Modern Manufacturing Systems: Trends and Developments

This new volume explores recent research on advanced technologies and methods in production engineering, emphasizing effective overall process control and enhanced optimization. The authors include real-life case studies on advanced machining methods, traditional manufacturing technologies, advanced composite materials, processing with hybrid manufacturing techniques, various joining processes and their applications, micro-structure analysis, and more.

Rajiv Kumar Garg, PhD, is Professor (HAG) in the Industrial and Production Engineering Department at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, India. His areas of interest are nontraditional machining, supply chain management, industrial management, and systems dynamics. He has over 28 years of industry and teaching experience. He has guided 47 MTech and 13 PhD candidates for pursuing their PhD degree. He has over 138 publications in international and national journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Garg is a reviewer for several international journals, associate editor of the Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, and chief editor of the International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials. Dr. Garg has organized four international conferences at NIT Jalandhar as chairman and convener.

Ravi Pratap Singh, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Production Engineering at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Prior to this, he has also in served the Department of Technical Education, Uttar Pradesh, India, for about two years. He is a life member of the Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai, India, and Science and Engineering Institute, Los Angeles, USA. Dr. Singh is also a senior member of the Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers, Chennai, India. He has published more than 75 research articles and papers at national and international conferences. His broad areas of research include conventional and advanced manufacturing processes, modeling and optimization methods, empirical modelling of operational systems, advanced engineering materials, and micro-structure analysis. He is also a guest editor of the World Journal of Engineering and the International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage. He has received several awards for his work, including a Best Researcher Award from the International Scientist Awards on Engineering, Science, and Medicine, New Delhi, India. He is also serving as an ambassador of Bentham Open, Sharjah, UAE as well as a Member of Visor Academic Committee, Singapore.

Rajeev Trehan, PhD, is Associate Professor and Head of the Department in Industrial and Production Engineering at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, India. His areas of interest are quality management, supply chain management, industrial management, and systems dynamics. He has over 28 years of industry and teaching experience. He has published his work in international and national journals and proceedings of international conferences to his credit. Dr. Trehan has organized several international conferences at NIT Jalandhar as chairman and convener.

Ramesh Singh, PhD, is a Senior Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia. He has contributed significantly to the development and enhancement of engineering, science, and technology in Malaysia, particularly in the field of engineering education, advanced ceramics, composites, welding/joining and failure analysis. He is a fellow of five prominent professional societies. He is on the international editorial board of Ceramics International and an associate editor with International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology; he is the founding editor of the International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering; and he serves as an editorial board member of several prominent journals. He has over 350 scientific publications, including nearly 240 peer-reviewed research papers. He has filed numerous patents for his inventions and has received many accolades as a distinguished scholar. He has secured sizable research grants and has supervised many postgraduate students. He was a recipient of the prestigious IEM Young Engineer Award, the Malaysia Toray Science & Technology Award and won more than 90 awards both at international/national exhibitions for his research and inventions.