Post-Processing Techniques for Additive Manufacturing

This text defines and covers different themes of post-processing techniques based on mechanical, chemical/electrochemical, and thermal energy. It will serve as an ideal reference text for senior undergraduate and graduate students in diverse engineering fields including manufacturing, industrial, aerospace, and mechanical.

This book:

• covers the fundamentals and advancements in the post-processing techniques for additive manufacturing;
• explores methods/techniques for post-processing different types of materials used in additive manufacturing processes;
• gives insight into the process selection criteria for post-processing of additive manufactured products made from different types of materials;
• discusses hybrid processes used for post-processing of additive manufacturing parts; and
• highlights post-processing techniques for properties enhancement.

The primary aim of the book is to give the readers a well-informed layout of the different post-processing techniques that range from employing mechanical energy to chemical, electrochemical, and thermal energy to perform the intended task.

這本書定義並涵蓋了基於機械、化學/電化學和熱能的不同後處理技術的主題。它將作為高年級本科生和研究生在製造、工業、航空航天和機械等不同工程領域的理想參考書。

這本書包括以下內容：
- 涵蓋增材製造後處理技術的基礎知識和進展；
- 探索用於增材製造過程中不同材料的後處理方法/技術；
- 提供有關從不同材料製造的增材製造產品的後處理選擇標準的見解；
- 討論用於增材製造零件後處理的混合工藝；
- 強調用於提高性能的後處理技術。

本書的主要目的是為讀者提供一個全面了解不同後處理技術的框架，從應用機械能到化學、電化學和熱能來執行預期任務。

Dr Zafar Alam is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, India. Prior to joining IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, he served as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, India for two years. He received his B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Jamia Millia Islamia, India in 2012. He has received his M. Tech and PhD in Production Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India in 2014 and 2019 respectively. As an academician and researcher, he has published an authored book, several book chapters and more than two dozens of research papers in peer reviewed international journals and conferences. He also has to his credit six Indian patents and has received two international and three national awards including the critically acclaimed GYTI (Gandhian Young Technological Innovation) award for his contribution in the field of research and innovation. His research interests include but are not limited to advanced finishing/polishing processes, non-conventional machining, additive manufacturing, industrial automation and motion control.

Dr Faiz Iqbal received his B. Tech in Mechanical and Automation Engineering from Maharshi Dayanand University, India in 2011. He received his M. Tech in Mechatronics Engineering from Amity University, India in 2013 and PhD in Manufacturing Automation from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India in 2019. He is currently working as a Lecturer in the School of Engineering, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom. As an academician and researcher, he has to his credit several research papers in peer reviewed international journals and conferences. He also has to his credit four Indian patents and has received two international and three national awards for his contribution in the field of research and innovation. He secured funding for COVID-19 project which he successfully delivered and was nominated for Scottish Knowledge Exchange award in COVID-19 collaborative response category and was awarded the COVID-19 Engineering medal by the School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh. His research interests include but are not limited to Mechatronics; Industrial Automation; Smart Manufacturing; Fluidic logic/Soft Robotics; Advanced Machining Processes; Non-Conventional Machining; Industry 4.0 - Cyber Physical Systems; Advanced Metrology.

Dr Dilshad Ahmad Khan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering,
NIT Hamirpur, India. He is a prominent academician and researcher. He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) from Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London. He has received his PhD in Manufacturing from IIT Delhi, India in 2018 and Master of Technology (M.Tech) from Aligarh Muslim University, India, in 2010. He received his Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) in Mechanical Engineering from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University (formerly Agra University), India in 2006. He has published a good number of research articles in international journals and conferences. He got published an authored book entitled as Magnetic Field Assisted Finishing: Methods, Applications and Process Automation. He is the author of several book chapters on various topics of Engineering. He has filed several Indian patents for his innovations. He has received various National and International Awards for his research and innovations including Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award (GYTI) hosted by President House (Rashtrapati Bhawan), New Delhi. His research interests include advanced finishing/polishing processes, non-conventional machining, additive manufacturing, mechatronic systems and industrial automation.

Dr. Zafar Alam是印度印度理工學院（印度礦業學院）機械工程系的助理教授。在加入印度理工學院（ISM）丹巴德之前，他在印度阿利加爾穆斯林大學扎基爾·侯賽因工程與技術學院擔任機械工程助理教授兩年。他於2012年從印度賈米亞·米利亞·伊斯蘭大學獲得機械工程學士學位。他於2014年和2019年分別在印度理工學院德里分校獲得生產工程碩士和博士學位。作為一名學者和研究人員，他出版了一本專著、幾篇專書章節和二十多篇經同行評審的國際期刊和會議論文。他還擁有六項印度專利，並獲得了兩項國際和三項國家獎項，包括在研究和創新領域做出的重要貢獻的廣受好評的GYTI（甘地青年技術創新）獎。他的研究興趣包括但不限於先進的精加工/拋光工藝、非傳統加工、增材製造、工業自動化和運動控制。

Dr. Faiz Iqbal於2011年從印度馬赫什·達揚南大學獲得機械與自動化工程學士學位。他於2013年在印度阿米蒂大學獲得機電一體化工程碩士學位，並於2019年在印度理工學院德里分校獲得製造自動化博士學位。他目前在英國林肯大學工程學院擔任講師。作為一名學者和研究人員，他在經同行評審的國際期刊和會議上發表了多篇研究論文。他還擁有四項印度專利，並獲得了兩項國際和三項國家獎項，以表彰他在研究和創新領域的貢獻。他為COVID-19項目獲得了資金支持，並成功完成了該項目，並被提名為蘇格蘭知識交流獎的COVID-19合作應對類別，並獲得了愛丁堡大學工程學院頒發的COVID-19工程獎章。他的研究興趣包括但不限於機電一體化；工業自動化；智能製造；流體邏輯/軟機器人；先進加工工藝；非傳統加工；工業4.0-物聯網；先進測量技術。

Dr. Dilshad Ahmad Khan是印度國家理工學院哈米爾普爾分校機械工程系的助理教授。他是一位傑出的學者和研究人員。他是倫敦機械工程師學會的特許工程師（CEng）。他於2018年在印度理工學院德里分校獲得製造學博士學位，並於2010年在印度阿利加爾穆斯林大學獲得技術碩士學位。他於2006年在印度巴拉莫斯·阿姆貝卡爾大學（前身為阿格拉大學）獲得機械工程學士學位。他在國際期刊和會議上發表了大量研究論文。他出版了一本名為《磁場輔助精加工：方法、應用和過程自動化》的專著。他是多本工程專題的專書章節的作者。他為自己的創新申請了幾項印度專利。他因其在研究和創新領域的貢獻而獲得了多個國家和國際獎項，包括由印度總統府（拉什特拉帕蒂·巴萬）主辦的甘地青年技術創新獎（GYTI）。他的研究興趣包括先進的精加工/拋光工藝、非傳統加工、增材製造、機電系統和工業自動化。