Plasma technology for manufacturing engineering

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Nowadays traditional manufacturing technologies are being substituted by nontraditional ones. Recent advances in physics like ability to control of ultra-sonic waves, laser beam, electron beam, electrical discharge and plasma arc have interested mechanical engineers to utilize these advanced technics as manufacturing technologies. Among these technologies plasma is an outstanding technic, plasma arc not only is used directly for welding and cutting procedures but also has the main role in controlling of other nontraditional manufacturing technologies like laser beam welding and machining, and electron discharge machining. The recent advances in plasma utilization for manufacturing technologies are summarized in this article.

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