Manufacturing Processes & Materials

Anyone working in a technical department of a manufacturing company -- regardless of education, experience, and skill level -- needs a basic understanding of manufacturing processes and equipment. Whether used as a text at the college or university level, as a reference for professionals in the field, or as an introductory guide for plant-floor personnel, Manufacturing Processes & Materials is designed to provide that necessary foundation knowledge. The book covers the basic processes and machinery used in the job, toolroom, or small manufacturing facility. At the same time, it describes advanced equipment used in larger production environments. The reader is given a thorough review of metals and other engineering materials, including their physical properties, testing, treatment, and suitability for use in manufacturing. Quality, measurement and gaging, process planning, and manufacturing systems are all addressed. Questions and problems at the end of each chapter can be used as a self-test or as assignments in the classroom environment.

Co-authors George F. Schrader and Ahmad K. Elshennawy have the wealth of practical experience and technical knowledge of manufacturing processes necessary for the compilation of a comprehensive text on the subject.Dr. Schrader, currently Professor Engineering, Emeritus, at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, has an educational background in mechanical engineering, applied mathematics, and industrial engineering. Since 1945 he has taught a variety of courses and coordinated laboratory exercises on the subject of manufacturing at several major universities in the U.S. In addition to his academic work, he has served as a consultant to many manufacturing industries and worked with a number of technical societies on industry-related activites.

Dr. Elshennawy, currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the University of Central Florida, has an educational background in production engineering and industrial engineering.Since 1978 he has taught many courses on manufacturing and manufacturing related subjects at Alexandria University in Egypt, Pennsylvania State Universisy, and the University of Central Florida. Dr. Elshennawy's greatest expertise is in the area of precision measurement and manufacturing automation, subject areas in which he acquired considerable experience while working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland.