Principles of engineering manufacture
By: Stewart C. Black ... [et al.].
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Butterworth Heinemann
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Oxford; Boston
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 637
ISBN-13: 9780080539614
Subjects: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; Production engineering; Industrial Engineering
Description: The third edition of this text, formerly known as Principles of Engineering Production, has been thoroughly revised and updated and continues to provide students with a comprehensive overview of the technical considerations for the entire manufacturing process. In keeping with the developments in manufacturing technology, this new edition reflects the major advances in recent years, in particular, looking at the transition to computer controlled machinery and the developments in computer applications. Beginning with specification and standardisation, it analyses the key aspects of the manufact.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [617]-619) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Principles of Engineering Manufacture; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Extracts from the Preface to the First Edition; The Range of Manufacturing Processes; Chapter 1. Manufacturing; Chapter 2. Primary Forming Processes; Chapter 3. Working of Sheet Materials; Chapter 4. Machining; Chapter 5. Kinematics of Machine Tools; Chapter 6. Mechanics of Machine Tools; Chapter 7. Control of Machine Tools; Chapter 8. Introduction to Cutting; Chapter 9. Mechanics of Cutting; Chapter 10. Cutting Tool Technology