Process Selection: From Design to Manufacture - Softcover

Swift, K. G.; Booker, J. D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340692499 ISBN 13: 9780340692493

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

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.

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Review

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

From the Back Cover

Process Selection
Second edition
K G Swift and J D Booker

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 modern product development and manufacturing, based on parameters such as materials requirements, design considerations, quality and economic factors. Key features of the book include: manufacturing process information maps (PRIMAs) provide detailed information on the characteristics and capabilities of 65 processes and their variants in a standard format; process capability charts detailing the processing tolerance ranges for key material types; strategies to facilitate process selection; detailed methods for estimating costs, both at the component and assemby level.

The approach enables an engineer to understand the consequences of design decisions on the technological and economic aspects of component manufacturing, fabrication and assembly.

This comprehensive book provides both a definitive guide to the subject for students and an invaluable source of reference for practising engineers.

Professor K G Swift, Department of Engineering, University of Hull
Dr J D Booker, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol

Also available from Butterworth-Heinemann:
Process Planning, P. Scallan, 0 7506 5129 6
Make It! Engineering, the Manufacturing Solution, J Garside, 0 7506 4569 5|Process Selection
Second edition
K G Swift and J D Booker

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 modern product development and manufacturing, based on parameters such as materials requirements, design considerations, quality and economic factors. Key features of the book include: manufacturing process information maps (PRIMAs) provide detailed information on the characteristics and capabilities of 65 processes and their variants in a standard format; process capability charts detailing the processing tolerance ranges for key material types; strategies to facilitate process selection; detailed methods for estimating costs, both at the component and assemby level.

The approach enables an engineer to understand the consequences of design decisions on the technological and economic aspects of component manufacturing, fabrication and assembly.

This comprehensive book provides both a definitive guide to the subject for students and an invaluable source of reference for practising engineers.

Professor K G Swift, Department of Engineering, University of Hull
Dr J D Booker, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol

Also available from Butterworth-Heinemann:
Process Planning, P. Scallan, 0 7506 5129 6
Make It! Engineering, the Manufacturing Solution, J Garside, 0 7506 4569 5

Edition details

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340692499
• ISBN 13: 9780340692493
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200