Manufacturing Processes for Engineering Materials

CNC Manufacturing Technology will help you develop the relevant skills needed for career success in tomorrow’s manufacturing workforce. This book will prepare you to begin a career in CNC manufacturing. Early foundational chapters create an awareness of career opportunities and required soft skills, stress the importance of shop safety, and show how math is used in machining. Subsequent chapters develop a broad base of knowledge of basic machining skills such as print reading and the use of measuring instruments. The author employs a building-block approach to present in-depth coverage of CNC equipment, cutting tools and inserts, CNC mill and CNC lathe programming, CAM, multitaxis programming, and additional advanced topics.  CNC Manufacturing Technology makes extensive use of illustrations and photographs to support and extend beyond the text explanations of concepts. Code examples are provided as appropriate to help students understand the basics of CNC programming.   Advanced manufacturing offers an excellent variety of career opportunities. CNC Manufacturing Technology will help you begin a rewarding and fulfilling career.  

This book covers in detail the various aspects of joining materials to form parts. A conceptual overview of rapid prototyping and layered manufacturing is given,  beginning with the fundamentals so that readers can get up to speed quickly. Unusual and emerging applications such as micro-scale manufacturing, medical applications, aerospace, and rapid manufacturing are also discussed. This book provides a comprehensive overview of rapid prototyping technologies as well as support technologies such as software systems, vacuum casting, investment casting, plating, infiltration and other systems.This book also:Reflects recent developments and trends and adheres to the ASTM, SI, and other standardsIncludes chapters on automotive technology, aerospace technology and low-cost AM technologiesProvides a broad range of technical questions to ensure comprehensive understanding of the concepts covered