Manufacturing Technology: Materials, Processes, and Equipment

This new edition textbook provides comprehensive knowledge and insight into various aspects of manufacturing technology, processes, materials, tooling, and equipment. Its main objective is to introduce the grand spectrum of manufacturing technology to individuals who will be involved in the design and manufacturing of finished products and to provide them with basic information on manufacturing technologies.

, is written in a descriptive manner, where the emphasis is on the fundamentals of the process, its capabilities, typical applications, advantages, and limitations. Mathematical modeling and equations are used only when they enhance the basic understanding of the material dealt with. The book is a fundamental textbook that covers all the manufacturing processes, materials, and equipment used to convert the raw materials to a final product. It presents the materials used in manufacturing processes and covers the heat treatment processes, smelting of metals, and other technological processes such as casting, forming, powder metallurgy, joining processes, and surface technology. Manufacturing processes for polymers, ceramics, and composites are also covered.

The book also covers surface technology, fundamentals of traditional and nontraditional machining processes, numerical control of machine tools, industrial robots and hexapods, additive manufacturing, and industry 4.0 technologies.

The book is written specifically for undergraduates in industrial, manufacturing, mechanical, and materials engineering disciplines of the second to fourth levels to cover complete courses of manufacturing technology taught in engineering colleges and institutions all over the world. It also covers the needs of production and manufacturing engineers and technologists participating in related industries where it is expected to be part of their professional library. Additionally, the book can be used by students in other disciplines concerned with design and manufacturing, such as automotive and aerospace engineering.

Professor Helmi A. Youssef - Based on several research and educational laboratories, which he has built, Professor Youssef founded his own scientific school in both Traditional and Non-traditional Machining Technologies. In the early 1970s, he established the first NTM research laboratory in Alexandria University. Since that time, he carried out intensive research in his fields of specialization and supervised many Ph.D. and M. Sc. theses. Professor Youssef has organized and participated in many international conferences. He has published many scientific papers in specialized journals. He authored many books in his fields of specialization, two of which are singly authored. Currently, Professor Youssef is an emeritus Professor in PED, Alexandria University. His work in the time being involves developing courses and conducting research in the areas of metal cutting and nontraditional machining.

Professor Hassan El-Hofy - has published over 90 scientific and technical papers and has supervised many graduate students in the area of advanced machining. He serves as a consulting editor for many international journals and is a regular participant in many international conferences. Between August 2007, and July 2010 he was the chairperson of the Department of Production Engineering, AU. In October 2011 he was selected as the Vice Dean for Education and Student’s affairs, college of Engineering, AU. Between December 2012 and February 2018 he was the Dean of the Innovative Design Engineering (IDE) School at Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) in Alexandria, Egypt. He worked as an acting Vice President of Research from December 2014 to April 2017 at E-JUST. Currently, he is a professor of machining technology at the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME) at E-JUST, Egypt.

Professor M. Hamed Ahmed constructed and taught numerous graduate and undergraduate courses in the general fields of materials and manufacturing, to name a few; Failure Analysis, Material Selection, Finite Element Analysis, Fracture Mechanics, Non-destructive Testing, Advanced Manufacturing Processes, Theory of Plasticity, Solid Mechanics, Die Design, Metal Forming, Metal Cutting, Non-conventional Machining, Welding Technology, Engineering Materials, and Manufacturing Technology. Professor Ahmed took part in establishing and developing laboratories in the same fields including The Material Technology Lab. (Alex. University), Material Testing, Forming Machines, CNC Machining, Metrology, and Electroplating Labs. (UAE University), as well as Non-conventional Machining, and CNC Machining Labs. (King Abdul-Aziz University, KSA). Over the years, Professor Ahmed has supervised numerous M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees, covering the areas of Electro-Discharge Machining, Failure of Welded Joints, Extrusion of Fluted Sections, Plasma Cutting, Ultrasonic Machining, Pulsed Current MIG Welding, Compression of Tubular Sections, Forward Tube Spinning, Characterization of Engineering Materials Using Nodal Analysis, Selection of Non-Traditional Machining Processes, Thermo-mechanical Rolling, Functionally Graded Metal Matrix Composites, Manufacturing of Porous Metals and AM Assisted Manufacturing. Prof. Ahmed has a good track record of publishing in numerous national/international conferences and reputable journals. He also contributed to the development and improvement of industrial activities within Alexandria through consultations related to solving design and manufacturing problems, material and product inspection, failure analysis, plant layouts, feasibility and opportunity studies, as well as running crash and training courses in the relevant fields of interest.