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Recent Advances in Manufacturing, Automation, Design and Energy Technologies

Proceedings from ICoFT 2020

  • Comprises select peer-reviewed proceedings of the conference ICoFT 2020
  • Enriches understanding by including contributions from leading experts across the globe
  • Covers latest research in technological advances in the field of manufacturing, automation, design and energy, etc

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Table of contents (107 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Manufacturing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Design of Workplace in Assembly Unit Using Ergonomic Principles

      • V. Manivelmuralidaran, M. Balaji, V. Arun
      Pages 19-26
    3. Experimental Investigation on Electrochemical Discharge Machining of Zirconia

      • Vijay Manoharan, Sekar Tamilperuvalathan, Elango Natarajan, Prasanth Ponnusamy
      Pages 27-34
    4. Risk Management for e-Commerce Supply Chain Network Using Robust Optimization Approach: A Case Study

      • Shubhender Singh, Pradeep Kumar, Manish Bhandari, Gunjan Soni
      Pages 35-46
    5. Calculation of Filling Characteristic of Cast Al–Si Alloy

      • Samavedam Santhi, U. S. Jyothi, K. Srinivasa Vadayar
      Pages 47-56
    6. Review on Materials and Method Used to Develop Antimicrobial Coatings in Medical and Food Processing Industry

      • Vinod Babu Chintada, Sasidhar Gurugubelli, Sudhakar Uppada
      Pages 57-63
    7. Effect of Laser Scan Speed on Microstructure and Mircohardness on Titanium Clad Magnesium

      • Kannan Ganesa Balamurugan, Muthukannan Duraiselvam
      Pages 75-84
    8. Detonation Gun Spray Coatings on Martensitic Stainless Steels

      • J. Jhansi, S. Santhi, P. V. S. Lakshmi Narayana, Bhomik Ketari Deogade
      Pages 85-93
    9. Joining of Dissimilar Aluminum Alloys AA2024 and AA7075 by Friction Stir Welding: A Review

      • Ajay Kaushal, Sachindra Shankar, Somnath Chattopadhyaya
      Pages 95-103
    10. Recent Advances in Machining of Composites and Super Alloys by Using Wire-EDM. A Review

      • Tariq Ahmad, Noor Zaman Khan, Babar Ahmad, Annayath Maqbool
      Pages 115-123
    11. Effect of Buffer Layer on Crack Susceptibility, Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of Ni Hard Coatings

      • Nikhil Thawari, Nikhil Chaubey, Aayush Chandak, T. V. K. Gupta
      Pages 125-133
    12. Experimental Investigation on Properties of Acetic Acid-Treated Banana Fiber Polymer Composites

      • J. Ronald Aseer, S. Renold Elsen, K. Sankaranarayanasamy
      Pages 135-140
    13. Laser Beam Welding of Advanced High-Strength Steels (Dual Phase Steels)

      • P. V. S. Lakshminarayana, Jai Prakash Gautam, P. Mastanaiah, G. Madhusudan Reddy, K. Bhanu Sankara Rao
      Pages 141-148
    14. Plasma Cladding of Copper on Cylindrical SS 316L Surface

      • C. Aditya, C. Gagan, R. Poojith Raj, V. Balaji, V. Srinivasa Chari, Suyog Jhavar
      Pages 149-156

About this book

This book comprises the proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Future Technologies in Manufacturing, Automation, Design and Energy 2020. The contents of this volume focus on recent technological advances in the field of manufacturing, automation, design and energy. Some of the topics covered include additive manufacturing, renewable energy resources, design automation, process automation and monitoring, etc. This volume will prove a valuable resource for those in academia and industry.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Puducherry, Karaikal, Puducherry, India

    Sendhil Kumar Natarajan

  • School of Materials Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India

    Rajiv Prakash

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Puducherry, Puducherry, India

    K. Sankaranarayanasamy

About the editors

Dr. Sendhil Kumar Natarajan is currently an Assistant Professor & Head in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Dean – Faculty Welfare, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Puducherry. He pursued his B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering and M.Tech. in Energy Technology from Pondicherry Engineering College in 2001 and 2003, respectively, followed by Ph.D. in solar energy from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras in 2008. After his Ph.D., he joined as Senior R&D Engineer, at CSEM-UAE, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. Later, he joined as a Post Doctoral Research Fellowship at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom under European Union Project. He got young faculty award and outstanding researcher award in the field of Solar Thermal. He has published papers in 30 international journals and 40 national and international conferences in the area of energy. Based on his research work, he has filed four patents in the area of solar energy. He has three funded projects from DST-SERB as a PI for Concentrating Solar Systems, DST-UKIERI as a Co-PI for fuel cell research, and BRICS as a Co-PI for Solar Based Biomass Conversion. His research area lies in solar thermal system and CSP system, CPV, integration of high temperature solar thermal systems, heat transfer, fluid flow, and fuel cells.




Dr. Rajiv Prakash received his M.Tech. in Materials Technology from Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU), India and completed his Ph.D. from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay. Currently, he is a Professor of Materials Science and Technology, and Dean (Research and Development) of IIT-BHU. He has worked with the CSIR lab in Lucknow as a Scientist for over 7 years. He has been the recipient of Young Scientist Award (Council of Science and Technology), Young Engineer Awards (Indian National Academy of Engineering) of India and Materials Society Medal Award of India. His current research interests include architecture and design of functional polymers and nanocomposites for their applications in organic electronic devices and sensors/biosensors. He is participating as PI/Coordinator in various National Mission projects like Technology Innovation Hub, IMPRINT, SPARC and Energy Mission projects of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. He has published over 200 publications in international journals of repute and has 20 patents in his credit.




Dr. K. Sankaranarayanasamy is serving currently as Director of NIT Pondicherry, formerly a professor of Mechanical Engineering at National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, received his B.E. Mechanical Engineering (Hons) in 1981 from PSG College of Technology, India. He received his M. Tech Production Engineering in 1983 and Ph.D. in 1989 from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India. His research targets finite elements simulation of welding Process. Ergonomics study and Gear Design. He has authored more than 75 papers in international and national journals and has attended conferences in Slovak Republic, China, America and Austria. To his credit, he has completed several sponsored projects (total worth of Rs. 60 lakhs) funded by BHEL, Trichy, NLC Neyveli and DST. He served in administrative responsibilities such as Head of the Department, Dean and Director of NIT. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Recent Advances in Manufacturing, Automation, Design and Energy Technologies

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings from ICoFT 2020

  • Editors: Sendhil Kumar Natarajan, Rajiv Prakash, K. Sankaranarayanasamy

  • Series Title: Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4222-7

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-4221-0Published: 13 October 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-4224-1Published: 14 October 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-4222-7Published: 11 October 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2195-4356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2195-4364

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 992

  • Number of Illustrations: 138 b/w illustrations, 556 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Production Engineering, Engineering Design, Robotics and Automation

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