THOMPSON, ROB
Todays product designers are presented with a huge number of choices when creating their work and preparing it for manufacture.
With some 1,200 specially commissioned photographs and technical illustrations, this is the definitive, clearly organized reference for product designers, 3D designers, engineers and architects who need highly accessible and practical information.
The book explores innovative production techniques and materials that are having an impact on the design industry worldwide. Organized into four easily referenced parts
Forming, Cutting, Joining and Finishing over seventy manufacturing processes are explained in depth with
full technical descriptions
analyses of the typical applications
design opportunities and considerations for each process
information on cost, speed and environmental impact Step-by-step case studies look at a real-life products or components being manufactured.
The directory of more than fifty materials includes
detailed technical profiles
images of typical applications and finishes
an overview of each materials design characteristics
