Written by three experienced educators and practitioners, Machine Tool Technology Basics is sure to be a useful tool for anyone needing to learn about today’s machine tool trade. Logically organized in three sections, it begins with basic metal-removal operations of conventional machines, progresses to CNC machines, and finishes with CAD/CAM. Easy to understand and use, this practical reference keeps operations brief and highlights related information that is not part of the operation. What’s more, you will find practical examples on basic operations and discussions on CNC programming and CAD/CAM designing in an easy-to-follow point form. Beginning machine trades students, industrial machine tool training, and practitioners who wish to review topics that they have not used for some time will come to rely on this information-packed guide.
• CD-ROM, making it possible to design a part on the computer, generate machining codes (G&M), and simulate the tool path to check for programming errors.
• Begins each section with a new Section opener collage and includes an introduction, learning objectives, key terms summary, and knowledge review questions.
• Highlights safety precautions throughout, making them stand out from the text and more visible.
• Covers 14 key operations, in various sections, using Visutext format where each major step of an operation is illustrated, labeled and explained with minimum text.
• Includes the latest direct ironmaking and direct steelmaking processes and mini mills.
• Contains five Modern Technology overviews for some sections that give a brief history of the topic and a look at advanced and future developments.
• Introduces conventional/programmable lathes, vertical mills, and surface grinders, making the reader aware of the step between conventional and CNC machines.
• Lists at the start of each programming exercise any codes being used for the first time and their function.
• Provides CAD/CAM program examples for the lathe and mill, using easy-to-follow steps accompanied by computer screen displays.
• Contains a comprehensive machine tool glossary.
• Offers an overview of Virtual Reality NC.
• Shows students—in a careers section—the many exciting and rewarding opportunities available in metalworking and manufacturing.
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A Special Note to the Reader
Section 1 : The Evolution of Machine Tools Unit 1 : Common Machine Tools
Section 2 : Careers in Machining/Manufacturing Unit 2 : Machine Tool Careers
Section 3 : Safety Unit 3 : Safety
Section 4 : Measuring Systems and Tools Unit 4 : Measurement Systems Unit 5 : Micrometer Calipers Unit 6 : Vernier Calipers
Section 5 : Workplace Communications Unit 7 : Technical Prints
Section 6 : Layout Tools and Procedures Unit 8 : Laying Out
Section 7 : Metallurgy Unit 9 : Manufacture of Iron and Steel Unit 10 : Metals and their Properties
Section 8 : Hand Tools Unit 11 : Basic Hand Tools Unit 12 : Hand Threading and Reaming
Section 9 : Power Saws Unit 13 : Cut-Off Saws Unit 14 : Contour-Cutting Bandsaw
Section 10 : Drill Presses Unit 15 : Drill Press Types & Construction Unit 16 : Twist Drills Unit 17 : Hole Production
Section 11 : The Engine Lathe Unit 18 : Lathe Types and Construction Unit 19 : Lathe Accessories and Tooling Unit 20 : Cutting Speed and Feeds Unit 21 : Lathe Setup Procedures Unit 22 : Setup Between Centers Unit 23 : Machining Between Centers Unit 24 : Knurling, Grooving, & Shouldering Unit 25 : Taper Turning Unit 26 : Machining in a Chuck Unit 27 : Threads and Thread Cutting
Section 12 : Milling Machines Unit 28 : Vertical Milling Machines Unit 29 : Vertical Milling Machine Operations Unit 30 : Horizontal Milling Machines Unit 31 : Milling Machine Setup Unit 32 : Horizontal Milling Machine Operations
Section 13 : Grinders Unit 33 : Bench and Abrasive-Belt Grinders Unit 34 : Surface Grinders
Section 14 : Computer Machining Unit 35 : Computer Age Machining Unit 36 : CNC Machining Centers Unit 37 : CNC Lathe
Section 15 : Computer Aided Design & Computer Aided Manufacturing Unit 38 : Introduction to CAD/CAM Unit 39 : CAD/CAM MILL Applications Unit 40 : CAD/CAM Lathe Applications
Section 16 : Heat Treating Unit 41 : Heat Treating of Steel