Production Technology is meant for the students of B.Tech in Mechanical and Production Engineering. A salient feature of this book is the combination of qualitative as well as quantitative treatment while dealing with the subject. The book is presented in a simple and lucid style to aid the students understand the subject at a glance. Several worked out examples, review and objective-type questions are also given at the end of each chapter. It is an ideal introductory textbook in Production Technology. Fundamentals of Metal Casting / Moulding and Casting Processes / Furnaces, Solidification of Castings and Casting Defects / Gating and Risering of Castings / Fundamentals of Welding / Welding Processes / Defects, Testing and Economics of Welding / Metal Working / Extrusion and Forging / Sheet Metal Working / Plastics