1. Manufacturing Information and Data Systems 2. Manufacturing Databases 3. Manufacturing Resource Planning Systems 4. Shop-floor Data Collection Systems 5. Telecommunications 6. Electronic Commerce 7. Strategic Implications of MIDS
In the early 1980s, Caterpillar, Inc. lost one million dollars per day for three consecutive years. Its continuing existence came into question. Today, "CAT" is the world's most profitable manufacturer of construction and mining equipment and large engines. The now legendary global company made numerous well-calculated, though risky decisions for three consecutive decades--in the process scalin…
Applied Manufacturing Process Planning: With Emphasis on Metal Forming and Machining is an application oriented text that closely follows actual manufacturing plan development. This text is designed for use in manufacturing, mechanical, and industrial engineering courses in two and four year schools of engineering, technology, and skilled trades. Key parts of a manufacturing plan for m…
No other book about press brakes comes close to equaling the wide breath of information contained in Fundamentals of Press Brake Tooling. It provides a basic understanding of what must be considered in selecting proper tooling, determining minimum machine requirements, using blank size calculations, and arriving at an acceptable bend sequence. Although this book is based on an engineeri…
Across the globe, the growing demands of customers are transforming the way products are manufactured. High-speed Machining explains how this technology can be used for the advantage of all industrial manufacturing. It explains how it is possible to economically produce exceptional quality products with high productivity. The book describes the parameters of new advanced machining proscesses an…
General Introduction 1 Part I Fundamentals of Materials: Behavior & Manufacturing Properties 43 Part II Metal Casting Processes & Equipment 259 Part III Forming, Shaping Processes, Equipment Part IV Machining Processes & Machine Tools 603 Part V Fabrication of Microelectronic Devices & Micromanufacturing 865 Part VI Joining Processes & Equi…
1 Introduction , 1 2 Fundamentals of the Mechanical Behavior of Materials , 29 3 Structure and Manufacturing Properties of Metals , 83 4 Surfaces, Tribology, Dimensional Characteris- tics, Inspection, and Product Quality Assurance 5 Metal Casting Processes and Equipment; Heat Treatment , 188 6 Bulk Deformation Processes , 265 7 Sheet Metal Forming processes, 346…