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Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (February 21, 2020) © 2020

  • Serope Kalpakjian Emeritus, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Steven Schmid University of North Carolina - Charlotte

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For courses in manufacturing process.

A comprehensive text on the science, engineering and technology of manufacturing

Manufacturing Engineering and Technology presents thorough, balanced and up-to-date coverage of the science, engineering and technology of manufacturing. It emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of every manufacturing activity, from complex interactions between materials to design, process, and manufacturing process and operations.

With more than 120 examples and case studies, the 8th Edition presents students with a breadth of challenges while providing the tools and encouragement to explore solutions to those challenges.

Hallmark features of this title

  • An excellent overview of manufacturing concepts provides a balance of relevant fundamentals and real-world practices.
  • Lists and process comparisons give students an in-depth look at manufacturing processes and operations.
    • The chapters on specific groups of manufacturing processes and operations feature lists of typical parts produced by the processes described in the chapter, as well as a list of competing and alternative processes to produce the same types of parts.
  • A wealth of examples and industrially relevant case studies demonstrate the importance of the subject matter, offer a real-world perspective, and keep students interested and engaged.
  • Superior use of analogies, discussions and problems motivate students' interest in the material.

New and updated features of this title

  • UPDATED: Numerous new topics and illustrations are updated throughout for relevance to all aspects of modern manufacturing.
  • UPDATED: Illustrations and examples have been updated to reflect recent advances in manufacturing.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 20 is heavily revised to include the latest additive manufacturing technologies.
  • UPDATED: The Questions, Qualitative Problems, Quantitative Problems and Design/Projects at the end of each chapter have been expanded.
  • UPDATED: Over 20 chapters have been revised or edited to better reflect today's manufacturing landscape.
    • Coverage of the latest technological advances, like rapid prototyping, nanofabrication, rapid tooling and semisolid metalworking includes the most dramatic change in manufacturing in recent years.

About our authors

Serope Kalpakjian is professor emeritus of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, the Illinois Institute of Technology. He is the author of Mechanical Processing of Materials and coauthor of Lubricants and Lubrication in Metalworking Operations (with E.S. Nachtman). The first editions of his textbooks Manufacturing Processes for Engineering Materials and Manufacturing Engineering and Technology have received the M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Textbook Award. He has conducted research in various areas of manufacturing, is the author of numerous technical papers and articles in handbooks and encyclopedias and has edited several conference proceedings. He also has been editor and coeditor of several technical journals and has served on various editorial boards, including the Encyclopedia Americana.

Among various awards, Professor Kalpakjian has received the Forging Industry Educational and Research Foundation Best Paper Award, the Excellence in Teaching Award from lIT, the ASME Centennial Medallion, the International Education Award from SME, A Person of the Millennium Award from lIT, the Albert Easton White Outstanding Teacher Award from ASM International and the 2016 SME Gold Medal Award. The Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award of SME, for 2001, was named after him. Professor Kalpakjian is a Life Fellow ASME, Fellow SME, Fellow and Life Member ASM International, Fellow Emeritus International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP) and is a founding member and past president of NAMRI. He is a graduate of Robert College (High Honor, Istanbul), Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Steven R. Schmid is professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, the University of Notre Dame, where he teaches and conducts research in the general areas of manufacturing, machine design, and tribology. From 2016 to 2018, he served as a Program Director of the Advanced Manufacturing Program at the National Science Foundation. He received his B.S. degree from Illinois Institute of Technology (with Honors) and Master's and Ph.D. degrees from Northwestern University, all in mechanical engineering. He has received numerous awards, including the John T. Parsons Award from SME, the Newkirk Award from ASME, the Kaneb Center Teaching Award (3 times), and the Ruth and Joel Spira Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Professor Schmid served as President of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution (NAMRI, 2015 to 2016) and was appointed the first Academic Fellow at the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, where he helped design the Manufacturing USA program. Dr. Schmid is the author of over 140 technical papers, and has coauthored Fundamentals of Machine Elements, Fundamentals of Fluid Film Lubrication, IT Manufacturing Processes for Engineering Materials and Manufacturing Engineering and Technology. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. He was elected to the Board of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in 2018.

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