About the Book: Manufacturing Process
The text begins with introducing factory system, need of products made by
industries, importance of manufacturing process, types of manufacturing
processes and machine tools. n nChapter 2 on sand casting presents history of
casting, types of casting process, elements of sand casting, pattern making with
topics, viz. types of patterns, types of pattern material, pattern allowances,
types of sands, properties of sand-casting mould, steps of sand casting, core,
and gate and its types. It is followed by a chapter on moulding machines and
melting furnaces, which gives a comprehensive presentation of thermoforming
moulding, injection moulding, compression moulding, transfer moulding, extrusion
moulding, blow moulding,