CHAPTER 1 Computers in Manufacturing 1.1 Computer-aided Production and Control Systems(CAPACS) 1.2 Internet CHAPTER 2 Automated Manufacturing 2.1 Computer-aided Design and Computer-aided Manufacturing(CAD/CAM)] 2.2 Numerical Control 2.3 Flexible Manufacturing 2.4 Computer Integrated Manufacturing(CIM) CHAPTER 3 Manufacturing Technology Facing the 21st Century 3.1 Agile Manufacturing 3.1.1 Introduction 3.1.2 AM——a New Manufacturing Strategy 3.1.3 AM is a Production Mode of the 21st Century 3.1.4 Summary 3.2 Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing 3.2.1 Introduction 3.2.2 Current Application Areas of PP&M 3.2.3 Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Technologies 3.2.4 Data Preparation in PR&M 3.2.5 Problems and Research 3.2.6 Development of Complex Pattern with Rapid Prototyping 3.2.7 Conclusions 3.3 Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing 3.3.1 Introduction 3.3.2 Overview 3.3.3 Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing 3.3.4 Environmental Engineering 3.3.5 Intelligent Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing 3.3.6 Summary 3.3.7 ISO 14000 Standards for Environmental Management 3.4 Nanotechnology and Micro-machine 3.4.1 Nanotechnology 3.4.2 Micro-machine 3.5 Intelligent Manufacturing 3.5.1 Integration of expert system,databases,and CAD 3.5.2 Knowledge-based System for Process Planning 3.5.3 Intellingent Scheduling of Automated Machining Systems 词汇表 缩略语词汇表 参考文献 附录