Dr. Ganesh M. Kakandikar Dr. Ganesh Kakandikar is presently working as Associate Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering at MAEER’s Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Kothrud, Pune. He has completed his Ph.D. from Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded. He has total 19 years of teaching experience. His area of expertise are Sheet Metal Forming, Optimization Technique and CAD/CAM/CAE. He has 55 National and International publications. He has Authored three International books. Dr. Vilas M. NandedkarDr. Vilas M. Nandedkar is presently working as Professor in Department of Production Engineering at S.G.G.S. Institute of Engineering & Technology, Nanded, India. He has completed his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Bombay. His areas of interest are Robotics, Sheet Metal Forming and Technology Management. He has authored two International books. He has 150 National and International publications.

• 1. Introduction to Metal Forming2. Process Parameters in Drawing3. Failures in Drawing4. Engineering Optimization5. Thinning Optimization: Cohort Intelligence6. Springback Optimization: Flower Pollination7. Fracture Optimization: Genetic Algorithm Approach8. Thinning Optimization of Punch Plate: Gray Wolf Optimizer9. Wrinkling Optimization: Firefly Algorithm10. Thickness Gradient Optimization: Ant Lion11. Springback Optimization: Cuckoo Search