Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals
by Rob Thompson
Encyclopaedic reference covering seventy-plus production processes grouped as forming, cutting, joining and finishing, plus a directory of fifty materials. Each entry gives cost, speed, tooling and environmental trade-offs, so you can judge whether a form you drew can actually be made. Covers the materials-and-manufacturing pillar with real process constraints rather than a glossary. Teaches a selection framework (process capability vs. geometry, volume and cost) that transfers to processes invented after publication.
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