Manufacturing Engineering 232
Manufacturing Processes
Learning Group Assignment


Learning Group #


Referring to Chapter 1 of Fundamental Principles of Manufacturing Processes by Robert
H. Todd, Dell K. Allen and Leo Alting.
  1. What % of manufacturing cost do the designers determine? What factors of the design
do they determine?






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  2. Define the following:
    1. Mass-Conserving Processes


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    2. Mass-Reducing Processes


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    3. Joining Processes



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  3. A work piece can exist in four different states.  What are they?






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  4. What are the two major process divisions? What are the differences?  Give examples.