Industrial Press

Effective maintenance management; risk and reliability strategies for optimizing performance, 2d ed.

A mechanical engineer with over 40 years experience in automobiles, pharmaceuticals, and refining, Narayan updates his 2004 guide to account for the arrival of risk-based approaches to the mainstream of maintenance and reliability. In particular, he incorporates the current refinements of Risk-Based Inspection and Instrumented Protective Functions, which have moved from innovation to must-use techniques over the past few years. He also offers suggestions to help maintenance companies dodge the kind of financial damage that has damaged so many of late. Recent disasters have also been added to the case studies. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Learning and applying SolidWorks 2011-2012 step-by-step, 6th ed.

Formulated to be useful for classroom instruction as well as self study, this guide to SolidWorks provides step-by-step instructions for learning basic tasks associated with this popular 3D modeling application. The volume covers basic and advanced drawing techniques as well as editing problems, computer aided machining options, the use of external .DWG files, and the use of the design library. This sixth edition includes a new chapter on the DMFXpress Analysis Wizard tool. Every instructional section in the text is accompanied by detailed illustrations or screenshots. Hansen is a professor of science and engineering at Southern Utah University. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Machine designers reference.

This reference is written by a mechanical designer for other mechanical designers, students, and recent graduates. It will be useful to all practitioners of machine design, and epically useful to designers in the automation, assembly equipment, and light industrial machine industries. For those at the start of their careers, there is enough background provided on each topic to allow the reader to use the procedures and formulas and to communicate with suppliers. For the experienced practitioner, the book is organized to concisely provide tips, formulas, and data needed most often. Most formulas and data are collected in large-format tables, and all tables are indexed at the start of each chapter. Bullet lists of best practices and critical considerations are also provided. Each chapter lists recommended further resources including books, websites, and companies. Coverage includes design and analysis, ergonomics and machine safety, dimensions and tolerances, pins and retaining rings, pipe threads and washers, welds and weldments, materials and surfaces, power transmission devices, and machine reliability and performance. The book is illustrated with b&w photos and illustrations, and features a larger type size for readability. Marrs is a mechanical design engineer. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)