This highly successful text provides a working knowledge of numerical control principles and systems. The second edition includes such topics as CAD/CAM/CAPP, robotics, CNC laser machines and machining centres, and flexible manufacturing systems.
Fundamentals of Numerical Control Summary
Fundamentals of Numerical Control by William W. Luggen
This book should be of interest to students taking degree and diploma courses in computer numerical control.
Table of Contents
Numerical control - history and evolution. What is numerical control programming? How numerical controls operate. Rectangular coordinates - absolute and incremental. Tape coding, specifications, and format. Simple part programming - conventions and examples. Other functions controlled by N/C. Modern N/C turning centres and programming. N/C machining centres and programming. Numerical control programming with computers. Tooling for numerical control machines. The future of numerical control. Appendix A: EIA and AIA national codes. Appendix B: general safety rules for N/C. Appendix C: useful formulas and tables. Appendix D: available N/C motion pictures. Glossary. Index.
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GOR002274185
9780827331396
0827331398
Fundamentals of Numerical Control by William W. Luggen
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