Innovating the Future Through Manufacturing

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Vivekanandu Shanmuganathan, K. Raja, P. Kuppan
Alpha Science Int'l Ltd., 2005 - Business & Economics - 1004 pages
Recent years have witnessed paradigm shift in various facets of manufacturing with the advent of new manufacturing technologies. The role of innovation and technological change is recognized not just in product development but in all stages of manufacturing.

This book attempts to provide a holistic view of the changing scenario and current research trends in manufacturing. The papers contributed by experts in various fields are organized into twenty one different sections that cover diverse topics such as traditional, non-traditional and newer material processing techniques, modeling and optimization in manufacturing, quality and management, product development, robotics, and computer integrated manufacturing.

This volume will provide the necessary information to all researchers, professionals and beginners alike in introducing innovating manufacturing practices and furthering research on newer and improved manufacturing technologies.

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Contents

Effects of Machining Force and Temperature during Ductile Machining of
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Analysis of Temperature Rise in Drilling of GFRP Composite Material with
9
Some Studies on the Machining Aspects of AlSiC Composites
15
Manufacturing Challenges and Technologies for Thin Section Liner Tubes
28
Performance Characteristics of Alumina based Ceramic Cutting Tools on
34
A Study on High Speed Machining of Aluminium Alloy for Space Applications
40
Experimental Investigation to Study the Effect of Cutter Geometry on
46
Some Investigations on Surface Integrity of High Speed Turned INCONEL 718
52
Resolving a TOC Product Mix Decision Problem using PsychoClonal Algorithm
529
A Novel Design Approach for Quality Improvement of Centrifugal Pump
536
Development of an Integrated Computerized Maintenance Management
548
Sampling Plan Design for ensuring Average Outgoing QualityA Case Study
554
A Tool to Amalgamate Quality of People
560
Comparison of EKCS CONWIP and HEKCS Control Mechanisms in a Pull
566
Breakthrough Strategy in Rubber Moulding ProcessA Case Study
572
Finite Element Modeling of Manufacturing Processes
583

An Integrated Model for Machinability Evaluation
58
Performance Evaluation of Cutting Fluids on Machining AlSiC Metal Matrix
64
Studies on Vibratory Assisted Drilling of Polymeric Composites
73
Centering of Tool in Diamond Turning
79
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An Investigation on Lubricant
91
Evaluation of Grinding Environments for Grinding Hardened Bearing Steel with
97
Design and Development of a Quick Stop Device for Studying Grits
103
Development of a Simple Technique for Enhancing the Fluid Flow through the
109
Process Monitoring in Grinding
115
Effect of Chemistry on the Grinding Performance of Alumina Abrasives
123
A Review of Abrasive Jet Deburring Process
137
Effect of Providing a Rotating Rod Inside the Hollow Cylindrical Workpiece
143
AJM Characteristics of 6061Al2O Metal Matrix Composites
149
Study of Machining Characteristics of Titanium Alloys in Ultrasonic Machining
155
Condition Monitoring of Orifice and Focussing Tube based on Suction
161
Response Surface Analysis of Electro Jet Drilled Holes in SUPERNI 263A
168
On the Evaluation of WireEDM Process
174
Development of Manufacturing Technology for Drilling of Cooling Holes in
180
Electrical Discharge Machining of AlSiC Metal Matrix Composites with
191
Characterization and Development of Titanium Diboride for EDM
198
MicroMachining and Fabrication
207
YAG Laser MicroMachining on
215
Development of a Compact Wire Feeding Mechanism for Micro Electro
221
Laser Bending of MicroTubes
227
ToolBased MicroNano Fabrication
234
Effect of Barrelling in Square Billets of Aluminium by Introducing Die Constraints
247
Theoretical Modelling and Numerical Simulation of Superplastic forming of
258
Minimum Zone Evaluation of Spatial Straightness
317
Vector Analysis Approach for Flatness Error Evaluation based on Minimum Zone
328
Computation of Least Squares Reference Profile for Surface Roughness
337
Material Treatment and Surface Modification
343
Effect of Chamber Pressure on Morphology Quality and Adhesion of HFCVD
352
Experimental Studies on Specific Grinding Energy causing Selective Hardening
358
An Insight into Surface Modification of Steels subjected to Machine
364
Development of Superplasticity in High Strength AlAlloy 7010
371
Optimization Techniques in Manufacturing
377
Particle Swarm OptimizationPSO Algorithm for the Machining Tolerance
384
Parametric Optimization of Powder Mixed Electrical Discharge Machining
390
Optimization of Wire Electrical Discharge Machining of yTitanium
397
The use of Orthogonal Array with Grey Relational Analysis to Optimize
403
Optimum CutPlan Selection and Machine Allocation in Manufacturing
410
Optimization of EDM Processes Parameters by using Fuzzy Logic Method
416
MultiResponse Optimization of Composite Machining Process using Grey
423
Determination of Optimal SubDivision of Depth of Cut for CNC Multipass
429
Optimization of Wear Resistance and Impact Strength of Bearing Steel
436
Parametric Optimization for Quality Surface Finish in Laser Cutting using
442
MultiAttributes for Selection of Manufacturing Site in Supply Chain Management
463
Evolution of Coefficients for Causal Forecasting in Supply Chain
470
Modified Consignment Stock Policy with Controllable Stochastic Lead Times for
476
An Advanced Scatter Search Technique for Scheduling Optimization of FMS
482
Ant Algorithm on Lot Streaming in Two Machine Flow Shop
488
Machining Operations Sequencing using Hybridized Ant Colony Optimization
494
Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Solving Facility Layout Problem
505
Sequencing and Scheduling in a Flexible Manufacturing Cell using SA
515
Risk based Design of X Control Charts
523
Finite Element Analysis of Magnetic Abrasive Finishing Process
590
Two Dimensional Finite Element Modeling of Electro Jet Drilling Process
596
Spring Back Analysis of Al8011 Sheet Metal using Finite Element Method and
602
Finite Element Analysis of Orthogonal Cutting under Different Cutting Feeds
608
Finite Element Modeling of Wrinkling Behavior of Aluminium Sheet Drawn
614
Finite Element Analysis and Experimental Validation of the Effect of Draw
620
Simulation of Temperature Distribution in High Speed Milling using Finite
626
Chatter Suppression in Machine Tools using Magnetoreological Fluid Damper
633
Vibration and Condition Monitoring
657
Modeling of Parameters Affecting Gearbox Vibrations for Fault Diagnosis
665
Theoretical Analysis of Rigidity and Critical Speed of a High Frequency
671
Active Vibration Control of Cantilever Beam using Piezoelectric Actuators
677
Improving Dynamic Response and Stability of a Drilling Machine using
685
Design of a Robotic Manipulator based on FiveBar Mechanism
693
Performance Analysis of Hexaslide Machine Tools
699
Computer Assisted Kinematic Synthesis and Simulation of an Anthropomorphic
705
QuasiFlexible Multiple Drilling with Gang PKM Machine
711
Lift Characteristics of the Autonomous Insect RobotFlapping Wing Micro
723
Accelerated New Product Innovation in Collaborative Design using
733
Assembly Efficiency Comparison for Pressure Regulator Valves using Design
739
Stochastic Analysis of Sliding Friction by Data Dependent System
745
Design of Barrel CAM for the Magazine Rotation of Automatic Tool Changer
751
Effect of Gear Geometry on the Performance of Injection Molded Polymer Gears
762
Reverse EngineeringA Product Development Tool
768
Finalisation of Journal Bearing Design Input with Wear Optimized AWT
776
Robust Tolerance Design through Computer Simulation
783
Finite Element Analysis of Laminated Composite Structures for Transient 164
791
ComputerAided Modal Analysis of Hobbing Machine by Finite Element Method
798
Some Aspects of Hatching Problem in Layered Manufacturing
807
Evolution of Coefficients of Stereolithography ProcessError Relationship
815
Boundary Representation as a Basis for Machining Features Recognition
851
Automated Sequence Generation for Sheet Metal Bending
857
Automated Machining Planning for the Development of CAPP System for
863
Analytic Hierarchy Process AHP based Selection of NonTraditional
869
Selection of Optimal Material Handling Equipment using Analytic
875
Capturing the Conceptual Stage Information Relevant for Assembly
881
NeuroGenetic Approach for Automatic Selection of Process Parameters in
887
Unigraphics Solutions for Productive and Gouge Free 5Axis Machining of
897
Robust Design of AGVS and Performance Evaluation of an FMS
903
Cellular Layout Design using Simulated Annealing Algorithm
909
Study of Simultaneous Scheduling of Vehicles and Machines in Flexible
915
Influence of the form Tool and Fixture Arrangement in CNC Turning
921
Genetic Algorithm based Safe Path Planning of Autonomous Robot in
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A 3D Model Generating Technique using Digital Image for
936
NonContact 3D Part Recognition by Shape Theoretic Approach
942
Prediction and Control of Machining Quality using NeuroFuzzy System
948
Predicting Tool Wear and Regrinding in a Virtual Manufacturing Environment
954
An AdaptiveNetwork based Fuzzy Expert System for Prediction of
960
An Intelligent Robotic Assembly Planning System
966
Analysis of Surface Topography in Electrochemical Grinding by
975
Abrasive Wear Behaviour of Sintered Bronze Powder Preforms
979
Fabrication of Elliptical Nose Cone for a High Speed under Water
985
Empirical Investigation of Relationship between Just in Time Practices and
989
ElectroDischarge Machining of Steels and effect of its Hardness on
995
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