Mechanical Assemblies: Their Design, Manufacture, and Role in Product Development

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Summary: A "must have" if you're designing or building assemblies
Review: This is an inclusive, detailed overview of the problems associated with designing and fabricating mechanical assemblies. Whitney covers every conceivable aspect of the assembly task, from mathematical models to product architecture to assembly system layout to assembly workstation design. I especially appreciate the way he explicitly connects the assembly design task to the overall task of product design.

The book is full of great illustrations and examples, and each chapter has plenty of references to point you to other sources. I plan to use this text in our product design program at Ohio State in the near future. An excellent complement to Product Design by Otto and Wood, and Bralla's Design for Manufacturability Handbook.