本书以培养学生专业英语能力为主要目标。全书共分六个部分,主要内容为机械零件和设计,机床和加工,质量和生产率,制造工程和自动化,现代制造技术及其发展、教育。本书具有较强的实用性和知识延伸性。本书既可作为高等学校机电工程、机械设计制造及自动化、机械工程及自动化等专业学生的教材,也可供从事上述专业的工程技术人员学习、参考之用。

1 Machine Components and Design
1. Couplings, Clutches, Shafts and Springs
2. Lubrication
3. Machine Tool Frames
4. Threaded Fasteners
5. Turbine Engine Bearings for Ultra-High Temperatures
6. Engineering Graphics
7. Working Drawings
8. Engineering Design
9. Engineering Design and Safety Factors
10. Mechanical Design
11. Product Liability Prevention
12. Responsibility, Liability, and Litigation
2 Machine Tools and Machining
13. Grinding Machines
14. Lathes
15. Motors and Drivers
16. Electric Drives
17. Machine Tool Motors
18. Machining
19.Numerical Control
20.Choice of Manual or CNC Machine Tools
21.Hard—Part Machining with Ceramic Inserts
22.Nontraditional Manufacturing Process
23.Design Considerations for NC Machine Tools
3 QLlality and Productivity
24.Quality in Manufacturing
25.Quality in the Modem Business Environment
26.Design and Manufacturing Tolerances
27.Product Reliability Requirements
28.Product Reliability
29.Productivity in Manufacturing
30.Taking a Chance on Teams
31.Employees Take Charge of Their Jobs
32.Accelerating Development with Acquired Technology
4 Manufacturing and Automarlon
33.Careers in Manufacturing
34.Numerical Control Software
35.Computers in Manufacturing
36.Automated Assembly Equipment Selection
37.Motion Contml Advances Assembly
38.Shortcuts to the Design of Precision Tooling
39.Versatility of Modular Fixturing
40.Product Design for Manufacture and Assemblv
41.Design for Manufacturing
42.Determining the Cost of a Product
5 Modern Manufacturing Engineering and Development
6 Education
Glossary