Manufacturing processes for design professionals /

Organized into four easily referenced parts - Forming, Cutting, Joining, and Finishing - over seventy manufacturing processes are explained in depth with full technical descriptions; analyses of the typical applications, design opportunities, and considerations each process offers; and information o...

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Main Author: Thompson, Rob (Designer) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Thames & Hudson, [2016]
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Summary:Organized into four easily referenced parts - Forming, Cutting, Joining, and Finishing - over seventy manufacturing processes are explained in depth with full technical descriptions; analyses of the typical applications, design opportunities, and considerations each process offers; and information on cost, speed, and environmental impact. The accompanying step-by-step case studies look at a product or component being manufactured at a leading international supplier. A directory of more than fifty materials includes a detailed technical profile, images of typical applications and finishes, and an overview of each material's design characteristics.
Item Description:"First published in 2007 in hardcover in the United States of America by Thames & Hudson Inc., 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10110"--title verso.
"Reprinted 2016"--title verso.
Physical Description:528 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 516-518) and index.
ISBN:9780500513750
0500513759