Hybrid Manufacturing Processes

Chapter 1. General Characteristics of Material Shaping Processes.- Chapter 2. Classification of Hybrid Machining Processes Generating by Different Rules.- Chapter 3. Application of Hybrid Machining Processes in Industry.- Chapter 4. Physical Fundamentals of Material Removal Process.- Chapter 5. Modelling of Hybrid Machining Processes.- Chapter 6. Vibration-Assisted Machining Processes.- Chapter 7. Media-Assisted Machining Processes.- Chapter 8. Magnetic and Electric Field-Assisted Machining Processes.- Chapter 9. Thermally-Assisted Machining Processes.- Chapter 10. Mixed Hybrid  Processes.- Chapter 11. Hybrid Processes with Controlled Mechanisms.- Chapter 12. Hybrid Additive and Subtractive Processes.- Chapter 13. Economics and Optimization Strategies of Hybrid Processes.- Chapter 14. Influence of Process Hybridization on Surface Integrity.

Wit Grzesik is a full professor in the field of Mechanical Engineering. He received his MS degree (1973), PhD (1981) and DSc degree (1988) all in mechanical engineering. After production practice (1973-1975) he was developed his academic career as a Research Scientist (1975-1981), Assistant Professor (1982-1988), Associate Professor (1988-1999) and Full Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Head of the Department of Manufacturing Engineering (1992-2015) at the Opole University of Technology. Prof. W. Grzesik has published about 300 papers in journals and conference proceedings, four reference books and nine chapters in books which induced in about 2600 citations and Scopus- h-Index: 29. The main research interests include advanced machining processes, surface integrity, surface metrology, and hybrid manufacturing processes.




Adam Ruszaj is a full professor in the field of Mechanical Engineering. He received his degrees: MS (1971),PhD (1977), DSc degree (1990) and Full Professor of Mechanical Engineering (2000). He was employed as Research Scientist (1971-1977), Assistant Professor (1978-1990), Associate Professor (1990-1999) and Full Professor of Mechanical Engineering (2000 - up to now) at the: industrial Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (1971 - 2008), Cracow University of Technology (2006 - 2018 - since 2018-senior professor) and State University of Applied Sciences in Nowy Sacz (2000 - up to now; 2002 - 2006 and since 2016 - Head of Engineering Institute). The main results of his research are implemented in industry as machine tools (15-th) and unconventional technologies, published in over 290 papers, 2 - chapters and 1 - book (Scopus- h-Index: 9; 254 citations). He specializes in unconventional manufacturing systems and processes (ECM, EDM, LBM, hybrid manufacturing processes, micro and nanomanufacturing) and bionic engineering.