Author Description

Manufacturing Technology Vol. 1 is designed for the students of mechanical and allied fields to explain the theory, significance, and applications of various production processes. It provides an overview of various techniques that form an everyday activity in a shop floor. The book begins with an overview of manufacturing and engineering materials and moves onto discussing processes such as casting, shearing, welding, forming, and moulding. Dedicated chapters on metal forming, metal cutting, and sheet metal forming processes have been provided. An exclusive chapter on forming and shaping of plastics is also presented. It ends with discussion of exclusive chapters on powder metallurgy, additive manufacturing, unconventional manufacturing processes, and glass manufacturing. Comprehensive in its coverage of various concepts, the book provides neat line sketches, quick recapitulation of essential concepts, review questions, and multiple choice questions (MCQs).