1. Manufacturing Information and Data Systems 2. Manufacturing Databases 3. Manufacturing Resource Planning Systems 4. Shop-floor Data Collection Systems 5. Telecommunications 6. Electronic Commerce 7. Strategic Implications of MIDS
In the early 1980s, Caterpillar, Inc. lost one million dollars per day for three consecutive years. Its continuing existence came into question. Today, "CAT" is the world's most profitable manufacturer of construction and mining equipment and large engines. The now legendary global company made numerous well-calculated, though risky decisions for three consecutive decades--in the process scalin…
Applied Manufacturing Process Planning: With Emphasis on Metal Forming and Machining is an application oriented text that closely follows actual manufacturing plan development. This text is designed for use in manufacturing, mechanical, and industrial engineering courses in two and four year schools of engineering, technology, and skilled trades. Key parts of a manufacturing plan for m…
No other book about press brakes comes close to equaling the wide breath of information contained in Fundamentals of Press Brake Tooling. It provides a basic understanding of what must be considered in selecting proper tooling, determining minimum machine requirements, using blank size calculations, and arriving at an acceptable bend sequence. Although this book is based on an engineeri…