FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE/MFG PROCESSES BOOK

FEATURES:

• Unique analysis of contemporary manufacturing process identifies family characteristics of individual processes to facilitate learning.
• Six families of SHAPING processes that change the basic geometry or shape of a workpiece (Mechanical Mass Reducing, Mass Conserving, Consolidation, and Joining) and four families of NONSHAPING processes that modify the engineering and aesthetic properties of materials (Hardening, Softening, Surface Preparation, and Surface Coatings) are identified in the studies.
• This classification, or taxonomy, now used in the United States and Europe, is a valuable tool in identifying processes and their capabilities. 176 pp.

FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF MANUFACTURING PROCESSES BOOK