Making It, 2nd edition

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There are many ways in which a product can be manufactured but most designers know only a handful of techniques. Informative and incredibly easy to use, this bestselling book discusses more than a hundred production methods in detail. Making It appeals not only to product designers but also to interior, furniture, and graphic designers who need access to a range of production methods, as well as to all students of design. This expanded edition includes nine new processes and an all-new section of over 40 ...
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Overview

There are many ways in which a product can be manufactured but most designers know only a handful of techniques. Informative and incredibly easy to use, this bestselling book discusses more than a hundred production methods in detail. Making It appeals not only to product designers but also to interior, furniture, and graphic designers who need access to a range of production methods, as well as to all students of design. This expanded edition includes nine new processes and an all-new section of over 40 finishing techniques.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781856697491
  • Publisher: Laurence King Publishers
  • Publication date: 3/26/2012
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 288
  • Sales rank: 323,012
  • Product dimensions: 6.60 (w) x 9.40 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Meet the Author

Chris Lefteri is Senior Lecturer in Product Design at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London. He also runs his own packaging, furniture and product-design business in London. His previous books include five titles in the Materials for Inspirational Design series covering Plastic, Wood, Glass, Metals and Ceramics.
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Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Comparing Processes 10

1 Cut from Solid

Machining 18

Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Cutting 21

Electron-Beam Machining (EBM) 24

Turning 26

Jiggering and Jollying 29

Plasma-Arc Cutting 33

2 Sheet

Chemical Milling 38

Die Cutting 40

Water-Jet Cutting 42

Wire EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) and Cutting 44

Laser Cutting 46

Oxyacetylene Cutting 48

Sheet-Metal Forming 50

Slumping Glass 52

Electromagnetic Steel Forming 54

Metal Spinning 56

Metal Cutting 59

Industrial Origami® 61

Thermoforming 64

Explosive Forming 67

Superforming Aluminum 70

Free Internal Pressure-Formed Steel 73

Inflating Metal 76

Pulp Paper 78

Bending Plywood 80

Deep Three-Dimensional Forming in Plywood 83

Pressing Plywood 86

3 Continuous

Calendering 90

Blown Film 92

Exjection 94

Extrusion® 96

Pultrusion 99

Pulshaping™ 102

Roll Forming 104

Rotary Swaging 106

Pre-Crimp Weaving 108

Veneer Cutting 112

4 Thin & Hollow

Glass Blowing by Hand 116

lampworking Glass Tube 118

Glass Blow and Blow Molding 120

Glass Press and Blow Molding 124

Plastic Blow Molding 127

Injection Blow Molding 129

Extrusion Blow Molding 132

Dip Molding 134

Rotational Molding 137

Slip Casting 140

Hydroforming Metal 143

Backward Impact Extrusion 146

Molding Paper Pulp 149

Contact Molding 152

Vacuum Infusion Process (VIP) 154

Autoclave Molding 156

Filament Winding 158

Centrifugal Casting 161

Electroforming 164

5 Into Solid

Sintering 168

Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) 170

Cold Isostatic Pressing (CIP) 172

Compression Molding 174

Transfer Molding 176

Foam Molding 178

Foam Molding into Plywood Shell 181

Inflating Wood 184

Forging 187

Powder Forging 190

Precise-Cast Prototyping (pcPRO®) 192

6 Complex

Injection Molding 196

Reaction Injection Molding (RIM) 199

Gas-Assisted Injection Molding 201

Mucell Injection Molding 203

Insert Molding 206

Multishot Injection Molding 209

In-Mold Decoration 212

Over-Mold Decoration 214

Metal Injection Molding (MIM) 216

High-Pressure Die-Casting 219

Ceramic Injection Molding 222

Investment Casting 224

Sand Casting 228

Pressing Glass 231

Pressure-Assisted Slip Casting 234

Viscous Plastic Processing (VPP) 236

7 Advanced

Inkjet Printing 240

Paper-Based Rapid Prototyping 242

Contour Crafting 244

Stereolithography (SLA) 246

Electroforming for Micro-Molds 250

Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) 252

Smart Mandrels™ for Filament Winding 255

Incremental Sheet-Metal Forming 257

8 Finishing Techniques

Sublimation Dye Printing Vacuum Metalizing 262

Flocking Acid Etching 263

Laser Engraving Screen Printing 264

Electropolishing Tampo Printing 265

Suede Coating Hot Foil Blocking 266

Over-Molding Sandblasting 267

i-SD System In-Mold Decoration 268

Self-Healing Coating Liquid-Repellent Coatings 269

Ceramic Coating Powder Coating 270

Phosphate Coatings Thermal Spray 271

Case Hardening High-Temperature Coatings 272

Thick-Film Metalizing Protective Coatings 273

Shot Peening Plasma-Arc Sptaying 274

Galvanizing Deburring 275

Chemical Polishing Vapor Metalizing 276

Decalization Pickling 277

Nonstick Coating (organic) Nonstick Coating (inorganic) 278

Chrome Plating Anadizing 279

Shrink-Wrap Sleeve Dip Coating 280

Ceramic Glazing Vitreous Enameling 281

Glossary 282

Index 284

Acknowledgments 287

Picture Credits 288

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