Precision Machining Process and Technology

The aim of this handbook is to provide a comprehensive summary of integrated machining processes and technology for precision manufacturing of large-size and small-size components. It presents state-of-the-art of precision machining processes such as precision and single point diamond turning; precision milling, grinding and lapping/polishing, control and sensing technology; precision machining of ductile and brittle materials, measurement technology and integration of the machining processes for precision manufacturing. The information provided in the book will be of interest to industrial practitioners and researchers in the field of precision machining processes and technology.

This volume is part of a multi-volume handbook series that covers a comprehensive range of scientific and technological matters in ‘Precision Manufacturing’, for more information please view this link- https://www.springer.com/series/15575.

Introduction of precision machines.- General manufacturing processes.- Precision turning.- Single point diamond turning.- Precision milling.- Precision grinding.- Manufacturing processes of metallic materials.- Manufacturing processes of brittle materials.- Manufacture of large-size components.- Manufacture of small-size components.- Control and measurement of surface and sub-surface damages.- High-speed grinding of advanced materials.- Polishing technologies and their applications in artificial implants.- Manufacture of precision rollers.- Ultra precision machining of polymeric materials.- Integrated manufacturing of ultra-precision freeform optics.- Ultra-smooth surface formation of polycrystalline copper by ultra-precision diamond cutting.- Manufacture of anti-reflection silicon microstructures by nanosecond pulsed laser micromachining.- Micro-nano fabrication technology.- The future of precision manufacturing technologies.

Shuming Yang is a full professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU), China. His main research interests include nanofabrication and measurement, optical measurement and instrumentation, ultra-precision manufacturing and measurement, etc. He has held more than 20 research projects including National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, National Key R&D Program of China, National Science and Technology Major Projects, etc. He has published more than 200 papers, 2 books and 5 proceedings, owned over 100 patents of Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), UK, European and China, and achieved 10 technical awards. He was elected as a fellow of the International Society for Nanomanufacturing (ISNM), a council committee member of Asian Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology (ASPEN), etc. He is also an editor or a guest editor of Journal ofManufacturing Systems, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology, Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering, Nanomanufacturing and Metrology, International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, Measurement Science and Technology, Precision Engineering, International Journal of AdvancedManufacturing Technology, Photonics, etc. He delivered keynote and invited talks in academic conferences for more than 100 times.

Guofeng Zhang is an Associate Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU), China. His research interests are focused on micro/nano measurement and optical inspection, on-machine/in-process measurement. He has held more than 10 research projects including National Natural Science Foundation, National Key R&D Program of China, etc. He is author or co-author of more than 30 peer-reviewed papers, owned over 20 patents, and received the First Prize of Scientific and Technological Progress Award of China Society for Measurement. He serves as a member of the Young Expert Committee of Advanced Optical Manufacturing of Chinese Society for Optical Engineering and a member of the Integrated Circuit Measurement and Instruments Branch of the China Instrument and Control Society.