Parveen Kalra Editor

Dr. Harish Kumar Bangacurrently working as an Assistant Professor, Department of Fashion & Life Style Accessories Design, NIFT Mumbai and completed his Ph.D. in Production & Industrial Engineering. He has one year of industry experience and seven years of teaching as well as research experience. His areas of interest are Additive Manufacturing, CAD/CAM. Human Factor Engineering and Robotics. He has taught courses including CAD/CAM, Modern manufacturing system, Additive manufacturing Thermal Engineering, Industrial Engineering at undergraduate levels. He has more than Fifty-five research publications in National and International conferences and journals of repute. He is a Life Member of IIIE, HKSME, IAENG, PUNJ Robotics. He has participated and organized many workshops, seminars, and FDPs and delivered numerous expert lectures. He has published Seven book and Fifteen book chapter on Additive manufacturing area. He is certified Six Sigma Green Belt.

Dr Rajesh Kumar is working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering, UIET, Panjab University, Chandigarh. He published more than fifty research papers in national and international journals. He did his graduation from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh in 1999. He did post-graduation and PhD from PEC university of Technology, Chandigarh, in 2004 and 2012 respectively. His areas of interest are Finite Element Analysis, Additive Manufacturing, CAD/CAM. and Robotics. He has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience. He has taught courses including Finite Element Analysis, Thermal Engineering, CAD/CAM at undergraduate levels. He has participated and organized many workshops, seminars, and FDPs and delivered numerous expert lectures

Dr Parveen Kalra did his graduation in Mechanical engineering from PEC university of Technology, Chandigarh, in 1987 and post-graduation in Industrial Robotics from Memorial University ,Canada, in 1989, obtained his PhD in Mechanical engineering from Panjab University, Chandigarh in 1995. Presently, he is Professor in Department of Production & Industrial Engineering in Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh. His area of specialization is Human Engineering, Industrial & Product Design, CAD/CAM and Robotics. He has more than 25 years of teaching and research experience. He has taught courses including Product Design & Development, Advance Robotics, CAD/CAM at postgraduate levels. He has published more than 75 research paper in international and national journals. He is member of ISTE. He established Centre of Excellence (Industrial & Product Design) by DST project in PEC Chandigarh.

Dr Rajendra M. Belokar did his graduation in Production Engineering from Amravati University, Amravati, in 1987. He did post-graduation and PhD from Panjab University, Chandigarh, in 1999 and 2010 respectively. Presently, he is Professor in Department of Production & Industrial Engineering, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh. He published more than 65 research papers in national and international journals. He has more than 25 years of teaching and research experience. He has taught courses including SCM, TQM, Industrial Metrology and Technology Management at under graduate and postgraduate levels. He published three books and two book chapters with international publishers. He is Sr. Member SME (USA), M.I.E, C. eng (I), LM-IS TE, Member-INVEST, and Member APICS (USA). He established Centre of Excellence collaboration with SIEMENS in PEC Chandigarh. He is certified Six Sigma Black , Green & Black Belt.