Advanced Manufacturing Technology (English Version) (Times Education · Excellent Bilingual Textbooks for Higher Education)

Author: Tang Yiping, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: This textbook consists of three chapters: Chapter 1 introduces computer-aided production and control systems in manufacturing and provides a preliminary overview of the birth, historical development, and organizational structure of the Internet, as well as the role of the WWW in manufacturing. Chapter 2 primarily covers CAD/CAM, CNC machining, flexible manufacturing systems, and computer-integrated manufacturing systems. Chapter 3 is the key focus of the book, systematically introducing several main contents of advanced manufacturing technologies in recent years, including agile manufacturing, rapid prototyping, environmentally conscious design and manufacturing, nanotechnology and micro-manufacturing, as well as semiconductor and IC chip manufacturing. To facilitate teaching and reading, annotations are provided at the end of each chapter to explain some ambiguous sentences, and a comprehensive glossary of vocabulary and common abbreviations in manufacturing technology are appended at the end. This textbook can be used as an elective course material for senior undergraduate and graduate students in majors such as mechanical manufacturing and automation, mechatronics engineering, industrial design, industrial engineering and management, environmental chemistry, as well as IT equipment and manufacturing. It can also be selected as a reading material for English courses in electrical engineering.