Designing for manufacture is a vital ingredient of successful engineering design because it is concerned with economy - manufacturing the product in the quickest, cheapest and most convenient manner. It is an aspect which is frequently overlooked at the outset of the design operation, with the result that alterations are required when the production process has begun.
The object of this book is to create a critical approach to a design : to subject a proposed (or existing) design to an economic analysis in terms of the manufacturing conditions. This involves a knowledge of production processes such as casting, forging and machining; a full appreciation of the capabilities and, particularly, the limitations of these processes; and an anticipation of the procedure involved in the assembly, dismantling and re-assemly of a machine.
This book is suitable for the designing for manufacture content in design engineering courses for CNAA degree, HNC and HND, and for Mechanical Engineering Technician students. Designers and production engineers in industry will also find
the book of interest.
This is the fourth volume in the Topics in Engineering Design series. The previous three are Ball and Parallel Roller Bearings: Design Application by H Peck; Durability and Reliability in Engineering Design by G Kivenson; and Valve Design by G Pearson. Other volumes are in preparation.
Preface
Chapter 1 : The Engineering Drawing
Chapter 2 : Design Features to Facilitate Machining
Chapter 3 : Datum Features - Functional and Manufacturing
Chapter 4 : Component Design - Machining Considerations
Chapter 5 : Component Design - Casting Considerations
Chapter 6 : Re-designing for Manufacture
Solutions to Problems
Index
