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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Chris Lefteri is Senior Lecturer in Product Design at Central Saint Martins College of Design, London. His previous books include five titles in the Materials for Inspirational Design series covering plastic, wood, glass, metals and ceramics.
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Manufacturing and processes,
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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.
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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.
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many photos easy to understand,
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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.
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This chapter encompasses some of the oldest processes used in the manufacture of objects, and these processes can be quite simply categorized by the fact that they use tools that cut away, shape, and remove material. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
true centrifugal casting, vacuum infusion process, contour crafting, standard injection molding, dip molding, contact molding, plastic blow molding, insert molding, impact extrusion, autoclave molding, injection blow molding, metal injection molding, explosive forming, slip casting, extrusion blow molding, foam molding, oxyacetylene cutting, shell casting, varying wall thicknesses, rotational molding, metal spinning, female molds, reaction injection molding, press forming, chemical milling Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Surface Excellent, Smart Mandrels, Speed Varies, Speed Slow, Surface Good, Tolerances High, Fresh Fat, Tolerances Depend, Tom Dixon, Malcolm Jordan, Speed Cycle, Tolerances Tolerance New!
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This chapter encompasses some of the oldest processes used in the manufacture of objects, and these processes can be quite simply categorized by the fact that they use tools that cut away, shape, and remove material. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
true centrifugal casting, vacuum infusion process, contour crafting, standard injection molding, dip molding, contact molding, plastic blow molding, insert molding, impact extrusion, autoclave molding, injection blow molding, metal injection molding, explosive forming, slip casting, extrusion blow molding, foam molding, oxyacetylene cutting, shell casting, varying wall thicknesses, rotational molding, metal spinning, female molds, reaction injection molding, press forming, chemical milling Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Surface Excellent, Smart Mandrels, Speed Varies, Speed Slow, Surface Good, Tolerances High, Fresh Fat, Tolerances Depend, Tom Dixon, Malcolm Jordan, Speed Cycle, Tolerances Tolerance New!
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