CONTENTS Part I Computers in Manufacturing 1 Computer-aided Production and Control Systems(计算机辅助生产与控制系统)3 1.1 Automation Concepts6 1.2 Evolution of Automation7 1.3 Goals of Automation8 1.4 Engineering9 1.5 Business9 1.6 Computer Control of Manufacturing Systems11 注释21 2 Internet(因特网)23 2.1 Services Supported by Internet25 2.2 Who Uses the Internet?27 2.3 Internet Origins27 注释29 3 The Role of the World Wide Web (WWW) in Manufacturing(万维网在制造中的作用)31 3.1 Introduction31 3.2 Globalization for Customer Oriented Manufacturing32 3.3 The Role of the World Wide Web33 3.4 Global Collaborative Manufacturing and WWW35 3.5 Web and Manufacturing Practices35 3.6 Global Manufacturing on the Web37 3.7 Cloud Computing & Cloud Manufacturing39 注释45 Part II Automated Manufacturing 4 Computer-aided Design and Computer-aided Manufacturing(计算机辅助设计与制造)51 4.1 Rationale for CAD/CAM53 4.2 Historical Development of CAD/CAM56 4.3 Computers and Design57 4.4 CAD-to-CAM Interface63 4.5 CAD/CAM Hardware64 4.6 CAD/CAM Software65 4.7 CAD/CAM Database67 4.8 2-D Versus 3-D Software68 4.9 CAD System Examples71 4.10 Animation and CAD/CAM75 4.11 CAD/CAM Selection Criteria75 注释77 5 Numerical Control(数控技术)78 5.1 Historical Background 80 5.2 Computer Numerical Control81 5.3 Principles of NC Machines82 5.4 Types of Control Systems.84 5.5 Accuracy in Numerical Control86 5.6 Advantages and Limitations of NC87 5.7 Programming for Numerical Control88 5.8 Machining Centers90 注释94 6 Flexible Manufacturing(柔性制造)96 6.1 Historical Development of Flexible Manufacturing98 6.2 Rationale for Flexible Manufacturing99 6.3 Flexible Manufacturing System Components100 6.4 The Hierarchical Nature of Production Control104 注释106 7 Computer Integrated Manufacturing(计算机集成制造)108 7.1 Historical Development of CIM109 7.2 The CIM Wheel112 7.3 Benefits of CIM113 7.4 CIM-related Standards113 7.5 Group Technology and CIM119 7.6 Process Planning and CIM124 7.7 Computer-aided Process Planning125 7.8 Manufacturing Resources Planning and CIM126 注释128 8 High Speed Cutting (HSC)(高速切削)130 8.1 Definition130 8.2 Introduction to High Speed Cutting131 8.3 Applications of High Speed Cutting135 注释143 Part III Manufacturing Technology Facing the 21st Century Introduction149 9 Agile Manufacturing(敏捷制造)153 9.1 Introduction153 9.2 AM—a New Manufacturing Strategy154 9.3 AM is a Production Mode of the 21st Century157 9.4 Summary169 注释171 10 Additive Manufacturing(增材制造)174 10.1 Introduction174 10.2 AM Processes and Materials178 10.3 Applications of Additive Manufacturing183 10.4 Advantages of AM for Production189 10.5 Conclusions191 注释192 11 Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing(具有环境意识的设计与制造)194 11.1 Introduction194 11.2 Overview195 11.3 Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing198 11.4 Environmental Engineering203 11.5 Summary210 注释212 12 Nanotechnology and Micromachine(纳米技术与微机械)214 12.1 Nanotechnology214 12.2 Micromachines222 12.3 Fabrication of Microelectronic Devices229 12.4 Summary253 注释254 13 Biofabrication(生物制造)258 13.1 Introduction258 13.2 A 21st Century Manufacturing Paradigm258 13.3 Growing Arsenal of Biofabrication Technologies261 13.4 Practical Applications of Biofabrication Technologies267 注释270 参考文献274 世界著名机械工程学会名录275 总词汇表276 AMT缩略语词汇表297