Introduction to Manufacturing Processes

Manufacturing refers to the production of merchandise from raw materials using machines, human labor and via biological or chemical processing. It includes all processes that are vital in the production and integration of individual components of a final product. It plays a crucial role in the automobile and aircraft industry, household appliance and furniture production, etc. Any stage in the development of a finished product from its raw materials is termed as a manufacturing process. Manufacturing starts with product design and material specification. Manufacturing processes may include casting, imaging and coating, molding, forming, machining and joining, besides others. This book provides comprehensive insights into the field of manufacturing processes. It elucidates new techniques and their applications in a multidisciplinary approach. In this textbook, constant effort has been made to make the understanding of the difficult concepts of manufacturing as easy and informative as possible, for the readers.