The document discusses various manufacturing processes used to convert raw materials into products. It begins by contrasting prototypes, which are one-offs, from products which need to be manufactured at scale. It emphasizes designing for manufacturability and considering factors like cost, quality and repeatability when scaling production. The rest of the document then provides detailed descriptions and examples of many common manufacturing processes, grouping them into categories like subtractive processes, additive processes, continuous processes and net shape forming. Specific processes discussed include casting, machining, welding, injection molding, thermoforming and more.
2. Context: Prototype vs. Product
Toy RC car
Product
5,000
$5-10
Little
Automobile
Product
10,000
$10,000+
Very little
ME72 Device
Prototype
Quantity 1
$200 in parts
+ your effort
Mfg. cost
Variability Can be a lot
3. Prototype -> Product
Prototypes are one-offs
Products are to be manufactured
What if someone wanted you to make 1,000 of your
device for $50 each?
What would you change?
How do you make it to meet scale, cost, and
repeatability?
Better, faster, cheaper
Manufacturing Processes
What processes should you use?
Design for manufacturability
How do you design so it is easily made/assembled?
4. METAL CASTING AND POWDER PROCESSES
CASTING
CASTING OF INGOTS
CONTINUOUS CASTING
SAND CASTING
SHELL MOLDING
SLURRY MOLDING
INVESTMENT CASTING (LOW-WAX PROCESS)
EVAPORATIVE CASTING
DIE CASTING
(GRAVITY-FEED, PRESSURIZED)
CENTRIFUGAL CASTING
SQUEEZE CASTING
RHEOCASTING
CRYSTAL GROWING
CRYSTAL-PULLING
ZONE MELTING
Electro forming
Plasma Spraying
POWDER METALLURGY
PRESSING
ISOSTATIC PRESSING
SINTERING
JOINING PROCESSES
MECHANICAL JOINING
BOLTS, SCREWS, RIVETS
SOLID-STATE WELDING
DIFFUSION, FORGING, FRICTION,
DEFORMATION
LIQUID STATE WELDING
RESISTANCE WELDING
ARC WELDING
THERMAL WELDING
HIGH-ENERGY BEAM WELDING
ELECTRONIC BEAM, LASER
LIQUID-SOLID STATE BONDING
BRAZING
SOLDERING
ADHESIVE BONDING
PLASTICS AND COMPOSITES JOINING
(MECHANICAL, HEATING, SOLVENTS,
ULTRASONICS)
MACHINING PROCESSES
SINGLE POINT MACHINING
TURNING
BORING
FACING
FORMING
SHAPING,PLANNING
MULTIPOINT MACHINING
DRILLING
MILLING
SAWING, FILING
BROACHING, THREAD CUTTING,
GRINDING
SURFACE GRINDING
CYLINDRICAL GRINDING
CENTERLESS GRINDING
INTERNAL GRINDING
FORM GRINDING
ABRASIVE WIRE CUTTING
HONING
LAPPING
ULTRASONIC MACHINING
BUFFING, POLISHING
BURNISHING
TUMBLING
GRIT BLASTING
CHEMICAL MACHINING
ENGRAVING
CHEMICAL MILLING
CHEMICAL BLANKING
ELECTROCHEMICAL MACHINING
ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING
LASTER MACHINING
ELECTRON BEAM MACHINING
PLASMA-ARC CUTTING
FLAME CUTTING, WATER JET CUTTING
DEFORMATION PROCESSES
OPEN-DIE FORGING
IMPRESSION-DIE FORGING
CLOSED-DIE FORGING
PRECISION OR FLASHLESS FORGING
COINING
HEADING, PIERCING, HUBBING, COGGING,
FULLERING, EDGING, ROLL FORGING,
SKEW ROLLING
ROLLING
FLAT, RING, THREAD, GEAR, PIERCING
EXTRUSION
DIRECT, INDIRECT HYDROSTATIC, IMPACT,
BACKWARD DRAWING
ROD & WIRE, FLAT STRIP, TUBES
SWAGING
SHEARING
BENDING
PRESS-BRAKE FORMING, ROLL FORMING
TUBE FORMING
BEADING, FLANGING, HEMMING, SEAMING
STRECH FORMING
BULGING
DEEP DRAWING
PRESS FORMING
RUBBER FORMING
SPINNING
EXPLOSIVE FORMING
ELECTROHYDRAULIC FORMING
MAGNETIC-PULSE FORMING
SUPERPLASTIC FORMING
Source: Gutowski
Manufacturing process
(page 1)
5. MICROELECTRONICS PROCESSING
CRYSTAL GROWTH
CZOCHRALSKI CRYSTAL GROWTH
FLOAT-ZONE CRYSTAL GROWTH
WAFER PROCESSING
SLICING, ETCHING, POLISHINNG
SURFACE PROCESSES
CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (CVD)
EPITAXIAL FILM GROWTH
POLY CRYSTALLINE FILM GROWTH
S102 FILMS
OTHER (DIELECTRICS, METALS)
OXIDATION
ION IMPLANTATION
PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION
SPUTTERING
EVAPORATION
LITHOGRAPHY
PHOTORESIST
ELECTRON BEAM, X-RAY, ION BEAM
LITHOGRAPHY
WET ETCHING
CHEMICAL
DRY ETCHING
PLASMA
SPUTTER
REACTIVE ION
PACKAGING
DICING
DIE ATTACHMENT
WIRE BONDING
ENCAPSULATION
POLYMER PROCESSES
EXTRUSION
FIBER SPINNING
CALANDERING
FILM BLOWING
COATING
(MELTS, SOLUTION, PLASMA, ELECTROSTATIC,
PLASTISOL, UV CURABLE)
BLOW MOLDING
INJECTION MOLDING
REACTION INJECTION MOLDING (RIM)
COMPRESSION MOLDING
TRANSFER MOLDING
CASTING
THERMOFORMING
ROTATIONAL MOLDING
SOLID STATE FORMING
MACHINING
ETCHING SOLVENT PROCESSING
FOAMING
BONDING
IMPREGNATING
PAINTING
COMPOSITES PROCESSES
(POLYMER COMPOSITES)
PULTRUSION
FILAMENT WINDING
PULL FORMING
BRAIDING
AUTOCLAVE MOLDING
COMPRESSION MOLDING (SMC)
RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING
AUTOCOMP MOLDING
HAND LAY-UP
SPRAY-UP
AUTOMATIC TAPE LAY-UP
STAMPING
DIAPHGRAM FORMING
INJECTION MOLDING
(FILLED THERMOPLASTICS, BMC)
REINFORCED REACTION INJECTION MOLDING
(RRIM)
(METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES)
HOT PRESSURE BONDING
HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING
LIQUID METAL INFILTRATION
ELECTRODEPOSITION
PLASMA SPRAY DEPOSITION
CERAMICS PROCESSES
POWER PROCESSES
CONSOLIDATION
SINTERING
MELT PROCESSES
CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS (SILICON)
GLASSES
DRAWING, CASTING, BLOWING, TEMPERING
(OPTICAL & STRUCTURAL FILTERS)
COATING
SOL-GEL CERAMICS PROCESSING
Source: Gutowski
Manufacturing process
(page 2)
8. Performance measures
What makes a good manufacturing process?
Rate
Material flow through system
Time
Order to receipt
Setup time + part process time
Cost
Material + Labor + Tooling + Equipment
Quality
Deviation from target
Source: Gutowski
9. Manufacturing processes
1. Subtractive
Material removal
2. Additive
Material addition, often in layers
3. Continuous
Continuous output (wire, rod)
4. Net shape
Output is the same as (or near) final shape
Source: Gutowski
10. 1. Subtractive Processes
Machining
Turning
milling
boring
grinding
Non-traditional machining
Chemical milling
Waterjet machining
Micro-electronics processes
etching processes using either masks or beam
11. Milling
Basic Types of Milling
Cutters and Operations
Source: K. H. Grote and Kalpakjian
14. Welding
Shielded Metal-Arc Welding Process. 50% of
all industrial welding employs this.
Source: K. H. Grote
15. Stereolithography (SLA)
Photopolymers are exposed by laser and
cured from a liquid to a solid.
Source: http://cybercut.berkeley.edu/mas2/html/processes/stereolith/more.html
16. 3D printing
Thin layer of powder spread over surface
Like an ink-jet printer, binder material selectively
joins particles to form the object
Source: http://web.mit.edu/tdp/www/whatis3dp.html
18. Composites
Hand lay-up of layers of resin and fiber.
Lightweight & strong, but process is labor
intensive.
Source: http://www.saint-gobain-vetrotex.com.br/process_handlay.htm#01
22. Pultrusion
For composites
Fiber reinforcing material is pulled through
resin bath and into a die.
Source: http://users.techline.com/lord/manu.html
23. 4. Net Shape forming
Solids
Metal Forming stamping, forging
Powders
Liquids
Casting
Injection Molding, thermoforming, blow molding
Mixtures
Infiltration
Viscoelastics
Tolerances not as tight
24. Drawing and stretching
Sheet metal
From: http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/9911/Hosford-9911-figure1.html
25. Forging
Metal workpiece pressed under great
pressure into high strength parts
Closed die forging
workpiece
From: http://www.forging.org/facts/idproc.htm
26. Investment/lost wax Casting
A wax pattern is surrounded with investment
material (sand), baked out, then metal is poured in
the cavity.
1. Create wax
pattern
2. Assemble
patterns
3. Apply
investment
4. Dewax 5. Fill shell 6. Knockout 7. Cutoff
8. Finished castings
From: http://www.hitchiner.com/home.html