Processes and Design for Manufacturing, Third Edition

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.

Table of Contents

1. Overview

2. Product Cost Estimation

3. Casting and Foundry Work

4. Joining of Metals

5. Metal Forming

6. Sheet Metal Working

7. Powder Metallurgy

8. Plastics

9. Characteristics, Fabrication, and Design of Composites

10. Physics of Metal Cutting

11. Machining of Metals

12. Design for Assembly (DFA)

13. Additive Manufacturing

14. Computer-Aided Manufacturing

15. Automated Manufacturing Systems

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