Product Design and Factory Development - 9780367391409

CRC Press

Volume one of the second edition of the comprehensive Handbook of Manufacturing Engineering reveals how human factors deeply affect productivity in the workplace and why the modern manufacturing engineer must be well versed in these areas. The book considers historical data for anthropometry and explores the impact of injuries, product liability, and low productivity on product cost. It begins by sequentially outlining the basic concepts of reliability theory in six chapters along with commonly used statistical methods for evaluating component reliability. Coverage also includes rapid prototyping, the machine debugging process, and an entire chapter devoted to computers and controllers. > Today's fast-paced manufacturing culture demands a handbook that provides how-to, no-holds-barred, no-frills information. Completely revised and updated, the Handbook of Manufacturing Engineering is now presented in four volumes. Keeping the same general format as the first edition, this second e.