1 Introduction , 1 1.1 A Guide to this Book, 1 1.2 Economic Perpective, 2 1.3 A Decision Making Framework for Manufacturing Systems, 9 2 Overview of Manufacturing Processes , 55 2.1 Introduction, 55 2.2 Primary Forming Processes, 57 2.3 Deforming Processes, 68 2.4 Removing Processes, 71 2.5 Joining Processes, 92 2.6 Modifying Material Properties Processes, 106 2.7 Nanomanufacturin…