How products are made. an illustrated guide to product manufacturing / Volume 1 [electronic resource] : Neil Schlager, editor. - Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research, c1994. - 1 online resource (xiv, 524 p.) : ill. - Gale virtual reference library .

"ISSN 1072-5091."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Provides information on the manufacture of a variety of items, from everyday household products to heavy machinery to sophisticated electronic equipment. Includes step-by-step descriptions of processes and simple explanations of technical terms and concepts. Covers a broad range of manufacturing areas including: food, clothing, electronics, transportation, machinery, instruments, sporting goods, and more.

9781414433370 (electronic book) 1414433379 (electronic book)


Manufactures--Popular works.
Manufacturing processes--Popular works.
Food industry and trade--Popular works.
Clothing trade--Popular works.
Electronic industries--Popular works.
Transportation--Popular works.
Machinery--Popular works.
Musical instruments industry--Popular works.
Sporting goods industry--Popular works.