Fundamentals of Tool Design

This revised edition contains new material from leading industry experts on topics such as rapid prototyping; design of pressworking tools; bending, forming and drawing; forging dies; inspection and gaging; CAD applications; and more. It is more searchable and "user-friendly" than the previous version. As before, the book outlines all the factors that impact tool success, showing how and why tools work in relation to the manufacturing processes they are designed for. Each chapter details the "nuts & bolts" of tool design-- such as material science, tool layout, cost analysis, calculating economical lot sizes, safety, and more.Spitler, David is the author of 'Fundamentals of Tool Design' with ISBN 9780872636507 and ISBN 087263650X.