Front cover; copyright; Contents; Preface to second edition; Preface to first edition; Notation used; List of terms; Units; Acronyms -- general; Acronyms -- manufacturing processes; Manufacturing process key (for Part III); Materials key (for plastics processing); Part I: A strategic view; 1.1 Problems; 1.2 Manufacturing information for design; 1.3 Competitive product introduction processes; 1.4 Techniques in design for manufacture and assembly; 1.5 Process selection strategy; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 PRIMAs (Process Information Maps); Part II: Selecting candidate processes.
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The definitive practical guide to choosing the optimum manufacturing process, written for students and engineers.Process Selection provides engineers with the essential technological and economic data to guide the selection of manufacturing processes. This fully revised second edition covers a wide range of important manufacturing processes and will ensure design decisions are made to achieve optimal cost and quality objectives. Expanded and updated to include contemporary manufacturing, fabrication and assembly technologies, the book puts process selection and costing into the context of mode.