本书的内容均选自英、美国家专业教材及专业刊物中的原文，共7个项目，28个工作任务，内容涉及机械基础（材料及热处理、制图、常用零件和传统加工）、冷冲压工艺及模具、塑料模具、模具成型机械、模具制造技术（数控加工和特种加工）、模具常用术语、CAD/CAM、模具寿命和失效，涵盖了模具设计与制造专业所需的技术知识。
本书实务性强，由项目引领，任务驱动，适合作为高职高专院校模具相关专业的英语教材，也可作为模具企业培训教材，还适合作为模具管理人员的自学参考书。

Project 1 Foundations of Mechanics
Task 1.1 Engineering Drawing
Task 1.2 Materials' Categories and Properties
Task 1.3 Steels
Task 1.4 Cast Iron
Task 1.5 Polymers
Task 1.6 Heat Treatment of Steel
Task 1.7 Die Materials
Project 2 Forming Machines
Task 2.1 Presses
Task 2.2 Injection-molding Machines
Project 3 Press Forming Processes and Dies
Task 3.1 Forging
Task 3.2 Blanking Principles
Task 3.3 Piercing and Blanking Die
Task 3.4 Bending Die
Project 4 Plastic Forming Processes and Molds
Task 4.1 Injection Mold
Task 4.2 Compression Mold
Task 4.3 Major Parts Used for an Ejection System
Project 5 The Computers' Applications in Industry
Task 5.1 CAD/CAM
Task 5.2 CAD/CAM's Applications
Project 6 Manufacturing Technology of Die/Mold
Task 6.1 The Applications of NC/CNC
Task 6.2 NC Operation Control Panel
Task 6.3 NC/CNC Machines'Screen Display Reading
Task 6.4 NC Programming
Task 6.5 Safety Notes for CNC Machine Operations
Task 6.6 Fault Diagnosis and Action
Task 6.7 Types of Control Devices
Task 6.8 Non-traditional Manufacturing Processes
Project 7 Life and Failure of Die
Task 7.1 Life and Failure of Die
Task 7.2 Effects of Surface Treatment and Lubricant on Die Life
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