This second edition incorporates relevant new findings and developments since the first edition was published nearly two decades ago. More detail is presented regarding new grain materials, creep-feed grinding with conventional abrasive wheels, superabrasive (diamond and CBN) materials and wheels, and metal-bonded superabrasive electroplated wheels. A more comprehensive treatment is ow included…
Chapter 1: History of 5-Axis Machines, 3-12 Chapter 2: Know Your Machine, 13-44 Chapter 3: Cutting Strategies, 45-48 Chapter 4: Indexing Multiaxis Toolpaths, 49-64 Chapter 5: Simultaneous Multiaxis Toolpaths, 65-78 Chapter 6: Common Simultaneous Multiaxis CAM Toolpath Controls, 79-102 Chapter 7: Machine Simulation, 103-118 Chapter 8: Selecting The Right Machine for Your Appl…
Part 1 FORMING TECHNOLOGY: 1. Plastics & Rubber, 2. Metal, 3. Glass & Ceramics, 4. Wood, 5. Composites, 6. Layered Manufacturing. Part 2 CUTTING TECHNOLOGY: 1. Chemical, 2. Thermal, 3. Mechanical. Part 3 JOINING TECHNOLOGY: 1. Thermal, 3. Mechanical. Part 4 FINISHING TECHNOLOGY: 1. Additive Processes, 2. Subtractive Processes, 3. Printing. Part 5 MATERIALS: 1. …