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Synopsis
Ideal for undergraduates, this textbook divides advanced manufacturing technology into three areas each with additional aims and exercises to motivate and challenge students. The first part introduces the roles of computers and the World Wide Web in manufacturing; the second part covers CAD/CAM, numerical control, flexible manufacturing, computer integrated manufacturing and high speed machining; the third part incorporates some state-of-the-art manufacturing technology including agile manufacturing, 3D printing, green manufacturing, nanotechnology micro/nano fabrication and biofabrication.