Modern Manufacturing Systems and Automation
A Practical Guide to Materials, Processes, Sensors, Controllers, and Industry 4.0 SystemsBy Estelle Vicuna
Length17h 44m
About this audiobook
Modern production is one system: the process, the machine that runs it, the controller that commands the machine, and the data layer that judges the result. This book teaches all four.
Most manufacturing books stop at the cutting tool or the robot cell. This one follows the whole chain, from the material being shaped to the dashboard that reports whether the shift succeeded. You will size cutting parameters and predict tool life, compensate springback in a formed panel, choose between welding and adhesive joining, and decide when additive manufacturing actually pays for itself. Each process chapter connects the physics of the operation to the numbers an engineer has to put on a process sheet.
Then the book crosses to the control side. You will read part programs, condition sensor signals, tune motion profiles, lay out deterministic industrial networks, integrate robots and cells, and design safeguarding that survives a real risk assessment. The final chapters turn machine data into overall equipment effectiveness, digital twins, and predictive maintenance, so the shop floor becomes a source of evidence rather than guesswork.
What you will learn:
• Select engineering materials and match them to casting, moulding, and forming processes
• Size machining parameters, estimate tool life, and choose abrasive or nontraditional methods for hard-to-cut work
• Compensate springback in sheet metal and compare welding, adhesive, and mechanical joining for a given assembly
• Judge when additive manufacturing is economically justified and how to qualify the resulting parts
• Build metrology and quality plans that tie measurements back to process capability
• Read and write CNC part programs and understand the machine architecture behind them
• Condition sensor signals and tune controller and motion profiles for repeatable positioning
• Lay out deterministic industrial networks and integrate robots, cells, and material handling
• Design machine safeguarding and functional safety that holds up under a formal risk assessment
• Convert machine data into OEE, digital twins, and predictive maintenance programs
Written for manufacturing and mechanical engineers, automation technicians, and engineering students, the book assumes you want working knowledge rather than theory alone. If you specify processes, program machines, commission cells, or maintain the systems that keep a plant running, this is the practical reference that connects the material to the machine to the data.
Audiobook details
GenreTechnology
Length17 hrs 44 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 27, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Modern Manufacturing Systems and Automation
2Foreword
3Preface
4About This Book
5Important Safety Notice
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6Chapter 1: Engineering Materials for Manufacturing
71.1 Material Classes and Selection Drivers
81.2 Ferrous Metals and Their Processing Behavior
91.3 Nonferrous Metals and Superalloys
101.4 Polymers, Elastomers and Processing Windows
111.5 Ceramics, Glasses and Composites
121.6 Microstructure, Heat Treatment and Processability
13Chapter 2: Casting and Moulding
142.1 Solidification and Shrinkage
152.2 Sand Casting and Investment Casting
162.3 Die Casting and Permanent Mold Processes
172.4 Injection Moulding of Thermoplastics
182.5 Defects, Inspection and Process Control
192.6 Casting Economics and Design Rules
20Chapter 3: Bulk Deformation and Sheet Metal
213.1 Stress, Strain and Flow Stress in Deformation
223.2 Forging and Rolling
233.3 Extrusion and Drawing
243.4 Sheet Bending and Springback
253.5 Deep Drawing
263.6 Forming Defects and Their Remedies
27Chapter 4: Machining Processes
284.1 Cutting Geometry and Chip Formation
294.2 Cutting Forces, Power and Temperature
304.3 Tool Materials, Wear and Tool Life
314.4 Turning, Milling and Drilling Operations
324.5 Surface Finish, Chatter and Machinability
334.6 Cutting Fluids and Machining Economics
34Chapter 5: Abrasive and Nontraditional Processes
355.1 Grinding Wheels and Grinding Mechanics
365.2 Honing, Lapping and Superfinishing
375.3 Electrical Discharge Machining
385.4 Laser Cutting and Laser Processing
395.5 Waterjet and Abrasive Waterjet Cutting
405.6 Process Selection and Defect Atlas
41Chapter 6: Joining and Assembly
426.1 Arc Welding Processes and Parameters
436.2 Resistance Welding and Solid-State Joining
446.3 Brazing, Soldering and Adhesive Bonding
456.4 Mechanical Fastening and Joint Design
466.5 Assembly Sequencing and Error Proofing
476.6 Weld and Joint Defects
48Chapter 7: Additive Manufacturing
497.1 Material Extrusion and Vat Photopolymerisation
507.2 Powder Bed Fusion and Directed Energy Deposition
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