Gas Metal Arc Welding: Metal Joining and Additive Manufacturing
暫譯: 氣體金屬弧焊：金屬連接與增材製造

本書探討氣體金屬弧焊（GMAW）在金屬連接和增材製造中的基本技術和進展。它提供了有關GMAW過程各個方面的深入知識，包括原理和機制、金屬轉移模式、過程變化、監控和控制、電源的自動化和靈活性、相似和不相似材料的連接、增材製造以及冶金方面。本書最後總結了GMAW過程中面臨的挑戰和機遇，並展望未來的發展方向。

- 提供增材製造過程的概述及其生產增材製造金屬部件的能力
- 描述電源及其與機器人連接以生產複雜結構
- 討論氣體金屬弧焊過程的基本原理
- 探索過程的實驗和理論方面
- 包含最新的應用和實時案例研究以及相關插圖

本書旨在為冶金工程、增材製造和焊接技術的研究生和研究人員提供參考。

Syed Quadir Moinuddin is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering at King Faisal University, Al-Hofuf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Before joining, he has gained five years of experience as Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering at Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI) Foundation for Higher Education Hyderabad. He has completed his PhD in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, and Master's, and Bachelor in the Department of Mechanical engineering from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore and Anna University, Chennai respectively. His current areas of research are Advanced Metal Joining processes, Metal Additive Manufacturing, Welding metallurgy, Defect Diagnostics and Industry 4.0. Prior joining IITH, he was working as SRF and JRF at IITKGP and WRI, BHEL Trichy respectively. He has also worked as a Research Intern at JWRI; Osaka University, Japan under Sakura Science Exchange program. He has gained of 15 years in research and 7 years of teaching experience in the field of manufacturing science. He has been awarded "Weldwell specialty award for Best PhD thesis" for the year 2019 by IIW. He has been awarded "Excellence in Research" for the year 2015 by IITH. He has been awarded MHRD fellowship by the Govt. of India for pursuing higher studies from 2012 to 2017. Through his research work he has contributed to society in the form of national and international publications viz. book chapters, Journal articles and conferences. He has been active lifetime associate member of IIW.

Murali Mohan Cheepu, born in 1988, received his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical and Production Engineering from Andhra University (GITAM College) in Visakhapatnam, India. He earned his Master's degree in Welding Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NITT) in India. In 2018, he was awarded his Doctoral degree from Kyungsung University in Republic of Korea. He also carried out his Post-Doctoral research at Pukyong National University, Korea in 2019. In 2011, Dr. Murali was appointed as a Junior Manager at JSW Steel Ltd., where he oversaw the fabrication and maintenance of structural welding, overlay welding, and WAAM (Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing) components. Dr. Murali is currently serving as the Research and Technical Sales Manager of the Welding Automation development centre at KOWELD CO., LTD. Republic of Korea. Prior to this, he worked as a Deputy General Manager of the Research and Technical Division at JIN HEUNG TECH CO., LTD. Republic of Korea, and Research and Project Manager at VITZRONEXTECH Co., Ltd., Republic of Korea and Research Manager at STARWELDS Inc. Republic of Korea. He has several years of industry experience, most notably at JSW STEEL Ltd. and STARWELDS, Inc. as a Research Manager specializing in the development of WAAM processes for large-scale components, welding process design, automation, digitalization, and artificial intelligence. Dr. Murali has extensive research experience in additive manufacturing, welding and joining technologies, development of welding filler materials, mechanical behavior materials, and machine learning and AI of the WAAM process. Most recently, he started working for the development of welding methods for the construction of "Artificial Sun: Future Energy: Fusion & Plasma". He has published research articles, edited books, and patents on Advances in Additive Manufacturing Processes and Automation in Welding Technologies, Green Technology, and Smart Materials for Engineering Applications, and continues to serve as the editorial board member of several journals. In 2023, Dr. Murali was honored with several prestigious awards, including the Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer from Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), USA, and the Young Fellow Award from the Korean Welding and Joining Society (KWJS), Republic of Korea. In addition, he received the Best Researcher Award from the KWJS in 2020. Additionally, Dr. Murali received the Outstanding Contributor Award from the Korean Society for Precision Engineering (KSPE), Korea, and the Outstanding Citations Award from KWJS. This recognition was further elevated in 2024 with the "A. F. Davis Silver Medal Award" from the American Welding Society, USA, and in 2025 with the "IAAM Scientist Award" from the International Association of Advanced Materials, Sweden, highlighting Dr. Murali's significant contributions and achievements in the field. Dr. Murali is an IEEE senior member and a member of Korean Welding and Joining Society (KWJS), Hong Kong Society of Mechanical Engineers (HKSME), American Welding Society (AWS), Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME), and Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).

Venkata Charan Kantumuchu currently works as the Global Quality Director at Electrex Inc., in Kansas, United States. He has more than 13 years of experience in the field of manufacturing quality, and he is a fabrication, welding, and additive manufacturing enthusiast. He has co-authored several technical articles, book chapters and patents. He has been awarded the "Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer" award by the society of manufacturing engineers for the year 2022. He has published seven patents and has been granted one, in the fields of materials, energy and technology. He has written several book chapters on additive manufacturing and welding. He was a keynote speaker at international conferences and reviewed a book on wire arc additive manufacturing fundamentals. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering in India and has a master's degree in manufacturing engineering from Bradley University, United States. He also has an MBA in organizational leadership from Oklahoma Baptist University. He is a senior member of IEEE and the American Society for Quality (ASQ). He is a certified quality auditor, engineer, manager and a lean six sigma master black belt.

Syed Quadir Moinuddin 目前是沙烏地阿拉伯王國法伊薩大學工程學院機械工程系的助理教授。在加入法伊薩大學之前，他在印度特許金融分析師學院（ICFAI）高等教育基金會海德拉巴的機電一體化與機械工程系擔任助理教授，擁有五年的經驗。他在印度理工學院海德拉巴的機械與航空工程系獲得博士學位，並在印度阿姆里塔大學（Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham）和印度安娜大學（Anna University）分別獲得機械工程的碩士和學士學位。他目前的研究領域包括先進金屬連接工藝、金屬增材製造、焊接冶金、缺陷診斷和工業4.0。在加入IITH之前，他曾在IITKGP和BHEL Trichy的WRI擔任SRF和JRF。他還曾在日本大阪大學的JWRI擔任研究實習生，參加櫻花科學交流計畫。他在製造科學領域擁有15年的研究經驗和7年的教學經驗。他於2019年獲得IIW頒發的「Weldwell最佳博士論文特別獎」。他於2015年獲得IITH頒發的「研究卓越獎」。他於2012年至2017年期間獲得印度政府頒發的MHRD獎學金以進行高等學習。通過他的研究工作，他以國內和國際出版物的形式為社會做出了貢獻，包括書籍章節、期刊文章和會議論文。他是IIW的終身協會成員。

Murali Mohan Cheepu，1988年出生，獲得印度維沙卡帕特南安得拉大學（GITAM College）機械與生產工程學士學位。他在印度提魯吉拉帕利國立技術學院（NITT）獲得焊接工程碩士學位。2018年，他在韓國慶尚大學獲得博士學位。2019年，他在釜慶國立大學進行博士後研究。2011年，Murali博士被任命為JSW Steel Ltd.的初級經理，負責結構焊接、覆蓋焊接和WAAM（Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing）元件的製造和維護。Murali博士目前擔任韓國KOWELD CO., LTD.焊接自動化開發中心的研究與技術銷售經理。在此之前，他曾擔任韓國JIN HEUNG TECH CO., LTD.研究與技術部門的副總經理，以及韓國VITZRONEXTECH Co., Ltd.的研究與項目經理和韓國STARWELDS Inc.的研究經理。他在行業中擁有多年經驗，尤其是在JSW STEEL Ltd.和STARWELDS, Inc.擔任研究經理，專注於大型元件的WAAM工藝開發、焊接工藝設計、自動化、數位化和人工智慧。Murali博士在增材製造、焊接與連接技術、焊接填充材料的開發、材料的機械行為以及WAAM工藝的機器學習和人工智慧方面擁有豐富的研究經驗。最近，他開始研究用於建造「人造太陽：未來能源：融合與等離子體」的焊接方法。他已發表研究文章、編輯書籍和專利，涉及增材製造工藝的進展、焊接技術的自動化、綠色技術和工程應用的智能材料，並持續擔任多本期刊的編輯委員會成員。2023年，Murali博士獲得多項榮譽，包括美國製造工程師學會（SME）頒發的傑出青年製造工程師獎和韓國焊接與連接學會（KWJS）頒發的青年研究員獎。此外，他在2020年獲得KWJS的最佳研究者獎。Murali博士還獲得韓國精密工程學會（KSPE）頒發的傑出貢獻獎和KWJS的傑出引用獎。這一認可在2024年進一步提升，獲得美國焊接學會（AWS）頒發的「A. F. Davis銀獎」，以及在2025年獲得瑞典國際先進材料協會（IAAM）頒發的「IAAM科學家獎」，突顯了Murali博士在該領域的重要貢獻和成就。Murali博士是IEEE的高級會員，也是韓國焊接與連接學會（KWJS）、香港機械工程師學會（HKSME）、美國焊接學會（AWS）、韓國機械工程師學會（KSME）和製造工程師學會（SME）的成員。

Venkata Charan Kantumuchu 目前擔任美國堪薩斯州Electrex Inc.的全球質量總監。他在製造質量領域擁有超過13年的經驗，並且對製造、焊接和增材製造充滿熱情。他共同撰寫了多篇技術文章、書籍章節和專利。他於2022年獲得製造工程師學會頒發的「傑出青年製造工程師」獎。他已發表七項專利並獲得一項，涉及材料、能源和技術領域。他撰寫了多個有關增材製造和焊接的書籍章節。他曾在國際會議上擔任主題演講者，並審閱了一本有關線弧增材製造基礎的書籍。他在印度獲得工業工程學士學位，並在美國布拉德利大學獲得製造工程碩士學位。他還擁有奧克拉荷馬浸信大學的組織領導MBA學位。他是IEEE和美國質量協會（ASQ）的高級會員。他是一名認證的質量審核員、工程師、經理和精益六西格瑪大師黑帶。