This book introduces the applications of Industry 4.0 in machine tools through an overview of the latest available digital technologies. It focuses on digital twinning, communication between industrial controls, motion, and input/output devices, along with sustainability in SMEs.
Professor Dr. Wasim A. Khan has researched and developed industrial scale subtractive and additive manufacturing machine tools, measurement, and testing machines as well as digital controllers for this equipment. He is instrumental in policies and framework development related to manufacturing of discrete products in small, medium, and large-scale manufacturing enterprises at national level. Dr. Wasim is a life member of Pakistan Engineering Council, a chartered engineer of Engineering Council, UK and a fellow of Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK. He is also a senior member of IEEE, USA. He is currently acting as Professor and Pro-Rector (Academics) at the GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Pakistan.
Dr. Khalid Rahman is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology where he has been a faculty member since 2012. He received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, MS and PhD degree from Jeju National University, South Korea in 2012. He also has industrial experience of seven years in design and manufacturing. His research interests include printing technologies, and he is currently working on Direct Ink Write and Electrohydrodynamic inkjet printing for fabrication of electronics devices and sensors and applications.
Professor Dr. Ghulam Hussain is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Bahrain, Bahrain. He has a rich experience of both academia and industry. He is an l³6