本英文版教材是从近年内出版的二十多本原著中摘录、筛选后编辑而成。
全书共分三章。**章介绍了制造业中的计算机辅助生产与控制系统,并对因特网的诞生、历史沿革和组织结构作了初步介绍;第二章主要介绍CAD/CAM、数控加工、柔性制造系统和计算机集成制造系统;第三章是本书的**,系统介绍了近年来先进制造技术的几个主要内容:包括敏捷制造、快速原型制造、基于环境意识的设计与制造、纳米技术和微机械以及智能制造等。为便于读者学习,在本书的每章后面对一些疑难句子作了注释,并在书后附有总词汇表。
本书可以作为机械制造及自动化、现代设计、工业工程与管理以及环境保护等专业的高年级本科生和研究生的选修教材,也可选作专业英语的教材。

第二版前言
**版前言
CHAPTER 1 Computers in Manufacturing
1.1 Computer-aided Production and Control Systems(CAPACS)
1.2 Internet
CHAPTER 2 Automated Manufacturing
2.1 Computer-aided Design and Computer-aided Manufacturing(CAD/CAM)]
2.2 Numerical Control
2.3 Flexible Manufacturing
2.4 Computer Integrated Manufacturing(CIM)
CHAPTER 3 Manufacturing Technology Facing the 21st Century
3.1 Agile Manufacturing
3.2 Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing
3.3 Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing
3.4 Nanotechnology and Micro-machine
3.5 Intelligent Manufacturing
3.6 CAD/CAM Software
3.7 CAD/CAM Database
3.8 2-D Versus 3-D Software
3.9 CAD System Examples
3.10 Animation and CAD/CAM
3.11 CAD/CAM Selection Criteria
注释
4 Numerical Control
4.1 Historical Background
4.2 Computer Numerical Control
4.3 Principles of NC Machines
4.4 Types of Control Systems
4.5 Accuracy in Numerical Control
4.6 Advantages and Limitations of NC
4.7 Programming for Numerical Control
4.8 Machining Centers
注释
5 Flexible Manufacturing
6 Computer Integrated Manufacturing
7 Intelligent Manufacturing
8 Agile Manufacturing
9 Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing
10 Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing
11 Nanotechnology and Micro-Machine
总词汇表
AMT缩略语词汇表
参考文献
附录:世界**机械工程学会名录