Product Description

Selecting the optimum manufacturing process for any product is a key area of engineering and one whose prominence is increasing. There has been a realization in industry that it is more efficient to spend resources selecting the right approach before production begins, than striving to "fix" processes once the problem comes to light during operation. This is an introduction to the concept of process selection. It uses an approach based on the selection of candidate processes, supported by details of their characteristics, capabilities and cost considerations, before applying these candidate processes to specific components with individual properties and characteristics. A key factor is the provision of information macros on a range of important processes providing data on each standard format.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #701239 in Books
• Published on: 1997-06-27
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review
..". refreshingly different and highly structured approach to the selection process." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Customer Reviews

Superb source for design engineers for production selection
The selection of suitable manufacturing processes is an essential part of the design process but it is too often secondary to the choice of the shape and form of the component. Not many design engineers and designers have a broad enough knowledge of the candidate processes of casting, forming, machining, fabrication and joining of materials. Particularly if non-traditional machining and both metals and polymer materials are included in the knowledge base.
Part 1 of the book provides a brief look at the problem of identifying manufacturing processes during the design stage.
Part 2 of the book provides an effective method for the selection of suitable production processes with clear indication of the characteristics and capability of the most important manufacturing processes by the use of Process Information Maps (PRIMAs). The PRIMA for each process contains an illustrated description of the basic process, notes on the suitability for materials, mention of the available process variations, economic considerations with comments on costs and production rates, typical applications, notes on design aspects and quality issues. Process capability charts are included, which are plots of component tolerance against component size, providing an easy assessment of the of the capability of the process to produce typical components.
Part 3 provides a simple but comprehensive procedure for estimating the cost of producing components in the required quantity. The method is suitable for application at the design stage by engineers and designers who may not have experience in estimating techniques.
As an engineering design consultant I have no hesitation in recommending this book to my clients and I recommend the book as a useful reference source for practising design engineers and designers to provide an easy selection of manufacturing processes and a simple method of production cost evaluation.