This book is on various advanced, simple, and novel techniques being used and developed in the area of manufacturing processes. Manufacturing sector is one of the important areas which help to improve the economy of our nation. It not only generates employment opportunities but also makes us self-reliant (aatma nirbhar). In line with this important agenda of Government of India, this track envisages high-quality research contributions in the field of low-cost manufacturing technologies. It comprises the research and development studies on the various factors that influence the cost of manufacturing of product or system. The factors are materials, manufacturing processes, material handling processes, skilled manpower, quality control technologies, effective communication, and use of artificial intelligence techniques. The papers are on both numerical and experimental research works related to these aspects.

Covers selected peer-reviewed papers presented in NERC 2022

Chapter 1. Analysis of Numerical Method for Modal Analysis of Thin Walled Structures for Achieving Low Cost Manufacturing.- Chapter 2. Corrosion behavior and mechanical properties of ER70S-6 alloy cladding on aluminum using a cold metal transfer process.- chapter 3. An Experimental Investigation into CO2 Laser[1]based processing of Boulder and Marble.- Chapter 4. Application of machine learning in phase prediction of highentropy alloys (HEAs).- Chapter 5. Design and fabrication of an extrusion system for cement paste 3D printing.- Chapter 6. Friction Stir Spot Welding of Honeycomb Core Sandwich Structure.- Chapter 7. Development of low-cost membrane separation technologies.- Chapter 8. Ultra-Precise Single Point Diamond Turning Process and Its Low Cost Alternative Methods.- Chapter 9. Fabrication of Cost Effective Bi -porous Composite Wick for Loop Heat Pipes.- Chapter 10. Development and Characterization of Bi[1]porous Metallic Wick for Loop Heat Pipes.- Chapter 11. Microchannel Fabrication on Polycarbonate using Laser[1]Induced Plasma Assisted Ablation (LIPAA) with Copper Metal Target.- Chapter 12. Co2 Laser Cutting Of White Pat Silk - A Preliminary Work.- Chapter 13. Numerical modelling and simulation of micro machining of biomedical materials using Nd:YAG millisecond pulse laser.- Chapter 14. Surface modification techniques in electric discharge machining: A review.- Chapter 15. Estimation of wire surface quality index during wire electric discharge machining using image processing technique.- Chapter 16. Novel design method for improvement of in-plane energy absorption characteristic of auxetic Re[1]entrant honeycomb structure.- Chapter 17. Response of coconut coir filler reinforced epoxy composite towards cyclic loading: Fatigue property evaluation.- Chapter 18. Parallel kinematics based mechanism and its industrial application in CNC machine tool development.