Processes and Design for Manufacturing, Third Edition, examines manufacturing processes from the viewpoint of the product designer, investigating the selection of manufacturing methods in the early phases of design and how this affects the constructional features of a product. The stages from design process to product development are examined, integrating an evaluation of cost factors. The text emphasizes both a general design orientation and a systems approach and covers topics such as additive manufacturing, concurrent engineering, polymeric and composite materials, cost estimation, design for assembly, and environmental factors. Appendices with materials engineering data are also included.
Preface
Chapter 1 : Overview
Chapter 2 : Product Cost Estimation
Chapter 3 : Casting and Foundry Work
Chapter 4 : Joining of Metals
Chapter 5 : Metal Forming
Chapter 6 : Sheet Metal Working
Chapter 7 : Powder Metallurgy
Chapter 8 : Plastics
Chapter 9 : Characteristics, Fabrication, and Design of Composites
Chapter 10 : Physics of Metal Cutting
Chapter 11 : Machining of Metals
Chapter 12 : Design for Assembly (DFA)
Chapter 13 : Additive Manufacturing
Chapter 14 : Computer-Aided Manufacturing
Chapter 15 : Automated Manufacturing Systems
Index
