Design of Machine Tools

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