Book of Case Studies
   "Manufacturing as a sector has been unfashionable as a national economic pastime for some 30 years, no less reflected in the academic attention it has received in many HE institutions. As the UK national enthusiasm for "making things" begins a widespread if not hesitant recovery, Brian Burgess's book is a timely encouragement for both those at the sharp end, production and manufacturing engineers on the factory floor, but also for those who would make serious study of the subject. Whilst having broad relevance across the discipline, it does fill a number of gaps in the literature coverage with unique insight in a number of cases. This text should have a prominent place both as a reference in the workplace and the reading list of any university course purporting to prepare engineering students for a career in manufacturing" Dr Paul Shelton, Assistant Dean and Principal Lecturer in Manufacture and Materials, Teesside University