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This book comprises the select proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (ICETMIE) 2019. The conference covers current trends in thermal, design, industrial, production and other sub-disciplines of mechanical engineering. This volume focuses on different industrial and production engineering areas such as additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping, computer aided engineering, advanced manufacturing processes, manufacturing management and automation, sustainable manufacturing systems, metrology, manufacturing process optimization, operations research and decision-making models, production planning and inventory control, supply chain management, and quality engineering. The contents of this book will be useful for students, researchers and other professionals interested in industrial and production engineering.
Dr. Pulak Mohan Pandey is currently professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Delhi. He obtained his B. Tech from HBTI, Kanpur and M. Tech and PhD from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His major areas of research interests include Additive Manufacturing/ 3D Printing and Tooling, CAD/CAM, Non-traditional Machining and Finishing, FEA of Manufacturing Processes, Biomedical application of 3D Printing. He has published 149 research papers in respected international journals and more than 45 papers in International and National Conferences. Dr. Pandey is currently editor-in-chief and authors of many well renowned books. He has more than 4008 citations with h-index: 30.
Dr. Pradeep Kumar is currently a professor at the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. He had obtained Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Master of Engineering in Production Engineering (Gold Medalist) and Ph.D. Manufacturing and Production Engineering from University of Roorkee (Now, IIT Roorkee). He also served the Delhi Technological University as Vice Chancellor. He has been honored as eminent mechanical engineer for his contribution in the field of mechanical engineering by The Institution of Engineers (India). Dr. Kumar has supervised more than 38 PhD in the field of industrial and mechanical engineering. He has published several research papers in reputed international journals and conferences.
Dr. Vikas Sharma is currently assistant professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department, The NorthCap University, Gurugram, Haryana, India. He graduated in 2007 with a bachelor of mechanical engineering from Kurukshetra University. He post-graduated in CAD/CAM & Robotics from Thapar University, Patiala 2010. Dr. Sharma earned a PhD, in Laser Machining/Composite Materials from Thapar University, Patiala in 2017. His general area of research includes Laser Beam Machining, Optimization Techniques, Composite materials, FEM, Advanced Casting Methods, Additive Manufacturing. He has several peer-reviewed international and national journal publications and conference proceedings. Dr. Sharma is currently reviewer of many renowned Journals like Elsevier, Springer, Sage, etc. He has also published two patents in field of mechanical and bio-mechanical engineering.
