ABSTRACT

Containing more than 300 equations and the extensive data necessary to estimate manufacturing and assembly cost during product design, benchmarking, and "should cost" analysis, this textbook gives students modern and effective tools for analyzing injection molding, sheet metalworking, die casting, powder metal processing costs, sand and investment

Introduction. Selection of Materials and Processes. Product Design for Manual Assembly. Electrical Connections and Wire Harness Assembly. Design for High-Speed Automatic Assembly and Robot Assembly. Printed Circuit Board Design for Manufacture and Assembly. Design for Machining. Design for Injection Molding. Design for Sheet Metalworking. Design for Die Casting. Design for Powder Metal Processing. Design for Sand Casting. Design for Investment Casting. Design for Hot Forging. Design for Manufacture and Computer-Aided Design. Nomenclature . Index.