Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering (Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering)

This book provides a comprehensive overview of emerging technologies in manufacturing and materials engineering, highlighting both fundamental principles and practical solutions for solving contemporary industrial challenges. The first part presents novel approaches to machining and restoration, focusing on process planning, machinability, and function-oriented technological processes. The second part addresses monitoring methods, strategies for evaluating, and improving quality, covering agile management practices, system diagnostics, and advanced modeling techniques for consistent performance in complex industrial environments. The third part explores surface modification, residual stress evaluation, and alloy treatments that enhance product durability, performance, and sustainability. These contributions demonstrate how material innovations directly support industrial competitiveness and product reliability. In the last part, the book highlights comprehensive computational methods, ranging from cutting dynamics and system stability to predictive modeling and stochastic approaches within Industry 4.0 frameworks. Written by thirty authors from fourteen leading research institutions, higher education organizations, and companies, across five different countries (Germany, Latvia, the Slovak Republic, Turkey, and Ukraine), this book offers extensive information to both researchers and professionals in the broad field of manufacturing.

Prof. Vitalii Ivanov, DSc., Ph.D., ING.PAED.IGIP, Professor of the Department of Automobile and Manufacturing Technologies of the Technical University of Košice, Slovak Republic, and Head of the Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Machines and Tools of Sumy State University, Ukraine. Prof. Ivanov carried out research, completed internships, and gave lectures in Germany, the USA, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, China, Poland, the Czech Republic, etc. Furthermore, he participated in research projects funded by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, State Fund for Fundamental Research, Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic, and Ukrainian and German industrial companies. He also has experience coordinating and co-coordinating research projects funded by TEMPUS, Erasmus+, Czech Development Agency, DAAD, Gene Haas Foundation & Haas Automation, Japan International Cooperation Agency, and NAWA. Since 2020, he has been a Member of the Experts’ Team of the Invention Support Fund of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine and an Expert of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine on the State Certification of Scientific Institutions. In 2022, he became a Member of the Expert Council of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine on certification of scientific personnel in Manufacturing Engineering. Since 2024, he has also been serving as an expert in carrying out scientific evaluation in Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering for the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.