Advances in Additive Manufacturing and Metal Joining

This book presents select proceedings of the 8th International and 29th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR 2021). It discusses the latest advances in miniature manufacturing, machining of miniature components, surface engineering, nanomaterials, nanotechnology, Industry 4.0, optimization techniques, micro-electric discharge machining, electrochemical micro-machining, thin films, optimization of micro-machining process parameters, machining of nano-composites, characterization using atomic force microscopy, micro-tool fabrications, characterization of nano-composites, surface roughness analysis, tribological performance of surface coated materials and sustainability in manufacturing. The contents of this book are useful for students, researchers and as well as industry professionals in the various fields of mechanical engineering.

Dr. P. R. Thyla is Professor and Head in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore. She has completed her M.Tech. in Machine Design from IIT Madras, Chennai, and Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. Her research interests include composite materials, alternate materials for machine tools and metal joining. She has published nearly 50 peer-reviewed international journal and national journal papers. She has been involved in research projects sponsored by DST, AICTE, BRNS, office of PSA and IGCAR. She has also completed more than 20 industrial consultancy projects.

Dr. K. Sripriyan is Assistant Professor (Sr. Gr.) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore. He has completed his Master's in Manufacturing Engineering from Alagappa Chettiar Government College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi, and Ph.D. degree in Welding Technology from Anna University, Chennai. He has published 12 peer-reviewed international journal and national journal papers and 11 international and national conference papers and holds two patents. He is a member of Institution of Engineers (India) and life member in Indian Society of Systems for Science and Engineering (ISSE).

Dr. N. Ramesh Babu is V Balaraman Institute Chair Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai. He is Secretary, Advanced Manufacturing Technology Development Centre, IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai. He is Honorary Professor, College of Engineering at Swansea University, UK. He has received his Master's in Mechanical Engineering from IISc Bangalore and Ph.D. from IIT Madras. His research interests include manufacturing technology, grinding, abrasive waterjet machining, sheet metal fabrication, laser beam machining, robotics, precision machine tool development, process modelling and simulation of manufacturing systems. He has published nearly 85 peer-reviewed international journal and national journal papers and 104 international and national conferences papers. He is Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Indian Institution of Plant Engineers and Fluid Power Society of India. He is Visiting Fellow in Texas A & M University, USA, and Honorary Member in Romanian Society of Mechanical Engineers.

 Dr. Santosh Kumar is Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi. He is Fellow IE (India) and presently Chairman and Coordinator of Teaching-Learning Cell at IIT (BHU). He has received his Master's and Ph.D.  degrees from IIT Kanpur. He has published nearly 70 international and national journal papers. He has completed eight sponsored research projects, and four projects are in progress. He has developed four new machines from scratch for government organizations out of which three are patented.