Precision Machines

In this book, the design, manufacture and control technology of precision machines are introduced to achieve the concrete requirements for precision engineering. The state-of-the-art of precision machining method and equipment including precision turning, milling, grinding and lapping/polishing are discussed. The key components of precision machines are introduced as well, such as precision spindles, control systems, tools and grinding wheels etc. In the design part, the methods for the design and simulation of the general structure of precision machines as well as the key components are described in details. In the manufacture part, the fabrication and assembly technologies for different types of precision machines are introduced. In the control part, the control system, measurement and compensation technology for precision machines are discussed. The information provided in the book will be of interest to industrial practitioners and researchers in the field of precision machines.

This volume is part of a multi-volume handbook series that covers a comprehensive range of scientific and technological matters in ‘Precision Manufacturing’, for more information please view this link- https://www.springer.com/series/15575.

Zhuangde Jiang Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU), is an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a former Vice President of XJTU (2004–2014). He serves as the Vice President of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineering, Vice President of the Chinese Society of Micro-Nano Technology, and Editor of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering section of the journal Engineering. Professor Jiang has done focused and long-term research in micro/nano manufacturing and advanced sensors, precision (ultraprecision) machining, and measurement technology and equipment. He has made outstanding contributions in high-end MEMS sensor chips, nanoscale national standard substances, large-diameter turning and grinding compound machine tools, and precision (ultraprecision) measurement technology and instruments for complex surfaces. Additionally, he did innovative research in fundamental mechanism of micro/nano technology and biomedical detecting technology and devices. Accordingly, he won two National Awards of Technological Innovation and one National Award of Science and Technology Progress. Professor Jiang also received the Award of 1st National Innovation Competitiveness, the Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress of Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation, and the Award for Outstanding Contribution to Degree and Graduate Education of XJTU.

Shuming Yang is currently a Full Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU), China. He completed his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in mechanical engineering at XJTU and Ph.D. in nanotechnologyandinstrumentationattheUniversityof Huddersfield (UoH) in the UK. He then began work at UoH, after which he joined XJTU and is working there till now. His research areas include micro-/nano-fabrication and measurement, optical technology and instrumentation, precision/ultra-precision manufacturing, etc. Professor Yang has led more than 20 research projects including National KeyR&D Program of China and National Science and Technology Major Projects. He has published more than 130 academic papers and owns 50 patents of PCT, the UK, the European Union, and China. Professor Yang received the first class of Science and Technology Progress Award from the Ministry of Education, the first class of Machinery Industry Science and Technology Award of China, the first class of Shaanxi ScienceandTechnology Award,andthesecond class of Science and Technology Progress Award from the Chinese Society for measurement (CSM). He was elected as a Fellow of the International Society for Nanomanufacturing (ISNM). Professor Yang is also an Associate Editor of the Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Editor of Nanomanufacturing and Nanometrology, Guest Editor of Measurement Science and Technology, and Guest Editor of the International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology.