Advanced Manufacturing and Joining Technologies for Composite Materials
- 1st Edition - June 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Pawan Kumar Rakesh, J. Paulo Davim
- Language: English
Advanced Manufacturing and Joining Technologies for Composite Materials delves into pivotal advancements that have enhanced performance and cost-effectiveness. The book covers… Read more
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Description
Description
Advanced Manufacturing and Joining Technologies for Composite Materials delves into pivotal advancements that have enhanced performance and cost-effectiveness. The book covers topics not commonly addressed in other references, including automated composite manufacturing, out-of-autoclave curing, nanostructured composites, smart composites, recycling and sustainability, and hybrid composites. Additionally, it addresses the modeling and simulation of composite manufacturing processes and the joining of composite laminates for product development, offering an exciting exploration for readers and learners.
Automation and robotics have transformed manufacturing processes, with techniques like automated fiber placement and automated tape laying ensuring precise and consistent reinforcement fiber placement. This minimizes human error, improves repeatability, and expedites production. Material science breakthroughs have given rise to smart composites capable of sensing, responding, and adapting to environmental changes. These smart composites find applications in structural health monitoring, shape-shifting structures, and adaptive aerodynamics.
Automation and robotics have transformed manufacturing processes, with techniques like automated fiber placement and automated tape laying ensuring precise and consistent reinforcement fiber placement. This minimizes human error, improves repeatability, and expedites production. Material science breakthroughs have given rise to smart composites capable of sensing, responding, and adapting to environmental changes. These smart composites find applications in structural health monitoring, shape-shifting structures, and adaptive aerodynamics.
Key features
Key features
- Delves into the revolutionary effects of technological progress in composite manufacturing
- Highlights the role of automation and robotics, exploring techniques such as automated fiber placement and automated tape laying
- Explores material science breakthroughs and introduces smart composites capable of sensing, responding, and adapting to environmental changes
- Covers a broad range of topics often overlooked, including automated composite manufacturing, out-of-autoclave curing, nanostructured composites, smart composites, recycling, sustainability, and hybrid composites
- Includes case studies that provide a valuable and practical dimension to the book
Readership
Readership
Engineering undergraduate and postgraduate students
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Introduction
1.1 Importance of composite materials in manufacturing
1.2 Significance of technological advancements in composite manufacturing and joining processes
1.3 Conclusions and Future opportunities
2. Composite Manufacturing and their properties
2.1 Common types of composite materials used in manufacturing
2.2 Advantages and disadvantages of composite materials compared to traditional materials
2.3 Limitations and future opportunities for improvement
2.4 Conclusions
3. Technological advancement in composite Manufacturing
3.1 Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) and Automated Tape Laying (ATL)
3.1.1 Detailed steps involved in AFP and ATL processes
3.1.2 Materials, Equipment, Apparatus, and Resources
3.1.3 Optimization and troubleshooting
3.1.4 Limitation and future opportunities for improvement
3.2 Benefits of AFP and ATL in terms of accuracy and efficiency
3.3 Real-world applications and case studies of AFP and ATL
3.4 Conclusions
4: Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) of Composites – Case study
4.1 Explanation of 3D printing process for composites
4.1.1 Materials, Equipment, Apparatus, and Resources
4.1.2. Method procedure
4.1.3 Optimization and troubleshooting
4.2 Advantages of 3D printing in composite manufacturing
4.3 Challenges and limitations of 3D printing in composite manufacturing
4.4 Conclusions
5. Drilling of Polymer matrix Composites - Case study
5.1 Method Description
5.2 Effect of Drill Point geometry
5.3 Operating variables
5.4 Residual Strength of composite materials
5.5 Optimization and troubleshooting
5.6 Limitations and future opportunities for improvement
5.7 Conclusions
6. Currents trends, challenges and prospects of polylactic acid processing
6.1 Processing Techniques of PLA
6.2 PLA nanocomposites and Melt Processing
6.3 PLA nanocomposites and Solution Processing
6.4 Challenges and Opportunities
6.5 Optimization and troubleshooting
6.5 Limitations and future opportunities for improvement
6.6 Conclusions
7. Biomedical applications of Polylactic acid-based composites
7.1 Hard Tissue Engineering
7.2 Wound dressing and low-drug delivery device
7.3 Drug Delivery System
7.4 Limitations and future opportunities for improvement
7.5 Conclusions
8. An overview on the joining processes of polymer composites - Case study
8.1 Need of Joining
8.2 Adhesive Joining
8.3 Mechanical Joining
8.4 Cost economic analysis
8.5 Limitations and future opportunities for improvement
8.6 Conclusions
9. Modelling and simulations
9.. Physical models
9.2 Advantages and limitations
9.3 Real-life applications
9.4 Limitations and future opportunities for improvement
9.5 Conclusions
10. Nanotechnology and its applications in composites
10.1 Nanotechnology in Composites: enhancing material properties
10.2 Nanotechnology in composites: Advancements in manufacturing processes
10.3 Limitations and future opportunities for improvement
10.4 Conclusions
11. Advanced Machining Processes of composite materials
11.1 Conventional machining
11.2 Non-traditional machining
11.3 Development of monitoring and control systems
11.4 Integration of composite machining with additive manufacturing
11.5 Hybrid Machining
11.6 Limitations and future opportunities for improvement
11.7 Conclusions
12. Numerical Simulation of composite machining processes
12.1 Machining forces
12.2 Composite-tool interactions
12.3 Machining induced damages
12.4 Limitations and future opportunities for improvement
12.5 Conclusions
13. Role of artificial intelligence in composite machining processes
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Prediction of material properties by AI
13.3 Machine learning algorithms
13.4 Limitations and future opportunities for improvement
13.5 Conclusions
1.1 Importance of composite materials in manufacturing
1.2 Significance of technological advancements in composite manufacturing and joining processes
1.3 Conclusions and Future opportunities
2. Composite Manufacturing and their properties
2.1 Common types of composite materials used in manufacturing
2.2 Advantages and disadvantages of composite materials compared to traditional materials
2.3 Limitations and future opportunities for improvement
2.4 Conclusions
3. Technological advancement in composite Manufacturing
3.1 Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) and Automated Tape Laying (ATL)
3.1.1 Detailed steps involved in AFP and ATL processes
3.1.2 Materials, Equipment, Apparatus, and Resources
3.1.3 Optimization and troubleshooting
3.1.4 Limitation and future opportunities for improvement
3.2 Benefits of AFP and ATL in terms of accuracy and efficiency
3.3 Real-world applications and case studies of AFP and ATL
3.4 Conclusions
4: Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) of Composites – Case study
4.1 Explanation of 3D printing process for composites
4.1.1 Materials, Equipment, Apparatus, and Resources
4.1.2. Method procedure
4.1.3 Optimization and troubleshooting
4.2 Advantages of 3D printing in composite manufacturing
4.3 Challenges and limitations of 3D printing in composite manufacturing
4.4 Conclusions
5. Drilling of Polymer matrix Composites - Case study
5.1 Method Description
5.2 Effect of Drill Point geometry
5.3 Operating variables
5.4 Residual Strength of composite materials
5.5 Optimization and troubleshooting
5.6 Limitations and future opportunities for improvement
5.7 Conclusions
6. Currents trends, challenges and prospects of polylactic acid processing
6.1 Processing Techniques of PLA
6.2 PLA nanocomposites and Melt Processing
6.3 PLA nanocomposites and Solution Processing
6.4 Challenges and Opportunities
6.5 Optimization and troubleshooting
6.5 Limitations and future opportunities for improvement
6.6 Conclusions
7. Biomedical applications of Polylactic acid-based composites
7.1 Hard Tissue Engineering
7.2 Wound dressing and low-drug delivery device
7.3 Drug Delivery System
7.4 Limitations and future opportunities for improvement
7.5 Conclusions
8. An overview on the joining processes of polymer composites - Case study
8.1 Need of Joining
8.2 Adhesive Joining
8.3 Mechanical Joining
8.4 Cost economic analysis
8.5 Limitations and future opportunities for improvement
8.6 Conclusions
9. Modelling and simulations
9.. Physical models
9.2 Advantages and limitations
9.3 Real-life applications
9.4 Limitations and future opportunities for improvement
9.5 Conclusions
10. Nanotechnology and its applications in composites
10.1 Nanotechnology in Composites: enhancing material properties
10.2 Nanotechnology in composites: Advancements in manufacturing processes
10.3 Limitations and future opportunities for improvement
10.4 Conclusions
11. Advanced Machining Processes of composite materials
11.1 Conventional machining
11.2 Non-traditional machining
11.3 Development of monitoring and control systems
11.4 Integration of composite machining with additive manufacturing
11.5 Hybrid Machining
11.6 Limitations and future opportunities for improvement
11.7 Conclusions
12. Numerical Simulation of composite machining processes
12.1 Machining forces
12.2 Composite-tool interactions
12.3 Machining induced damages
12.4 Limitations and future opportunities for improvement
12.5 Conclusions
13. Role of artificial intelligence in composite machining processes
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Prediction of material properties by AI
13.3 Machine learning algorithms
13.4 Limitations and future opportunities for improvement
13.5 Conclusions
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: June 1, 2026
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Pawan Kumar Rakesh
Pawan Kumar Rakesh is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand, India. He was previously the first Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at IIT Roorkee, where he completed his PhD. He lectures on Advanced Joining Processes at NIT Uttarkhand to both undergraduate and graduate students. His main research interests are Primary and Secondary Processing of Polymer Matrix Composites, Finite Element Approach in Design and Analysis of Composite Materials, Green Composites.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand, IndiaJD
J. Paulo Davim
Prof. (Dr.) J. Paulo Davim is a Full Professor at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, with over 35 years of experience in Mechanical, Materials, and Industrial Engineering. He holds multiple distinguished academic titles, including a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and a DSc from London Metropolitan University. He has published over 300 books and 600 articles, with more than 36,500 citations. He is ranked among the world's top 2% scientists by Stanford University and holds leadership positions in numerous international journals, conferences, and research projects.
Affiliations and expertise
Full Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal