Manufacturing Processes - (Aikens, MECH 170): Appropriate Books, Articles, and WebSites

MECH 170: Manufacturing Processes

Research Workshop Guide
Smith 106/107 
January 28, 12:30pm

 

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INFORMATION QUALITY
Before using any information source, particularly the Internet, it is good to evaluate the quality of the source. 
Here is a guide that defines quality of information.
An article describing the quality of information found through Google.
A guide from Brandeis to help you evaluation online information. 

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1.  Books

MILO - SUNY Delhi's Library Catalog - To search for only books, change "Everything" to "Library Catalog."

WorldCat - Catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide, from OCLC FirstSearch.  Use the link for "ILL Request Form" to request through interlibrary loan.







2.  Published Articles in Trade and Research Journals

Academic Search Complete
-Search through millions of articles in over 12,000 periodicals
-Manufacturing innovations, industry trends, company news
-Most published 1990 or later
-Many articles available full text online
-Can email/download or print articles

(Relevant Journals in Academic Search Complete: Control Engineering, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Plastics Technology, Medical Design Technology, Manufacturing Engineer, Computer-Aided Engineering, Machine Design, Automotive Engineer, Design News, Electronic Design, Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology, Pollution Engineering.)

Search hints: Use keyword searches, use wildcards to retrieve variant spellings/words:

* for unlimited characters, ! for singular/plural, ? for one character

3.  Films and Video Clips

Academic Videos Online (AVON)

- AVON is a streaming video service that provides videos across a wide range of subject areas through the library's database system

You Tube
- An open-submission worldwide video service

1.  Company/Manufacturers' Product Information


Gear wheel & gear rack production
Toothing of gear wheels and gear racks - inside and outside is carried out i.a. on CNC-controlled gear machines.

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ThomasNet (formerly Thomas Register)
-Database of industrial products produced by manufacturers and distributors (over 500,000 as of January 2024) grouped within 70,000 (as of January 2024) industrial categories. 
-Detailed specifications
-CAD drawings
-Links to web sites and company catalogs 

Industrial Sourcing Made Easy (video 1:50)
Discovering Suppliers On Thomasnet.com That Meet Your Quality Standards (video 2:31)


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 McMaster-Carr
-A private American supplier of hardware, tools, raw materials, industrial materials, and maintenance equipment. 
-The complete source for your plant with over 700000 products. 98% of products ordered ship from stock and deliver same or next day.
-Detailed illustrations and descriptions
-Easily Searchable

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Boston Gear
-Global supplier of transmission products
-Online Product Selector
-Made to Order Gears
-3D CAD models. 
-Over 240,000 3D CAD Drawings
-Worm Gears, Bevel Gears, Helical Gears 

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GlobalSpec
-Engineering Search Engine
-Database of manufacturers and products
-Find and compare products from more than 17,000 online catalogs
-Quickly find industrial parts, specifications and services

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2.  Patents

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office -Sophisticated searching tool for products, inventors, companies -Online specifications and drawings -Patents often include links to valuable research articles -Weekly uploads of new patent applications

                         

 

1.  Finding documents on the web:

-Single Search Engines:
Google
Yahoo

-Some cool sites:
-HowStuffWorks.com
- an American commercial infotainment website founded by professor and author Marshall Brain, to provide its target audience an insight into the way many things work. 
- an education website dedicated to satiating curiosity and explaining the world around you. You've got questions; we've got answers!
- has been explaining how things work to curious minds since 1998. Providing factual, unbiased content that's fun to read

eHow
-an online how-to guide with many articles and 170,000 videos offering step-by-step instructions. eHow articles and videos are created by freelancers and cover a wide variety of topics organized into a hierarchy of categories
-Learn how to do just about everything at ehow. Find expert advice along with How To videos and articles. 

How It's Made (program from "The Science Channel")
-A look behind the scenes at how everyday things are manufactured
-Episode guide
-Typically each episode includes three to four products featured, with a mix consisting of common items such as jeans, aluminium foil and cereal, and less predictable ones like wax figurines, braille typewriters and pinball machines



2. Finding images for presentations: (be sure to ask permission to use images) Image Search Tools: 
-Flickr
-Google Image Search
-Bing
-Yahoo Image Search




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If you're going to use Google, try Google Scholar, which searches only reliable academic sources. Look for the "Find Full Text at Delhi" links to get full-text content.

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