Machine-shop estimating
William A. Nordhoff • 1947 • McGraw-Hill book company, inc.
- Author
- William A. Nordhoff
- First published
- 1947
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill book company, inc.
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Published in 1947 by the McGraw-Hill Book Company, Machine-shop Estimating was written by William A. Nordhoff during the post-World War II industrial expansion. As American manufacturing shifted from wartime production to civilian goods, companies faced an urgent need for standardized methods to calculate costs and set production rates. Nordhoff, drawing on his extensive field experience, produced this manual to provide shop supervisors and engineers with a rigorous, mathematical approach to estimating machine operation times.
The text is noted for its practical focus, detailing the time required for various machine tools, including lathes, milling machines, and drills. It was designed to replace informal 'guesstimation' with systematic data-driven analysis, becoming a foundational reference for industrial engineering education. Upon release, it was well-received in technical circles for its clear, procedural layout, remaining a staple in industrial libraries for decades as a definitive guide to the labor-intensive realities of mid-century machine work.
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