| Optimal Level of Automation in the Automotive Industry |
| Strong competition on the global automotive market is forcing car manufacturers rethink their strategic approach to manufacturing. In order to be competitive, companies need to manufacture variety of new car models at the lowest cost. |
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| Processes and Design for Manufacturing |
| Before learning about various manufacturing processes and the concept of design for manufacturing, we first must become familiar with some technical terms that are used frequently during the planning for and operation of industrial manufacturing plants. |
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| Design for Brazing Book |
| Brazing is the joining of metals through the use of heat and a filler metal – one whose melting temperature is above 840°F (450°C) but below the melting point of the metals being joined. (A more exact name for the brazing process discussed in this book may be "silver brazing," since in most cases the filler metal used is a silver alloy. |
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| Design for 3D Metal Sintering Printing |
| Direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) process is Sometimes referred to as metal 3d printing or a metal 3d printer, DMLS uses a laser beam to melt 20-40 micron layers of metal powder on top of each other to create metal parts. |
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| Design for Compression Molding Plastics Thermosets |
| Compression molding compounds of thermosetting materials, or thermosets, when subjected to heat and pressure within the confines of a mold, cure or set into an infusible mass . An irreversible chemical change, involving the cross-linking of molecules of the material , takes place, and a solid part is formed . |
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| Design for Machining Fiberglass and Composites |
| Machining Composites poses unique challenges for manufacturing and design engineering to meet an end items requirements. Composites are group of materials that include Random Fiber, Prepreg, intermediate Layers and Vacuum Bag construction. |
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| Design for Thermoforming Vacuum |
| The process of evacuating air from the sealed space between the hot sheet and the mold, thus allowing atmospheric pressure (14.7 p.s.i .) to force the sheet to conform with the contour of the mold. |
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| Projection Welding Review and Design Considerations |
| Projection welding is an electric resistance welding process that produces welds by the heat obtained from the resistance to the flow of the welding current. The resulting welds are localized at predetermined points by projections, embossments, or intersections |
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