21st Century Manufacturing

Covers technologies and the future of manufacturing - with details of the product design process, rapid prototyping, a survey of manufacturing techniques relevant to production of consumer electronics or electromechanical devices, and the field of Biotechnology.

For one-semester, junior/senior- and first year graduate-level courses in survey of manufacturing processes and management of technology, in departments of engineering and business. This text covers today's technologies and the future of manufacturing-with details of the product design process, rapid prototyping, a survey of manufacturing techniques relevant to today's production of consumer electronics or electromechanical devices, and the field of Biotechnology. It gives students a broader appreciation of the impact of manufacturing process and not just manufacturing per se. An exploration of broader issues includes: the time to market, development of a new product, launching products into the marketplace, quality control, and the impact of technology on the next generation of products.

1. Manufacturing: Art, Technology, Science and Business.
2. Manufacturing Analysis: Some Basic Questions for a Start-Up Company.
3. Product Design, Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Solid Modeling.
4. Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF) and Rapid Prototyping.
5. Semiconductor Manufacturing.
6. Computer Manufacturing.
7. Metal-Products Manufacturing.
8. Plastics-Products Manufacturing and System Assembly.
9. Biotechnology.
10. Conclusions.
11. A "Workbook" of Ideas for Semester Long Projects, Business Plans and Factory Tours.