Other manufacturing technologies

Collaborative manufacturing and management are a fundamental requirement in today's digital age, to enable an innovative and sustainable development of companies.

Non-destructive Testing of Impact Damage in Fiber-reinforced Polymer Composites: Fundamentals and Applications provides detailed knowledge on the fundamentals and applications of frequently used nondestructive testing (NDT) techniques utilized to assess impact damage in composite structures.

This classic handbook for students of metal work contains a complete introduction to the subject, with chapters on everything from recognising equipment to producing finished work.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive handbook on collecting copper and brass items, with information on value, where to find them , cleaning and maintaining, recognising fakes, and more.

The Wheelwright's Shop by George Sturt offers an intimate and vivid portrayal of traditional craftsmanship at the turn of the 20th century.

This detailed and well-illustrated work on leathercraft and its techniques was first published in the 1940s and provides an instructional and informative guide to leatherwork as a craft and an art, written in a candid and personal style.

This vintage instructional manual is perfect for the leatherwork novice and enthusiast alike.

This book contains a classic guide to farm blacksmithing.

This useful book contains a wealth of information on the engraving of metals, and will prove to be a valuable addition to the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in the subject.

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to saddle- and harness-making, with information on tools and equipment, comments on different techniques, instructions for making, and much more.

This vintage handbook on leathercrafting and shoemaking remains a helpful and practical text for anyone interested in leatherworking and traditional crafts.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to accurate tool and die making, steel treatment, drop forging, die sinking, power presses, and shop practice for the production of duplicate metal parts.

This vintage collection of articles offers insights into the fundamental practice of leathercraft, with a special focus on glovemaking.

This vintage handbook offers insights into the fundamental practice of leather wallet crafting.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to tanning leather, with information on tools and equipment, required materials, different techniques, benefits, common problems, and many other related aspects.

This vintage collection of articles offers insights into the fundamental practice of leathercraft, with a special focus on the leather bag.

This vintage handbook offers insights into the fundamental practice of leathercraft, with a special focus on the leather belt.

This classic guidebook is perfect for the leatherwork novice and enthusiast alike.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to making a gloves, with detailed directions for using leather, employing patterns, cutting, stitching, and everything else one might need to know.

Originally published in London, 1927.

This vintage book contains a practical treatise on the common methods of production for blacksmiths, apprentice blacksmiths, engineers, and others.

Fluoroplastics, Volume 1, compiles in one place a working knowledge of the polymer chemistry and physics of non-melt processible fluoropolymers with detailed descriptions of commercial processing methods, material properties, fabrication and handling information, technologies, and applications.

This reference guide brings together a wide range of essential data on the sterilization of plastics and elastomers, enabling engineers to make optimal material choices and design decisions.

Handbook of Corrosion Engineering: Modern Theory, Fundamentals and Practical Applications explores recent progress in metals corrosion and associated protection processes, spanning all corrosion-related characteristics utilized in natural and industrial environments, including monitoring and testing.

The processes of modern clothing manufacture are explained here, alongside the equipment used.

Self-Balancing is not just a tweak or change to assembly line balancing, but a completely transformed method for achieving continuous flow.

In this modern technological era, conserving and making better use of resources like energy, water, and other essential resources have recently been one of the main concerns for the manufacturing industry.

In no industry is the concept of quality more essential than it is in healthcare, which is why the lean quality principles learned through the example of the Toyota Production System are so applicable.

This practical reference/text provides a thorough overview of cost estimating as applied to various manufacturing industries, with special emphasis on metal manufacturing concerns.

Clothing and fashion accessories can serve as valuable primary sources for learning about our history.

Following in the footsteps of its popular predecessor, the second edition of this workbook explains how to apply kanban replenishment systems to improve material flow.

Of the 100 companies named to Fortune magazine's list of the world's largest companies in 1956, only 29 of those companies remain on that list.

The Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance defines safety as the maintenance of peace of mind

The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is the highest level of national recognition for performance excellence that a U.

TWI Case Studies: Standard Work, Continuous Improvement, and Teamwork provides the insight of leading experts to assist in the execution of Training Within Industry (TWI) the game-changing business tool.

Detailing the role of senior management in achieving a successful transformation to organizational excellence, Simple Excellence: Organizing and Aligning the Management Team in a Lean Transformation charts a course of simplification through the complexity often associated with managing performance improvement initiatives.

This book provides how-to guidance and examples for three types of maps, namely relationship map, cross-functional process map, and flowchart.

TWI Case Studies: Standard Work, Continuous Improvement, and Teamwork provides the insight of leading experts to assist in the execution of Training Within Industry (TWI) the game-changing business tool.

A detailed examination of a new concept in customer centricity, this book explores customer perception of quality and how to measure it.

Presenting an alternate approach to supply chain management, Lean Supply Chain Management Essentials: A Framework for Materials Managers explains why the traditional materials planning environment, typically embodied by an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, is an ineffective support system for a company that wants to adopt Lean practices.

While Lean practices have been successfully implemented into the process industry with excellent results for over 20 years (including the author's own award winning example at Exxon Chemical), that industry has been especially slow in adopting Lean.

For decades, the manufacturing industry has employed the Toyota Production System , the most powerful production method in the world , to reduce waste, improve quality, reduce defects and increase worker productivity.

A company with effective cost reduction activities in place will be better positioned to adapt to shifting economic conditions.

In Keeping Score, the author contends that metrics must be all-encompassing.

Your customers have become increasingly sophisticated and more connected than ever-broadcasting real-time feedback to a cloud of followers who are watching your every move.

The need for competent leadership remains one of the most pressing issues facing organizations.

Recent improvements at Enterride's Trail Rider Memphis Operation bought Pete Grant, the Trail Rider Plant Manager, and his team a little more time, but Pete knew much more was needed to save the plant.

Winner of a 2009 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Prize.

Equipment downtime can bring a lean manufacturing operation to a complete standstill.

Encouraging efficiency, clarity, and disciplined thinking, A3 Problem Solving identifies a problem, describes the objective, and summarizes fact finding and action steps, all on a single A3-sized piece of paper.