4th Edition

Processes and Design for Manufacturing

By Sherif D. El Wakil Copyright 2026
555 Pages 428 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

555 Pages 428 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Processes and Design for Manufacturing, Fourth Edition, offers a comprehensive and detailed examination of modern manufacturing processes while also delving into the concept of design for manufacturing (DFM) and its application across diverse manufacturing techniques. It examines manufacturing processes from the viewpoint of the product designer, investigating the selection of manufacturing... Read more

1. Overview

2. Product Cost Estimation

3. Casting and Foundry Work

4. Joining of Metals

5. Metal Forming

6. Sheet Metal Working

7. Powder Metallurgy

8. Plastics

9. Characteristics, Fabrication, and Design of Composites

10. Physics of Metal Cutting

11. Machining of Metals

12. Design for Assembly

13. Additive Manufacturing

14. Computer-Aided Manufacturing

15. Automated Manufacturing Systems

16. Fabrication of Microchips

Biography

Sherif D. El Wakil currently holds the position of adjunct professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Additionally, he is an Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, where he previously held the distinguished rank of Chancellor Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Throughout his esteemed career, he has assumed various administrative roles, including Dean, Chairman of the Academic Council of the College of Engineering, and Chairman of the Mechanical Engineering Department. Dr. El Wakil is actively engaged as a consultant specializing in product failure analysis and product design assessment, often providing technical expertise as a witness in legal proceedings.