Section 1—Manufacturing Today
Chapter 1
Introduction to Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 2
Material and Process Classifications. . . . . . . . . . 33
Section 2—Productivity and Green
Manufacturing
Chapter 3
Planning for Production—Going Green. . . . . . . 55
Chapter 4
Identifying Opportunities for Improving
Manufacturing Processes—
Going Green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Chapter 5
Improving Productivity—When to Consider
Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Chapter 6
Automated Manufacturing Systems. . . . . . . . . . 95
Chapter 7
Sensors and Wireless Communication for
Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Section 3—Selecting Appropriate
Materials
Chapter 8
Behavior and Characteristics of
Manufacturing Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Chapter 9
Characteristics of Metallic Materials. . . . . . . . . . 131
Chapter 10
Characteristics of Plastic Materials. . . . . . . . . . 143
Chapter 11
Characteristics of Wood Materials. . . . . . . . . . . 155
Chapter 12
Characteristics of Ceramic Materials. . . . . . . . . . 167
Chapter 13
Characteristics of Composite Materials . . . . . . 177
Section 4—Manufacturing Process
Database
Chapter 14
Processes Used to Form Metallic Materials. . . 189
Chapter 15
Processes Used to Form Plastic Materials. . . . . 215
Chapter 16
Processes Used to Form Wood Materials. . . . . 235
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