Manufacturing
Basic knowledge and insights on manufacturing-related topics such as
drilling, milling, turning, waterjet cutting, metrology,
surface finish, and design for manufacture. Michigan Technological
University
From MIT's ME department -- shop safety, metal cutting physics, measurement,
part layout, band saw, belt sander, drill press (& tapping holes), lathe,
milling machine, grinding & buffing, working with sheet metal.
MIT OpenCourseWare -- introduction to modern manufacturing: manufacturing
processes, equipment/control, systems, and design for manufacturing.
Drill sizes to use prior to cutting internal threads with a tap, clearance
holes, Unified Screw Threads, Metric sizes, and Pipe Threads. Includes cross
reference chart of fractional, letter, number, decimal equivalent, and metric
drill sizes.
Anodizing is a controlled oxidation process which provides an aluminum surface
with an extremely hard, durable, corrosion resistant, aluminum oxide finish.
MIT OpenCourseWare -- cold welding, adhesive bonding, diffusion bonding,
soldering, brazing, flames, arcs, high-energy density heat sources,
solidification, cracking resistance, shielding methods, and electric contacts
"...the only research facility in the United States dedicated solely to the
examination of nontraditional manufacturing methods" -- Ultrasonic Machining,
Electrodischarge Machining, Abrasive Electrodischarge Grinding, Electrochemical
Machining, Abrasive Flow Machining, Rapid Prototyping, and Hybrid Machining.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The effective way of modern cutting, Cracow University of Technology.
Influence of Cutting Conditions on Tool Life, Tool Wear and Surface Finish
in the Face Milling Process, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical
Sciences.
"The use of cutting fluid generally causes economy of tools and it becomes
easier to keep tight tolerances and to maintain workpiece surface properties
without damages...it brings also some problems, like fluid residuals and human
diseases...alternatives are dry cutting and cutting with minimum quantity of
fluid (MQF). The main goal of this work is to discuss these tendencies."
"The Bible of the Metalworking Industries" -- mathematics, mechanics & strength
of materials, properties, treatment and testing of materials, dimensioning,
gaging & measuring, tooling and toolmaking, machining operations, manufacturing
processes, fasteners, threads and threading, gears, splines & cams, machine
elements and measuring units. Very useful book, available on CD-ROM as well.
Manufacturing & Ecology
From MIT Press "an international quarterly fostering understanding and practice
in the emerging field of industrial ecology."
"...aims at providing a medium for the dissemination of accurate information
about the impact and the short-term as well as the long-term effects of design
and manufacturing on the environment."
"multi-disciplinary research and education on environmental management, design
for environment and pollution prevention issues in critical industries.",
faculty and students come from UC Berkeley's College of Engineering, School of
Public Health, Energy and Resources Group and Haas School of Business.
"...links to cases, eco-design tools, research institutes and other web sites
related to...the management and reduction of the environmental aspects of
products throughout their life cycle."
Understanding industrial ecology and its context. Online html book, full text,
National Academy Press, 272 pages (1994)
"...smart design of products, processes, systems, and organizations, and
the implementation of smart management strategies that effectively harness
technology and ideas to avoid environmental problems before they arise." On
line book, full text html, National Academy Press, 280 pages (1997).
Misc
Open standards for numeric controllers in industrial automation systems.
Also, see this analysis of open CNC architecture for machine tools
Self-contained factory units in 40-foot shipping containers, for manufacturing
goods & processing materials: bakeries, mobile medical units, water
purification, retreading of tires, manufacture of steel nails, aluminum pans,
agricultural implements, etc.
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