1st Edition
Industrial Additive Manufacturing and Materials Processing
Chapter 1. Introduction to Additive Manufacturing and Materials Processing
Amrinder Mehta, Hitesh Vasudev, Brijesh Prasad, Jashanpreet Singh Bhupinder Singh, Gurbhej Singh
Chapter 2. Metal Additive Manufacturing Processes: SLM, DED, EBM, and Binder Jetting
Praveen Kumar Verma, Hitesh Vasudev, Gurbhej Singh, Mustafa Ali Khan
Chapter 3. Emerging Materials in AM: High Entropy Alloys, Composites, and FGMs
Daljeet Kumar, Gaurav Prashar, Hitesh Vasudev, Gurbhej Singh
Chapter 4. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Additive Manufacturing
Harmandeep Singh, Gurbhej Singh, Hitesh Vasudev
Chapter 5. Thermal Behavior and Solidification Dynamics in Additive Manufacturing Components
Praveen Kumar Verma, Hitesh Vasudev
Chapter 6. Mechanical and Functional Properties of Additive Manufacturing Parts
Gurbhej Singh, Harwinder Singh, Dharmpal Kashyap, Gursimran Kaur
Chapter 7. Smart Manufacturing in Industry 4.0 for Wearable and Implantable Medical Technologies
Praveen Kumar Verma, Hitesh Vasudev
Chapter 8. Microwave and Advanced Thermal Processing in Additive Manufacturing
Ranbir Singh Rooprai, Daljit Singh, Harish Ayer
Chapter 9. Advanced Characterization Techniques for Additive Manufactured Materials
Gurbhej Singh, Gaurav Tejpal, Gursimran Kaur
Chapter 10. Environmental Sustainability and Financial Considerations in Additive Manufacturing
Gurbhej Singh, Hitesh Vasudev
Chapter 11. Advancements and Emerging Trends in Additive Manufacturing for Biomedical Implant Applications
Praveen Kumar Verma, Hitesh Vasudev
Chapter 12. Advances in Additive Manufacturing for Biomedical Implant Fabrication
Praveen Kumar Verma, Hitesh Vasudev
Chapter 13. Integration of Additive Manufacturing with thermal Spraying: Cold Spray additive Manufacturing
Gaurav Prashar, Hitesh Vasudev
Chapter 14. Additive Manufacturing for High-Temperature Applications with Global Impact
Praveen Kumar Verma, Hitesh Vasudev
Chapter 15. Industrial Additive Manufacturing and Materials Processing
Anuradha Kumari, Gaurav Prasar, Hitesh Vasudev
Chapter 16. Environmental and Economic Aspects of Additive Manufacturing
Rupinder Singh, Hitesh Vasudev, Shivam Kumar
Chapter 17. Additive Manufacturing for Sustainable Industrial Systems: Environmental and Economic Perspectives
Praveen Kumar Verma, Hitesh Vasudev
Chapter 18. 3D Concrete Printing for Sustainable Constructions
Praveen Kumar Verma, Hitesh Vasudev, N. Jeyaparkash
Biography
Gurbhej Singh is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Amritsar Group of Colleges, Amritsar, Punjab, India. He specializes in surface engineering with a focus on microwave claddings, processing of materials using microwave energy (Joining, cladding, casting, etc.), manufacturing science, materials characterization, surface biomedical implants, biomaterials processing, polymeric composites, and nanocomposites. He has published more than 20 papers, of which 10 are SCI Papers.
Hitesh Vasudev is a Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India. His research areas include surface engineering/thermal spraying; development of nano-structured, multi-modal, high-entropy alloys coatings for high temperature oxidation and corrosion resistance, Thermal Barrier Coatings (TBCs) and microwave processing of materials. He has written 150+ papers, 15 conference papers, and 10 books.
Varun Sharma is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India, with a joint appointment in the Department of Design. He earned his PhD from IIT Delhi and has extensive teaching and research experience in advanced manufacturing, including additive manufacturing, sustainable machining, and ultrasonic-assisted processes. He has led multiple research projects funded by premier agencies like DRDO, CSIR, SERB, and ISRO, and holds several patents in machining and biomedical applications. His contributions include over 80 high-impact journal publications. He continues to innovate in areas like 4D printing, biomedical scaffolds, and digital twinning of manufacturing systems.
