Advances in Industrial Automation and Smart Manufacturing

 Dr. A. Arockiarajan is currently working as a professor at Solid Mechanics Division, Department of Applied Mechanics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai. He obtained his B.E. from M. S. University, Tirunelveli, M.E. from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India and Ph.D. from the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. His areas of research include smart materials and structures, composites and bio-materials. He has published nearly 100 research articles in reputed international and national journals.  Dr. M. Duraiselvam is currently working as a professor at the Department of Production Engineering, National Institute of Technology Trichy. He graduated from Coimbatore Institute of Technology with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1996. He completed his Master’s degree in Manufacturing Technology from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli in 1998. He also has an MBA from Madurai Kamaraj University specialized in operations management in 2003. He completed his Ph.D. in the area of laser cladding of turbine blades from Technical University of Clausthal, Germany in 2006 under DAAD Fellowship. Dr. Durai was also awarded Young Scientist by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India for a fast track project. He has published nearly 80 research articles in reputed international and national journals. Dr. Ramesh Raju is currently working as a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Santhiram Engineering College, Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh. He graduated from Shanmugha College of Engineering, Thanjavur, Bharathidasan University and obtained his post graduate degree from Thiagarajar College of Engineering Madurai, Anna University. He obtained his Ph.D. from National Institute of Technology Trichy. He has 5 years of industrial experience, 9 years of teaching experience and 7 years of research experience. His areas of interest are laser material processing, surface engineering and refractory materials. Dr. Raju is a fellow of Indian Institute of Production Engineers (India) and a member of the Indian Society for Technical Education of India. He has published more than 40 research articles in respected international and national publications.

An Overview of Industry 4.0 Technologies and Benefits and Challenges that Incurres While Adoptng It.- Design, Fabrication and Testing of Magnetorheological Damper System for Machine Tool Application.- Design and Fabrication of a Test-Rig for Performance Analysis of a Pneumatic Muscle Actuator.- Fracture Analysis of C-Stringer and Hat Stringer on the Load Carrying Vehicle.- Prioritization of Factors Influencing Sustainable Product Design in the Context of Green Consumer Behavior Using Hybrid AHP- ELECTRE II: A Case Study.- Evaluation of Material Properties and Abrasive Resistance of Tantalum Carbide Based Hardox Steel for Construction Purpose.- Development of Portable Tabletop Equipments for Micro Manufacturing System.- Analyzing the Manufacturing Operations and Identifying the Bottlenecks in Food Processing Industry.- Design and Optimization of Constrained Damping Layer Thickness of Aluminum Plate Structure at Various Wave Modes of Vibration.- Design and Investigation of a Go E-Kart Frame by Utilizing Cad Tools.- Design and Fabrication of an Automated Laptop Stand.- Design and Analysis of Progressive Die for Manufacturing the Gasket Part.