(Ebook) CNC Programming Handbook - A Comprehensive Guide to Practical CNC Programming by Smid, Peter ISBN 9780080557496, 9780080445342, 008055749X, 0080445349

(Ebook) CNC Programming Handbook - A Comprehensive Guide to Practical CNC Programming by Smid, Peter ISBN 9780080557496, 9780080445342, 008055749X, 0080445349

This book has earned the title of de facto standard for training as well as reference content at all levels of computer numerical control programming. Hundreds of educational institutions around the world use the handbook as the primary text for CNC courses. And thousands of programmers and machine operators employ it on the shop floor. This is the book that literally defines CNC programming. Noteworthy for the author's careful, uncompromising attention to detail, this edition incorporates comments and suggestions from hundreds of professionals in the field. The comprehensive result is an extraordinary volume. The book is packed with over one thousand illustrations, tables, formulas, tips, shortcuts and pragmatic examples. Content: Front Matter • Table of Contents 1. Numerical Control 2. CNC Milling 3. CNC Turning 4. Coordinate Geometry 5. Control System 6. Program Planning 7. Part Program Structure 8. Preparatory Commands 9. Miscellaneous Functions 10. Sequence Block 11. Input of Dimensions 12. Spindle Control 13. Feedrate Control 14. Tool Function 15. Reference Points 16. Register Commands 17. Position Compensation 18. Work Offsets 19. Tool Length Offset 20. Rapid Positioning 21. Machine Zero Return 22. Linear Interpolation 23. Block Skip Function 24. Dwell Command 25. Fixed Cycles 26. Machining Holes 27. Pattern of Holes 28. Face Milling 29. Circular Interpolation 30. Cutter Radius Offset 31. Plane Selection 32. Contour Milling 33. Slots and Pockets 34. Turning and Boring 35. Lathe Cycles 36. Grooving on Lathes 37. Part-off 38. Single Point Threading 39. Subprograms 40. Datum Shift 41. Mirror Image 42. Coordinate Rotation 43. Scaling Function 44. CNC Lathe Accessories 45. Helical Milling 46. Horizontal Machining 47. Live Tooling on Lathes 48. Writing a CNC Program 49. Program Documents 50. Program Verification 51. CNC Machining 52. Interfacing to Devices 53. Math in CNC Programming 54. CNC and CAD/CAM Appendices Index Contents of CD-ROM