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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | | | | | There are many different ways in which a product can be manufactured, but most designers probably know only a handful of techniques in any detail. Using contemporary design as a vehicle to describe production processes, this book covers a broad range of almost 90 production methods with descriptive text, specially commissioned diagrams, product shots, and photographs of the manufacturing process. It will appeal not only to product designers involved in lighting, consumer electronics, packaging, domestic accessories and tableware, but also to interior designers, furniture and graphic designers who need access to a range of production methods, as well as to all students of design. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Chris Lefteri | | Paperback: | 224 pages | | Publisher: | Laurence King Publishers | | Publication Date: | June 28, 2007 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1856695069 | | Product Width: | 168.0 centimeters | | Product Height: | 235.0 centimeters | | Product Weight: | 1.74 pounds | | Package Length: | 9.4 inches | | Package Width: | 6.5 inches | | Package Height: | 0.8 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.75 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 20 reviews |
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15 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 Manufacturing and processes Oct 29, 2007
By Happy mom
This book just takes the complicated stuff out of understanding how things are made. It's a great quick reference not just because of the concise information in it but also the size of the book makes it easy to carry with you.
Highly recommended book for engineering/industrial design students, teachers and anyone interested in understanding what processes "things" go through before they end up in stores.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Great book, but not for the casually interested Feb 09, 2008
By Nathan C. England
This is a great book for someone like me, a product design student. As my institution doesn't really cover manufacturing processes I need a book like this to break it down for me. It is categorised well and the crudely drawn process diagrams are great at putting the procedures into perspective. This book is great for those who already have a basic knowledge of manufacturing and design process terminology as it assumes the reader is familiar with terms such as draft, tooling, die, section, profile and other phrases specific to manufacture and design, although it does have a rather limited glossary at the rear. I would highly reccommend it to students who struggle with the ins and outs of manufacturing as it has common items listed that are produced by a specific process, giving the info a tangible basis of understanding, as well as providing many "Oh, THAT's how they make that..." moments. I think this will be a great handy reference for me, enabling me to short list viable processes that I can then investigate further. Definitley worth the money.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
many photos easy to understand Jan 05, 2008
By H.R.T.
great book about current manufacturing process. Many photos and diagrams makes it easy to understand even for non-industrial designers. Also, each process lists it's pros and cons in a comprehensive manner. Overall, an amazing book which is easy and fun to read even for amateurs like myself.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
A good refererence catalog for manufacturing processes Jun 28, 2008
By R. D Johnson
A catalog of processes is essentially what this book is. It's broken into 7 process sections: Cut from Solid, Sheet, Continuous, Thin & Hollow, Into Solid, Complex and Advanced. Each section has from 6-20 subset processes, eg, 'Cut From Solid' includes CNC machining, Turning, etc., 'Into Solid' has Forging, Sintering, 'Thin and Hollow' processes such as Blow Molding, Filament Winding, etc. The range of processes seems quite comprehensive and includes some I'd never heard of before such as Inflating Metal under the Sheet section, which is basically using air to inflate sheets of metal in a mold.
Each process is typically described in 2-3 pages and follows a common layout. There's a picture of a typical item produced, some text describing the process, and an information section which includes economic production volume, type of surface and finish, and the typical sizes and tolerances of parts produced. This is followed by a '+' and '-' list of advantages and disadvantages of the particular process.
A Further Information section on each process lists web addresses of manufacturers who supply the process and/or provide more information on it. This is a great resource, but you do wonder--given the fluidity of the web--how long some of these addresses will be viable.
For the price this book is a great catalog of many of the manufacturing processes available. It doesn't go into any detail on how to design for the process (as a designer) or make it function (as a machinist/manufacturer), but it's a great reference as an overview of available processes, their benefits and limitations, and where to go to get more information.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Good Enough Guide Oct 06, 2010
By H. Yamasaki
While it does offer good systematized information, it's certainly not complete if you really want to invest time in finding out how it's all really made. I've found more informative books on the topic, also aimed at designers. However, this book does come in a pleasant package, very nicely printed, and with good value/cost ratio.
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