About Book:

INTRODUCTION

            The book, Tool design by C. Donaldson, G H LeCain and V C Good, is universally accepted for its readability and comprehensiveness. The SIE fifth edition is a value added SI metrication of this classic book.

            In the context of modern tool design, the basic aspects of tool design, devices and methods remain the same as discussed in the book. However, there has been a paradigm shift in the tool designing approach, facilitated  mainly by the advent of various computer-aided drafting and designing software programs, augmented with modern computational facilities. With continuous research worldwide in the field of Tooling and Tool Design, there has been some significant technological advancement in this field. In the SIE edition of this book, an attempt has been made to present the book in SI units and include more solved design problems added in this edition will prove to be a valuable material for Tool Design tutorial class exercise or as coursework problems.

TARGET AUDIENCE 

            In addition to serving the undergraduate students of Mechanical, Production and Industrial Engineering, this book will also be helpful for practicing tool designers.

SALIENT FEATURES 

• ·         Excellent discussions on various tool designing practices
• ·         Solved design problems with detailed drawing and  dimensions
• ·         Wider coverage with several newer topics like design of form tool, single point tool shank design, welding fixture, etc.
• ·         More solved examples and design problems