The emergence of Industry 4.0 has brought new opportunities and challenges to the society as the internet, big data, machine learning and artificial intelligence are transforming the tradition industry to the high-end digitalized and automated manufacturing. Whereas an efficient health management and maintenance is the key to ensure a success transformation and integration of such technologies. We are greatly honored to announce that the 2025 UNIfied conference on advances in maintenance engineering, damage assessment and machinery diagnostics to be held on 16th–19th of May 2025 in the Zhangjiajie country garden phoenix hotel suite, Hunan, P. R. China will pay a special attention on the relevant technologies to ensure such transformation.

The conference aims to provide an effective knowledge-sharing and exchange platform for field practitioners, specialists, academics and research students in machine and structural health monitoring, non-destructive testing and fault detection, diagnostic and prognostic for both operational and manufacturing processes. The conference is featured with keynote speeches by renowned scholars and researchers, a panel discussion on the new trends, opportunities and challenges in the era of Industry 4.0 by well-established industry leaders and researchers, as well as parallel technical sessions. The conference will also provide a sociable and professional environment for participants to encourage networking, forge new collaboration relationships and consolidate on the existing one.

It is the very breadth of the scope and the scale of the event that will make it so interesting and beneficial to those who attend. The organizing committee for the conference is excited to extend a warm welcome to you in Zhangjiajie in May 2025!