Innovations in Manufacturing for Sustainability

This book provides details on the innovations made to achieve sustainability in manufacturing. It highlights the trends of current progress in research and development being done to achieve overall sustainability in manufacturing technology. Green-EDM, Hybrid machining, MQL assisted machining, sustainable casting, welding, finishing and casting, energy- and resource-efficient manufacturing are some of the important topics discussed in this book.

Dedicated to the innovations in manufacturing for sustainability Covers sustainable innovations for both conventional as well as non-conventional manufacturing Features a special chapter on sustainable additive manufacturing

Autorentext

Dr. Kapil Gupta is a Associate Professor in the Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Technology at the University of Johannesburg. His field of interest are advanced machining processes, sustainable manufacturing, precision engineering and gear technology.

Inhalt
Dry and near-dry Machining Techniques for Green Manufacturing.- Cryogenic Machining.- Sustainability issues in Electric Discharge Machining.- Energy Efficient Casting Processes.- Research Framework of Sustainability in Additive Manufacturing.- Sustainability in welding and processing.- Green Machining of Thin Wall Titanium Alloy.- Sustainability Assessment Based Comparative Evaluation of Precision Miniature Gear manufacturing Processes.