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Shaft Alignment Handbookby John Piotrowski
Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 139.95Now in its third edition, Piotrowski's bestselling Shaft Alignment Handbook is still the most trusted and widely embraced guide in the field. This edition was reorganized, updated, and expanded to be more convenient, intuitive, and to reflect the latest developments in the area. Dedicated chapters now discuss the basics of modeling, each of the five basic alignment methods, and electro-optic methods. Significant new material reflects recent findings on detecting misalignment, machinery movement from offline to running conditions, multiple element drive trains, and specific types of rotating machinery such as hydroelectric generators. Entirely new chapters explore bore and parallel alignment. more...
Global Restructuring of the Steel Industryby Dr Amiya Kumar Bagchi; Anthony P. D'Costa
Routledge 1999; US$ 190.00Using case studies from USA, Japan, South Korea, Brazil and India, this work explains how and why the steel industry has shifted from the advanced capitalist countries to the late industrializing countries. more...
Technology Managementby Amy Zuckerman
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2002; US$ 12.99Fast track route to managing technology Covers the key areas of technology management from knowing which technology trends count and managing technology change, to devising the right level of technology training and and selecting technologies that match your business strategy. Examples and lessons from some of the world's most successful businesses, including ACUNIA, Nextel, and Seven-Eleven Japan and ideas from the smartest thinkers, including Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Marc Adreesen and Timothy Berners-Lee Includes a glossary of key concepts and a comprehensive resources guide more...
Industrial Locationby James W. Harrington; Barney Warf
Routledge 1995; US$ 67.95A comprehensive introduction to the economic, social and political forces which have shaped contemporary patterns of industrialization in the USA and other countries. The changing nature of production and systems are also examined in detail more...
Handbook of Manufacturing and Supply Systems Designby Bin Wu
CRC Press 2001; US$ 84.95Manufacturing Systems Management (MSM) is a functional domain that involves all of the activities for regulating and optimising a manufacturing system as it progresses through its life cycle. more...
Fuzzy Engineering Expert Systems with Neural Network Applicationsby Adedeji Bodunde Badiru; John Cheung
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 140.00Provides an up-to-date integration of expert systems with fuzzy logic and neural networks. Includes coverage of simulation models not present in other books. Presents cases and examples taken from the authors' experience in research and applying the technology to real-world situations. more...
Manufacturingby Beno Benhabib
Marcel Dekker Inc 2003; US$ 99.95Addressing design, production processes, and automation, Benhabib (engineering, U. of Toronto, Canada) presents an introductory treatise on modern manufacturing engineering that stresses computer integration. He focuses on the most common types of metal, plastics, and powder processing, including su more...
Handbook of Turbomachineryby Earl Logan; Ramendra Roy
Marcel Dekker Inc 2003; US$ 239.95This is a guide for practising engineers looking to access information on the analysis, design, operation and testing of turbomachinery. This edition has six additional chapters and discusses advances in fluid mechanics of turbomachinery and cooling challenges for increasing gas temperatures. more...
Handbook of Pneumatic Conveying Engineeringby David Mills; Mark G. Jones; Vijay K. Agarwal
Marcel Dekker Inc 2004; US$ 239.95Provides practical information for the design and operation of systems that use air pressure and vacuum to transport powdered and granular materials through pipelines in factory, site, and plant situations. Two professors with the University of Newcastle in Australia and one with the Indian Institut more...
Gear Noise and Vibrationby J. Derek Smith
Marcel Dekker Inc 2003; US$ 189.95Based on four decades of consultation and teaching experience, this text demonstrates logical gear noise and vibration approaches without the use of complex mathematics or lengthy computation methods. It is a straightforward source for enhanced gear design, assessment and development practices. more...