Unit Manufacturing Processes

Unit Manufacturing Processes

Issues and Opportunities in Research

  • Éditeur: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309051927
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309596442
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309176675
  • Lieu de publication:  United States
  • Année de publication électronique: 1995
  • Mois : Janvier
  • Pages: 229
  • Langue: Anglais

Manufacturing, reduced to its simplest form, involves the sequencing of product forms through a number of different processes. Each individual step, known as an unit manufacturing process, can be viewed as the fundamental building block of a nation's manufacturing capability. A committee of the National Research Council has prepared a report to help define national priorities for research in unit processes. It contains an organizing framework for unit process families, criteria for determining the criticality of a process or manufacturing technology, examples of research opportunities, and a prioritized list of enabling technologies that can lead to the manufacture of products of superior quality at competitive costs. The study was performed under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation and the Defense Department's Manufacturing Technology Program.

  • Unit Manufacturing Processes
  • Copyright
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • PREFACE
  • Contents
  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
    • FUNDAMENTALS OF UNIT MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
    • SETTING PRIORITIES FOR UNIT MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
    • ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES
      • Understanding Material Behavior
      • Use Of Simulation And Modeling
      • Application Of Sensors
      • Implementation Of Process Control
      • Development Of Process-Related Precision And Measurement Technology
      • Design Of Process Equipment
    • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
      • Conclusions
      • Recommendations
    • REPORT ORGANIZATION
  • PART I: FUNDAMENTALS OF UNIT MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
    • INTRODUCTION
    • RECOMMENDATIONS
    • REFERENCES
    • 1 Why Manufacturing Matters
      • OVERVIEW
      • UNIT MANUFACTURING PROCESSES: THE COGS THAT DRIVE MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY
      • References
    • 2 What Are Unit Manufacturing Processes?
      • COMPONENTS OF A UNIT PROCESS
      • TAXONOMY OF UNIT MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
      • IDENTIFYING PRIORITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNIT PROCESS RESEARCH
      • ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES
      • PROCESS STREAMS AND INTEGRATED PROCESSES
      • References
  • PART II: RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN ILLUSTRATIVE UNIT MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
    • INTRODUCTION
    • WHY CONDUCT R&D ON UNIT PROCESSES?
    • 3 Mass-Change Processes
      • TRADITIONAL CHIP-MAKING PROCESSES
      • TRADITIONAL GRINDING AND FINISHING OPERATIONS
      • NONTRADITIONAL MASS-CHANGE PROCESSES
        • Laser Machining
        • Electrodischarge Machining
        • Electrochemical Machining
      • RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
        • High-Speed Machining
        • Machining And Drilling Process
        • Grinding Operations
        • Laser Processes
        • Edm, Edwm, And Ecm
        • Other Nontraditional Processes
      • References
    • 4 Phase-Change Processes
      • METALS
      • POLYMERS
      • METAL-MATRIX COMPOSITES
      • RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
        • Metal-Casting Processes
        • Advanced Polymeric Unit Processes
        • Mmcs
      • References
    • 5 Structure-Change Processes
      • MATERIALS
        • Metals And Alloys
        • Ceramic And Glassy Materials
        • Polymers
      • SURFACE TREATMENT
      • LASER PROCESSING
      • RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
        • Thermal Treatment
        • Surface Treatment
        • Laser Processing
      • References
    • 6 Deformation Processes
      • CLASSIFICATION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF PROCESSES
      • SIGNIFICANT PROCESS VARIABLES
        • Incoming Material—Billet Or Sheet Blank
        • Product
        • Deformation Zone And Mechanics
        • Tooling
        • Conditions At Tool-Material Interface
        • Equipment
        • Safety And Environmental Factors
      • RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
      • References
    • 7 Consolidation Processes
      • POWDER PROCESSING
        • Advanced Powder Alloys
        • Powder Production
        • Shaping
        • Sintering
        • Densification
        • Instrumentation And Control
      • POLYMERIC COMPOSITES
      • WELDING AND JOINING PROCESSES
      • RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
        • Powder Processing
        • Consolidation Of Polymeric Composites
        • Welding And Joining Processes
      • References
    • 8 Integrated Processes
      • RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
      • References
  • PART III: UNIT MANUFACTURING PROCESS ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES
    • INTRODUCTION
    • KEY RECOMMENDATIONS
    • 9 Behavior Of Materials
      • OVERVIEW
      • RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
    • 10 Simulation And Modeling
      • OVERVIEW
      • RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
      • References
    • 11 Sensor Technology
      • OVERVIEW
      • RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
      • References
    • 12 Process Control
      • ARCHITECTURES FOR A SELF-SUSTAINING WORK ENVIRONMENT
      • CONTROLLERS
      • OPEN SYSTEMS FOR CONTROL AND COMMUNICATION
      • RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
      • References
    • 13 Process Precision And Metrology
      • RESEARCH STATUS AND NEEDS
      • DIMENSIONAL SCALE AND PRECISION IN MANUFACTURING
      • DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCES AND METROLOGY
      • PROCESS PLANNING
      • PROCESS MODELING
      • RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
      • References
    • 14 Process Equipment Design
      • RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
      • References
  • PART IV: POLICY DIMENSIONS
    • INTRODUCTION
    • KEY CONCLUSIONS
    • KEY RECOMMENDATIONS
    • 15 Technical And Economic Contexts
      • References
    • 16 Resources In Unit Process Research And Education
      • RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH
      • INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
        • Federal Research Programs
          • Department Of Defense
          • National Institute Of Standards And Technology
          • Department Of Energy
          • National Science Foundation
          • National Center For Manufacturing Sciences
      • ROLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN UNIT MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
        • Overview
      • KEY RECOMMENDATIONS
      • References
    • 17 International Experience
      • R&D IN GERMAN MANUFACTURING
      • R&D IN JAPANESE MANUFACTURING
      • R&D IN EUROPEAN MANUFACTURING
      • CONCLUSIONS
      • References
  • BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
    • UNIT MANUFACTURING PROCESS RESEARCH COMMITTEE

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