Advancements and Challenges in Additive Manufacturing: Future Directions and Implications for Sustainable Engineering Raffi Mohammed, Abdul Saddique Shaik, Subhani Mohammed, Kiran Kumar Bunga, Chiranjeevi Aggala, Bairysetti Prasad Babu, Irfan Anjum Badruddin Advance Sustainable Science Engineering and Technology, 2025 This study explores the recent advancements in additive manufacturing (AM) and its significant effects on various industries such as aerospace, automotive, medical, and casting. The research investigates how AM has the potential to enhance design flexibility, reduce weight, and optimize material performance through developments like adaptive algorithms, topology-based process planning, and multi-objective optimization techniques. These advancements have resulted in near-net-shape casting, improved surface finishes, and enhanced structural integrity. However, the widespread adoption of AM in the commercial sector faces challenges such as high costs, limited material compatibility, and inconsistent build quality. This paper assesses these limitations and suggests solutions such as enhanced design algorithms, AI-driven process monitoring, and the creation of sustainable materials to address them. By overcoming these barriers, AM can smoothly integrate into industrial environments and revolutionize manufacturing processes. The study emphasizes the importance of further exploration of AM's potential to drive innovation, sustainability, and productivity across different sectors.
Human-centric innovations and sustainable transformations: Bridging industry 5.0 and society 5.0 for smart manufacturing and resilient communities Raffi Mohammed, Prasad Babu Bayrisetti, Chiranjeevi Aggala, Sarma S. Subramanya, Kiran Kumar Bunga, Subhani Mohammed, Ranga Jarabala, Jagan Mohan Rao Saride AI and Digital Nomads Shaping Global Industrial Technology Transitions, 2025 The fusion of Industry 5.0 and Society 5.0 is driving sustainable transformations and human-centric innovations that enhance smart manufacturing and resilient communities. This chapter explores how AI, IoT, blockchain, and digital twins boost human-machine collaboration, leading to improved efficiency and industrial resilience. Innovations also introduce challenges, such as ethical AI and workforce adaptation. Society 5.0 aims to create smart ecosystems that foster economic progress, while Industry 5.0 emphasizes human-driven decision-making and circular economy practices to minimize environmental impact. The chapter analyzes challenges and opportunities, providing strategies to bridge gaps and accelerate sustainable innovations for an intelligent future.
FUTURE TRENDS AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING: AN ANALYTICAL PERSPECTIVE Raffi Mohammed, Bairysetti Prasad Babu, Subramanya Sarma S, C. Sailaja, Subhani Mohammed, Kiran Kumar Bunga, Chiranjeevi Aggala Journal of Mechanics of Continua and Mathematical Sciences, 2025 Engineering is a specially designed course that includes the application of knowledge explicitly in the field of science and natural phenomena. The fields of engineering, technology, and physical sciences have been growing towards a new era of development and innovation across the globe. They include many fields, and one such significant area is mechanical engineering, which deals with the construction, working principles, and applications of various types of machines. Technical data of the products based on their scientific principles, along with parameters, are involved in the development of mechanical engineering. With this background, this study is designed to look forward to the future directions and emerging technologies in mechanical engineering. This review study investigated the future direction and emerging technology in mechanical engineering. It also highlighted the purpose and significance of mechanical engineering and discussed some of the research questions in mechanical engineering. Future directions of learning and technology, mechanical invention and development, the transportation industry, electric vehicles, and the artificial intelligence industrial revolution are also mentioned in this study. Mechanical engineering is a growing field of technology across the world. This review study indicated that it is essential to have upgraded knowledge and skills in the field of engineering and technology in this modern era. Many theories can be applied in the mechanical field with the support of upgrades in technology. The direction of mechanical engineering study is to learn the mechanical aspects of different technologies and the knowledge about that technology to optimize its use.
DEVELOPMENT OF A THEORETICAL MODEL TO ESTIMATE THE EROSION WEAR RATE OF POLYMER COMPOSITES Raffi Mohammed Journal of Mechanics of Continua and Mathematical Sciences, 2024 Nowadays Polymeric materials reinforced with synthetic fibers play an incredible role in almost all spheres of day-to-day life due to their elevated stiffness, outstanding strength-to-weight ratio, and electrical, thermal, and wear properties. The accumulation of micro-fillers or particulates in polymeric components reinforced with fibers made from synthetic materials may enhance their properties compared to fiber-reinforced composites. Solid particle erosion of engineering components made up of polymer composites is a major industrial problem, and it is significantly affected by the components' mechanical characteristics and their working environment. Therefore, it's essential to research the polymer composites' solid particle erosion properties. One area that has attracted less research attention is the impact of particle fillers and E-glass fiber reinforcing on erosion wear characteristics. Because of its significance to science and industry, research in this area is especially needed about particle fillers. Furthermore, to properly design a machine or structural component and use materials that will increase wear resistance, one must have a thorough grasp of how every system variable affects wear rate. In this research article, to estimate the erosion damage induced by solid particle impact on composites without conducting the experiment on an air jet erosion test rig, a theoretical model is proposed. The successful implementation of this theoretical model can reduce the experimentation cost with good quantitative accuracy.
Deformation studies on AA7075 reinforced with SIC/FA/graphite quad metal matrix composite (QMMC) International Journal of Scientific and Technology Research, 2020
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