Most books on standardization describe the impact of ISO and related organizations on many industries. While this is great for managing an organization, it leaves engineers asking questions such as what are the effects of standards on my designs? and how can I use standardization to benefit my work? Standards for Engineering Design and Manufacturing provides hands-on knowledge for incorporating standards into the entire process from design bench to factory floor.

The book s five self-contained sections consider the scope of design and manufacturing, standards for the design of...

"Virtual Manufacturing" presents a novel concept of combining human computer interfaces with virtual reality for discrete and continuous manufacturing systems. The authors address the relevant concepts of manufacturing engineering, virtual reality, and computer science and engineering, before embarking on a description of the methodology for building augmented reality for manufacturing processes and manufacturing systems.
"Virtual Manufacturing" is centered on the description of the development of augmented reality models for a range of processes based on CNC, PLC, SCADA, mechatronics and...