necessary 昀椀 rst to become familiar with the terminology and basic principles relevant o can be boring but
unlike the medical profession: don’t have to learn any La 琀椀 n terminology
This book makes every e 昀昀 ort to make the learning experience as interes 琀
椀 ng and relevant to day-to-day living as possible
o detail the processes described in the remaining
chapters of this book and commi 琀 ng the basic principles to memory
• have an ini 琀椀 al picture of how each of the topics to be studied 昀椀 ts into the overall
"package of knowledge" that must be learned
while learning must be presented in diges 琀椀 ble lumps, once training is
complete it is necessary to be able to draw upon the whole pool of knowledge
because so many topics are inter-related o Example: in addi 琀椀 on to an in-
depth knowledge of manufacturing ma 琀琀 ers, produc 琀椀 on engineers, to
be truly e 昀昀 ec 琀椀 ve, must also possess a working knowledge of design,
materials science, mathema 琀椀 cs and other related subjects.
• although the e 昀케 ciency with which assembly is carried out is vitally important, this book
tends to concentrate mainly on the processes involved in producing individual parts.
• Manufacturing usually involves making items from liquid or solid raw material by either
controlled manipula 琀椀 on and/or material removal processes
Changing material proper 琀椀 es to enhance component performance and
durability is also frequently involved, although this is normally the province of
the materials scien 琀椀 st.
• The surface 昀椀 nish of both discrete components and complete products and the product's durability are cri 琀椀 cal
• quality assurance, fully conforms to speci 昀椀 ca 琀椀 on o performance o reliability
• the 昀椀 nal chapter of this book is dedicated to its philosophy and applica 琀椀 on