Making It: Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design

Chris Lefteri is Senior Lecturer in Product Design at Central Saint Martins College of 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.

Introduction; 1. Complex: Injection moulding; Reaction injection moulding (RIM); Gas injection moulding; Insert moulding; In-mould decoration; Over-mould decoration; Metal injection moulding (MIM); Die-casting; High-pressure casting; Investment casting; Pressing glass; Sand casting; Viscous plastic processing (VPP); 2. Cut from Solid: Metal cutting: machining; CNC cutting; Electron-beam machining; Turning Jiggering and jollying; Plasma-arc cutting; Lathing; 3. Into Solid: Cold isostatic; Hot isostatic; Compression moulding; Transfer moulding; Foam moulding; Foam moulding: veneers; Inflated wood; Forging; Powder forging; Precise-cast prototyping; 4. Continuous: Blown film; Extrusion; Pulshaping; Pultrusion; Roll forming; Rotary swaging; Pre-crimp weaving; Veneer cutting; Calendering; 5. Sheet: Chemical milling; Die cutting; Water-jet cutting; Wire EDM; Laser cutting; Oxyacetylene cutting; Sheet forming whistle; Slumping glass; Metal spinning; Metal cutting; Thermoforming; Superforming; Explosive forming; Blown metal; Bent plywood; Deep 3D forming in plywood; Trays; 6. Thin and Hollow: Press and blow; Blow and blow; Plastic blow moulding; Injection blow moulding; Extrusion blow moulding; Dip moulding; Rotational moulding; Slip casting; Glass blowing by hand; Hydroforming; Impact extrusion; Paper; Hand lay-up; Vacuum infusion; Autoclave moulding; Electroforming; Filament winding; Centrifugal casting; 7. Advanced: Inkjet printing; Contour crafting; Stereolithography; Micro moulding; Selective laser sintering; Sintering; Smart Mandrels; Incremental.