Unit 1 Introduction to Modern Manufacturing
A What Is Manufacturing? 1
B Automated Factory and Automatic Factory 6
Listening and Speaking 9
Unit 2 Simple Machines and Tools
A What Do the Simple Machines Mean? 11
B Tools and Machines 17
Listening and Speaking 21
Unit 3 Basic Principles of Machining
A Fundamentals of Machining 24
B Lathe 30
Listening and Speaking 32
Unit 4 Metal Cutting and Machining Equipment
A Cutting of Metals and Formation of Chips 35
B Turning, Drilling, Boring, and Milling Machine Tools 41
Listening and Speaking 44
Unit 5 Numerical Control and NC Tools
A Numerical Control 47
B Numerical Control Tools 52
Listening and Speaking 55
Unit 6 Computer Integrated Manufacturing
A Whatls Computer Integrated Manufacturing? 58
B What Is Computer Integrated Manufacturing? 62
Listening and Speaking 65
unit 7 Industrial Robots and Robotics
A Industrial Robots67
B The Meaning of Quality 74
Listening and Speaking 77
Unit 8 Automation in Manufacturing
A Automation and Robots 80
B Weight Reduction by Computer 86
Listening and Speaking 88
Unit 9 Flexible Manufacturing Systems
A Flexible Manufacturing Systems 92
B Computerized Control of CIM 97
Listening and Speaking 99
Unit 10 Mechatronics and the Future of Manufacturing
A What Is Mechatronics? 103
B The Future Factory Is Digital110
Listening and Speaking 114
Vocabulary
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