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This proven and internationally recognized text teaches the methods of engineering design as a condition of successful product development. It breaks down the design process into phases and then into distinct steps, each with its own working methods. The book provides more examples of product development; it also tightens the scientific bases of its design ideas with new solution fields in composite components, building methods, mechatronics and adaptronics. The economics of design and development are covered and electronic design process technology integrated into its methods. The book is sharply written and well-illustrated.

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Excellent, dry, clear illustrative and not shallow
I think this book is an absolute MUST READ for any engineer no matter what your product is accounting software or diesel engines. I have discovered this title in a reference section of Brook's new "Design of design" and I was captured by it from the first page. Books was written by engineers for engineers and yes, even if it is strictly technical it has something of specifically German engineering culture that you cannot find in other places. For some reason I always had this picture of clunky Chevrolet and German "ultimate driving machine" in my head while I was reading about methods and people best engineering designs are came from. I know this feeling is irrational, but everything is absolutely rational about this book that tries to rationalize creative process itself and does it exceptionally well.

Yawn...
This book probably has some real good technical content. The problem is, I cant get myself to read it. Yeah, most technical engineering books aren't real exciting, but I enjoy them anyway. Most of them I pick up and read in a somewhat cover to cover style, but this book is way to boring. I tried a few times to keep reading, hoping that it would get to part where I might learn some good "Engineering Design" stuff. Unfortunately, I think I have given up on it. Now I have another very expensive shelf weight.

The reference book for Systematic Approach to design!
Great, complete and really useful! When I approached this book I had only a vague idea about the argument (plus some understanding about QFD)... but now I can say I have enough knowledge about "Systematic Approach to Design" to apply on the job what I read in this book! No matter if you are a PM or "only" a designer: you should have this book on your desk! ... Read more

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This revised best-seller is a convenient installation, troubleshooting, and reference tool on one of the hottest topics in automation and process control. It will help you understand important Ethernet and TCP/IP terminology and provide important information about the new industrial protocols.

You will quickly gain a solid grasp of Ethernet basics, the constraints of the industrial environment, and the specialized requirements of machine control. Practical reference charts and technical tips make this book an ideal quick reference source at your project meetings and on the job. New topics covered in the book include signaling types, Web services, power over Ethernet, and an expanded focus on Ethernet protocols and addressing as well as wireless Ethernet. The last part of the book provides installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and security tips. After reading this book, you will be able to plan industrial Ethernet installations with realistic expectations, make knowledgeable purchasing decisions, and identify and prevent common causes of failure. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (7)

Good beginner overview
I purchased this book as part of an development project for a new ethernet linked product.I was hoping for some detailed insight into industrial implementations.This book provides a good overview of ethernet but does NOT go into enough detail to be useful for a real world project.

From an Industrial Practitioner of Process Measurement & Control
An essential reference for anyone working in the flour plant of an automated facility. If you are involved with data communication networks, protocols, communication and networking devices, this book is for you.

I have been working for more than 16 years as an Instrumentation, Automation, and Process Safety and Control Engineer for the process industries. I own this book, and it has proven to be an excellent reference in my day to day activities.

Excellent book for the industrial network novice
The authors have created a highly useful book for the automation engineer who has little experience with Ethernet networks. The book is well organized in growing levels of complexity, and filled with details about both Ethernet and Internet protocols usually carried on Ethernet networks. This is a practical book intended for the automation engineer and is not complicated with formulas or mathematical proofs. There is just enough history to let you know where industrial Ethernet came from. They even have capsule coverage of the major automation protocols that run on top of Ethernet.

The best just got better!!!!
I reviewed the 1st version of this guide that was released as a pocket guide thought it was great. This version is even better and provides even more info. If you don't have a copy, you should get one. I used the 1st one on a regular basis and now use this edition as my primary reference. Excellent job.

If you can buy only one book on industrial Ethernet application ...
this should be it.

It is a Rosetta stone of Ethernet jargon translated into conceptsa journeyman field tech can sink their teeth into. One gets the sense Perry Marshall and John Rinaldi have clawed through years of hands-on installation and troubleshooting, and distilled the results into this essential primer.

I'm fairly new to factory-floor Ethernet applications, and was exposed to a lot of useful information - some of it for the first time. In other cases, it cleared up topics I thought I understood, and displaced several misconceptions.

Highly recommended. ... Read more

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The engineering enterprise is a pillar of U.S. national and homeland security, economic vitality, and innovation. But many engineering tasks can now be performed anywhere in the world. The emergence of “offshoring”— the transfer of work from the United States to affiliated and unaffiliated entities abroad — has raised concerns about the impacts of globalization.The Offshoring of Engineering helps to answer many questions about the scope, composition, and motivation for offshoring and considers the implications for the future of U.S. engineering practice, labor markets, education, and research. This book examines trends and impacts from a broad perspective and in six specific industries — software, semiconductors, personal computer manufacturing, construction engineering and services, automobiles, and pharmaceuticals.The Offshoring of Engineering will be of great interest to engineers, engineering professors and deans, and policy makers, as well as people outside the engineering community who are concerned with sustaining and strengthening U.S. engineering capabilities in support of homeland security, economic vitality, and innovation.Committee on the Offshoring of EngineeringNational Academy of Engineering ... Read more

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Should be considered a core addition to professional and academic library collections
America's corporate integration into a global economy has both its winners and its losers. The phenomena of 'downsizing' and 'offshoring' has had severe and widespread implications for American workers -- including its engineers. "The Offshoring Of Engineering: Facts, unknowns, And Potential Implications" is a comprehensive study of this subject and after an informative introduction laying out its goals and processes, covers the issues relevant to identifying trends and prospects of offshore outsourcing engineering as a high-skill service job; identifies the effects of offshore outsourcing engineering jobs with respect to the specific industries of software development, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, personal computer manufacturing, construction engineering, and semiconductors. This is followed by reports on workshop findings with respect to trends and impacts, implications for engineering education, and effects upon public policy. Enhanced with six specially commissioned papers and seven specific workshop presentations, "The Offshoring Of Engineering" also includes three appendices: Workshop Agenda; Workshop Participants; and Biographical Information. An invaluable contribution, "The Offshoring Of Engineering" should be considered a core addition to professional and academic library collections, and essential reading for governmental policy makers, corporate advisors, engineering students, and non-specialist general readers with an interest on the impact current American economic policies are having with respect to contemporary globalization efforts and practices in the corporate world. ... Read more

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INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICITY, 8E is the ideal book to help electrical students, as well as maintenance technicians, master the fundamentals of electrical theory as they pertain to the field of industrial electricity. This fully updated eighth edition contains advanced information on electrical theory and presents all material in a clear, updated, and logical manner. Coverage begins with electrical symbols and drawings, current voltage, resistance, and power. Subsequent chapters cover Ohm's Law, series, parallel, combination circuits, and resistive and reactive circuits. Advanced material, including rotating machinery, motor controls, transformers, electronic drives, and PLCs are also thoroughly discussed. In addition to the theory, the book also covers installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting. This eighth edition contains over eight hundred and fifty updated illustrations and photos that will help students and maintenance technicians master the fundamentals. ... Read more

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I never read this particular addition
In 1945 I attended a public technical school in Toronto,Ontario,Canada. The earlier additions of this book were the basis of our four year course at that school. The book is a self teacher and can really teach andinprove the knowledge of anyone involved in the industrial electricalworld.I became a chief electrical engineer for a major company throughthe school of hard knocks.This book always had a place on my desk.Eachtime I went to construction sites and someone would ask about certaintechnical details of the electrical industry I would always end theconversation with a recomendation to purchace this book. I am sure sorry tounderstand that the author is no longer with us ,but can understand this asI am 69 years old.Just in case this bit of history would get lost here iswhere the book started. Naydon worked for esthe ford motor company withanother engineer called Gillman and both their names appeared on earlyedditions of the book. It was used as a training book for electricians whojoined the Ford Motor Company.The book coveres a wide range of subjectswhich every electrician should know if he wants to get ahead.Sure hopethis helps electricians and industrial engineers who might consider thepurchace of this book ... Read more

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Long known as the leader in advanced fire service training materials, Fire Engineering Books & Videos is proud to announce a new way to train the next generation of firefighters: Fire Engineering's Handbook for Firefighter I and II. Glenn Corbett, Fire Engineering magazine's technical editor, has assembled the top names in firefighting to compile what will be the most authoritative, comprehensive, and up-to-date basics book for Firefighter I and II classes. This real-world guide will meet the 2008 NFPA Standards 1001 & 472 and offer innovative ways to train the next generation of firefighters. Fire Engineering's Handbook for Firefighter I and II is a thorough guide that engages the student and satisfies the needs of the instructor by covering basic fire topics and addressing techniques and issues that are relevant to the firefighter candidate. Inside these pages the instructor will find expert advice from the nationally-known leaders from Fire Engineering magazine and FDIC. With full-color throughout, at-a-glance information, color photos, and detailed illustrations, the reader will easily make his way through our book without being overwhelmed or distracted by unnecessary elements. If you're ready for a new approach to training Firefighter I and II, look no further than the leaders in fire service education: Fire Engineering. ... Read more

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This book emphasizes the concepts and techniques of analysis that prove useful in evaluating the economic feasibility of engineering systems, projects, and services for decision purposes. It also familiarizes the engineer with operations and operational feasibility necessary to considerations of the design process.Chapter topics cover economic and cost concepts; interest formula; calculations of economic equivalence; equivalence involving inflation; bases for comparison and decision-making among alternatives; evaluating production operations and replacement alternatives; accounting; income taxes in economic analysis; decisions under risk and uncertainty and involving multiple criteria; and estimating economic elements.For a basic understanding of mathematical modeling in complex operational systems, essential to a growing number of engineers today. ... Read more

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A waste of money
I've had my share of bad text books, but this one is definitely in the top 2 worst of my college books.To start, the book doesn't really teach anything.It's completely up to you to learn on your own what this book so terribly fails at trying to teach.How am I supposed to learn how to do the math when the chapters are filled with words describing (badly) the circumstances you would use the method (which I'm still really confused about) instead of actually showing how to use it?There are a few examples per chapter, but they are terribly laid out and the problem solving isn't really easy to follow at all.You cannot do the homework problems given the examples (the examples they do are much easier than the HW problems) and mind-numbingly boring array of words preceding them.The only thing this book has taught me about economics is not to waste my money on textbooks again without an in-depth look at what other students say about it. DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK.DO NOT MAKE YOUR STUDENTS BUY THIS BOOK.It has caused me nothing but frustration in this class... a class which shouldn't be difficult or frustrating in the first place.

??...Few answers...few problems...lots of talking theory
If you want to be able to practically solve engineering economic problems, this book is not for you. If you want to be put to sleep reading after a few pages, this is the one. It is really disappointing that this book was selected for an engineering course. You are left on your own to figure out how to learn most concepts and be able to solve the problems. HIGHLY DO NOT RECOMMEND!!!!!

Full of errors
This book has errors page after page.Poor examples and no answers in the back to see if you can follow the dribble typed out before the practice problems.

Don't purchase.I've used it in two class at two different schools and I still say it is weak!

Poor construction
Only took one shot of .45ACP to go from cover to cover once the course was over.Weak.

Unacceptable Text
This text is largely a mass of theoretical discussion with very few example problems to illustrate concepts.A large percentage of the problems that are used as examples are hard to follow, and others haveobvious typos. Language is too formal and, at times, condescending.Thistext was required for an undergraduate course in Engineering Economics.Myunderstanding is that this is the first year it was used at my college and,due to large number of complaints, will be the last. ... Read more

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Dieter's Engineering Design 4/e represents a major update of this classic textbook for senior design courses. As in previous editions, Engineering Design provides a broader overview of topics than most design texts and contains much more prescriptive guidance on how to carry out design. Dieter focuses on material selection as well as how to implement the design process.

Engineering Design provides the senior mechanical engineering students with a realistic understanding of the design process. It is written from the viewpoint that design is the central activity of the engineering profession, and it is more concerned with developing attitudes and approaches than in presenting design techniques and tools.

Engineering Design provides a realistic understanding of the engineering design process.The book presents in detail (Chapters 1 through 9) an eight-step process that gives prescriptive guidance to the student from problem definition through detail design.Chapters 10 through 16 present more specific treatment of speciality topics (design for X).The text is intended to be used in either a junior or senior engineering course with an integrated hands-on design project. ... Read more

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Product Development textbook
I appreciate that it is a text that covers the design process for product design and development. Wish it covered a little more in depth in some areas but it is overall pretty good. ... Read more

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A comprehensive guide to a powerful new analytical tool by two of its foremost innovators

The past decade has witnessed many exciting advances in the use of genetic algorithms (GAs) to solve optimization problems in everything from product design to scheduling and client/server networking. Aided by GAs, analysts and designers now routinely evolve solutions to complex combinatorial and multiobjective optimization problems with an ease and rapidity unthinkable withconventional methods. Despite the continued growth and refinement of this powerful analytical tool, there continues to be a lack of up-to-date guides to contemporary GA optimization principles and practices. Written by two of the world's leading experts in the field, this book fills that gap in the literature.

Taking an intuitive approach, Mitsuo Gen and Runwei Cheng employ numerous illustrations and real-world examples to help readers gain a thorough understanding of basic GA concepts-including encoding, adaptation, and genetic optimizations-and to show how GAs can be used to solve an array of constrained, combinatorial, multiobjective, and fuzzy optimization problems. Focusing on problems commonly encountered in industry-especially in manufacturing-Professors Gen and Cheng provide in-depth coverage of advanced GA techniques for:
* Reliability design
* Manufacturing cell design
* Scheduling
* Advanced transportation problems
* Network design and routing

Genetic Algorithms and Engineering Optimization is an indispensable working resource for industrial engineers and designers, as well as systems analysts, operations researchers, and management scientists working in manufacturing and related industries. It also makes an excellent primary or supplementary text for advanced courses in industrial engineering, management science, operations research, computer science, and artificial intelligence. ... Read more

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Thorough and well-organized reference
After an introductory review of the literature, Gen and Cheng write a chapter on each class of optimization problems that have been solved with genetic algorithms.Within the chapters they systematically describe eachtechnique that has been used to apply genetic algorithms to the particularproblem.Descriptions include the underlying math and a step-wiseprocedure for implementation.These are backed up with multiple graphs andillustrations, and copious references (737 references in all).A few moreactual examples would have helped, especially in the MultiobjectiveOptimization chapter.The clear organization and number of references makethis an excellent reference for the practitioner, but the level of detailcould make it difficult for someone new to the technique. ... Read more

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Filled with over 225 boiler/HRSG operation and design problems, this book covers steam generators and related systems used in process plants, refineries, chemical plants, electrical utilities, and other industrial settings. Emphasizing the thermal engineering aspects, the author provides information on the design and performance of steam generators and heat recovery boilers. He helps those involved in development understand which questions to ask when selecting a steam generator for their project. The book includes many easy to use calculations and effectively explains the theory behind the design and performance of all types of boilers, superheaters and economizers including specialty boilers. ... Read more

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Shallow and archaic
It's not at all clear who this book is written for.It's probably not very useful to those not familiar with the specialized jargon of the boiler industry.It's certainly of no value to anyone outside the U.S., where modern units are used.The treatments of thermodynamic cycles demonstrate a lack of deep understanding and even interest.Perhaps the best that can be said for it is that the numerous solved problems on heat transfer may be of value to engineers needing similar problems solved in English units, but the treatments may not be easy to apply to slightly different situations. It's really time to just start boycotting books and articles that are not in SI units.-F. David Doty, PhD.

A good introductory book ONLY
I purchased this book because of Mr. Ganapathy's fame in the subject area and the attractive title of the book.My primary interest is in waste heat boiler design in petroleum refining applications.My comments here pertains to this area only.

The book gives a very brief survey of various types of boilers and HRSG's and their operations.The chapter on "Heat Transfer Equipment Design and Performance" offers simple published correlations to estimate parameters in boiler and HRSG designs.They are good for rough performance check but I will not use them in actual designs.In fact, I doubted Mr. Ganopathy uses these simple correlations in his own designs.

Mr. Ganapathy, despite his extensive experience in the subject area, did not spend much ink on critical design issues such as the danger of thermal induced dryout and differential thermal expansion of different components and design methodologies to avoid them.

This is a good book for someone who wishes to gain a basic understanding of boilers and HRSG's.It has little value for those who are in the business of actual designing such equipments.
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Specifically designed as an introduction to the exciting world of engineering, ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS: AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING encourages students to become engineers and prepares them with a solid foundation in the fundamental principles and physical laws. The book begins with a discovery of what engineers do as well as an inside look into the various areas of specialization. An explanation on good study habits and what it takes to succeed is included as well as an introduction to design and problem solving, communication, and ethics. Once this foundation is established, the book moves on to the basic physical concepts and laws that students will encounter regularly. The framework of this text teaches students that engineers apply physical and chemical laws and principles as well as mathematics to design, test, and supervise the production of millions of parts, products, and services that people use every day. By gaining problem solving skills and an understanding of fundamental principles, students are on their way to becoming analytical, detail-oriented, and creative engineers. ... Read more

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Providing a comprehensive approach to both the art and science of reliability engineering, this volume covers all aspects of the field, from basic concepts to accelerated testing, including SPC, designed experiments, human factors, and reliability management. It also presents the theory of reliability systems and its application as prescribed by industrial and government standards. ... Read more

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Reliability Engineering Handbook
This is the best reliability book I have ever used.I work in a corporate development department and deals with design reliability and warranty on a daily basis.This book gets right to the point and is very useful for solving my problems.The Excel templates are especially useful.Not only does the book have useful examples, but the examples are solved using Excel.These examples are on the CD in the back of the book.My only complaint is the printing.The quality is not great; some of the graphs are fuzzy.

Good and Useful, But ...
Dodson and Nolan provide a sound reliability engineering survey. It may aslo be a helpful supplament for Six-Sigma folks. The volume also serves competently as a handbook and reference. Importantly, it includes an adequate bibilography so that the reader can easily pursue more specialized or more fundamental sources.

But ...

Neither the material nor the presentation distinguishes this book from its many competitors.

Too often the index enties have incorrect page numbers. In an age of computer automated indexing, mistakes of this kind really grate on a reader who expects more. ... Read more

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Focusing on how statistical tools are integrated into the engineering problem-solving process, this book provides modern coverage of engineering statistics. It presents a wide range of techniques and methods that engineers will find useful in professional practice. All major aspects of engineering statistics are covered, including descriptive statistics, probability and probability distributions, building regression models, designing and analyzing engineering experiments, and more. ... Read more

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Engineering Statistics
The text was in execllent condition for a used book.Delivery to my daughter's dorm was prompt and she was able to use it on her second day of class.We were able to save almost $60.00 if she had purchase the same text at the campus bookstore.thanks

No problems
Ordered this book for a class, received it in a timely manner and in good condition. Would highly recommend to anyone.

Pretty good overall, but lots of errors in the key
This would be a good book if only there weren't so many errors in the key to the exercise problems. I mean, really, there are A LOT of errors. Sometimes if you have an answer that differs from the answer in the key you can't be sure if you really made a mistake or if the answer in the key is incorrect.

Logically organized but steep learning curve
This was the prescribed textbook for my statistics course.The book was not my choice, but I thought to myself, stats is stats, so any stats textbook is a good stats textbook.Let me go through the good points first, then I will talk about the issues that bugged me.

From content alone, I think this book is the first book that completely covers the critical aspects of statistics.I have never come across any text that explains the relationship between Type I and Type II errors as detailed and meticulously as this book.Other areas, such as ANOVA and decision making, are also very well covered.It might take a couple readings to fully understand it, but in the end they did the best they could to explain these otherwise very difficult topics.

Since I had to use this book to teach, I did find a number of things that might make it very difficult to get the point across.The first is their treatment of hypothesis testing.Traditionally, students are introduced the concept of confidence intervals before proceeding to hypothesis testing.This book presents confidence interval is a special case of hypothesis testing, so both topics are lumped into one big unit.Though this approach is conceptually sound (and in retrospect I like this way more), it also presents an almost vertical learning curve to the students.I had to go back to the "old" way when I was preparing my lectures.

The other thing that bugged me about this book is that within a single unit, I found some pretty substantial errors.I hope they would get rid of them.There was also a section, where the authors went off tangent on the topic of bias, so that they could insert a ad spot for their other textbooks.Otherwise this particular section was dangling without any sense of closure.

I really want to like this book, because I for one think that the organization of topics make logical sense, but as teaching material, I think the students will not appreciate the steep learning curve that is required for this text.Statistics (for engineering) is one of those courses where the mathematical foundations required to appreciate the concepts are simply beyond the understanding of the average student.The authors tried their best to bring some satisfaction in this department, but still not quite.

Perfect
Everything was great, the item arrived quickly in good condition.No complaints at all. ... Read more

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Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design is intended for students beginning the study of mechanical engineering design.Students will find that the text inherently directs them into familiarity with both the basics of design decisions and the standards of industrial components.It combines the straightforward focus on fundamentals that instructors have come to expect, with a modern emphasis on design and new applications.

The ninth edition of Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design maintains the approach that has made this book the standard in machine design for nearly 50 years. ... Read more

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Engineering Review by Halley
My first experience with Shigley's Mechanical Engineering was in college when the book was required for one of my classes.This was back around the 1972 time frame.I kept that book and used it, along with several other colleagues, to the point where the book was falling to pieces.At this point I decided to brake down and buy the latest version which has much more information.If you do any kind of stress analysis work, Shigley's is a must have book.

This book is not good
This book is very ambiguous and has many wrong answers in the back of the book.For a student that struggles with this topic, it is very misleading and frustrating when the answers provided are wrong.

Shigley's !
Haven't gotten too far in the book, but so far, it's a very organized, well written book.

Good Condition
This book is amazing it has everything engineers need to know for Mechanical Systems.It is one of the few engineering books that I will keep forever

Informative, but not a stand-alone text
I purchased this book for my ENGM400:Mechanical Engineering Design class.I gained a lot from that class, but that was LARGELY due to a very experienced professor with excellent presentation abilities.This textbook is filled with useful information, but without a professional to explain how to use many of the concepts presented, it is nearly useless.Until you have been taught the purpose of various tables and charts, and guided through the methods of analyzing many of the problems contained inside, this book will only confuse you.

The book does provide many excellent examples, but unfortunately some of these are severely lacking in explanation, leaving you to puzzle over WHY the authors chose to solve problems the way they did; other problem types are completely missing a corresponding example and are just as confusing.

Obviously, if this textbook is a requirement for your class, reading this review won't persuade you not to buy it. To be honest, I would actually recommend buying it rather than borrowing or leasing, because once you have been instructed in its use it has a ton of helpful information and I have been using it for reference at my place of employment.However, don't expect to pick it up as something to read for knowledge without a course to accompany it. ... Read more

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This unique text presents a thorough introduction to SolidWorks for students with little or no prior experience. It can be used in virtually any educational setting -- from four-year engineering schools to community colleges and voc/tech schools to industrial training centers -- and will also serve as a reliable reference for on-the-job use or as a self-study manual. The authors have carefully arranged the contents in a clear and logical sequence and have used many hundreds of visuals instead of wordy explanations. Several learning aids have been designed throughout.

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Praise from business leaders for Managing the Evolving Corporation "As we chart our way through the most turbulent sea change in business since the industrial revolution, very few books will appear that provide us with navigational aids. Langdon Morris has written one of them. Managing the Evolving Corporation is likely to become required reading for those who intend to lead American business into the 21st century. Along with Peter Senge and Meg Wheatley, Langdon Morris opens a door to the future. Perhaps most important, Managing the Evolving Corporation provides us with maps and navigational instruments that will take us from where we are to where we need to be." Dean W. Engel Managing Partner, The East West Group Co-author of Global Human Resource Development "Langdon Morris speaks the new language of the knowledge architect. This leading edge book forces you outside the nine dots to new targets for solutions." William L. Miller, Ph.D. Director, Research and Development Steelcase North America "This book is exciting and useful for leaders and learners in organizations because it provides a clear planning process to effect institutional and personal change." Faith Gabelnick, Ph.D. Provost and Dean of the Faculty Mills College "Managing the Evolving Corporation is a clear, understandable, and important book for executives, designers, and technologists. It elegantly defines a new integration of computer technology and interior architecture to support the knowledge workers whose productivity is so essential to success in today’s competitive global markets. Langdon Morris shows us the future, and how to get there." Piero Patri Fellow, American Institute of Architects President, Patri.Burlage.Merker Architecture, Planning, Interior Design ... Read more

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Written by a leading expert in the field, the paperback edition of Industrial Plasma Engineering, Volume 2: Applications to Nonthermal Plasma Processing provides a background in the principles and applications of low temperature, partially ionized Lorentzian plasmas that are used industrially. The book also presents a description of plasma-related processes and devices that are of commercial interest. The text is suitable for students or in-service users with a physics and calculus background at the sophomore level. These two volumes are intended to be used as textbooks at the senior or first-year graduate level by students from all engineering and physical science disciplines and as a reference source by in-service engineers. ... Read more

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This book is a complete, up-to-date review of the best practices developed by world-class manufacturers, in the fields of semiconductors, fibers, plastics, films, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and many others. Among the areas covered plant performance measurement, product quality, customer service, cycle time reduction, cost reduction, and plant execution systems. ... Read more

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As the biomedical engineering field expands throughout the world, clinical engineers play an evermore-important role as translators between the medical, engineering, and business professions. They influence procedure and policy at research facilities, universities, as well as private and government agencies including the Food and Drug Administration and the World Health Organization. The profession of clinical engineering continues to seek its place amidst the myriad of professionals that comprise the health care field.

The Clinical Engineering Handbook meets a long felt need for a comprehensive book on all aspects of clinical engineering that is a suitable reference in hospitals, classrooms, workshops, and governmental and non-governmental organization. The Handbook's thirteen sections address the following areas: Clinical Engineering; Models of Clinical Engineering Practice; Technology Management; Safety Education and Training; Design, Manufacture, and Evaluation and Control of Medical Devices; Utilization and Service of Medical Devices; Information Technology; and Professionalism and Ethics. The Clinical Engineering Handbook provides the reader with prospects for the future of clinical engineering as well as guidelines and standards for best practice around the world. From telemedicine and IT issues, to sanitation and disaster planning, it brings together all the important aspects of clinical engineering.

* Clinical Engineers are the safety and quality faciltators in all medical facilities.

* The most definitive, comprehensive, and up-to-date book available on the subject of clinical engineering.

* Over 170 contributions by leaders in the field of clinical engineering. ... Read more

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Great book, covers a wide range of subjects
Really interesting book specially for clinical engineers it discusses a a wide range of issues from the OR to the Biomedical department.

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This handbook is a valuable resource and an extensive collection of information covering diverse range of topics essential for clinical engineers. See detailed review of the book published in Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology, Vol. 39 (3), p. 220 (May/June 2005).


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