Manufacturing in the Digital Age [Hardcover]

This book covers manufacturing in the current context of Industry 4.0 and the impending era of Industry 5.0 exploring the path established by the manufacturing sector including developments, constraints, difficulties, and solutions, underlining the importance of sustainability.

Mohan Kumar Pradhan, M.Tech (Mechanical Engineering, REC (now NIT), Rourkela), and Ph.D. (Engineering, NIT Rourkela), is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Raipur  an Institute of National Importance. He previously served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal,  also an Institute of National Importance. Pradhan has over 26 years of teaching and research experience in the field of manufacturing. His areas of teaching and research include Manufacturing Technologies, Additive Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Metrology, Tool Engineering, Metal Forming, Theory of Plasticity, Design and Manufacturing, Non-Traditional Machining, Micro-Machining, MEMS, Hybrid Machining, Composites, and Process Modelling and Optimization. Pradhan has made significant contributions to his field with over 85 international journal publications and over 80 technical papers published in conference proceedings. He has authored one book, edited two books, and edited over five conference proceedings. Additionally, he has served as a guest editor for more than five journals and contributed over 30 book chapters. He is a member of the editorial board and review panel for more than five renowned international journals. His research achievements have earned him numerous awards and honours. He has been recognised in the Web of Science Core Collection with 200 publications, an h-index of 16+, a SCOPUS h-index of 18+, and a Google Scholar h-index of 25+. Pradhan is a Chartered Engineer, a Life Fellowlã-