This volume features the proceedings of the 14th ISPE Conference on Concurrent Engineering, held in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil, on the 16th – 20th of July 2007. It highlights the application of concurrent engineering to the development of complex systems…. More >>

Complex Systems Concurrent Engineering: Collaboration, Technology Innovation and Sustainability

Movement into academic science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields has been slow for women and minorities. Not only are women and minorities underrepresented in STEM careers, there is strong evidence that many academic departments are resistant to addressing the concerns that keep them from entering careers in these fields. In light of recent controversies surrounding these issues, this volume, examining reasons for the persistence of barriers that block the full participation and advancement of underrepresented groups in the sciences and addressing how academic departments and universities can remedy the situation, is particularly timely. As a whole, the volume shows positive examples of institutions and departments that have been transformed by the inclusion of women and recommends a set of best p… More >>

Removing Barriers: Women in Academic Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics

This book presents applicable knowledge of technology, equipment and applications, and the core economic issues of micromanufacturing for anyone with a basic understanding of manufacturing, material, or product engineering.

It explains micro-engineering issues (design, systems, materials, market and industrial development), technologies, facilities, organization, competitiveness, and innovation with an analysis of future potential.

The machining, forming, and joining of miniature / micro-products are all covered in depth, covering: grinding/milling, laser applications, and photo chemical etching; embossing (hot & UV), injection molding and forming (bulk, sheet, hydro, laser); mechanical assembly, laser joining, soldering, and packaging.

. Presents case studies, material and design considerations, working principles, process configurations, and information on tools, equipment, parameters and control
. Explains the many face… More >>

Micromanufacturing Engineering and Technology

“This book adds much to the already evolving field of Design for Environment; but it goes far beyond most works on this subject by surrounding the central notions of life cycle assessment with a scientific body of knowledge and with a more practical slant reflecting the reality of the organizations in which product development occurs. Through a focus on plastic products, the authors show the importance of making ties between basic technical knowledge and the process of life cycle engineering. Their approach offers a practical, deliberate way to make ecologically and economically sensible decisions about product reuse and recycling and other critical dimensions of product life behavior. They demonstrate a positive approach to designing products that fits into a sustainable economy through down-to-earth cases. While the book focuses on the life cycle engineering of plastics, it is only a short step to other materials and products.
Beyond contributing to the technology of life cycle e… More >>

Life Cycle Engineering of Plastics: Technology, Economy and Environment

A practical retirement planning resource for engineers, scientists, and mathematicians

In 1995, Dr. Mike Golio, an electrical engineer, became seriously interested in planning for early retirement. In 2003, at the age of 49, he and his wife achieved their goal of financial independence and retired. Engineering Your Retirement is an outgrowth of his research. Whether retirement is imminent or many years off, this valuable guide’s straightforward, analytical approach to financial independence answers the critical questions to achieving successful, comfortable, and meaningful retirement.

Written specifically for professionals in the engineering, science, and math fields, Engineering Your Retirement examines such important questions as:
* How much money will I need to retire?
* How long will it take for me to accumulate it?
* What types of post-retirement activities are available to technical professionals?

Engineeri… More >>

Engineering Your Retirement: Retirement Planning for Technology Professionals

A complete lexicon of technical information, the Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering, and Technology provides workable definitions, practical information, and enhances general computer science and engineering literacy. It spans various disciplines and industry sectors such as: telecommunications, information theory, and software and hardware systems. If you work with, or write about computers, this dictionary is the single most important resource you can put on your shelf.The dictionary addresses all aspects of computing and computer technology from multiple perspectives, including the academic, applied, and professional vantage points. Including more than 8,000 terms, it covers all major topics from artificial intelligence to programming languages, from software engineering to operating systems, and from database management to privacy issues. The definitions provided are detailed rather than concise. Written by an international team of over 80 contributors, this is the most co… More >>

Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering and Technology

This book contains an edited version of the lectures and selected contributions presented during the Advanced Summer Institute on “Product Engineering: Eco-Design, Technologies and Green Energy” organized at the Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania, July 14-21, 2004. In the last few decades Product Engineering has become a multidisciplinary field including aspects from a wide range of scientific areas. Aspects related to eco-design, aesthetic style, human factors and ergonomics are now critical issues for the success of a product on the market. It has been shown that these apparently separate fields of research belong to the same multidisciplinary mainstream of Product Engineering and cannot progress unless an integrated approach is adopted. New advances are now likely to produce changes in the entire product life cycle chain. This is often illustrated within this book by similar methodologies used for different goals, e.g. the Virtual Engineering techniques in general, which ar… More >>

Product Engineering: Eco-Design, Technologies and Green Energy

The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) is the world’s leading event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration, production, and environmental protection. This volume is a collection of the seven winning papers inducted in 2009. The classic documents contained in this volume form the core of current practice worldwide. These papers cover major topics in offshore technology such as pile driving, mudslides, storm wave kinematics, tubular joints, response of floating structures, wave return periods, and soil performance during earthquakes…. More >>

Offshore Technology in Civil Engineering: Hall of Fame Papers from the Early Years, Volume Four

Two recent major trends in today’s complex and competitive high technology global society have underscored the importance for a textbook on strategic technology management. The first is the desire of major global corporations and high technology firms to hire graduates who are able to understand engineering and science, and make sound strategic business decisions. The second is the increasing interest among engineering and science students to take courses in business management. This invaluable book attempts to bridge business and scientific management practices so as to foster better understanding between the two entities. The second edition is updated with interesting case studies on biomedical and renewable technologies. Contents: Managing the Creative Process in a Cross-Functional Global Environment; Product Concept Development in a Competitive Market Place; Business Analysis and Market Potential; Getting a Product from the Laboratory to the Market; Commercialization o… More >>

Strategic Technology Management: Building Bridges Between Sciences, Engineering and Business Management

Manufacturing Engineering & Technology, 6/e, presents a mostly qualitative description of the science, technology, and practice of manufacturing. This includes detailed descriptions of manufacturing processes and the manufacturing enterprise that will help introduce students to important concepts.
The Sixth Edition has been completely updated, and addresses issues essential to modern manufacturing, ranging from traditional topics such as casting, forming, machining, and joining, to advanced topics such as the fabrication of microelectronic devices and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and nanomaterials and nanomanufacturing.
Features
NEW! Video solutions
NEW! Teaching Slides
Industrially relevant cases
Develop skills for qualitative and quantitative analysis
Real world projects that require design and synthesizing
Updated coverage
Improved graphics and figures
Clear and accessible lay out for an easier read… More >>

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