Advanced Machining and Manufacturing Processes

Description

This book covers the various advanced manufacturing processes employed by manufacturing industries to improve their productivity in terms of socio-economic development. The authors present automated conventional and non-conventional machining techniques as well as virtual machining principles and techniques. Material removal by mechanical, chemical, thermal and electrochemical processes are described in detail. Aglossary of key concepts is attached at end of the book. Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Machine Tools: Numerical Control Perspective (Kaushik Kumar, Divya Zindani, J. Paulo Davim)....Pages 3-8 Machine Tool Controls (Kaushik Kumar, Divya Zindani, J. Paulo Davim)....Pages 9-18 Introduction to Numerical Control Machines (Kaushik Kumar, Divya Zindani, J. Paulo Davim)....Pages 19-27 Fundamentals of Part Programming (Kaushik Kumar, Divya Zindani, J. Paulo Davim)....Pages 29-37 Front Matter ....Pages 39-39 Introduction to Machining Processes (Kaushik Kumar, Divya Zindani, J. Paulo Davim)....Pages 41-47 Mechanical Machining (Kaushik Kumar, Divya Zindani, J. Paulo Davim)....Pages 49-88 Chemical Machining (Kaushik Kumar, Divya Zindani, J. Paulo Davim)....Pages 89-104 Electrochemical Processes (Kaushik Kumar, Divya Zindani, J. Paulo Davim)....Pages 105-122 Thermal Processes (Kaushik Kumar, Divya Zindani, J. Paulo Davim)....Pages 123-152 Hybrid Electrochemical Process (Kaushik Kumar, Divya Zindani, J. Paulo Davim)....Pages 153-166 Front Matter ....Pages 167-167 Introduction to Virtual Manufacturing (Kaushik Kumar, Divya Zindani, J. Paulo Davim)....Pages 169-180 Virtual Manufacturing of Transmission Elements: A Case Study with Gears (Kaushik Kumar, Divya Zindani, J. Paulo Davim)....Pages 181-194 Virtual Manufacturing: Scope, Socio-economic Aspects and Future Trends (Kaushik Kumar, Divya Zindani, J. Paulo Davim)....Pages 195-201