1st Edition

Intelligent Machining Using Computational Intelligence to Optimize Manufacturing Processes

Edited By Kanak Kalita, Ranjan Kumar Ghadai, Xiao-Zhi Gao Copyright 2026
290 Pages 14 Color & 64 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

290 Pages 14 Color & 64 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

Manufacturing, as an industry, has been undergoing huge transformation in recent times due to technological development, putting manufacturing at the intersection of traditional techniques and advanced computational intelligence. This new volume offers an understanding of the nuances of this transformation. It provides an exploration of high-strength steel sections and discusses the selection of a... Read more

1. Usefulness of High-Strength Steel Sections as Compressive Members

Asim Kumar Samanta, Kishore Debnath, and Arpan Kumar Mondal

 

2. Selection of a CNC Lathe by TOPSIS (Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) Method Under an MCDM (Multi-Criteria Decision Making) Environment Using MATLAB

Ayan Polley, Sandipan Das, Debal Pramanik, Nilanjan Roy, Arindam Chakraborty, and Koushik Mishra

 

3. Bibliometric Analysis on Multiobjective Optimization and Metaheuristic Algorithm

Saibal Kumar Saha and Sunny Diyaley

 

4. Development of High Entropy Alloy: A Review

Anubhav Banerjee and Arpan Kumar Mondal

 

5. Optimization of Investment Casting Process Parameters of Hydraulic Flange Using Artificial Neural Network Technique

Suraj S. Kumar, Bharatish A., Akshay Bhagavath, Suhas D., Shashank M., and G. R. Rajkumar

 

6. Enhancing Mobile Robot Navigation Performance with Deep Deterministic Policy-Gradient Algorithm: A Simulation-Based Investigation

Muhammad Faqiihuddin bin Nasary and Azhar Mohd Ibrahim

 

7. Fabrication of Burr-Free Micro Edge on SS-304 Using Al2O3 and SiC Abrasives

Mriganka Maity, Joydip Kumar Mondal, and Somnath Das

 

8. Wear and Thermal Behaviors of Micro and Nanofiller-Based Solvent-Free Epoxy-Phenalkamine Composite Coatings

Ujjwal Ghosh, Sourav Debnath, Buddhadeb Duari, Kaushik Duari, Totan Roy, and Akshay Kumar Pramanick

 

9. Fabrication and Study on Lightweight Aluminum-Based Magnetic Metal

Samrat Paul, Sourav Debnath, and Akshay Kumar Pramanick

 

10. Experimental Investigation and Optimization of Laser Welding of AA2024 with Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm

Upama Dey and Souren Mitra

 

11. Development of Mold Filling Time for Metal Casting Using Kinetic Energy Correction Factor

Soumyajit Roy, Sourav Debnath, Akshay Kumar Pramanick, and Prasanta Kumar Datta

 

12. Effect of Heat Input and Torch Position on Al 6061 to Coated Steel Dissimilar Joining by CMT for Car Body Structure

Ankush Khansole, Kanwer S. Arora, and Sushovan Basak

 

13. Forming of Ceramic Composites: State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives

Kanak Kalita, G. Shanmugasundar, Jasgurpreet Singh Chohan, and Shankar Chakraborty

Biography

Kanak Kalita, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Vel Tech University, Chennai, India. A prolific author and editor, he is listed among the Top 2% Scientists Worldwide 2023 by Stanford University. Dr. Kalita is an engaging speaker, having delivered expert lectures across various academic and professional platforms. His research interests include machine learning, fuzzy decision making, metamodeling, process optimization, the finite element method, and composites.
Ranjan Kumar Ghadai, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the Manipal Institute of Technology, India. He has published more than 75 SCI/Scopus-indexed research articles and is a reviewer for several journals. He is also handling sponsored projects as principal or coprincipal investigator. His broad research area includes thin film coating deposition, process optimization, and development of composites.
Xiao-Zhi Gao, PhD, has been a Professor at the University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, since 2018. Dr. Gao serves as chief editor, associate editor, and a member of the editorial boards for several prominent soft computing journals. He has published over 500 technical papers and over 400 research articles as well as two authored books and several edited books. His research is focused on nature-inspired computing methods, with applications spanning optimization, prediction, data mining, signal processing, control, and industrial electronics.