MachineToolTechnologyBasics

ComeswithaCAD/CAMsoftwareprogramontheenclosedCD-ROM,makingitpossibletodesignapartonthecomputer,generatemachiningcodes(G&M),andsimulatethetoolpathtocheckforprogrammingerrors.BeginseachsectionwithanewSectionopenercollageandincludesanintroduction,learningobjectives,keytermssummary,andknowledgereviewquestions.Highlightssafetyprecautionsthroughout,makingthemstandoutfromthetextandmorevisible.Covers14keyoperations,invarioussections,usingVisutextformatwhereeachmajorstepofanoperationisillustrated,labeledandexplainedwithminimumtext.Includesthelatestdirectironmakinganddirectsteelmakingprocessesandminimills.ContainsfiveModernTechnologyoverviewsforsomesectionsthatgiveabriefhistoryofthetopicandalookatadvancedandfuturedevelopments.Introducesconventional/programmablelathes,verticalmills,andsurfacegrinders,makingthereaderawareofthestepbetweenconventionalandCNCmachines.Listsatthestartofeachprogrammingexerciseanycodesbeingusedforthefirsttimeandtheirfunction.ProvidesCAD/CAMprogramexamplesforthelatheandmill,usingeasy-to-followstepsaccompaniedbycomputerscreendisplays.Containsacomprehensivemachinetoolglossary.OffersanoverviewofVirtualRealityNC.Showsstudents-inacareerssection-themanyexcitingandrewardingopportunitiesavailableinmetalworkingandmanufacturing.