本教材共分20课,包含普通机械加工技术、数控加工技术和CAD/CAM技术三方面的内容和知识。其中,数控技术是本教材的**。每章后有阅读材料,书后有译文。本书*大的特点是浅显易懂,所选课文短小精悍,特别适合学习数控专业英语的初学者。
本教材为职业教育院校数控专业学生教材,可供各类高职院校、中职学校与**技校相关专业使用。

前言
Lesson 1
Text Five Basic Techniques of Machining Metal
Reading Principles of Machining
Lesson 2
Text The Machine Control Computer
Reading CNC Machine Computers
Lesson 3
Text The Evolution of CNC
Reading The Need for Numerical Control
Lesson 4
Text Advantages of NC
Reading CNC versus Conventional Machining
Lesson 5
Text NC Applications
Reading CNC Performance
Lesson 6
Text CNC Controllers
Reading The Construction of CNC Machines
Lesson 7
Text The CNC Process
Reading Input and Output Media
Lesson 8
Text Axis and Motion Nomenclature
Reading Coordinates for Turning
Lesson 9
Text Programming Concepts
Reading Prepare to Program
lesson 10
Text Tooling
Reading Feedrates and Spindle Speeds
Lesson 11
Text G-Codes
Reading M-codes
Lesson 12
Text FANUC System Operation Unit--CRT/MDI Panel
Reading FANUC System Operator's Panel
Lesson 13
Text Safety and Maintenance for CNC Machine
Reading FANUC-BESK NC System
Lesson 14
Text Battery for Memory Backup
Reading Replacing the Lithium Battery Replacing the Alkaline Dry Cells
Lesson 15
Text Flexible Manufacturing System
Reading Machining Center
Lesson 16
Text Usability
Reading I-deas/Unigraphics NX Model Interoperability
Lesson 17
Text Design Concepts
Reading Planning Your Design
Lesson 18
Text Features and Parts
Reading Creating the Initial Solid Feature
Lesson 19
Text About Part
Reading Using Shortcuts with the Right Mouse Button
Lesson 20
Text About Creating Geometry in Sketcher
Reading To Create a Line
参考译文
参考文献

本教材是根据机械职业教育数控专业教学指导委员会重新修订的教学计划中的《数控专业英语》教学大纲的要求编写的。 随着数控机床技术的普及与提高,对数控机床的使用提出了越来越高的要求;同时,传统的机械加工技术与数控技术、数控技术与CAD/CAM技术的不断融合,都对数控技术及相关技术(特别是CAD/CAM技术)的研究和应用提出了新的要求。为更好地应用数控机床,参阅先进**应用数控技术的文献,学习必要的数控及相关技术的英语知识显得越来越重要。 本教材*大的特点是浅显易懂,所选课文短小精悍,特别适合开始学习数控专业英语的初学者。本教材包含普通机械加工技术、数控加工技术和CAD/CAM技术三方面的内容和知识。其中,数控技术是本教材的**。