Practical Guide to Digital Manufacturing
First-Time-Right for Design of Products, Machines, Processes and System Integration
- Author
- Zhuming Bi
- Publisher
- Springer Cham
- Edition
- 1st edition (textbook)
- Year
- 2021
- Pages
- 424
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-70303-5 (hardcover) · 978-3-030-70306-6 (softcover) · 978-3-030-70304-2 (eBook)
Summary
A textbook by Zhuming Bi (Purdue University Fort Wayne) that gives a practical guide to digital manufacturing: using computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided engineering (CAE), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) and other computer-assisted tools to design products, machines, processes and system integrations.
It opens with the theoretical foundation, historical development and enabling technologies of digital manufacturing, then covers a broad range of tools: geometric and assembly modelling, motion simulation, finite element analysis, manufacturing process simulation, machining programming, product data management and product lifecycle management.
Real-world engineering case studies illustrate each application, aimed at undergraduate and graduate students as well as engineers who need CAD/CAM knowledge and skills. Teaching slides are available for course leaders.
Our verdict
Worth reading for engineering fundamentals. A hands-on, case-based introduction to the CAD/CAE/CAM toolchain that PLM manages — useful for understanding the engineering side of the digital thread, though PDM and PLM are treated as one topic among many rather than in depth.
Who should read it
- —Engineering students and early-career engineers learning CAD, CAE and CAM in a connected way
- —PLM consultants and IT staff who want a clearer picture of the design and simulation work their systems support
- —Educators building courses on digital manufacturing and first-time-right design
How it relates to your work
- —Shows where product data originates — models, assemblies, simulations and machining programs — which is what PDM and PLM must capture and manage.
- —Its first-time-right focus links virtual validation to fewer physical prototypes and late changes, a core PLM business case.
- —Case studies help translate between engineering practice and PLM process design.
Keep in mind
- —A textbook with an academic, tool-oriented approach; it does not cover PLM strategy, organisational change or system selection.
- —Tool examples date from around 2021 and will differ from current software releases.