Fundamentals of modern manufacturing : materials, processes, and systems / Mikell P. Groover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction and overview of manufacturing. What is manufacturing? -- Materials in manufacturing -- Manufacturing processes -- Production systems -- Manufacturing economics -- Recent developments in manufacturing -- pt. 1. Material properties and product attributes. The nature of materials -- Mechanical properties of materials -- Physical properties of materials -- Dimensions, surfaces, and their measurement -- pt. 2. Engineering materials.Metals -- Ceramics -- Polymers -- Composite Materials -- pt. 3. Solidification processes. Fundamentals of metal casting -- Metal casting processes -- Glassworking -- Shaping processes for plastics -- Processing of polymer matrix composites and rubber -- pt. 4. Particulate processing of metals and ceramics. Powder metallurgy -- Processing of ceramics and cermets -- pt. 5. Metal forming and sheet metalworking. Fundamentals of metal forming -- Bulk deformation processes in metalworking -- Sheet metalworking -- pt. 6. Material removal processes. Theory of metal machining -- Machining operations and machine tools -- Cutting-tool technology -- Economic and product design considerations in machining -- Grinding and other abrasive processes -- Nontraditional machining and thermal cutting processes -- pt. 7. Property enhancing and surface processing operations. Heat treatment of metals -- Surface processing operations -- pt. 8. Joining and assembly processes. Fundamentals of welding -- Welding processes -- Brazing,soldering, and adhesive bonding -- Mechanical assembly -- pt. 9. Special processing and assembly technologies. Rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing -- Processing of integrated circuits -- Electronics assembly and packaging -- Microfabrication technologies -- Nanofabrication technologies -- pt. 10. Manufacturing systems. Automation technologies for manufacturing systems -- Integrated manufacturing systems -- pt. 11.Manufacturing support systems. Process planning and production control -- Quality control and ins

Engineers rely on Groover because of the book´s quantitative and engineering-oriented approach that provides more equations and numerical problem exercises. The fifth edition introduces more modern topics, including new materials, processes and systems. End of chapter problems are also thoroughly revised to make the material more relevant. Several figures have been enhanced to significantly improve the quality of artwork. All of these changes will help engineers better understand the topic and how they apply it in the field.