Nature of Manufacturing

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Nature of manufacturing

Manufacturing converts raw material into industrial standard stock which is further processed into finished products.

Changing the “form” of materials is done by a series of acts called “processes”.

Nature of manufacturing

Raw materials can be mineral ores, hydrocarbon liquids, plants, animals, or any of a number of basic material inputs.

….these and other materials are subjected to various processing activities.

Nature of manufacturing

chemical

Extractfishing

farmingforestry

drilling mining

Primary Processing

thermal

Harvest

mechanical

Industrial Standard Stock

Nature of manufacturing

Industrial Standard Stock

Secondary Processing

casting separating forming

conditioning assembling

finishing

Finished Product

Nature of manufacturing

A few Sub-Secondary processing… turning milling sawing drilling shearing hardening

annealing brazing adhesive joining shrink fitting electroplating polishing

Nature of manufacturing system

The customer approach to product design first identifies products people like. Customer approach

• Products people need.• A company cannot produce a product because it

is a good idea.• It must fit the company’s area of operation.

Nature of manufacturing system

The production approach to product design stresses producing products. Production approach

• Stresses producing the product.• Then major advertising try to convince the public

they need the product.• Examples: Soaps, cosmetics, clothing and the

like.

Nature of manufacturing

References

“Process of Manufacturing” 2005ISBN 1-59070-362-6 Thomas Wright