Mechanical Assemblies
Their Design, Manufacture, and Role in Product Development
Daniel E. Whitney
The overt aim of this book is to present a systematic approach to the design and production of mechanical assemblies. It should be of interest to engineering professionals in the manufacturing industries as well as to post-baccalaureate students of mechanical, manufacturing, and industrial engineering. Readers who are interested in logistical issues, supply chain management, product
architecture, mass customization, management of variety, and product family strategies should find value here because these strategies are enabled during assembly design and are implemented on the assembly floor.
The approach is grounded in the fundamental engineering sciences, including statics, kinematics, geometry, and statistics. These principles are applied to realistic examples from industrial practice and my professional experience as well as examples drawn from student projects.1
It treats assembly on two levels. Assembly in the small deals with putting two parts together. These are the basic processes of assembly, much as raising a chip is a fundamental
process of machining. Assembly in the large deals with design of assemblies so that they deliver their required performance, as well as design and evaluation of assembly processes, workstations, and systems.
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