CONTENTS
Part I Computers in Manufacturing
1 ComputerAided Production and Control Systems（計(jì)算機(jī)輔助生產(chǎn)與控制系統(tǒng)） 3
1.1 Automation Concepts 6
1.2 Evolution of Automation 7
1.3 Goals of Automation 8
1.4 Engineering 9
1.5 Business 9
1.6 Computer Control of Manufacturing Systems 11
注釋 21
2 Internet（因特網(wǎng)） 23
2.1 Services Supported by Internet 25
2.2 Who Uses the Internet? 27
2.3 Internet Origins 27
注釋 29
3 The Role of the World Wide Web（WWW）in Manufacturing（萬(wàn)維網(wǎng)在制造中的作用） 31
3.1 Introduction 31
3.2 Globalization for CustomerOriented Manufacturing 32
3.3 The Role of the World Wide Web 33
3.4 Global Collaborative Manufacturing and WWW 35
3.5 Web and Manufacturing Practice 35
3.6 Global Manufacturing on the Web37
3.7 Cloud Computing & Cloud Manufacturing 39
注釋 45
Part II Automated Manufacturing
4 ComputerAided Design and ComputerAided Manufacturing（計(jì)算機(jī)輔助設(shè)計(jì)與制造） 51
4.1 Rationale for CAD/CAM 53
4.2 Historical Development of CAD/CAM 56
4.3 Computers and Design 57
4.4 CADtoCAM Interface 63
4.5 CAD/CAM Hardware 64
4.6 CAD/CAM Software 65
4.7 CAD/CAM Database 67
4.8 2D Versus 3D Software 68
4.9 CAD System Examples 71
4.10 Animation and CAD/CAM75
4.11 CAD/CAM Selection Criteria 75
注釋 77
5 Numerical Control（數(shù)控技術(shù)） 78
5.1 Historical Background 80
5.2 Computer Numerical Control 81
5.3 Principles of NC Machines 82
5.4 Types of Control Systems 84
5.5 Accuracy in Numerical Control 86
5.6 Advantages and Limitations of NC 87
5.7 Programming for Numerical Control 88
5.8 Machining Centers 90
注釋 94
6 Flexible Manufacturing（柔性制造）96
6.1 Historical Development of Flexible Manufacturing 98
6.2 Rationale for Flexible Manufacturing 99
6.3 Flexible Manufacturing System Components 100
6.4 The Hierarchical Nature of Production Control 104
注釋 106
7 Computer Integrated Manufacturing（計(jì)算機(jī)集成制造） 108
7.1 Historical Development of CIM 109
7.2 CIM Wheel 112
7.3 Benefits of CIM 113
7.4 CIMrelated Standards 113
7.5 Group Technology and CIM 119
7.6 Process Planning and CIM 124
7.7 Computeraided Process Planning 125
7.8 Manufacturing Resources Planning and CIM 126
注釋 128
8 HighSpeed Cutting（HSC）（高速切削）130
8.1 Definition 130
8.2 Introduction to HighSpeed Cutting 131
8.3 Applications of HighSpeed Cutting 135
注釋 143
Part III Manufacturing Technology Facing the 21st Century
Introduction—What will 21st Century Manufacturing Look Like? 149
9 Agile Manufacturing（敏捷制造） 153
9.1 Introduction 153
9.2 AM—a New Manufacturing Strategy 154
9.3 AM is a Production Mode of the 21st Century 157
9.4 Summary169
注釋 171
10 Additive Manufacturing（增材制造）174
10.1 Introduction 174
10.2 AM Processes and Materials 178
10.3 Applications of Additive Manufacturing 183
10.4 Advantages of AM for Production 189
10.5 Nextgeneration Additive Manufacturing 191
注釋 198
11 Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing（基于環(huán)境意識(shí)的設(shè)計(jì)與制造）202
11.1 Introduction 202
11.2 Overview 204
11.3 Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing 206
11.4 Environmental Engineering 209
11.5 Summary215
注釋 216
12 Nanotechnology and Micromachine（納米技術(shù)與微機(jī)械） 219
12.1 Nanotechnology 219
12.2 Micromachines 227
12.3 Fabrication of Microelectronic Devices 234
12.4 Summary 258
注釋 259
13 Biofabrication（生物制造）263
13.1 Introduction 263
13.2 A 21st Century Manufacturing Paradigm 263
13.3 Growing Arsenal of Biofabrication Technologies 266
13.4 Practical Applications of Biofabrication Technologies 272
13.5 Prospects for the Future 276
注釋 277
14 AIIntelligent ManufacturingIntelligent Robot（人工智能智能制造智能機(jī)器人） 281
14.1 What is AI? 281
14.2 Intelligent Manufacturing Systems（IMS） 283
14.3 Intelligent Robots 290
注釋 294
參考文獻(xiàn) 297
世界著名機(jī)械工程學(xué)會(huì)名錄 298
總詞匯表 299
AMT縮略語(yǔ)詞匯表 324