Offers the research and review studies in drilling of composite materials. This book provides information on delamination and damage reduction in drilling of composite materials. It deals with influence of machining parameters on the delamination.

Metal cutting is technology with great interest for several important industries such as automotive, aeronautics, aerospace, alternative energy, moulds and dies, biomedical, etc. This book offers a review of the latest research.

Reviews research developments in micro and nanomanufacturing, such as manufacturing and fabrication techniques in nano, micro and meso scales, micro scale metal cutting, micro and nano abrasive machining, laser micro-machining; micro EDM, and, micro forming processes and lithographyc processes.

Tribology is defined as the 'science and technology of interacting surfaces in relative motion'. It includes the research and application of principles of friction, wear and lubrication. This book reviews research on the tribology of composite materials.

As the biomedical device industry grows substantially worldwide over the next few decades, significant issues regarding the health and safety of the manufacturing worker must be controlled and managed effectively in order to minimize unwanted exposures to chemical, biological and physical hazards encountered in the workplace. It is also important to bear in mind that safe delivery is not less important than efficient delivery. Medical devices may get contaminated by pathogenic microorganisms or cross contaminated as a result of delivering different drugs using the same device. This book...

The utilization of metal matrix composites (MMCs) has increased in various areas of industry due to their special mechanical and physical properties. MMCs, particularly aluminium based composites have a high specific strength and stiffness at elevated temperatures and fatigue, corrosion and wear resistance. This book reviews research on MMCs.

Tribology includes the research and application of principles of friction, wear, and lubrication. Frictional interactions in small scale are becoming increasingly important for the development of new products in mechanics, chemistry, electronics, life sciences, sensors, and by extension for all modern technology. In addition, surface engineering is a truly interdisciplinary topic in materials science that deals with the surface of solid matter. This book provides discussion and the exchange of information on all aspects of tribology and surface engineering in regards to modern industry.

Nowadays, machining is one of the most important of manufacturing processes in which a cutting tool or other techniques are used to remove excess material from a workpiece so that the remaining material is the desired part shape. Forming technologies includes a large group of manufacturing processes in which plastic deformation and other techniques are used to change the shape of workpieces. Machining and forming technologies can be applied to a wide variety of materials, namely, metals, polymers, ceramics, composites, biomaterials, nanomaterials. This book focuses on machining and forming...

Today, manufacturing technology is an interdisciplinary field involving the analysis of product design to assure manufacturability, the selection, specification and optimization of the required equipment, as well as tooling, processes and operations. Manufacturing technology is well established in a great number of industries such as aircraft, automotive, aerospace, machine tools, molds and dies, product manufacturing, computers, electronics, semiconductor and communications. This book focuses on all manufacturing technology materials, such as metals, plastics, ceramics, composites and...

This title reviews research developments in micro and nanomanufacturing, such as manufacturing and fabrication techniques in nano, micro and meso scales, micro scale metal cutting, micro and nano abrasive machining, laser micro-machining, micro EDM, micro forming processes and lithographyc processes.