Metal Shaping Processes focuses on metal shaping processes, the most widely used processes in the manufacture of products and structures. The text carefully presents the fundamentals of metal shaping processes with their relevant applications. The treatment of the subject matter is adequately descriptive for those unfamiliar with the various processes and yet is sufficiently analytical for an introductory academic course in manufacturing. Topics are organized and presented so that they motivate and challenge students to present technically and economically viable solutions to a wide variety of questions and problems, including product design.
This is the perfect textbook for students in mechanical, industrial, and manufacturing engineering programs as well a valuable reference for manufacturing, product design, and process engineers, manufacturing managers and supervisors, and maintenance and reliability managers and technicians. The Sheet Metal/HVAC Pro Calc is a versatile calculator that enables tradesmen to calculate complex problems with dedicated key functions that are labeled in standard industry terms. The calculator has other advanced built-in construction-math functions to enable HVAC and sheet metal tradesmen to do their work alongside other trades. In addition to the built-in functions, this calculator can handle order of operation, perform square, cube, square root, and cube root calculations, determine ArcK constant for convenient Arc length solutions, and has an offset functions for "S-shaped" bends in ductwork. It can also help solve the layout for wrapper length, centerline radius, and the angle. It works as a regular calculator with typical symbols.
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Features in Print and Calculator

• Presents the fundamentals of each metal-shaping process with its relevant applications, capabilities, limitations, potentials of the process and competitive aspects.
• Features sections on product design considerations, which present guidelines on design for manufacturing.
• Provides a dual (ISO and USA) unit system and end-of-chapter Review Questions.
• Covers cutting, bending, deep drawing and other sheet metal forming processes (stretch forming, spinning, rubber forming, and superplastic forming and diffusion bonding).
• Includes a chapter on nontraditional manufacturing processes such as mechanical energy processes, electrochemical machining processes, thermal energy processes, and chemical processes (chemical milling).
• Custom HVAC and Sheet Metal functions let you simplify Test and Balance (TAB) with built-in Fan Law function: CFM, RPM, SP and BHP; velocity and velocity pressure.
• Functions and Terminology consistent with sheet metal and HVAC trade terminology.
• Parenthesis Operator allows you to easily enter complex formulas.
• Memory Storage conveniently stores frequently used constants or interim solutions.