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Micro-scaled Products Development via Microforming

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Product miniaturization is a ubiquitously global trend in many industrial clusters such as biomedical device, consumer electronics, communication, aerospace, automotive, and military.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Ming Wang Fu

  2. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China

    Wai Lun Chan

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Fu, M.W., Chan, W.L. (2014). Introduction. In: Micro-scaled Products Development via Microforming. Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6326-8_1

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