Solution Manual for Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing: Materials, Processes, and Systems, 5th Edition

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Solutions for Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing, 5e
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1 INTRODUCTION

Review Questions

1.1
About what percentage of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) is accounted for by the
manufacturing industries?

Answer. Although the percentage has varied over the years, currently the manufacturing industries
account for around 12% of U.S. GDP.

1.2
Define manufacturing.
Answer. The text defines manufacturing in two ways: technologically and economically.
Technologically, manufacturing is the application of physical and chemical processes to alter the
geometry, properties, and/or appearance of a given starting material to make parts or products;
manufacturing also includes assembly of multiple parts to make products. Economically,
manufacturing is the transformation of materials into items of greater value by means of one or
more processing and/or assembly operations. The key point is that manufacturing adds value to the
material by changing its shape or properties, or by combining it with other materials.

1.3
What are the differences between primary, secondary, and tertiary industries? Give an example of
each category.

Answer. A primary industry is one that cultivates and exploits natural resources, such as
agriculture or mining. A secondary industry takes the outputs of primary industries and converts
them to consumer and capital goods. Examples of secondary industries are textiles and electronics.
A tertiary industry is in the service sector of the economy. Examples of tertiary industries are
banking and education.

1.4
What is the difference between a consumer good and a capital good? Give some examples in each
category.

Answer. Consumer goods are products purchased directly by consumers, such as cars, personal
computers, TVs, tires, and tennis rackets. Capital goods are those purchased by companies to
produce goods and/or provide services. Examples of capital goods include aircraft, computers,
communication equipment, medical apparatus, trucks and buses, railroad locomotives, machine
tools, and construction equipment.

1.5
What is the difference between soft product variety and hard product variety, as these terms are
defined in the text?

Answer. Soft product variety is when there are only small differences among products, such as the
differences among car models made on the same production line. In an assembled product, soft
variety is characterized by a high proportion of common parts among the models. Hard product
variety is when the products differ substantially, and there are few common parts, if any. The
difference between a car and a truck exemplifies hard variety.

1.6
How are product variety and production quantity related when comparing typical factories?
Answer. Generally production quantity is inversely related to product variety. A factory that
produces a large variety of products will produce a smaller quantity of each. A company that
produces a single product will produce a large quantity.

1.7
One of the dimensions of manufacturing capability is technological processing capability. Define
technological processing capability.
Solutions for Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing, 5e
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Answer. The technological processing capability of a plant (or company) is its available set of
manufacturing processes. Certain plants perform machining operations, others roll steel billets into
sheet stock, and others build automobiles. The underlying feature that distinguishes these plants is
the processes they can perform. Technological processing capability includes not only the physical
processes, but also the expertise possessed by plant personnel in these processing technologies.

1.8
What are the four categories of engineering materials used in manufacturing?
Answer. The four categories of engineering materials are (1) metals, (2) ceramics, (3) polymers,
and (4) composite materials, which consists of a non-homogeneous mixture of the other three
types.

1.9
What is the definition of steel?
Answer. Steel can be defined as an ironcarbon alloy containing 0.02% to 2.11% carbon. Its
composition often includes other alloying elements as well, such as manganese, chromium, nickel,
and molybdenum, to enhance the properties of the metal.

1.10
What are some of the typical applications of steel?
Answer. Applications of steel include construction (e.g., bridges, I-beams, and nails),
transportation (trucks, rails, and rolling stock for railroads), and consumer products (automobiles
and appliances).

1.11
What is the difference between a thermoplastic polymer and a thermosetting polymer?
Answer. Thermoplastic polymers can be subjected to multiple heating and cooling cycles without
substantially altering the molecular structure of the polymer. Thermosetting polymers chemically
transform (cure) into a rigid structure on cooling from a heated plastic condition.

1.12
Manufacturing processes are usually accomplished as unit operations. Define unit operation.
Answer. A unit operation is a single step in the sequence of steps required to transform the starting
material into a final product. A unit operation is generally performed on a single piece of
equipment that runs independently of other operations in the plant.

1.13
In manufacturing processes, what is the difference between a processing operation and an assembly
operation?

Answer. A processing operation transforms a work material from one state of completion to a
more advanced state that is closer to the final desired product. It changes the geometry, properties,
or appearance of the starting material. In general, processing operations are performed on discrete
work parts, but certain processing operations are also applicable to assembled items (e.g., painting
a spot-welded car body). An assembly operation joins two or more components to create a new
entity, called an assembly, subassembly, or some other term that refers to the joining process (e.g.,
a welded assembly is called a weldment).

1.14
One of the three general types of processing operations is shaping operations, which are used to
create or alter the geometry of the work part. What are the four categories of shaping operations?

Answer. The four categories of shaping operations are (1) solidification processes, in which the
starting material is a heated liquid or semifluid that cools and solidifies to form the part geometry;
(2) particulate processing, in which the starting material is a powder, and the powders are formed
and heated into the desired geometry; (3) deformation processes, in which the starting material is a
ductile solid (commonly metal) that is deformed to shape the part; and (4) material removal
processes, in which the starting material is a solid (ductile or brittle), from which material is
removed so that the resulting part has the desired geometry.

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