Manufacturing guides: prototyping and low-volume production

Part of a new series built on the authority of Rob Thompsons highly acclaimed Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals, this book features new content selected specifically for the needs of students who create prototypes, designs for low-volume production runs, and designs that utilize craft. With some 450 specially commissioned photographs and technical illustrations, it describes more than 30 manufacturing processes, from the traditional and established to emerging technologies.

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Subject(s)Design and technology
Author(s)Rob Thompson
Age11-14
Published2011
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Shelf reference670 THO
ISN/ISBN9780500289181
Direct URLhttps://www-dev.stem.org.uk/x8txh

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