,Workshop Processes, Practices
and Materials
CHAPTER 21
An essential guide to the workshop for all mechanical
and production engineering students
XXHealth and safety chapter covers current best practice and has been checked by a
certified health and safety examiner.
XXAddition of modern measuring techniques using laser scan micrometer,
co-ordinate and visual measuring systems.
XXAddition of an introduction to CNC milling and turning.
Workshop Processes, Practices and Materials is an ideal introduction for entry level
engineers and workshop technicians, as well as university engineering students with
little or no practical experience. With detailed illustrations throughout and simple,
clear language, this is a practical introduction to what can be a very complex subject.
It has been significantly updated and revised to include new material on current
health and safety legislation, gauging and digital measuring instruments, as well as
modern measuring techniques such as laser scan micrometer, co-ordinate and visual
measuring systems. A new chapter on an introduction to CNC milling and turning has
also been added.
This book covers all standard workshop topics, including safe practices, measuring
equipment, hand and machine tools, metal and plastics materials, joining methods
(including welding), presswork, primary forming, casting and moving loads, making
it an indispensable handbook for use both in class and in the workshop. Its broad
coverage makes it a useful reference book for many different courses worldwide.
Bruce J. Black has over 40 years’ experience as a production engineer in machine
tool and aircraft industries, as well as lecturing in production engineering, culminating
as workshop director (wood, metal and plastics) at the then Gwent College of Higher
Education in South Wales, UK. Now retired, he works as a freelance technical author.
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, Workshop Processes,
Practices and Materials
Fifth edition
Bruce J. Black
and Materials
CHAPTER 21
An essential guide to the workshop for all mechanical
and production engineering students
XXHealth and safety chapter covers current best practice and has been checked by a
certified health and safety examiner.
XXAddition of modern measuring techniques using laser scan micrometer,
co-ordinate and visual measuring systems.
XXAddition of an introduction to CNC milling and turning.
Workshop Processes, Practices and Materials is an ideal introduction for entry level
engineers and workshop technicians, as well as university engineering students with
little or no practical experience. With detailed illustrations throughout and simple,
clear language, this is a practical introduction to what can be a very complex subject.
It has been significantly updated and revised to include new material on current
health and safety legislation, gauging and digital measuring instruments, as well as
modern measuring techniques such as laser scan micrometer, co-ordinate and visual
measuring systems. A new chapter on an introduction to CNC milling and turning has
also been added.
This book covers all standard workshop topics, including safe practices, measuring
equipment, hand and machine tools, metal and plastics materials, joining methods
(including welding), presswork, primary forming, casting and moving loads, making
it an indispensable handbook for use both in class and in the workshop. Its broad
coverage makes it a useful reference book for many different courses worldwide.
Bruce J. Black has over 40 years’ experience as a production engineer in machine
tool and aircraft industries, as well as lecturing in production engineering, culminating
as workshop director (wood, metal and plastics) at the then Gwent College of Higher
Education in South Wales, UK. Now retired, he works as a freelance technical author.
,7KLVSDJHLQWHQWLRQDOO\OHIWEODQN
, Workshop Processes,
Practices and Materials
Fifth edition
Bruce J. Black
