Fused Deposition Modeling Based 3D Printing / Materials Forming, Machining and Tribology (PDF)

Dr. Harshit K. Dave is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at S. V. National Institute of Technology, Surat, India. His major research interests are advanced machining processes, micro machining processes, additive manufacturing processes, fabrication and characterization of composites, robotics and automation. He also serves as secretary of the India branch of ModTech Professional Association, Romania.



Dr. J. Paulo Davim is a Full Professor at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He is also distinguished as honorary professor in several universities/colleges in China, India and Spain. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1997, M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering (materials and manufacturing processes) in 1991, Mechanical Engineering degree (5 years) in 1986, from the University of Porto (FEUP), the Aggregate title (Full Habilitation) from the University of Coimbra in 2005 and the D.Sc. (Higher Doctorate)from London Metropolitan University in 2013. He is Senior Chartered Engineer by the Portuguese Institution of Engineers with an MBA and Specialist titles in Engineering and Industrial Management as well as in Metrology. He is also Eur Ing by FEANI-Brussels and Fellow (FIET) of IET-London. He has more than 30 years of teaching and research experience in Manufacturing, Materials, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, with special emphasis in Machining & Tribology.