Design Of Machine Tools, 5/E

Very few books are available today which can give a comprehensive method of designing machine tool elements. Based on his long experience, the author has developed a comprehensive textbook which will meet the requirement of a student stepping into the field of machine tool design. The book is designed primarily to meet the requirements of a Mechanical and Production Engineering students of Indian universities at the undergraduate, as well as postgraduate levels. Contents: Introduction / Determination of the Forces Acting on the Tool in Certain Machining Operations and Horse-power Requirement / Kinematics of Machine Tools / Further Studies of Kinematics / Stepless Regulation in Machine Tools / Machine Tool Guides / Design of Beds, Tables and Columns / Design of Power Screws of Machine Tools / Spindle Units in Machine Tools / Lubrication and Rigidity in Machine Tools / Controlling Systems in a Machine Tool / Electrical Equipments in Machine Tools / Hydraulic Control Systems in Machine Tools / Programme Control in Machine Tools / Built-in-inspection Units in Machine Tools / Vibration in Machine Tools / Microdisplacements in Machine Tools / New Concepts in Machine Tools Design / Industrial Robots and Their Applications / NC-CNC-DNC-machines / Robot Languages-State of the Art / Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) / Dynamic Analysis of a few Subsystem in Machine Tools / Non-uniform Microdisplacement / Reliability Analysis of Some Machine Tool Elements / (A) Questions, (B) Answers / References / Index