This book provides a clear and comprehensive account of the theory and applications of metal forming, including a detailed discussion of specific forming processes, such as rolling, forging, extrusion and wire or tube drawing. The author highlights the fundamentals as well as recent developments in metal forming technologies and explains sound, new and powerful metal forming processes, and discusses their importance.

Author Biography

Dr. R.S. Hingole a professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Jayawant Shikshan Prasarak Mandal's, Bhivarabai Sawant Institute of Technology and Research, Wagholi, Pune, India, where he is also student welfare officer. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering and mechanical CAD/CAM respectively and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. His areas of specialization are metal forming, expert systems, computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) and design. He has worked at the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), National Board of Accreditation (NBA) and the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP). He is the author of the book "Advances in Metal Forming". He has published over 70 papers in various national and international conferences and journals and has also reviewed research papers. He is a member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), Sheet Metal Forming Research Association (SMFRA), Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors (IRED), International Association of Engineers (IAENG) and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He has organized several conferences, workshops, seminars and training programmes and spoken at and chaired conferences and training programmes. He received the Best Teacher Award for outstanding teaching and the Best Researcher Appreciation from the University of Galati Romania. He has undertaken technical assignments in Germany, USA and Spain. Dr. K.P. Kolhe is a professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Jayawant Shikshan Prasarak Mandal's, Imperial College of Engineering and Research (ICOER), Wagholi, Pune, Maharashtra State, India. He completed his bachelor's in production engineering, and masters in production and Ph.D. in production engineering. His area of specialization is casting and welding metal forming. He has in various institutes, including the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), National Board of Accreditation (NBA), and the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP). He has published over 100 papers in various national and international conferences and journals and has reviewed several research papers. He is a member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He has organized and chaired several national and international conferences, workshops, seminars and training programmes.