"Manufacturing and Design" presents a fresh view on the world of
industrial production: thinking in terms of both abstraction levels
and trade-offs. The book invites its readers to distinguish between
what is possible in principle for a certain process (as determined
by physical law); what is possible in practice (the production
method as determined by industrial state-of-the-art); and what is
possible for a certain supplier (as determined by its production
equipment). Specific processes considered here include metal
forging, extrusion, and casting; plastic injection molding and
thermoforming; additive manufacturing; joining; recycling; and
more.
By tackling the field of manufacturing processes from this new
angle, this book makes the most out of a reader's limited time. It
gives the knowledge needed to not only create well-producible
designs, but also to understand supplier needs in order to find the
optimal compromise. Apart from improving design for production,
this publication raises the standards of thinking about
producibility.
Emphasizes the strong link between product design and choice of
manufacturing processIntroduces the concept of a "production
triangle" to highlight tradeoffs between function, cost, and
quality for different manufacturing methodsBalanced sets of
questions are included to stimulate the reader's thoughtsEach
chapter ends information on the production methods commonly
associated with the principle discussed, as well as pointers for
further readingHints to chapter exercises and an appendix on long
exercises with worked solutions available on the book's companion
site: http: //booksite.elsevier.com/9780080999227/
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