This book offers a comprehensive overview of cutting-edge developments in materials science and industrial practices that support next-generation manufacturing. It covers innovative approaches to processing advanced materials—including smart materials, superalloys, nanomaterials, and biomaterials—alongside strategies for optimization, automation, and sustainability in production. It also addresses simulation and prediction techniques for quality control and explores emerging trends in process metallurgy and green technologies.

Ajit Behera is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India; his research interests are advanced materials processing, process metallurgy, and sustainable manufacturing for Industry 5.0.

Renu Kumari is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, India; her research interests are metal extraction, refining processes, and development of advanced alloys.

Glen Andrew Porter is a Professor in the College of Engineering at the National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan; his research interests are industrial automation, smart manufacturing systems, and materials engineering.

Priyatosh Sahoo is a Researcher in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at TU Darmstadt, Germany; his research interests are process optimization, simulation, and predictive modeling for advanced materials.

J. Paulo Davim is a Full Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Aveiro, Portugal; his research interests are manufacturing processes, machining, tribology, and surface engineering.