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Preface
doi: 10.1088/1757-899X/831/1/011001pmid: N/A
The proceedings contain the scholarly papers presented in two reputable joint conferences, the 7th International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Materials Engineering (CMAME 2019) with its workshop the 2nd International Conference on Progress in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (PMAE 2019). Both conferences have been held in different parts of the world for some years, as indicated by the number sequence. This year (2019), the conferences are held in Melbourne, Australia.The conferences have invited keynote speakers who are professors from renowned universities in Australia, England and China. Together with the assistance of the International Technical Committee (members from universities and research organisations around the world), the conference attracted many submissions of high quality papers. Hence, the papers in these proceedings have passed the vigorous review process and amended to the satisfaction of reviewers and have undergone critiques in a face-to-face presentation with expert audience. It is on this basis that these proceedings are good references to future research investigations and publications.The proceedings have four sections. Section 1 (Engineering Material Design and Analysis) has papers on different treatment of materials or related processes. Study of materials properties is essential to develop efficient machining and formation processes for cost effective manufacturing. The papers are good reflection of the ultimate goals of materials engineering research.Section 2 (Mechanical Engineering and Intelligent Robots) papers focus on robotics and kinematics. Applications range from inspection to localisation and sensors. The broad application areas of robots in industry are highlighted in the short conference version of the papers. It is interesting to note that authors of this section come from countries such as Australia, China and South Korea.Section 3 (Applied Mechanics and Engineering) papers are related to more fundamental treatment of fluid mechanics, mechanical design, drive systems and residual strain problems. These studies have no immediate industry applications but the theoretical knowledge outcomes form the more foundation level research will contribute to future development of products requiring these technologies.Section 4 (Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Technologies) papers are more application oriented investigating real-life industry problems in ship building, machining discrepancies, automotive crash, product life cycle analysis, energy consumption and non-linear control systems. These applications are researched in universities from 4 countries around the world, illustrating the benefits of a face-to-face conference allowing exchange of ideas and latest research findings.The variety of research topics presented in the conference and novelty exhibited in the papers published in these proceedings once again demonstrated the value of the two conferences jointly organised enabling researchers of different nationalities and different engineering fields to participate in a live research conversation. I would like to thank the conference committee, the conference secretariat, keynote speakers and all participants for their hard work making this conference a success as well as publishing a valuable knowledge literature contributing to state-of-the-art developments in mechanical, automotive, materials and aerospace engineering.