Tool and Manufacturing Engineers Handbook, Vol 2: Forming

Completely rewritten and updated, plus greatly expanded, including coverage of the latest forming processes and techniques, and containing newly added metric information throughout, Volume 2-Forming-is the most comprehensive and authoritative source of forming information compiled to date. Throughout industry, TMEH is the ready reference source for daily use by:

• Manufacturing Engineers
• Production Managers
• Die Designers
• Technicians
• Quality Control Engineers
• Process Planners
• Methods Engineers
• Foremen
• Production Engineers
• Supervisors

.....in the specification, purchasing, maintenance, and troubleshooting of production equipment, tooling, and accessories used in forming operations and related processes.

New and more useful information in this forming volume has been compiled by more than 150 engineering professionals and forming experts and reviewed for technical accuracy and completeness by nearly 400 forming authorities.

955 Pages
925 Illustrations
235 Tables
106 Equations

Every aspect of fundamental and advanced techniques and methods in the application of traditional and nontraditional forming processes is covered in detail, including new and updated coverage on:

• Equipment and tooling used for various processes
• Workholding methods and operating parameters
• Sheet metal formability
• Die and mold materials
• Lubricants for metalforming operations
• Die design for sheet metal forming
• Powder metallurgy and plastics forming
• Troubleshooting various forming methods
• Safety considerations and requirements

Chapter 1 : ymbols and Abbreviations
Chapter 2 : Sheet Metal Formability
Chapter 3 : Die and Mold Materials
Chapter 4 : Lubricants
Chapter 5 : Sheet Metal Blanking and Forming
Chapter 6 : Presses for Sheet Metal Forming
Chapter 7 : Die Design for Sheet Metal Forming
Chapter 8 : Expanding, Shrinking and Stretch Forming
Chapter 9 : Roll Forming
Chapter 10 : Spinning
Chapter 11 : Bending and Straightening
Chapter 12 : Shearing
Chapter 13 : Punching
Chapter 14 : Drawing, Extruding and Upsetting
Chapter 15 : Swaging
Chapter 16 : Hot Forging
Chapter 17 : Casting
Chapter 18 : Powder Metallurgy
Chapter 19 : Plastics Forming
Chapter 20 : Special Forming Methods
Chapter 21 : Safety in Forming

Index

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