A text for an introductory course for undergraduates and students in industrial courses. Emphasizes a practical understanding of carbide tooling, wide-EDM technology and programming, and statistical quality control. A 3.5" disk simulates machine movement in response to various operating codes. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Key Benefit: Stenerson and Curran present material in a logical, easy-to-understand fashion, hoping to help readers overcome some of the anxiety that has been associated with the subject. Key Topics: Reflecting manufacturers' growing need to integrate computers into their production processes, this book covers the assembly, programming and operation of Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine tools. Its coverage is based on the authors' many years teaching experience as well as industrial CNC courses at various businesses and industries.