4th International Conference on Advanced Joining Processes 2025: Selected Contributions of AJP 2025 (Proceedings in Engineering Mechanics)

This book provides selected contributions of the 4th International Conference on Advanced Joining Processes, held in Coimbra, Portugal, on October 16–17, 2025.   

Researchers from over 25 countries presented their innovations in this field. In order to disseminate the work presented at the conference, 13 papers were selected for this volume.The focus of this volume is on the most recent research topics concerning joining by plastic deformation, adhesive bonding, welding, and additive manufacturing. The book is a state-of-the-art of advanced methods of joining and also serves as a reference volume for researchers and graduate students working with advanced joining processes.

Lucas FM da Silva is Full Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP). He leads the Advanced Joining Processes Unit (AJPU) of the Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering (INEGI). 

Paulo A.F. Martins is Professor of Manufacturing at Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal. He is Doctor Technices Honoris Causa by the Technical University of Denmark and Fellow of the International Academy for Production Engineering. His research is focused on forming and joining by forming, and he is co‐author of 6 books and over 400 papers in international journals and conferences. 

Uwe Reisgen obtained his doctoral degree at the RWTH Aachen University (Germany) in 1995. Since 2007, he is University Professor, Holder of Chair and Head of the ISF—Welding and Joining Institute, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.