James G. Bralla Editor

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Design for manufacturability handbook / James G. Bralla, editor.

2nd ed.
p. cm.
Rev. ed. of: Handbook of product design for manufacturing. 1986.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-07-007139-X (alk. paper)
1. Production engineering Handbooks, manuals, etc.
2. Engineering design Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Bralla, James
G. II. Title: Handbook of product design for manufacturing.
TS176.H337 1998
670.42 dc21 98-23438
CIP

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