thin-Walled and Elastic Elements by Selective Laser Sintering -- Methods of Prototyping Process Using Modern Additive Technologies -- Chapter 4: Novel Methods for Measurement and Control in Technical Processes -- X-Ray Tomography in the Diagnostics of Roller Bearing Rings -- Robot Actions Planning Algorithms in Multi-Agent System -- Quality Parameters in Wireless Distributed Control Systems -- The Use of Thermography in Verification Tests of a Prototype Calorimeter Chamber -- Influence of the Gap between Measuring Head and Tested Object on the Results of an Eddy Current Test Method -- Monitoring the FSW Processes Using a Multispectral Vision Method -- Application of Optical Inspection Method for Testing the Correctness of Ball Bearings Assembly -- Model of Intelligent Design and Optimisation of Structures of Vision Systems for Surface Inspection -- Differential Ion Mobility Spectrometry in Application to the Analysis of Gases and Vapours -- Innovative Optical System for the Inspection of Manufacturing Processes Using the Wavelet Approach -- The Development of the "Terra AFM" Microscope.

System for the Measurement of Efficiency of Heat Recuperation in Ventilation Systems in Energy Efficient Buildings -- Thermography Testing of a Test Stand for Determining the Efficiency of Heat Recuperators -- Examples of Laser Processing Control with Machine Vision Feedback -- Teleoperation in Remote Steering System Built in Unmanned Land Vehicles -- Simulators of Industrial Processes -- Materials Diagnostics: Non-Destructive Identification of Degraded Areas of Microstructure -- Stresses in a Cr-Ni Superficial Steel Layer Based on X-Ray Measurements and Electropolishing -- Determination of Fatigue Limit by Locati Methodusing S-N Curve Determined by Means of Thermographic Method -- System for Automatic Web Guiding for Roll-to-Roll Machine Working in a Start-Stop Mode -- Keywords Index -- Authors Index.