Modern Manufacturing Systems

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. With over 140 publications in international and national journals and conference proceedings, Dr. Garg is also a reviewer and associate editor of several journals and chief editor of the International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials.Ravi Pratap Singh, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Production Engineering at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Punjab, India. Prior to this, he also served in the Department of Technical Education, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has published more than 75 research articles and papers at national and international conferences. He is also a guest editor of the World Journal of Engineering and the International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage.Rajeev Trehan, PhD, is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of 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. Dr. Trehan has also organized several international conferences at NIT Jalandhar as chairman and convener.Ramesh Singh, PhD, is a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences, Malaysia, and several other professional societies. He is on the international editorial board of Ceramics International and editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. He has published over 350 scientific research papers and has filed numerous patents for his inventions. Dr. Singh has received many accolades as a distinguished scholar.

• PART 1: Studies on Conventional Manufacturing Practices 1. Removal of Stepped Feature in Multistage Single Point Incremental Forming 2. Microwave Casting of Metallic Materials: A Review 3. Cutting Force and Cutting Temperature Modeling in Milling of Superalloys and Composites: A Review 4. To Improve Wear Resistance of Cast Iron Deposited by Detonation Sprayed Ni-Cr Coating 5. Effect of Magnetic Field Media on the Fluid Flow of Continuous Casting Mold with Application of Magnetic Field in x-, y-, z-drections 6. Experimental Evaluation of Mechanical and Metallurgical Properties of Gray Cast Iron 7. A Critical Review on Bainitic Structure after Shot Peening in High Silicon Spring Steel 8. Virtual Reality Applications in the Manufacturing Field 9. A Survey on Responses and Optimization of Process Parameters in Milling: A Review PART 2: Studies on Advanced/Matrix Composite Materials 10. Microstructural Evaluation of Al Matrix Reinforced Al2O3-C/SiC/TiO2 Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite 11. An Insight into Cyclic Oxidation Behavior of ZrB2 -20 vol.% MoSi2 Based Ultrahigh Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composite 12. Experimental Study of Aluminum Metal Matrix Composite Using Electrodischarge Machine: A Review 13. Robust Comparison of Al/Mg Alloys Based Hybrid Metal Matrix Composites: A Review 14. Investigation on Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composite Containing Waste Products 15. Analysis of Tribological Properties of Aluminum Metal Matrix Composite Fabricated by Stir Casting Method 16. Impact Behavior of Glass and Carbon-Fiber-Based Reinforced Polymer Composites PART 3: Case Studies on Welding/Joining Processes 17. Experimental Investigations on Effect of Tool Welding Speed on Microstructure and Tensile Properties of FSW Dissimilar Joints Reinforced with SiC Nanoparticles 18. Effect of Tool Pin Profile on Mechanical and Wear Properties of Friction Stir Welding of Dissimilar AA6061 and AA5052 Aluminum Alloys 19. Taguchi-GRA-Based Multi-Objective Optimization of Underwater Friction Stir Welding of AA6061-T6 Alloy 20. Improved Mechanical and Abrasive Wear Performance of AISI 304 Stainless Steel with IN625 Alloy TIG Weld Cladding 21. Influence of Welding Speed on the Metallurgical and Corrosion Performance of AISI 316 SS Welded Joints 22. Effect of Friction Welding Conditions on the Mechanical Properties of Welded Joints During Welding of Dissimilar Materials 23. Effect of Electrode Geometry in Resistance Spot Welding of Low Carbon Steel Sheets PART 4: Studies on Advanced/Hybrid Machining Solutions 24. Parametric Optimization of Electrodischarge Face Grinding: A Hybrid Machining Process 25. A Study on the Machining Behavior and Optimization of Process Parameter of AA5051 Using Electrodischarge Machine 26. Disquisition of Impact of Key Electric Discharge Machining Input Parameters on Various Process Characteristics: A Review 27. Powder-Mixed Micro-Electrical Discharge Machining of Biodegradable AZ91D Magnesium Alloy: An Experimental Investigation 28. Assessing the Effect of Nonelectrical Process Parameters During the STED of Holes on Inconel 718 Alloy 29. Study on Electric Discharge Machining of Al7075 T651 Alloy: An Experimental Investigation 30. Parametric Analysis and Numerical Investigation of Hot Abrasive Jet Micromachining Using Computational Fluid Dynamics 31. Material Removal Rate Analysis for Economic Feasibility Study in Abrasive Jet Machining with Different Temperatures Using K-92 Ceramic 32. A Review on the Effect of Process Parameters in Electrochemical Machining of Advanced Materials