This book covers the various advanced manufacturing processes employed by manufacturing industries to improve their productivity in terms of socio-economic development.

The authors present automated conventional and non-conventional machining techniques as well as virtual machining principles and techniques. Material removal by mechanical, chemical, thermal and electrochemical processes are described in detail. A ****glossary of key concepts is attached at end of the book.

Provides an overview of different chemical processes like chemical milling, photochemical milling and electropolishing Lists the scope of virtual manufacturing in the future Presents modern manufacturing processes used in industries to generate preciser products

Autorentext
Kaushik Kumar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India. His areas of teaching and research interest are CAD / CAM, Quality Management Systems, Optimization, Non-conventional machining, Rapid Prototyping and Composites.

Divya Zindani is a PhD student working on Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, CAD/CAM/CAE and Rapid Prototyping.

J. Paulo Davim is a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Aveiro. He has about 30 years of teaching and research experience in Manufacturing, Materials and Mechanical Engineering with special emphasis in Machining & Tribology.

Inhalt
Automated Conventional Machining Techniques.- Non Conventional Machining Techniques.- Virtual Manufacturing.