Industry 4.0 in Material Forming

Dr. Matruprasad Rout is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Production Engineering, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India. He has completed his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India. His research interest includes metal forming, mechanical metallurgy and material characterization. He has published more than 25 research papers in peer-reviewed international journals and conference proceedings. He is serving as reviewer for various international journals in the specializations of manufacturing engineering and material science.

Dr. Raju Prasad Mahto is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at S V National Institute of Technology, Surat, India. He has completed his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. He is also the recipient of India’s prestigious research fellowship, the National Postdoctoral Fellowship at IISc Bangalore. Dr. Mahto is actively engaged in research in the fields of additive manufacturing, metal matrix composites, and welding of polymers. He holds one patent and has published around 36 papers in reputed international journals, books, and conferences.

Prof. S. Vinodh is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Production Engineering, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India. He completed his Ph.D. and master’s degree in production engineering from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India. He has published research papers in international journals in the research areas lean manufacturing, agile manufacturing, sustainable manufacturing, additive manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma and Industry 4.0. He is serving as a reviewer for various international journals in the specializations of manufacturing and industrial engineering. He has been awarded Institution of Engineers Young Engineer Award for the year 2013.