Advanced Surface Enhancement: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Advanced Surface Enhancement (INCASE 2019)?Research Towards Industrialisation (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)

This book presents the proceedings of the first INCASE conference, organised by ARTC at A*STAR, Singapore. It provides a comprehensive review of recent advances in surface enhancement processes and strategies employed to assess their impact on materials properties and performance. As cyber-physical systems are becoming more and more relevant in manufacturing, it focuses on assessing the readiness of current technologies for future transformations, such as Industry 4.0, identifying the opportunities and challenges, and exploring ways to address them. 

Written by researchers, practising engineering and industry experts, the book bridges the gap between research and manufacturing, promoting technology adoption in industry and innovative ideas to prepare it for the future. 

Dr Sho Itoh is a Scientist at the Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC), Singapore. He received bachelor’s/master’s degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology and Ph.D. from Kyoto University. In 2010, he started R&D on laser processing of glass in Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. From 2018, he has been working on metal surface enhancement processes such as stream finishing, laser peening, and the process monitoring and simulation in ARTC. As of 2019, he has published 9 journal papers, and 28 patents granted. 

Dr Shashwat Shukla is a Materials Scientist at the Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC), Singapore. He has over eight years of research experience in materials characterization and tailoring the structure and properties of engineering materials for advanced applications in data storage, catalysis, energy, metal processing, and aerospace industries. Prior to joining ARTC in April 2017, Dr Shukla worked at various global R&D centres of Seagate Technology and Johnson Matthey Plc for five years. Currently, he is involved with a range of research projects assessing materials performance and structural integrity issues in collaboration with partners from industry and academia in Singapore and abroad.