From consumer goods to the medical and aerospace industries, achieving the most output with the least amount of input is the goal for many production operations. Smaller, more precise components are being used by businesses, and manufacturing methods must adapt in order to produce these components properly and cost-effectively. Traditional technologies, especially with precious metals and tough substrates, may not operate on such scales, but micromanufacturing methods can. Companies can utilise their materials and remain competitive in the increasingly tiny world by creating small items on a small scale with an emphasis on quality. These approaches use a number of new microfabrication technologies to manufacture electrical and mechanical elements, allowing for the production of microscopic electronics.
The book not only covers theory and manufacturing processes, but it uniquely focuses on a broader range of practical aspects of micro-manufacturing engineering and utilization by also covering materials, tools and equipment, manufacturing system issues, control aspects, and case studies. For anyone with a basic understanding of manufacturing, material, or product engineering, this book delivers applicable knowledge of technology, equipment, and applications, as well as the essential economic challenges of micromanufacturing. It deals with laser micro-machining, micro-injection moulding, micro-sheet forming, and laser-assisted micro-forming. It also focuses on surface engineering, electro-spinning technology, tooling process chain, and micro-robotics. For all those who are interested in this field, this book can prove to be an essential guide. It is a complete source of knowledge on the present status of this important field.
Preface
1. Introduction to Micro-manufacturing
1. Introduction
2. General micro-manufacturing process
3. Types of micro-manufacturing processes
4. Benefits of micro-manufacturing processes
5. Benefits of micro-scale manufacturing
6. The future of micro-manufacturing and electro-plating
7. How micro-manufacturing is growing
8. Micro-electro-chemical micro-machining
9. Micro-edm
10. Micro/nano machining
11. Conclusion
References
2. Laser Micro-machining and Hot Embossing
1. Introduction
2. Mechanism of laser ablation
3. Conclusion
References
3. Micro-injection Molding
1. Introduction
2. Definition of micro-moulded components
3. Design of components mould able by micro injection moul
4. Machine used for micro injection molding
5. Micro mold classifications
6. Micro-mouldable component design
7. Process characteristics of injection molding
8. Equipment used in injection molding
9. Process parameters influence on components quality and tization
10. Injection process
11. Injection molding machine
12. Types of injection molding machines
13. Conclusion
References
4. Micro-bulk and Micro-sheet Forming
1. Introduction
2. Recent developments in bulk forming
3. Bulk deformation
4. Classification of deformation processes
5. Types of bulk deformation processes
6. Significant process variables
7. Conclusion
References
5. Laser-assisted Micro-forming and Laser Beam Micro-joining
1. Introduction
2. Conclusion
References
6. Surface Engineering and Nano-manufacturing
1. Introduction
2. Surface engineering processes
3. Surface micro-machining
4. Fabrication process
5. Bulk machining
6. Nano-manufacturing
7. Conclusion
References
7. An Overview of Polymer Thin Films
1. Introduction
2. An overview of polymer thin films
3. Functional and conductive polymer thin films
4. Conclusion
References
8. Micro/Nano-fibers by Electro-spinning Technology
1. Introduction
2. Electro spinning process
3. Materials used for electro spinning
4. Parameters used in electro spinning process
5. Conclusion
References
9. Tooling Process Chain and Concepts
1. Introduction
2. Conclusion
References
10. Microrobotics in Micro-manufacturing
1. Introduction
2. Overview of micro robotics
3. Conclusion
References
11. Testing and Diagnosis of Micro-manufacturing
1. Introduction
2. Mems testing
3. Conclusion
References
Index
Marcelene Richard is an Assistant Professor at Community College, Santa Catarina. She has done her Ph.D. in Nanotechnology and Engineering from Public Research University, São Paulo. She has research interests in investigating the fundamental issues related to micro and nano structures, designing, fabricating micro/nano devices with applications in biomedical and sensors. Richard has authored and edited numerous articles, journal papers and book in the field of microtechnology, materials and micro and nano manufacturing.
