Best Industrial Manufacturing Books of 2026

The 2022 edition of "3D Printing Failures" is a comprehensive troubleshooting manual for both novice and experienced 3D printing enthusiasts. With 10 new chapters and color photos, this book covers a wide range of issues, including bed adhesion, nozzle clogs, and layer shifts. The author, Sean Aranda, is a respected figure in the 3D printing community, and his expertise shines through in this book. It is a must-have for anyone who wants to diagnose and fix any 3D printing issue they may encounter.

The Big Book of Maker Skills is an essential guide for makers looking to take their DIY projects to the next level. From basic woodworking and metalworking skills to cutting-edge electronics and 3D printing, this book covers it all. Written by Chris Hackett, founder of Brooklyn's maker combine, the Madagascar Institute, and contributing editor to Popular Science, this guide is packed with demystifying explanations and helpful tips. Whether readers are looking to build a metal forge, program microcontrollers, or explore biotechnology, this book has something for everyone. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the maker movement.

Lights Out: Pride, Delusion, and the Fall of General Electric by Wall Street Journal reporters is a detailed and compelling account of the epic decline of one of America's most iconic corporations. The book examines how GE's culture of winning at all costs ultimately caused its decline on both a personal and organizational scale. This book is a cautionary tale for our times, and anyone in a leadership role can learn valuable lessons from it. The book is highly recommended for those interested in business history and leadership.

Welding For Dummies is a comprehensive guide that provides practical advice and techniques for safe and effective welding. This book covers every popular kind of welding, including stick, tig, mig, fluxcore, and even oxyfuel cutting. It also includes tips on the ideal welding techniques to choose for specific projects, and how to use brand-new welding technologies, including laser techniques. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced welder, this book is an irreplaceable reference that helps make a challenging trade accessible to everyone.

Maintenance and Reliability Best Practices is a practical guide for those working in engineering, purchasing, finance, maintenance, reliability, or production, and especially for those preparing for a professional maintenance and reliability certification. The book has been updated to reflect the latest developments in technology and thinking, including innovative material related to leadership, change management, ISO standards, maintenance optimization, and communication. The addition of self-assessment questions in each chapter makes it easier for readers to learn and study pertinent topics. Overall, the book is a great resource for developing a road map to reliability and setting up an effective maintenance program.

Do Quality Differently is a practical guide for those who want to create more success in biopharma manufacturing or any other industry. The book emphasizes a systems-based risk management approach to identify and address the combination of factors that influence performance outcomes. It offers practical guidance based on the real-time experiences of frontline workers, support staff, and leaders in the biopharmaceutical industry. This book is a must-read for anyone managing risk in a manufacturing plant or any other industry where quality is essential.

Basic Lathework for Home Machinists is an essential handbook for anyone who wants to take full advantage of their lathe's capabilities. The book covers everything from selecting a lathe to tooling and machining operations. With hundreds of photos and diagrams, it takes the mystery out of lathe operation and provides in-depth coverage of all aspects of the lathe. The book also offers expert tips on using cutting fluids and mandrels, and completing a parting off operation with confidence. Overall, this book is a must-have for any home machinist looking to expand their lathe skills.

This book, Blueprint Reading: Construction Drawings for the Building Trade, is an excellent resource for those in the construction industry. Written by award-winning architect Sam Kubba, it provides a comprehensive guide to reading and interpreting all types of construction drawings. The book covers everything from blueprint standards and computer-aided design to layouts of all construction drawing types and understanding schedules. With hundreds of illustrations and study questions, this easy-to-use resource is a must-have for anyone in the construction field. Overall, it is a valuable tool that will help professionals avoid costly mistakes and improve their ability to read and interpret construction drawings.

The Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook, 4th Edition is a comprehensive resource for maintenance planning and scheduling, providing proven strategies to enhance workforce performance. The book covers estimating labor hours, creating schedules, kitting parts, and more, all designed to increase workforce productivity without hiring. The new edition includes case studies that show real-world successes, a new chapter on storeroom support, and revisions to make work order codes more useful, among others. Despite being geared towards the industrial manufacturing industry, this book offers valuable insights for anyone looking to improve maintenance planning and scheduling in their organization.

The Hardware Hacking Handbook is an essential guide for anyone interested in understanding the security of embedded devices. With hands-on lab experiments, the authors take readers through different types of embedded systems, revealing the designs, components, security limits, and reverse-engineering challenges needed to execute effective hardware attacks. The book covers topics such as threat modeling, attack trees, hardware interfaces, communication protocols, and firmware analysis. The authors also provide insights into real-life attacks on embedded systems and share an appendix of equipment needed for a hardware hacking lab. Overall, this book is an excellent resource for those looking to break embedded security with hardware attacks.