Furniture Manufacturing: A Production Engineering Approach

By Jegatheswaran Ratnasingam

Book Overview

This volume covers all aspects of furniture manufacturing from a production engineering perspective. It takes a step-by-step pedagogical approach, dwelling on details which must be understood at every process, as the furniture makes its way through the factory shop floor. The content highlights the global industry, and discusses furniture design and manufacturing systems. The chapters also discuss every stage of the manufacturing process until the finished product is packaged. There is also emphasis on strength design of furniture, furniture testing, environmental compliance, and automation. The contents also discuss the optimization of furniture manufacturing through a mathematical approach and highlights the current global trends impacting the furniture manufacturing industry, especially the circular economy and Industry 4.0. This volume will a useful resource to those in academia and industry.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811694141
• ISBN13: 9789811694141
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 225 Pages