Principles of modern manufacturing /
Mikell P. Groover.
- 4th ed.
- New York ; Chichester : Wiley, 2011.
- xiv, 1002 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + videodisc.
Previous ed.: 2005. Includes DVD entitled 'Fundamental manufacturing processes' attached to inside front cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Material properties and product attributes - Engineering materials - Solidification processes - Particulate processing of metals and ceramics - Metal forming and sheet metalworking - Material removal processes - Property enhancing and surface processing operations - Joining and assembly processes - Special processing and assembly - Manufacturing systems - Manufacturing support systems.
Materials, processes and systems are the building blocks of modern manufacturing. This third edition of Mikell Groover's comprehensive text on the subject provides substantial coverage of engineering materials and production systems.