Additive Manufacturing: Advanced Materials and Design Techniques
ISBN: 9781003258391
Platform/Publisher: Taylor & Francis / CRC Press
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The text explores the development, use, and effect of additive manufacturing and digital manufacturing technologies for diverse applications. It will serve as an ideal reference text for graduate students and academic researchers in diverse engineering fields including industrial, manufacturing, and materials science.

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Discusses the use of additive manufacturing from 3D virtual models to lasers, electron beams, and computer-controlled additive manufacturing machines. Covers applications of additive manufacturing in diverse areas including healthcare, electronics engineering, and production engineering. Explains the use of additive manufacturing for biocomposites and functionally graded materials. Highlights rapid manufacturing of metallic components using 3D printing. Illustrates production and optimization of dental crowns using additive manufacturing.

This book covers recent developments in manufacturing technology, such as additive manufacturing, 3D printing, rapid prototyping, production process operations, and manufacturing sustainability. It covers applications of additive manufacturing in diverse areas including the healthcare sector, electronics industry, production, and manufacturing sectors. The text further emphasizes the use of additive manufacturing for biocomposites and functionally graded materials. It will serve as an ideal reference text for graduate students and academic researchers in the fields of industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, automotive engineering, aerospace engineering, and materials science.


Dr. Pulak M. Pandey completed his Ph.D. in Additive Manufacturing/3D printing from IIT Kanpur in 2003. He joined IIT Delhi as a faculty member in 2004 and is presently serving as Professor. In IIT Delhi, Dr. Pandey diversified his research areas in micro and nano finishing and micro-deposition and continued working in the area of 3D Printing. He supervised 35 PhDs and more than 36 M Tech theses in the last ten years and filed 21 Indian patent applications. To his credit, he has approximately 185 international journal papers and 45 international/national refereed conference papers.

Dr. Nishant K. Singh is an Associate Professor at Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. He earned his Ph.D. from IIT, Dhanbad, Masters in Production Engineering, and B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Delhi College of Engineering. Dr. Singh has more than 16 years of teaching experience. He has written more than 90 research articles in well-known international journals and Serves as the Reviewer and Editorial Member in peer-reviewed Journals and Conferences. His research interests include Tribology, Micro-manufacturing, Non-conventional machining, and Additive Manufacturing processes.

Dr. Yashvir Singh is presently working as Post Doctoral Fellow at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia. He is also an Associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. Dr. Singh completed his Ph.D. from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehrdaun, Uttarakhand, India. He has more than 15 years of teaching experience. Dr. Singh has written more than 120 research articles and published them in various peer-reviewed journals. He is also a reviewer and editorial board member in various journals. Dr. Singh works in tribology, bioenergy, lubrication, manufacturing, etc.

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