(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- Manufacturing practitioners, designers, educators, and students have been using the Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ (SME) textbook classic Fundamentals of Tool Design for more than 40 years to gain an in-depth understanding of all the factors that affect tool success.

“As the go-to source for reliable manufacturing knowledge, SME is pleased to mark the continuing widespread use of this book as a key text for students, designers and practitioners,” says Mark C. Tomlinson, executive director and general manager of SME. “The sixth edition is further enhanced by the inclusion of a sampler DVD with video clips from the Fundamentals for Tool Design Video Series. The availability of digital rights licensing for the series makes the programs the perfect complement to study online, delivering the concrete knowledge needed to spark innovation and resolve complex tooling challenges.”

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