This volume fulfills a pressing need in both academia and industry to follow the latest innovations in sustainable manufacturing. The contents cover a host of topics, from environmentally friendly machining techniques to developments in zero-waste production.

A storehouse of up-to-date research data on the tribology of nanocomposite materials, this reference for advanced students has broad coverage of the field, including chapters on Al2O2- and MoS2-based composites, and multi-scale, phase-reinforced varieties.