Machining and Machine-tools

Preface

Machining and machine-tools is an important subject with application in several industries. Parts manufactured by other processes often require further machining operations before the final product is made. Traditional machining is the broad term used to describe removal of material from a workpiece, and covers chip formation operations – turning, milling, drilling and grinding, for example. Recently, the industrial utilization of non-traditional machining processes such as EDM (electrical discharge machining), ECM (electrochemical machining) and USM (ultrasonic machining) has increased. Also, the performance characteristics of machine-tools and the significant development of existing and new processes and machines need to be considered. ...