Precision Engineering

Precision Engineering Offers the Latest Techniques of Ultra-Precise Manufacturing for Creating Mechanical, Electronic, and Optical Products

This important reference provides expert guidance on the application of manufacturing to micro and nano levels, using state-of-the-art miniaturization technology. New, in-demand techniques are fully covered, and clear explanations are given for precision engineering fundamentals, the theory and design of precision machines, and the mechanics of ultra-precise machining.

This book contains over 200 skills-building illustrations, and thoroughly examines topics ranging from atomic bit processes for manufacturing and atomic force, to scanning and electronic and optical microscopy. Other topics include information on the tool materials for precision machining, the mechanics of materials cutting, advances in precision grinding, ultra-precision machine elements, rolling element, hydrodynamic, and hydrostatic bearings, gas lubricated bearings, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and much more.

Presenting practical know-how on everything required to create actual products, Precision Engineering features:

• A full account of tool materials for precision engineering
• The latest methods of precision grinding
• Detailed analysis of ultra-precise machine elements
• In-depth coverage of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)

Table of contents:

• Chapter 1. Precision Engineering
• Chapter 2. Tool Materials for Precision Engineering
• Chapter 3. Mechanics of Materials Cutting
• Chapter 4. Advances in Precision Grinding
• Chapter 5. Ultra-Precision Machine Elements
• Chapter 6. Rolling Elements, Hydrodynamic, and Hydrostatic Bearings
• Chapter 7. Gas Lubricated Bearings
• Chapter 8. Microelectro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
• Author Index
• Subject Index