Making It : Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design

Annotation There are many ways in which a product can be manufactured but most designers know only a handful of techniques. Informative and incredibly easy to use, this bestselling book discusses more than a hundred production methods in detail. Making It appeals not only to product designers but also to interior, furniture, and graphic designers who need access to a range of production methods, as well as to all students of design. This expanded edition includes nine new processes and an all-new section of over 40 finishing techniques Cut from solid: Machining ; Computer numerical controlled (CNC) cutting ; Electron-beam machining (EBM) ; Turning ; Jiggering and jollying ; Plasma-arc cutting Sheet: Chemical milling ; Die cutting ; Water-jet cutting ; Wire EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) and cutting ; Laser cutting ; Oxyacetylene cutting ; Sheet-metal forming ; Slumping glass ; Electromagnetic steel forming ; Metal spinning ; Metal cutting ; Industrial origami® ; Thermoforming ; Explosive forming ; Superforming aluminum ; Free internal pressure-formed steel ; Inflating metal ; Pulp paper ; Bending plywood ; Deep three-dimensional forming in plywood ; Pressing plywood Continuous: Calendering ; Blown film ; Exjection ; Extrusion® ; Pultrusion ; Pulshaping (TM) ; Roll forming ; Rotary swaging ; Pre-crimp weaving ; Veneer cutting Thin & hollow: Glass blowing by hand ; Lampworking glass tube ; Glass blow and blow molding ; Glass press and blow molding ; Plastic blow molding ; Injection blow molding ; Extrusion blow molding ; Dip molding ; Rotational molding ; Slip casting ; Hydroforming metal ; Backward impact extrusion ; Molding paper pulp ; Contact molding ; Vacuum infusion process (VIP) ; Autoclave molding ; Filament winding ; Centrifugal casting ; Electroforming Into solid: Sintering ; Hot isostatic pressing (HIP) ; Cold isostatic pressing (CIP) ; Compression molding ; Transfer molding ; Foam molding ; Foam molding into plywood shell ; Inflating wood ; Forging ; Powder forging ; Precise-cast Prototype (pcPRO®) Complex: Injection molding ; Reaction injection molding (RIM) ; Gas-assisted injection molding ; Mucell injection molding ; Insert molding ; Multishot injection molding ; In-mold decoration ; Over-mold decoration ; Metal injection molding (MIM) ; High-pressure die-casting ; Ceramic injection molding ; Investment casting ; Sand casting ; Pressing glass ; Pressure-assisted slip casting ; Viscous plastic processing (VPP) Advanced: Inkjet printing ; Paper-based rapid prototyping ; Contour crafting ; Stereolithography (SLA) ; Electroforming for micro-molds ; Selective laser sintering (SLS) ; Smart Mandrels (TM) for filament winding ; Incremental sheet-metal forming Finishing techniques: Sublimination dye printing, vacuum metalizing ; Flocking, acid etching ; Laser engraving, screen printing ; Electropolishing, tampo printing ; Suede coating, hot-foil blocking ; Over-molding, sandblasting ; i-SD system, in-mold decoration ; Self-healing coating, liquid-repellent coatings ; Ceramic coating, powder coating ; Phosphate coatings, thermal spray ; Case hardening, high-temperature coatings ; Thick-film metalizing, protective coatings ; Shot peening, plasma-arc spraying ; Galvanizing, deburring ; Chemical polishing, vapor metalizing ; Decalization, pickling ; Nonstick coating (organic), Nonstick coating (inorganic) ; Chrome plating, anodizing ; Shrink-wrap sleeve, dip coating ; Ceramic glazing, vitreous enameling Glossary. There are many ways in which a product can be manufactured but most designers know only a handful of techniques. Informative and incredibly easy to use, this bestselling book discusses more than a hundred production methods in detail. With specially commissioned diagrams, case studies, and step-by-step photographs of the manufacturing process, Making It uses contemporary design as a vehicle to describe production processes. It lists pros and cons, suitable production volumes, costs involved, speed of production, relevant materials, and typical applications. The new edition of this inspirational book also evaluates each process in terms of sustainability and its effects on the environment. Making It appeals not only to product designers but also to interior, furniture, and graphic designers who need access to a range of production methods, as well as to all students of design. This expanded edition includes nine new processes and an all-new section of more than 40 finishing techniques. "Making It uses contemporary design as a vehicle to describe production processes. It lists their pros and cons, suitable production volumes, costs involved, speed of production, relevant materials, and typical applications. The new edition .. also evaluates each process in terms of sustainablility and its effects upon the environment"--Back cover.