Non-Traditional and Advanced Machining Technologies

<p>Non-Traditional and Advanced Machining Technologies covers the technologies machine tools and operations of non-traditional machining processes and assisted machining technologies. Two separate chapters deal with the machining techniques of difficult-to-cut materials such as stainless super alloys ceramics and composites. Design for machining accuracy and surface integrity of machined parts environment-friendly machine tools and operations and hexapods are also presented. </p><p>The topics covered throughout reflect the rapid and significant advances that have occurred in various areas in machining technologies and are organized and described in such a manner to draw the interest of the reader. The treatments are aimed at motiving and challenging the reader to explore viable solutions to a variety of questions regarding product design and optimum selection of machining operations for a given task.</p><p>The book will be useful to professionals students and companies in the areas of industrial manufacturing mechanical materials and production engineering fields.</p>