Manufacturing Technology - An Overview for Industrial Engineers in Theory and Practice. Manufacturing technology has a significant impact on the cost and quality of a product, and thus on a company's competitiveness. For the industrial engineer, who operates at the interface between economic and technical task planning, a solid overview of the common manufacturing processes is essential. This textbook systematically presents not only the fundamentals of manufacturing technology but also all essential manufacturing processes (casting, forming, separating, joining, coating) as well as machine tools with their controls and industrial robots. It also describes the associated machine technology and manufacturing automation. A collection of formulas with the most important calculation fundamentals, along with practical tasks and solutions for exam preparation, complement the book.