Manufacturing Technology for Higher Technicians
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1985
- Imprint: Newnes
- Author: William Bolton
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 3 4 - 9 0 2 2 7 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 4 1 4 1 - 1
Manufacturing Technology for Higher Technicians provides an overview of the common manufacturing processes. The book is particularly concerned with the proper selection of… Read more
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Request a sales quoteManufacturing Technology for Higher Technicians provides an overview of the common manufacturing processes. The book is particularly concerned with the proper selection of manufacturing process. The text first covers costing, and then proceeds to tackling the forming processes of metals and polymers. The book then discusses output quality of a process and assembly operation. The selection will be of great use to professionals involved in a manufacturing process.
1 Costing 1.1 Cost Accounting 1.1 Cost Accounting 1.2 The Price of a Product Standard and Historical Costing Direct Labor Costs Direct Material Cost Overheads Standard Overhead Cost Rate Variance 1.3 Cutting Speed Machine Operation Times Tooling Costs Most Economical Cutting Speed Questions 2 Forming Processes-metals 2.1 Forming Processes 2.2 Casting Choosing a Casting Process Design Considerations When Using Casting When to Use Casting 2.3 Manipulative Processes Hot Working Cold Working Press Capacity Types of Press Combination and Progression Press Tools When to Use Manipulative Processes 2.4 Powder Techniques 2.5 Cutting and Grinding Finishing Processes The Selection of Cutting Processes Forming and Generating Using Machine Tools Screw Thread Production Gear Cutting 2.6 Metal Removal 2.7 Surface Finishes Questions 3 Forming Processes-polymers 3.1 Polymer Materials The Flow Behavior of Polymers 3.2 Forming Processes 3.3 Choosing a Process Design Considerations When Using Polymers Questions 4 Quality 4.1 Accuracy The Cost of Accuracy 4.2 Process Variability Process Capability Mean and Standard Deviation Selecting a Process 4.3 Minimum Overall Production Cost Selective Assembly The Quality of Conformance Questions 5 Assembly Operations 5.1 Assembly Methods for Metals 5.2 Adhesives for Metals 5.3 Soldering and Brazing 5.4 Welding Metals Selecting a Welding Process 5.5 Fastening Systems with Metals 5.6 Assembly Methods for Plastics 5.7 Welding Thermoplastics 5.8 Adhesive Bonding of Plastics 5.9 Riveting of Plastics 5.10 Press and Snap Fits 5.11 Thread Systems with Plastics 5.12 Assembly Designing for Easier and Faster Assembly Jigs and Fixtures 5.13 Mechanized Assembly 5.14 Automated Assembly Interchangeability 5.15 Limits and Fits The ISO System Questions6 Assignments 6.1 Restrictions Imposed by Design Upon Manufacturing Methods 6.2 The Cost Aspects of Process Selection 6.3 Make or Buy Decisions 6.4 Quality 6.5 Assignments Appendix: Safety Further Reading
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1985
- No. of pages (eBook): 116
- Imprint: Newnes
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780434902279
- eBook ISBN: 9781483141411
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William Bolton
Former Lecturer at Buckingham Chilterns University College, High Wycombe, UK, and now retired, William Bolton has worked in industry and academia as a senior lecturer in a college of technology, a member of the Nuffield Advanced Physics team, an adviser to a British government aid project in Brazil on technical education, as a UNESCO consultant in Argentina and Thailand, and as Head of Research and Development at the Business and Technician Education Council. He has written many engineering textbooks, including Mechatronics, 4th ed., Engineering Science, 5th ed., Higher Engineering Science, 2nd ed., Mechanical Science, 3rd ed., and Instrumentation and Control Systems.
Affiliations and expertise
Formerly Lecturer, Buckingham Chilterns University College, High Wycombe, UK