本书是根据电子工业出版社“高等院校机电类工程教育系列规划教材”的出版计划，组织有关高校编写而成的。

该教材涵盖面广，信息集成度高，反映了制造业先进技术的发展趋势和近年来部分尖端成果(如高性能先进陶瓷材料、电主轴与高速加工技术、家庭与医用机器人、信息化制造技术等)。这些教学内容对拓宽机械(电)类工科学生的眼界，帮助他们阅读本专业的英文科技文献有很大的促进作用。为了便于教师讲授和学生自学，每单元都附有详细的课文注释和词汇表。

该教材可供机械类及相关专业高年级本科生作为专业英语阅读使用，也可作为企业和科研单位技术人员的英文阅读参考书。

本书按照“内容新，知识面广，难度适中，反应国际机械制造业最新科研成果”的原则编写而成。全书共有20个授课单元，主要内容包括：工程材料、铸造、锻造与模具、常规机械加工工艺、特种加工技术、公差与配合、定位与夹具、齿轮传动、液压传动、直接传动技术、数控技术、数控加工中心、自动控制技术、CAD/CAM、传感器、机器人、制造业的发展、信息技术与制造、制造与工程师的作用等；附录包括科技论文英文摘要写作要点、麻省理工学院简介、机床说明书翻译样本和校园常用词汇。本书还为授课教师准备了中文译稿。

该教材可供机械类及相关专业高年级本科作为专业英语阅读使用，也可作为企业和科研单位技术人员的英文阅读参考书。

Unit 1 Engineering Materials (I) (工程材料I )

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Ferrous Metals and Alloys

1.3 Nonferrous Metals and Alloys

Notes

Glossary

Unit 2 Engineering Materials (II) (工程材料II)

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Ceramics

2.3 Polymers

2.4 Composite Materials

Notes

Glossary

Unit 3 Casting (铸造)

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Sand Casting

3.3 Investment Casting

3.4 Expandable-pattern Casting

3.5 Centrifugal Casting

3.6 Inspection of Casting

Notes

Glossary

Unit 4 Forging and Die (锻造与模具)

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Open-die Forging

4.3 Impression-die and Closed-die Forging

4.4 Precision Forging

4.5 Die Manufacturing Methods

Notes

Glossary

Unit 5 Conventional Machining Processes (常规机械加工工艺)

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Turning and Lathe

5.3 Milling and Milling Machine

5.4 Drilling and Drill Press

Notes

Glossary

Unit 6 Nontraditional Machining Processes (特种加工技术)

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)

6.3 Chemical Machining (CM)

6.4 Electrochemical Machining (ECM)

6.5 Laser Beam Machining (LBM)

6.6 Ultrasonic Machining (USM)

Notes

Glossary

Unit 7 Tolerances and Fits (公差与配合)

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Tolerances

7.3 Fits

7.4 ISO System of Llimits and Fits

Notes

Glossary

Unit 8 Location and Fixtures (定位与夹具)

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Advantages of Jigs and Fixtures

8.3 The Location of The Workpiece

8.4 The Clamping of Workpiece

8.5 Classes of Fixtures

Notes

Glossary

Unit 9 Gear Transmission (齿轮传动)

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Spur Gears

9.3 Helical Gears

9.4 Bevel Gears

9.5 Worm Gearing

9.6 Gear Geometry

Notes

Glossary

Unit 10 Hydraulic Transmission (液压传动)

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Hydraulic Pump

10.3 Hydraulic Valves

10.4 Hydraulic Cylinder

10.5 Hydraulic Motor

Notes

Glossary

Unit 11 Direct Drive Technology (直接传动技术)

11.1 Introduction

11.2 Direct-Drive Linear (DDL) Motion

11.3 Direct-drive Rotary (DDR) Motors Streamline Machine Design

11.4 Motorized Spindle

Notes

Glossary

Unit 12 Numerical Control (数控技术)

12.1 Introduction

12.2 NC and CNC

12.3 Construction of CNC Machines

12.4 DNC (Distributed Numerical Control) System

Notes

Glossary

Unit 13 CNC Machining Centers (数控加工中心)

13.1 Introduction

13.2 The Concept of Machining Centers

13.3 Types of Machining Center

13.4 Components of a Machining Center

13.5 Characteristics and Capabilities of Machining Centers

Notes

Glossary

Unit 14 Automatic Control (自动控制技术)

14.1 Introduction

14.2 Open-Loop Control and Closed-Loop Control

14.3 Applications of Automatic Control

14.4 Artificial Intelligence in Mechatronics

Notes

Unit 15 CAD/CAM (计算机辅助设计与制造)

15.1 Introduction

15.2 Geometric Modeling

15.3 CAD/CAM

15.4 Computer-Aided Process Planning

Notes

Glossary

Unit 16 Transducers (传感器)

16.1 Introduction

16.2 Transducer Elements

16.3 Analog and Digital Transducers

16.4 Use of Sensors in Programmable Automation

16.5 Some Terms

Notes

Glossary

Unit 17 Robots (机器人)

17.1 Introduction

17.2 Definition of Robot

17.3 Components of a Robot System

17.4 Industrial Robots

17.5 Medical Robots

17.6 Underwater Robots

17.7 Walking Robots

17.8 Humanoid Robots

Notes

Glossary

Unit 18 Development of Modern Manufacturing (制造业的发展)

18.1 Introduction

18.2 Mechanization

18.3 Programmable Automation

18.4 Computer-aided Manufacturing

18.5 Flexibility

18.6 Remanufacturing

Notes

Glossary

Unit 19 IT and Manufacturing (信息技术与制造)

19.1 Introduction

19.2 Computer-integrated Manufacturing

19.3 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System

19.4 Computer-aided System (CAx)

Notes

Glossary

Unit 20 Manufacturing and Roles of Engineers (制造与工程师的作用)

20.1 Manufacturing

20.2 Roles of Engineers

Notes

Glossary

Appendix A Abstract Writing for Scientific Papers (科技论文英文摘要写作要点)

Appendix B Introduction to MIT (麻省理工学院简介)

Appendix C Machine Tool Instructions (机床说明书翻译样本)

Appendix D Campus Vocabulary (校园常用词汇)

References (参考文献)