<P>Hailed as a groundbreaking and important textbook upon its initial publication, the latest iteration of <STRONG>Product Design for Manufacture and Assembly</STRONG> does not rest on those laurels. In addition to the expected updating of data in all chapters, this third edition has been revised to provide a top-notch textbook for university-level courses in product design and manufacturing design. The authors have added a comprehensive set of problems and student assignments to each chapter, making the new edition substantially more useful.</P><P>See what¿s in the Third Edition:</P><UL><P><LI>Updated case studies on the application of DFMA techniques</LI><LI>Extended versions of the classification schemes of the features of products that influence the difficulty of handling and insertion for manual, high-speed automatic, and robot assembly </LI><LI>Discussions of changes in the industry such as increased emphasis on the use of surface mount devices</LI><LI>New data on basic manufactu