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Manufacturing and Design: Understanding the Principles of How Things Are Made
Erik Tempelman
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Description for Manufacturing and Design: Understanding the Principles of How Things Are Made
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: TBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 236 x 13. Weight in Grams: 654.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Butterworth-Heinemann
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
654g
Number of Pages
310
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780080999227
SKU
V9780080999227
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Erik Tempelman
Erik Tempelman is an Associate Professor of Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology. A respected teacher, Erik has won several prizes for his style and enthusiasm in education, including the 'Best Teacher of the Year Award' in 2009. He has published on a range of subjects, from automotive materials selection to engineering education. Hugh Shercliff is a Senior ... Read more
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