本书共分六个部分。第一部分为机械零件和设计，第二部分为机床和加工，第三部分为质量和生产率，第四部分为制造工程和自动化，第五部分为现代制造技术及其发展，第六部分为教育。

课文内容比较新颖，文体规范，难度适中。为了适应专业英语教学的要求，书中内容既对学生学过的课程进行了必要的覆盖，又有所拓宽和延伸，力求反映机电工程和机械制造技术的现状和发展趋势，既可提高读者英语阅读水平，又能使读者了解学科前沿。

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. Nontradifional Manufacturing Process

23. Design Considerations for NC Machine Tools

3.QUAL1TYAND PRODUCTIVTTY

24. Quality in Manufacturing

25. Quality in the Modem Business Environment

26. Design and Manufacturing Tolerances

27. Product Reliability Requirements

28. Product Reliability

29. Total Quality Management

30. Taking a Chance on Teams

31. Employees Take Charge of Their Jobs

32. Accelerating Development with Acquired Technology

4.MANUFACTURING AND AUTOMATION

33. Careers in Manufacturing

34. Numerical Control Software

35. Computers in Manufacturing

36. Automated Assembly Equipment Selection

37. Motion Control Advances Assembly

38. Shortcuts to the Design of Precision Tooling

39. Versatility of Modular Fixturing

40. Product Design for Manufacture and Assembly

41. Design for Manufacturing

42. Determining the Cost of a Product

5.MODERN MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT

43. Robotics

44. Industrial Robots

45. Coordinate Measuring Machine

46. Computer Aided Process Planning

47. Computer Numerical Control

48.AI:Promises Start to Pay Off

49. Online Design

50. Flexible Manufacturing Systems

51. Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

52. Mechanical Engineering in the Information Age

53. Mechatronics

6.EDUCATION

54. Manufacturing Engineering Education

55.Manufacturing Research Centers at U.S. Universities

56. A New Engineering Course

57. Online Web-Based Learning

58. Laboratory Handbook for Technical Reporting [I] Introduction

59. Laboratory Handbook for Technical Reporting [II] Effective Report Writing

60. Laboratory Handbook for Technical Reporting [Ⅲ]Technical Report Elements

Glossary

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