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Industrial Design: Materials and Manufacturing [Paperback]

Jim Lesko (Author)
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August 11, 2011 0471297690 978-0471297697 1
A design-oriented approach to the technical aspects of product design

Industrial Design: Materials and Manufacturing Guide provides the detailed coverage of materials and manufacturing processes that industrial designers need without the in-depth and overly technical discussions commonly directed toward engineers. Author Jim Lesko gives you the practical knowledge you need to develop a real-world understanding of materials and processes and make informed choices for industrial design projects. He saves you valuable time that can be better spent in the successful design of products.

In this book, you'll find everything from basic terminology to valuable insights on why certain shapes work best for particular applications. You'll learn how to extract the best performance from all of the most commonly used methods and materials. The ideal companion for both students and professional industrial designers, Industrial Design: Materials and Manufacturing Guide provides easy access to the information you need with:
* An easy-to-use chart format that lists advantages and disadvantages for each material and method
* Broad coverage of the most-used manufacturing methods and materials
* More than 130 photographs and 340 drawings
* The latest information on concurrent design and engineering

Whether you're a professional industrial designer in need of a ready reference or a student looking to solidify your understanding of basic technical issues, Industrial Design: Materials and Manufacturing Guide offers the perspective, coverage, and convenience you need.


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A design-oriented approach to the technical aspects of product design

Industrial Design: Materials and Manufacturing Guide provides the detailed coverage of materials and manufacturing processes that industrial designers need without the in-depth and overly technical discussions commonly directed toward engineers. Author Jim Lesko gives you the practical knowledge you need to develop a real-world understanding of materials and processes and make informed choices for industrial design projects. He saves you valuable time that can be better spent in the successful design of products.

In this book, you'll find everything from basic terminology to valuable insights on why certain shapes work best for particular applications. You'll learn how to extract the best performance from all of the most commonly used methods and materials. The ideal companion for both students and professional industrial designers, Industrial Design: Materials and Manufacturing Guide provides easy access to the information you need with:
* An easy-to-use chart format that lists advantages and disadvantages for each material and method
* Broad coverage of the most-used manufacturing methods and materials
* More than 130 photographs and 340 drawings
* The latest information on concurrent design and engineering

Whether you're a professional industrial designer in need of a ready reference or a student looking to solidify your understanding of basic technical issues, Industrial Design: Materials and Manufacturing Guide offers the perspective, coverage, and convenience you need.

About the Author

JIM LESKO, IDSA, has taught industrial design for fifteen years. He is currently an Associate Professor and Chair of Industrial Design at the University of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He is principal of Lesko Design, an industrial design firm.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (August 11, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0471297690
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471297697
  • Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #711,178 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good choice for industrial design student, July 7, 2000
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Huang Tai-Shen (Wufeng, Taichung County Taiwan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Industrial Design: Materials and Manufacturing (Paperback)
This book is intended to give an overview in simple and visual terms, serve as a guide and introduction to this rather complex manufacturing field. Designer must have a good understanding of all manufacturing processes abailable, in order to have confidence that the proposed manufacturing processes is the most economical and appropriate. So, the book tried to give an overview of all materials and manufacturing methods, in order to help students to visualize and develop forms that ultimately will be manufactured.

The contests consist of metal materials, metal forming, metal cutting, metal joining, appearance finishing and coating, plastic materials, resin forming processes, machining parts, joining plastics, finishing plastics, rubbers and elastomers, natural engineering materials, composites, and rapid prototyping.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good as a quick reference, June 9, 2001
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Industrial Designer (Mountain View, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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I disagree with the reviewer from TX. The book is written using terminology that any industrial designer should be familiar with. It would make a good textbook for design students because it gives an overview of many materials & processes. It also has charts and diagrams that make the information easy to digest. My criticisms would be that it could use more examples of final products and detailed descriptions of the materials & processes used, ie case studies. For the price, it is a thin book and could easily include a case study section. I would also like more elaboration in the "charateristics, uses and properties" sections for each material with common pitfalls to avoid.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good for Beginning Students, June 21, 2007
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Solden (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
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This book was a textbook for the beginning of my Industrial Design classes, it was quite informative for learning the beginning basics of design and what needs to be looked out for. My second class coupled this book with another to go into more depth about material selection and the process to go through.

It is a useful book in its own right, and with a good instructor or professor the good qualities are enhanced.

The bad qualities are that it is definitely a beginning book for a designer. The book was inconsistent on what it would go into detail about and the overall organization left for a lot of searching to find information on a specific subject.
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The industrial designer, whether on a design team or acting alone as a design consultant, is responsible for the appearance and form of a product. Read the first page
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castable metals, foam injection molding, vacuum metallization, beam machining, hard molds, excellent dimensional stability, hot stamping, resin parts, most resins, state forming
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Courtesy of Chapman, Drawing Courtesy Bayer Corporation, Courtesy of Talbot Associates Inc, Courtesy of Trumpf Inc, Natural Engineering Materials, Courtesy Risdon Corp, Courtesy of Bridgeport Machine, Metal Joining, Common After, Courtesy of Pappago, United States, Amorphous Properties, Charles Eames, Courtesy Missouri Steel Castings, Courtesy of Bally Design Inc, Courtesy of Husky, Courtesy of Knoll, Courtesy of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Plastic Specification Handbook, Welding Products, Thermofil Characteristics
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