Recent Advances In Manufacturing Processes And Systems

This book presents select proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Manufacturing (RAM 2021). The book provides insights into the current research trends and development in manufacturing processes. The topics covered include conventional and nonconventional manufacturing processes, micro and nano manufacturing processes, chemical and biochemical manufacturing, additive manufacturing, smart manufacturing, and sustainable and energy-efficient manufacturing. The contributions presented here are intended to stimulate new research directions in the manufacturing domain. This book will be useful for the beginners, researchers and professionals working in the area of industrial and production engineering and allied fields.

This book presents the selected proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Manufacturing (RAM 2021). The book provides insights to current research trends and opportunities in modelling and optimization of manufacturing processes and systems. The topics covered include modelling analysis, computing and simulation, traditional and non-traditional optimization techniques, surface coating methods, additive manufacturing processes, CAD/CAM, robotics and automation, welding and joining processes, supply chain management and CAE and reverse engineering. This book will be a good reference for beginners, researchers and professionals interested in modelling and optimization related to manufacturing engineering and related fields.

This book presents the select proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Advances in Manufacturing (RAM 2020). This volume, in particular, provides insights into current research trends and opportunities within the manufacturing processes domain such as conventional and unconventional manufacturing, micro and nano manufacturing, chemical and biochemical manufacturing, and computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM). The topics covered include emerging areas of the fourth industrial revolution such as additive manufacturing, sustainable and energy-efficient manufacturing, smart manufacturing, artificial intelligence in manufacturing application, and computer-integrated manufacturing. This book will be useful for to researchers and practitioners alike.

Evolving technologies in mass production have led to the development of advanced techniques in the field of manufacturing. These technologies can quickly and effectively respond to various market changes, necessitating processes that focus on small batches of multiple products rather than large, single-product lines. Formal Methods in Manufacturing Systems: Recent Advances explores this shifting paradigm through an investigation of contemporary manufacturing techniques and formal methodologies that strive to solve a variety of issues arising from a market environment that increasingly favors flexible systems over traditional ones. This book will be of particular use to industrial engineers and students of the field who require a detailed understanding of current trends and developments in manufacturing tools. This book is part of the Advances in Civil and Industrial Engineering series collection.

This book provides readers with a timely snapshot of human factors research and methods fostering a better integration of technologies and humans during the whole manufacturing cycle, giving a special emphasis to the quality and safety of the industrial environment for workers, the efficiency of the manufacturing processes itself, the quality of the final product, and its distribution to and use by the customers. It discusses timely issues relating to the automation of the manufacturing processes, and the challenges imposed by the implementation of industry 4.0, additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies. Contributions cover a range of industrial sectors, such as the automotive, health and constructions ones, highlighting both organizational and engineering solutions fostering sustainability, globalization, customization, workers’ well-being and consumers’ satisfaction, among other issues. Based on the AHFE 2021 Conferences on Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing, Advanced Production Management and Process Control, and Additive Manufacturing, Modeling Systems and 3D Prototyping, held virtually on 25–29 July, 2021, from USA, this book, which merges ergonomic research and technical know-how in the field of manufacturing and product design, addresses a wide range of engineers, designers and professionals, dealing with the integration of technologies and humans in the factories of the future.

How to rethink innovation and revitalize America's declining manufacturing sector by encouraging advanced manufacturing, bringing innovative technologies into the production process. The United States lost almost one-third of its manufacturing jobs between 2000 and 2010. As higher-paying manufacturing jobs are replaced by lower-paying service jobs, income inequality has been approaching third world levels. In particular, between 1990 and 2013, the median income of men without high school diplomas fell by an astonishing 20% between 1990 and 2013, and that of men with high school diplomas or some college fell by a painful 13%. Innovation has been left largely to software and IT startups, and increasingly U.S. firms operate on a system of “innovate here/produce there,” leaving the manufacturing sector behind. In this book, William Bonvillian and Peter Singer explore how to rethink innovation and revitalize America's declining manufacturing sector. They argue that advanced manufacturing, which employs such innovative technologies as 3-D printing, advanced material, photonics, and robotics in the production process, is the key. Bonvillian and Singer discuss transformative new production paradigms that could drive up efficiency and drive down costs, describe the new processes and business models that must accompany them, and explore alternative funding methods for startups that must manufacture. They examine the varied attitudes of mainstream economics toward manufacturing, the post-Great Recession policy focus on advanced manufacturing, and lessons from the new advanced manufacturing institutes. They consider the problem of “startup scaleup,” possible new models for training workers, and the role of manufacturing in addressing “secular stagnation” in innovation, growth, the middle classes, productivity rates, and related investment. As recent political turmoil shows, the stakes could not be higher.

This book comprises selected proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Materials, Metallurgy and Manufacturing (ICEMMM 2018). It discusses innovative manufacturing processes, such as rapid prototyping, nontraditional machining, advanced computer numerical control (CNC) machining, and advanced metal forming. The book particularly focuses on finite element simulation and optimization, which aid in reducing experimental costs and time. This book is a valuable resource for students, researchers, and professionals alike.

This book presents the select proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Advances in Manufacturing (RAM 2020). The volume focuses on latest research trends in manufacturing systems such as CAE, CAD/CAM, robotics and automation, reverse engineering, resource planning and simulation, computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) systems, product life-cycle management, collaborative engineering, process monitoring control and traceability technologies, supply chain management, environment risk analysis, and manufacturing systems of renewable energy devices. The topics covered also include emerging fields of the fourth industrial revolution such cyber physical systems and cyber security, and wireless sensors and sensor networks for manufacturing. This book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners interested in latest developments in the field of manufacturing systems.