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Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 6A
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 31 October 2011
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v06a.a0005630
EISBN: 978-1-62708-174-0
... Abstract Properly designed beam-delivery optics is essential to quality of the beam acting on the workpiece and to the economics of the manufacturing process. This article describes the design considerations of laser beam delivery optics. It also reviews the manufacturing economics and presents...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 20
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 1997
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v20.a0002451
EISBN: 978-1-62708-194-8
... alternatives on the basis of both direct economic costs and indirect social costs. It considers the life cycle costs of alternative body-in-white designs and life cycle analysis. The various elements of cost are introduced with a case study concerned with the manufacture, use, and disposal of the automobile...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 24
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 15 June 2020
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v24.a0006552
EISBN: 978-1-62708-290-7
..., economics, and advantages of the process. The discussion also covers the use of HIP for additively manufactured material to eliminate internal defects, the HIP parameters required to eliminate internal defects, and the influence of HIP on the microstructure and properties of HIP additively manufactured...
Series: ASM Handbook Archive
Volume: 21
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 2001
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v21.a0003401
EISBN: 978-1-62708-195-5
... Abstract This article explains the key features of the manufacturing techniques for polymer composites. It describes the selection of a technically and economically feasible manufacturing technique for a composite design. The article discusses widely accepted and emerging techniques...
Series: ASM Desk Editions
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 1998
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.mhde2.a0003087
EISBN: 978-1-62708-199-3
... Abstract Engineering design should result in a product that performs its function efficiently and economically within the prevailing legal, social, safety, and reliability requirements. This introductory article discusses some key considerations in design, material selection, and manufacturing...
Book Chapter

By Michael Gwyn
Book: Casting
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 15
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 2008
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v15.a0009020
EISBN: 978-1-62708-187-0
... manners of manufacturing as possible conversion candidates for casting. It concludes with a discussion on different metalcasting design projects. casting metal shrinkage solidification shrinkage casting tolerances flexibility economical coring core design metal casting design fabrication...
Book Chapter

By John C. Bittence
Series: ASM Desk Editions
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 December 1998
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.mhde2.a0003223
EISBN: 978-1-62708-199-3
... Abstract Product design greatly influences the recycling and reuse of manufacturing materials. This article presents a design for recycling strategy based on ease of disassembly, minimizing process scrap, using readily recyclable materials, and labelling or otherwise identifying parts. It also...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 24A
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 30 June 2023
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v24A.a0006957
EISBN: 978-1-62708-439-0
... Abstract High-volume additive manufacturing (AM) for structural automotive applications, along the lines of economically viable technologies such as powder metallurgy, castings, and stampings, remains a lofty goal that must be realized to obtain the well-known advantages of AM. This article...
Book Chapter

By J.H. Adams
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 2
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 1990
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v02.a0001090
EISBN: 978-1-62708-162-7
... Abstract Germanium is a semiconducting metalloid element found in Group IV A. Germanium is used in the field of electronics, infrared optics, and in the fields of gamma ray spectroscopy, catalysis, and fiber optics. This article discusses the sources, manufacturing, and processing of germanium...
Book Chapter

By Prasan K. Samal
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 7
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 30 September 2015
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v07.a0006136
EISBN: 978-1-62708-175-7
... discusses the basic principle, process considerations, and advantages of DRP, and describes the application of this process in the manufacture of powder titanium and titanium alloy components. It further illustrates the complexity of the process and describes the benefits of using DRP in terms of economics...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 7
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 30 September 2015
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v07.a0006132
EISBN: 978-1-62708-175-7
... as the preferred manufacturing process for such components. Figure 2 shows one of the largest and more complex cam caps manufactured by the PM process and illustrates the intricate detail that can be incorporated by this process. This manufacturing methodology is a relatively efficient and economic process...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 19
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 1996
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v19.a0002394
EISBN: 978-1-62708-193-1
... Abstract The inclusion of damage tolerance design and a systematic review of design procedures allow the U.S. Air Force to design, manufacture, and maintain systems that are structurally safe and economically prudent. After a brief introduction of fracture mechanics, this article describes...
Series: ASM Desk Editions
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 November 1995
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.emde.a0003020
EISBN: 978-1-62708-200-6
... Abstract Resin transfer molding (RTM) and structural reaction injection molding (SRIM) are two similar processes that are well suited to the manufacture of large, complex, and high-performance structures. This article discusses the similarities and differences of RTM and SRIM processes...
Book Chapter

Series: ASM Desk Editions
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 November 1995
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.emde.a0003018
EISBN: 978-1-62708-200-6
... thermoforming; and trapped-sheet, contact heat, and pressure thermoforming. It concludes with a discussion on machines and the economic concerns of thermoforming. economics thermoforming thermoforming machines thermoforming techniques THERMOFORMING is a manufacturing process in which plastic...
Book Chapter

By Elwin L. Rooy
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 2
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 01 January 1990
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v02.a0001057
EISBN: 978-1-62708-162-7
... Fig. 6 U.S. casting shipments from 1978 through 1988. Source: Aluminum Association, Inc. Fig. 7 Various parts made from aluminum MMCs. Courtesy of Alcan International Abstract Aluminum, the second most plentiful metallic element, is an economic competitor in various applications...
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 24A
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 30 June 2023
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v24A.a0006969
EISBN: 978-1-62708-439-0
... to the triple constraint of project management. The article then focuses on success factors for implementing AM. additive manufacturing economics project management Introducing Additive Manufacturing to a Business The business of additive manufacturing (AM) is often overlooked because...
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Published: 01 December 2008
Fig. 2 A skewed wall readily producible as a casting but not economical by any other manufacturing process More
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Published: 30 June 2023
Fig. 2 Critical elements of an additive manufacturing (AM) data management plan—a political, economic, social, and technological (PEST) problem. See Table 3 for acronym definitions. More
Series: ASM Handbook
Volume: 24A
Publisher: ASM International
Published: 30 June 2023
DOI: 10.31399/asm.hb.v24A.a0006979
EISBN: 978-1-62708-439-0
... regarding implementing FAIR additive manufacturing data management principles: There are political, economic, social, and technological (PEST) impediments to effective data management. The technological challenges were viewed as tractable; the political, economic, and social challenges require cross...
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Published: 30 June 2023
Fig. 17 Schematic illustrating practical and economical implementation of reuse schema at industrial scale on a fleet of machines with a workflow of: (1) powder hoppers staged with correct amount of powder at each machine; (2) material used in additive manufacturing processes and removed; (3 More