A wide variety of tool materials are used in manufacturing operations. For most applications, more than one type of tool material may be satisfactory, with final selection governed by material availability and economic considerations.
Training Within Industry shows you how the four modules of training within industry (TWI), job relations (JR), job instruction (JI), job methods (JM), and job safety (JS) work together to sustain lean manufacturing.
Tube Forming Processes: A Comprehensive Guide discusses the best materials, methods, and equipment for bending, cutting, branching, brazing and joining tubes. The book is suitable for the novice or for advanced tube fabricators. Information is from top industry experts covering the fundamentals and guidelines for tube fabrication, pipe fabrication, and other areas.
ULTRASONIC WELDING TECHNIQUES
Understanding and Implementing Total Productive Maintenance
Understanding the Functions of a Mechanical Deburring Job Shop
Using Theory of Constraints to Teach Supply Chain Management in the Manufacturing and Marketing Classroom
Utilizing Electrical Discharge Machining Potential in the Small Tool and Die Shop
This program explains how visual controls are developed and used in a factory environment to help identify production problems quickly. In the program examples, you will see visual controls used to manage inventory, schedule maintenance, and clearly mark machine and tool locations. Other examples show the benefits of posting key goals and the motivational effects of successful communication.
Why Adaptive Control for Electro-Chemical Grinding?