Faced with ever-increasing market demands manufacturing industry is forced to seek innovation
and technological breakthrough. This state-of-the-art text aims to integrate broad aspects of
precision and production engineering to cope with rapid changes in market needs and
technological developments as we enter the 21st century. It addresses basic theory extensive
research in advanced topics industrial applications and relevant surveys in related fields.
Major subjects covered by this book include: Advanced manufacturing systems Ultra-precision
machining and micro machining Nanotechnology for fabrication and measurement Chemo-mechanical
processes Rapid prototyping technology New materials and advanced processes Computer-aided
production engineering Manufacturing process control Planning. This volume contains the
proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Precision Engineering (ICPE) which was
held in July 2001 in Yokohama Japan. ICPE is a well-established conference in the field of
production and precision engineering covering a wide range of topics for future-oriented
manufacturing systems and processes it is organized by the Japan Society for Precision
Engineering (JSPE). This book can be used as a reference for graduate and undergraduate courses
in precision and production engineering and also for researchers and industrial engineers to
capture current trends in this field.
