Engineering

For one-semester, junior/senior- and first year graduate-level courses in survey of manufacturing processes and management of technology, in departments of engineering and business.

This text covers today's technologies and the future of manufacturing—with details of the product design process, rapid prototyping, a survey of manufacturing techniques relevant to today's production of consumer electronics or electromechanical devices, and the field of Biotechnology. It gives students a broader appreciation of the impact of manufacturing process and not just manufacturing per se. An exploration of broader issues includes: the time to market, development of a new product, launching products into the marketplace, quality control, and the impact of technology on the next generation of products.

• A review of quality, cost, flexibility, and delivery.

  • Enables students to see that manufacturing is a decision-making process with many trade-offs. Ex.___

• Up-to-the-minute rapid prototyping processes—And specific technical descriptions of CAD systems.

  • Provides students with a timely review of new techniques and methods in a ever changing field—and new ways to launch products into the marketplace. Ex.___

• Semiconductor manufacturing techniques.

  • Presents students with essential features and its impact on modern products. Ex.___

• Modern review of products and fields in the computer industry.

  • Supplies students with a summary of higher-level computer manufacturing, and some observations on the growth of the computer industry. Ex.___

• Economic features of small-batch manufacturing—By machine shop operations.

  • Teaches students how products are launched and made in several numbers in the marketplace. Ex.___

• Unprecedented look at biotechnology techniques and gene splicing—Not usually seen in engineering school treatments.

  • Familiarizes students with a new way of accessing biotechnology materials—which are a distinct growth area over the next two decades, and highly important in terms of looking to the future. Ex.___

• Integrated overview of technology management issues.

  • Allows students to understand the impact of manufacturing on commerce, and directions for the future, for all industries. Ex___

• Case studies.

  • Explores both technical and management issues, in order to give students a broad perspective on the impact of manufacturing. Ex.___

• Specific examples of semester-long projects—In rapid prototyping; product development; and mini business plan deliverables.

  • Shows students that manufacturing has to be carried out in the context of product development. Ex.___

 1. Manufacturing: Art, Technology, Science and Business.


 2. Manufacturing Analysis: Some Basic Questions for a Start-Up Company.


 3. Product Design, Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Solid Modeling.


 4. Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF) and Rapid Prototyping.


 5. Semiconductor Manufacturing.


 6. Computer Manufacturing.


 7. Metal-Products Manufacturing.


 8. Plastics-Products Manufacturing and System Assembly.


 9. Biotechnology.


10. Conclusions.


11. A “Workbook” of Ideas for Semester Long Projects, Business Plans and Factory Tours.

Manufacturing Processes [CORE TEXTS] (Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering)
Manufacturing Processes [CORE TEXTS] (Industrial Engineering)
Automated Manufacturing (Engineering Technology and Industrial Management)

PAUL KENNETH WRIGHT'S research work and teaching have focused on manufacturing processing operations, robotics, expert systems, open-architecture control, rapid prototyping, Internet-based CAD/CAM, the management of technology, and distance learning. His previous books are Manufacturing Intelligence (with David Bourne) and Metal Cutting (with Edward Trent). He was born in London, educated at Birmingham University, and has held positions at Cambridge University, Auckland University in New Zealand, Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, and the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences in New York. He is presently the A. Martin Berlin Professor of Mechanical Engineering, the Co-Chair of the Management of Technology Program, and the Associate Dean of Distance Learning at The University of California, Berkeley.

This book is built around the idea that your new company will be brainstorming a new technical idea, analyzing the market, developing a business plan, creating a conceptual product, fabricating a prototype, executing detailed designs, outsourcing the various aspects of electronic and mechanical manufacturing, and then launching the product for sale. The main chapters in the book deal with these topics, with particular emphasis on manufacturing technologies. Biotechnology has been added because of the substantial future career opportunities in this field. The book also aims to provide a balanced view for the management of technology.

• Each chapter tries to move beyond the basic science and technology in each field to strategic issues such as time-to-market.
• There are extensive references to research articles and books for the future specialist. These also appear on a Web site, which will be updated often.
• It is written in a conversational style rather than being jam-packed with equations!

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