Synopses & Reviews
Metal cutting is a widely used method of producing manufactured products. The technology of metal cutting has advanced considerably along with new materials, computers, and sensors. This new edition treats the scientific principles of metal cutting and their practical application to manufacturing problems. It begins with metal cutting mechanics, principles of vibration, and experimental modal analysis applied to solving shop floor problems. Notable is the in-depth coverage of chatter vibrations, a problem experienced daily by manufacturing engineers. The essential topics of programming, design, and automation of CNC (computer numerical control) machine tools, NC (numerical control) programming, and CAD/CAM technology are discussed. The text also covers the selection of drive actuators, feedback sensors, modeling and control of feed drives, the design of real time trajectory generation and interpolation algorithms, and CNC-oriented error analysis in detail. Each chapter includes examples drawn from industry, design projects, and homework problems. This book is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as practicing engineers.
Review
'... the book has the advantage of involving a quantitative coverage of the topics, something lacking in other similar books. The language is simple and clear, and so are the illustrations ... certainly a good addition to the manufacturing engineering library.' Choice
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'The book is well written, and the sequence of subjects is perfect ... This reviewer recommends Manufacturing Automation: Metal Cutting Mechanics, Machine Tool Vibrations, and CNC Design as a textbook for students, undergraduate as well as graduate. It can also serve as a excellent reference book for those engaged in manufacturing, i.e., engineering, technicians, and other practitioners.' Applied Mechanics Reviews
Synopsis
This is a professional reference and textbook on metal cutting. It treats the scientific principles of metal cutting and their practical application to manufacturing problems.
About the Author
Yusuf Altintas is current NSERC Pratt and Whitney Canada Research Chair in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of British Columbia. He is also the Director of the Manufacturing Automation Laboratory at the University of British Columbia. He is a Fellow of CIRP (1997), ASME (1998), SME (2007), Canadian Academy of Engineers (2007), Pratt & Whitney Canada (2008), University of Tokyo (2010), and Royal Society of Canada (2010). He is the author of the first edition of Manufacturing Automation: Metal Cutting, Mechanics, Machine Tool Vibrations, and CNC Design (2000).
Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Mechanics of metal cutting; 3. Structural dynamics of machines; 4. Machine tool vibrations; 5. Technology of manufacturing automation; 6. Design and analysis of CNC systems; 7. Sensor-assisted machining; A. LaPlace and z Transforms; B. Off-Line and On-Line Parameter Estimation with Least Squares.