Advances in Manufacturing Processes

Dr. Harshit K. Dave is currently Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, S. V. National Institute of Technology, Surat, India. His research interests include Additive Manufacturing Processes; 3D printing filaments & raw materials; Unconventional Machining processes; Micro machining processes; Modeling & optimization of machining processes; Robotics & Automation. He has published more than 100 papers in reputed international journals and conferences proceedings. He has successfully carried out several research projects funded by the DST, MHRD, GUJCOST, NPIU, etc.Dr. Dumitru Nedelcu is a Professor at the “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi (TUIASI), Romania, Director of TUIASI Doctoral School. He is Manager of Fine Mechanics and Nanotechnology Laboratory, President of ModTech Professional Association, ModTech International Conference and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Modern Manufacturing Technologies and Advanced Engineering Forum. He was a Visiting Professor at TAT, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo, Guest Professor at Osaka University, Japan and Grenoble Institute of Technology, France. He had Erasmus teaching internships in prestigious universities from Poland, Italy and Mexico. In October 2016 he was accepted as Visiting Professor at the Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland. As far as research is concerned, he coordinated 15 national and international projects as project manager/responsible. He has published more than 180 scientific papers on ISI and BDI journals and international conferences proceedings.

• Chapter 1. Proficiency of electrical discharge machining in fabrication of microstructures.- Chapter 2. Experimental Study of Effect of Machining Parameters on PMMA in Diamond Turning.- Chapter 3. A Comparative Study of Electro Discharge Drilling Process using Solid and Tubular Electrodes.- Chapter 4.Optimization of Process Variables in Plasma Arc Machining of Inconel 718 Alloy Using Taguchi With Grey Relational Analysis.- Chapter 5. Optimization of WEDM Process Parameters For Aluminium Metal Matrix Material Al+SiC Using MCDM Methods.- Chapter 6. Multiple Parameter Optimization by Wire Electro Chemical Discharge Machining Process on Quartz Glass.- Chapter 7. Effect of Process Parameters on Etch Depth of Aluminium Material in Photo Chemical Machining.- Chapter 8. Quartz Micro-Machining Using Wire-Electrochemical Spark Machining Process.- Chapter 9. Stress Relaxation Study of Ultrafine-Grained AA 6061 Alloy Processed through Combined Constrained Groove Pressing and Cold Rolling.- Chapter 10. Effect of Friction Stir Welding Process Parameters on Tensile Strength and Forming Height of Tailor Welded Blanks.