Innovative Development in Micromanufacturing Processes

Dr. Pawan Kumar Rakesh is serving as an Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand, (NIT Uttarakhand) Srinagar Garhwal, India. He has also served as Head of Department, Mechanical Engineering (2013-2016), and Associate Dean (Faculty Welfare) from 2016 to 2020. Working in a growing organization, he has got substantial exposure to several lab developments, academic structure and student welfare. He is also the Coordinator of the Design Innovation Center, NIT Uttarakhand. He has authored 52 articles published in reputed International/National journals and conferences. He has also organized two International conferences and fifteen workshops in the Institute. He has edited four books, namely, "Processing of Green Composites", Advances in Engineering Design, Joining Processes for Dissimilar and Advanced Materials, and Cellulose Composites. He has contributed twelve book chapters in a different books. He has supervised three PhD and six M.Tech students.J. Paulo Davim is a Full Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Portugal. He has more than 30 years of teaching and research experience in manufacturing, materials, and mechanical engineering. He also has an interest in management, engineering education and higher education for sustainability. He has worked as an evaluator of projects for the ERC-European Research Council and other international research agencies as well as an examiner of PhD thesis for many universities in different countries. In addition, he has edited/co-edited more than 150 books and authored/co-authored more than 15 books, 100 book chapters, and 500 articles for journals and conferences. He is the Series Editor of 'Woodhead Publishing Reviews: Mechanical Engineering Series'.

• Chapter 1: Micromanufacturing of Miniature Non-Circular Gears by WSEM ProcessChapter 2: Research status on micro-grinding technology Chapter 3: Numerical investigation and simulation of micro-EDM process Chapter 4: Micro-Electrochemical MachiningChapter 5: Pulsed fiber laser processing of A4 stainless steelChapter 6: Machining Strategies for Micromachining of Glass Using Electrochemical Discharge Machining: A ReviewChapter 7: Application and mechanism of the cavitation effect in the preparation of magnetorheological polishing fluidChapter 8: Surface CoatingChapter 9: Direct Ink WritingChapter 10: Ultrasonic MouldingChapter 11: Spark plasma sintering of layered structures and powder mixtures of reactive metals Chapter 12: Laser micro-spot welding of magnesium alloys for bone tissue engineering scaffoldsChapter 13: Mixing Enhancement in Low Amplitude Wavy Channel Micromixers (LAWC-M) with Different ObstaclesChapter 14: Prediction of machined slot areas using artificial neural network and adaptive neural fuzzy interference system by WEDM on for different slant angles.Chapter 15: Nanocomposite surface modificationChapter 16: Nanotechnology: nanocomposites processing Chapter 17: Opportunities and Challenges in Miniaturized Product Manufacturing ProcessesChapter 18: COMSOL Multiphysics: A simulation tool to analyze the processing of biodegradable biomaterials used in arthroplastyChapter 19: Elastically Embedded Abrasives for micro finishing: Theory and State-of-the-art