《机电工程专业英语阅读 修订版》

Contents1

PART I Machine Components and Design1

1．Couplings，Clutches，Shafts and Springs1

2．Lubrication5

3．Machine Tool Frames10

4．Fasteners of the Future16

5．Turbine Engine Bearings for Ultra-High Temperatures21

6．Engineering Design and Safety Factors27

7．Ceramics in a‘Metals World’33

8．Product Reliability40

9．Product Liability Prevention45

10．Responsibility，Liability，and Litigation55

PART Ⅱ Machine Tools and Machining60

1．Grinding Machines60

2．Lathes in Industry66

3．Electric Drives70

4．Machine Tool Motors75

5．Choice of Manual or CNC Machine Tools81

6．Machine Controls and Softwares85

7．Hard-Part Machining with Ceramic Inserts91

8．What's New in EDM96

9．Machining of Advanced Ceramics102

PART Ⅲ Quality and Productivity110

1．Quality in Manufacturing110

2．Quality Is a Way of Life116

3．Productivity in Manufacturing121

4．Taking a Chance on Teams126

5．Employees Take Charge of Their Jobs130

6．Accelerating Development with Acquired Technology137

1．Computerized Automation in U．S．Manufacturing141

PART Ⅳ Manufacturing and Automation141

2．Numerical Control Software146

3．Personal Computers in Manufacturing151

4．Flexible Parts Feeders158

5．Feeding Parts for Automatic Assembly161

6．Motion Control Advances Assembly166

7．Shortcuts to the Design of Precision Tooling172

8．Versatility of Modular Fixturing177

9．Product Design for Manufacture and Assembly181

10．Manufacturing by Design188

PART Ⅴ Modern Manufacturing Engineering and Development195

1．The Promise of Robots195

2．Machining Cell Integration201

3．Capitalizing on CAPP210

4．Flexible Manufacturing Systems220

5．Artificial Intelligence for Automotive Manufacturing225

6．AI:Promises Start to Pay Off228

7．Prove It with Simulation237

8．Methods of Simulation242

9．Adaptive Control247

10．Development from CAD/CAM to CIM252

11．Tomorrow's Manufacturing Technologies258

PART Ⅵ Education265

1．Manufacturing Engineering Education265

2．Manufacturing Research Cemers at U．S．Universities272

3．A New Freshmen Engineering Course279

4．Getting Manufacturing Education Up to Speed284

5．Where Factory Meets Faculty290

6．Laboratory Hand book for Technical Reporting［Ⅰ］Introduction295

7．Laboratory Handbook for Technical Reporting［Ⅱ］Effective Report Writting298

8．Laboratory Handbook for Technical Reporting［Ⅲ］Technical Report Elements304