Product Design and Factory Development

Volume one of the second edition of the comprehensive Handbook of Manufacturing Engineering reveals how human factors deeply affect productivity in the workplace and why the modern manufacturing engineer must be well versed in these areas. The book considers historical data for anthropometry and explores the impact of injuries, product liability, and low productivity on product cost. It begins by sequentially outlining the basic concepts of reliability theory in six chapters along with commonly used statistical methods for evaluating component reliability. Coverage also includes rapid prototyping, the machine debugging process, and an entire chapter devoted to computers and controllers.