Details the developments with regard to numerous aspects of advanced micro technologies with respect to metals, polymers, and ceramics, and the development of new production platforms for micro systems-based products. This volume contains almost 100 papers and six keynote contributions.

ContentsKeynote speakersA Synopsis of U.S. Micro-Manufacturing Research and Development, Activities and Trends (Prof. Kornel Ehmann, Northwestern University, USA); Microassembly Processes and Microassembled Devices (Prof. Brad Nelson, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland); Design for Microassembly - Capturing Process Characterisation (Prof. Svetan Ratchev, University of Nottingham, UK); Chemical Bonds of Nanoscale Materials - Reasons for Various Applications (Prof. Iovka Dragieva, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria); SPH Simulation of the Embossing and Injection Moulding of Micro-Parts: Softening and Aggregation Aspects (Prof. Jan Korvink, IMTEK, Germany); Dimensional Metrology in Micro Manufacturing (Prof. Hans Norgaard Hansen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark) and sections on- Materials: characterisation and processing- Process modelling and simulation- Process characterisation including process chains- Metrology: inspection and characterisation methods- Components: fabrication and assembly technologies- Systems: novel product and system designs- ASSEMIC (handling and assembly in the microdimension) invited session- MICROSAPIENT (integration of micro- and nano-manufacturing technologies) invited session