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Unit 1
Introduction to Manufacturing
1 Technology and Technological Systems 27
2 Manufacturing Systems 43
Unit 2
Manufacturing Materials
3 Materials and Manufacturing 57
4 Structure of Materials 73
5 Properties of Materials 87
Unit 3
Primary Manufacturing Processes
6 Introduction to Manufacturing Processes 101
7 Obtaining Raw Materials 109
8 Producing Industrial Materials 119
Unit 4
Secondary Manufacturing Processes
9 Layout and Measurement 133
10 Casting and Molding Processes 143
11 Forming Processes 157
12 Separating Processes 171
13 Conditioning Processes 193
14 Assembling Processes 205
15 Finishing Processes 221
Unit 5
Establishing a Manufacturing Enterprise
16 Introduction to Enterprises and
Management 239
17 Organizing and Financing an Enterprise 251
Unit 6
Designing and Engineering Products
18 Establishing Customer Needs and Wants 265
19 Designing Products 273
20 Engineering Products 281
Unit 7
Developing Manufacturing Systems
21 Choosing a Manufacturing System 291
22 Engineering Manufacturing Facilities 297
23 Obtaining Human and Material
Resources 309
24 Establishing Control Systems 319
Unit 8
Manufacturing the Product
25 Producing Products 333
26 Maintaining Worker Safety 343
27 Working with Labor Unions 349
Unit 9
Marketing the Product
28 Developing Marketing Plans 357
29 Promoting Products 365
30 Selling and Distributing Products 375
31 Maintaining and Servicing Products 383
Unit 10
Performing Financial Activities
32 Maintaining Financial Records 391
33 Closing an Enterprise 401
Unit 11
Automating Manufacturing Systems
34 Automation in Manufacturing 407
35 Computers and Product Design 415
36 Computer Systems in Product
Manufacturing 423
Unit 12
Manufacturing and Society
37 Development of Manufacturing 439
38 Manufacturing and the Future 445
39 You and Manufacturing 455
Contents at a Glance