Near-Net Shape Manufacturing of Miniature Spur Gears by Wire Spark Erosion Machining

Kapil Gupta is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Science at University of Johannesburg. He received his PhD in mechanical engineering with specialization in Manufacturing Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India in 2014. Advanced machining processes, sustainable manufacturing, precision engineering and gear technology are his areas of interests. Dr Gupta has published five SCI Journal articles and delivered presentations at some prestigious international conferences. He also possesses five years of professional experience in the academic and research environment. He is an active member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and a reviewer for some international journals of repute.  Neelesh Kumar Jain is currently Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Dean Academic Affairs at Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India. He obtained his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India in 2003. His areas of research interest include advanced and hybrid machining processes, and gear technology.  Dr Jain has successfully supervised several PhD scholars and graduate and undergraduate theses.  Over one hundred journal and conference articles have been published under his authorship. He is also the head of Centre of Excellence (an international research lab) in Gear Engineering at IIT Indore. He is handling consultancy and project work in association with several corporations and also with the Government of India. He is also engaged in writing book chapters and books for some reputed international publishers.

• Introduction.- Overview of Wire Spark Erosion Machining (WSEM).- Planning, Design and Details of Experimental Investigation.- Experimental Results and Analysis.- Modelling and Optimization.- Comparative Study, Conclusions and Future Avenues.- Appendix A:  Chemical Composition of Gear material.- Appendix B: CNC program for WSEM of miniature gear using 250 µm diameter wire.- Index.