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Process techniques for engineering high-performance materials [electronic resource] / Tim Oberle

Author
Oberle, Tim
Published
Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2014]
Copyright Date
©2014
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxxi, 451 pages) : illustrations
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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.The Process, the Product, and Its Ultimate Life Span -- The Process -- The Product -- The Knobs -- Product Life Span -- Types of Process Deficiencies -- Summary -- 2.Fitness-for-Use Testing -- Finding the Critical Properties of Process-Dependent Products -- FFU Tests -- Getting Creative with FFU -- Know Thy Customer -- Summary -- 3.Technical Creativity and Idea Generation -- Creativity in an Industrial Environment -- Reality Check on the Innovation Climate -- Fostering Technical Innovation -- Formalized Brainstorming -- Mechanics of Creative Development -- Organizational Hostility -- Overcoming Systematic Barriers to Innovation -- Needs Bank and Opportunity List -- Summary -- 4.Finding Product Opportunity -- Market-Driven Organizations -- Manufacturing/Process-Centric Approaches -- Balanced Approach -- Paradox of Product Evolution -- What to Look for in a Product Opportunity -- Cold Calls by Outsiders -- Customer Requests -- Customer Modification of Your Product -- Summary -- 5.Prioritizing Project Proposals -- Prioritization Styles -- Considering Risk -- Considering Process Factors When Prioritizing -- Project Review -- Summary -- 6.Evaluating Critical Parameters in the Process -- Things We Want to Understand -- Proactive Record Keeping -- End-to-End Data Collection -- Auditing Product Performance -- Active Experimentation -- Customizing Products for Niche Markets -- Tracing the Process Paths -- Summary -- 7.Organizing Development Projects -- Defining the Product -- Conflicts in Creating Specifications -- Costing Concerns for Dynamic Products -- Planning for a Quality Outcome -- Summary -- 8.Project Execution and Oversight -- Project Problems -- Project Organization -- Project Execution Guidelines -- Basic Steps -- Intellectual Property -- Development Resources -- Summary -- 9.Small-Scale Trials -- Tools for Small-Scale Development -- Procedures for Small-Scale Development -- Barriers to Effective Projects -- Managing the Development Organization -- Retaining Samples and Information -- Scalability -- Summary -- 10.Development Trials on Large-Scale Equipment -- Trials from the Manufacturing Point of View -- Preparing for a Plant Trial -- Running a Plant Trial -- Follow-Through -- Types of Plant Trials (From the Plant Perspective) -- Types of Plant Trials (From the R&D Perspective) -- Equipment Considerations for Plant Trials -- Summary -- 11.Managing and Controlling the Process -- Detecting Process Variability -- State of the Process -- Asking the Right Questions -- Functional Responsibilities -- Dealing with Trade-offs -- Technical Decision Making -- Anticipating Risk -- Failure Analysis and Corrective Action -- Summary -- 12.Controlling Raw Materials -- Material Guidelines in the Development Phase -- Material Rules for Industrial Scale-up -- Material Considerations During the Specification Writing Step -- Qualifying Second-Source Raw Materials -- Summary -- 13.Complex Manufacturing Situations -- In-Line Process Trains -- Considering Outsourced Production -- Qualifying a Toll Vendor -- Managing the Relationship -- Summary -- 14.Human Factors -- Human Input on the Plant Floor -- Organizational Behavior -- Technical Behavior -- Marketing/Sales Behavior -- Economics of Scarcity -- Summary -- 15.Managing Customer Expectations -- Customer Mentality -- Customer Input -- Knowing Where You Stand -- Getting the Business -- Keeping the Business -- Summary -- 16.Proprietary Systems -- System Trade-offs -- Developing Products for Proprietary Systems -- Summary.
Summary
"This book is directed toward those who conduct product development in the materials industry and engineers who convert materials into fabricated products. Real world case studies give the book a narrative, hands-on feel that appeals to readers in industry. This approach steers clear of the theory and abstraction that characterize academic works. It documents the practical mechanics of development activities to bring new and modified materials to market. It covers the methodologies for plant scale trials and field testing at customer operations"--
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ISBN
9781466581890 (e-book)
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AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Technical Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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