title: Preface
abstract: The International Conference on Modern Trends in Manufacturing Technologies and Equipment 2019 (ICMTME 2019) was held in Sevastopol, Russia from 09 to 13 September 2019 and was organized by the Sevastopol State University, National University of Science and Technology «MISIS», Polzunov Altai State Technical University, Crimean Federal University, Inlink Ltd. and International Union of Machine Builders. ICMTMTE 2019 was organized to provide scientists and industry experts with the opportunity to 
journal: IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering