Production Technology
Processes, Materials and Planning
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1988
- Latest edition
- Author: William Bolton
- Language: English
Production Technology: Processes, Materials, and Planning focuses on manufacturing processes used with metals and polymers, materials used in engineering, and production planning… Read more
Production Technology: Processes, Materials, and Planning focuses on manufacturing processes used with metals and polymers, materials used in engineering, and production planning and cost accounting. The publication first takes a look at the forming processes of metals and polymers, including polymer materials, surface finishes, metal removal, cutting and grinding, powder technique, manipulative processes, and casting. The manuscript then examines assembly operations and automation. Topics include assembly processes for metals and plastics, assembly operations, robotics, numerical control of machine tools, computer-aided design, and computer-aided manufacture. The text ponders on the properties and structure of metals and structure of alloys. Discussions focus on solidification, precipitation, non-equilibrium conditions, plastic deformation of metals, cold working, cast and wrought products, effect of grain size on properties, and crystals. The publication then elaborates on ferrous alloys, non-metals, production planning and control, quality control, and work design. The manuscript is a vital reference for readers wanting to explore production technology.
PrefacePart One Manufacturing Processes 1 Forming Processes - Metals 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Casting 1.3 Manipulative Processes 1.4 Powder Technique 1.5 Cutting and Grinding 1.6 Metal Removal 1.7 Surface Finishes Problems 2 Forming Processes - Polymers 2.1 Polymer Materials 2.2 Forming Processes 2.3 Choosing a Process Problems 3 Assembly 3.1 Assembly Processes for Metals 3.2 Assembly Methods for Plastics 3.3 Assembly Operations 3.4 Limits and Fits Problems 4 Automation 4.1 Numerical Control of Machine Tools 4.2 Robotics 4.3 Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) 4.4 Computer-Aided Design (CAD) 4.5 Computer-Aided Manufacture (CAM) ProblemsPart Two Engineering Materials 5 Properties of Materials 5.1 The Tensile Test 5.2 Impact Tests 5.3 Bend Tests 5.4 Hardness Measurements 5.5 Fatigue 5.6 Creep 5.7 Corrosion 5.8 Thermal Properties Problems 6 Structure of Metals 6.1 Crystals 6.2 Plastic Deformation of Metals 6.3 Cold Working 6.4 Hot Working 6.5 Cast and Wrought Products 6.6 Effect of Grain Size on Properties Problems 7 Structure of Alloys 7.1 Alloys 7.2 Solutions 7.3 Solidification 7.4 Equilibrium Diagrams and Solubility 7.5 Non-Equilibrium Conditions 7.6 Precipitation Problems 8 Ferrous Alloys 8.1 Iron Alloys 8.2 The Iron-Carbon System 8.3 Critical Change Points 8.4 The Effect of Carbon Content 8.5 Alloy Steels 8.6 Heat Treatment of Steel 8.7 Coding System for Steels 8.8 Cast Irons Problems 9 Non-Ferrous Alloys 9.1 The Range of Alloys 9.2 Aluminum 9.3 Copper 9.4 Magnesium 9.5 Nickel 9.6 Titanium 9.7 Zinc 9.8 Comparison of Non-Ferrous Alloys Problems 10 Non-Metals 10.1 Polymer Structure 10.2 Thermoplastics 10.3 Thermosetting Polymers 10.4 Elastomers 10.5 Thermal, Electrical, Optical and Chemical Properties of Polymers 10.6 Ceramics 10.7 Composites ProblemsPart Three Production Planning 11 Production Planning and Control 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Plant Layout 11.3 Maintenance Planning 11.4 Capacity Planning 11.5 Aggregate Planning 11.6 Scheduling 11.7 Inventory Management 11.8 Materials Requirements Planning 11.9 Schedules and Loads 11.10 Network Analysis 11.11 Progressing 11.12 Production Control Problems 12 Quality Control 12.1 Quality 12.2 Quality Control 12.3 Acceptance Sampling 12.4 Process Control Problems 13 Work Design 13.1 Work Study 13.2 Method Study 13.3 Ergonomics 13.4 Principles of Motion Economy 13.5 Job Design 13.6 Health and Safety of Workers Problems 14 Costing 14.1 Cost Accounting 14.2 Direct Labor Costs 14.3 Direct Materials Costs 14.4 Overhead Costs 14.5 Depreciation 14.6 Job Costing 14.7 Batch Costing 14.8 Process Costing 14.9 Marginal Costing 14.10 Break-Even Analysis 14.11 Selection of Process ProblemsIndex
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: January 1, 1988
- Language: English
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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.
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Formerly Lecturer, Buckingham Chilterns University College, High Wycombe, UKRead Production Technology on ScienceDirect