Hailed as a groundbreaking and important textbook upon its initial publication, the latest iteration of Product Design for Manufacture and Assembly does not rest on those laurels. In addition to the expected updating of data in all chapters, this third edition has been revised to provide a top-notch textbook for university-level courses in product
Boothroyd, Geoffrey; Dewhurst, Peter; Knight, Winston A.
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"If you are a manufacturer needing to reduce the cost of your products in a highly competitive international market, go out and buy this book. If you are a manufacturing student looking to learn something that will increase your value to potential employers, go out and buy this book. If you are a design engineer who wants to make for a penny, what a fool can make for two then go out and buy this book . . . it is a practical book, it works spectacularly well in the real world." —Ernie Appleton, in Industrial Robot, April 2008Praise for the First Edition"...presents an excellent analysis of the evaluation methods of cost and performance of manufacturing and assembling technologies … an excellent reference."—European Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 1995
Innehållsförteckning
Introduction. Selection of Materials and Processes. Product Design for Manual Assembly. Electrical Connections and Wire Harness Assembly. Design for High-Speed Automatic Assembly and Robot Assembly. Printed Circuit Board Design for Manufacture and Assembly. Design for Machining. Design for Injection Molding. Design for Sheet Metalworking. Design for Die Casting. Design for Powder Metal Processing. Design for Sand Casting. Design for Investment Casting. Design for Hot Forging. Index.