Anyone who works in machining or additive manufacturing technology must have a solid technical knowledge of CNC technology. It is important to know how the individual components work and how they affect the overall system, the quality of the products produced and the profitability of production. Professionals should be familiar with today's machine tools and the numerous functions of CNC, electrical servo drives, tool systems, NC programming through to digital information processing and automation.The CNC Handbook was a critically acclaimed bestseller in Germany for 30 editions, and is now available in English for the first time. This groundbreaking work introduces readers to the CNC world, and teaches practical details about how different components are applied in practice. Next, the authors explain the functions and connections of all integrated components, and clearly describe CNC and drives, tooling, flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), NC-programming, DNC, digital manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and computer integrated manufacturing (CIM). The book then covers industrial robots, additive manufacturing, energy-efficient manufacturing, simulation systems, and state-of-the-art of machine integrated measuring systems. This authoritative, heavily illustrated book is the perfect resource for the avid CNCer, but also for those who plan and program, set up, operate machinery, or are responsible for operation, maintenance and repair.Features

1. Historical Development of Numerical Control Production 2. Milestones in the Development of Numerical Control 3. What Is NC and CNC? 4. Positional Data Input 5. Switching Functions 6. Operating Functions of Numerical Control Systems 7. Programmable-Logic Controllers (PLCs) 8. Effects of CNC on Machine Components 9. Drive Control for CNC Machine Tools 10. Feed Drives for CNC Machine Tools 11. Main Spindle Drives 12. Dimensioning of Drives for Machine Tools 13. Mechanical Layout of the Main Spindle Based on the Process Parameters 14. CNC Machine Tools 15. Additive Manufacturing Processes 16. Flexible Manufacturing Systems 17. Industrial Robots and Handling 18. Energy-Efficient, Cost-Effective Fabrication 19. Tool Construction 20. Tool Management 21. Machine Integrated Workpiece Measurements and Process Control 22. Machine-Integrated Workpiece Measurements in Series Production 23. Laser-Based Tool Monitoring 24. CNC Program 25. Programming CNC Machines 26. NC Programming Systems 27. Manufacturing Simulations 28. DNC: Direct Numerical Control or Distributed Numerical Control 29. LANs: Local Area Networks 30. Digital Product Development and Manufacturing: From CAD and CAM to PLM 31. Industry 4.0 32. Industry 4.0 in the Medium-Sized Company.