Overview
This book explores the integration of Industry 4.0 technologies in the domain of composite manufacturing industries. It showcases how Industry 4.0 technologies can affect the production, design, quality control, and sustainability processes within the composite manufacturing industries, and: Provides insights into the implementation of Industry 4.0 and the performance of green and eco-friendly composite manufacturing Discusses the calculation of carbon footprint, life cycle assessment, and cost-benefit analysis of Industry 4.0 technologies in composite manufacturing Showcases challenges, enablers, and frameworks of green, eco-friendly, and sustainable composites Highlights the role of Industry 4.0 in composite manufacturing energy management and to enable the circularity of composite material Covers applications of Industry 4.0 in the selection of composite materials and the impact of Industry 4.0 on sustainable green composites The text is primarily written for senior undergraduates, graduate students, and academic researchers in fields including manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, automotive engineering, aerospace engineering, industrial engineering, and production engineering.
Full Product Details
Author: Ashiwani Kumar (Feroze Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Raebareli, India) ,
Mukesh Kumar (Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India) ,
Bhavna Pandey (Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, India)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: CRC Press
ISBN: 9781032947501
ISBN 10: 1032947500
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 12 March 2026
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
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Author Information
Ashiwani Kumar is Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department, Feroze Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India, and has research interests in the areas of tribology, nanomaterials, composite materials, and biomaterials. He has completed several projects funded by various agencies. He has proven his domain-specific dedication through 20 UG projects, 8 PG projects, and 1 PhD Project under his current supervision and has published more than 50 papers in refereed journals and conferences. He has published ten reference books and ten book chapters and has been granted three patents. Mukesh Kumar has done his PhD on multi-ingredient friction composites. It deepened his expertise in R&D work related to composites, specifically polymer and metals/alloy matrix-based composites. He is currently Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. He has proven his domain-specific dedication through 14 UG projects, 16 PG projects, and 4 PhD projects. About one UG batch of four students, one PG student, and two PhD projects are under his current supervision. His work has been published in 55 research articles across various journals of national and international reputation. He also contributed seven book chapters and about seven reference books. Bhavna Pandey is Assistant Professor at UPES Dehradun in India, has earned a PhD in mechanical engineering from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. She has pursued her master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. She has three years of teaching and research experience. Her areas of research are sustainable manufacturing, lean manufacturing, Industry 4.0, sustainable product design, sustainable supply chain management, and sustainable composite materials.
