Advances in Additive Manufacturing and Joining

Fabrication of Customized Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO) by Reverse Engineering using Fused Deposition Modeling.- Friction Stir Welding of Three Dimensional Printed Polymer Composites with Semi-Consumable Tool.- Mechanical Characterization and Process Optimization of PolyJet 3D Printing using Digital ABS with Different Part Geometries.- Retrofitment of Laser Cladding System with CNC Machine for Hybrid Layer Manufacturing.- Influence of Various tool path patterns on Hardness used in Weld-Deposition based Additive Manufacturing.

M.S. Shunmugam is a Professor (Emeritus) in the Manufacturing Engineering Section in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. After receiving his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Madras in 1976, he has worked in IIT Bombay (from 1977 to 1980) and in IIT Madras from 1980 onwards. He was a visiting faculty member at Michigan Technological University during 1989-1991 and was a member in the board of governors of IIT Madras during 2012-2013. Dr. Shanmugam's research interests include metrology, machine tools, manufacturing, gears, micro-machining and computer applications in manufacturing. He has published about 130 peer-reviewed international journal papers, 15 peer-reviewed national journal papers, 75 international conferences and about 80 national conferences.

M. Kanthababu is a Professor in the Department of Manufacturing Engineering in Anna University, Chennai, India and theDirector of the Centre for Intellectual Property Right and Trade Marks in Anna University. He has completed his MS in Mechanical engineering and PhD in Advanced Manufacturing Technology from IIT Madras. Prof Kanthababu's research interests include manufacturing technology, composite materials and machining, and automation in manufacturing. He has published more than 30 peer reviewed international journal papers and 2 books, and holds one patent.