Low Cost Manufacturing Technologies

This book is on various advanced, simple, and novel techniques being used and developed in the area of manufacturing processes. Manufacturing sector is one of the important areas which help to improve the economy of our nation. It not only generates employment opportunities but also makes us self-reliant (aatma nirbhar). In line with this important agenda of Government of India, this track envisages high-quality research contributions in the field of low-cost manufacturing technologies. It comprises the research and development studies on the various factors that influence the cost of manufacturing of product or system. The factors are materials, manufacturing processes, material handling processes, skilled manpower, quality control technologies, effective communication, and use of artificial intelligence techniques. The papers are on both numerical and experimental research works related to these aspects.  

Dr. Shrikrishna Nandkishor JoshiProf. Shrikrishna N. Joshi is working as a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India. He was a Visiting Faculty at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand in 2015. His research interests include advanced and precision manufacturing processes with focus on applications of lasers in manufacturing, thin-wall machining, single point diamond turning, CAD/CAM and manufacturing automation. He has published more than 70 research papers and sixteen book chapters in various refereed International Journals and Conferences and has co-edited three books on various topics such as Advances in Computational Methods in Manufacturing (Springer Singapore 2019), Application of Lasers in Manufacturing (Springer Singapore 2019), and Laser based manufacturing (Springer New Delhi 2015). Seven Ph.D students have completed their doctoral studies under his supervision; and nine Ph. D projects are on-going. Prof. Joshi has conducted sponsored research and consultancy projects worth more than Rs. One crore. He has developed a SWAYAM MOOC course on “Automation in Manufacturing” and a web course on “Mechatronics and Manufacturing Automation” for National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) funded by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. He is an Associate Editor of International Journal of Additive and Subtractive Mnaufacturing, Inderscience. Dr. Uday Shanker DixitDr. Uday Shanker Dixit is presently Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering and Head of Center for Indian Knowledge System at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.  He received B.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from erstwhile University of Roorkee (now Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee) in 1987, M.Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in 1993, and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kanpur in 1998. He has worked in two industries— HMT, Pinjore and INDOMAG Steel Technology, New Delhi, where his main responsibility was designing various machines. Dr. Dixit joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, in 1998, where he is currently a Professor. He was also the Officiating Director of Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar from February 2014 to May 2015. Dr. Dixit is actively engaged in research in various areas of design and manufacturing since last three decades. Most of his research work is focused on Modelling of Manufacturing Processes and involves finite element analysis of elastoplastic problems. He has also contributed in design optimization. He has extensively used finite element and soft computing tools for the design and manufacture of mechatronic systems. He has authored/co-authored 140 journal papers, 139 conference papers, 42 book chapters and 7 books in mechanical engineering. He has also co-edited 9 books related to manufacturing. He has guest-edited 11 specia