Provides basic information about tools, materials, and procedures used in metalworking. Covers both hand and machine-tool operations and supplies background information about industrial equipment and processes. Over 1500 photographs and drawings highlight important concepts and procedures.

Modern Metalworking provides a comprehensive introduction to the various tools, machines, and materials involved in metalworking. Expanded coverage throughout the text introduces students to the equipment and processes required to pursue a career in the metalworking industry. The text covers both traditional and modern metalworking technologies. Step-by-step procedures with a focus on safety are included for many processes and techniques. Updated content and illustrations ensures that the textbook is relevant and engaging for students. A new chapter on manufacturing, an updated chapter on careers, and new career and workplace skills features help students pursue career-focused educational goals.

Provides basic information about tools, materials, and procedures used in metalworking. Covers both hand and machine-tool operations and supplies background information about industrial equipment and processes. Over 1500 photographs and drawings highlight important concepts and procedures.

This revised and expanded Third Edition contains 21 chapters summarizing the latest thinking on various technologies relating to metalworking fluid development, laboratory evaluation, metallurgy, industrial application, fluid maintenance, recycling, waste treatment, health, government regulations, and cost/benefit analysis. All chapters of this uniquely comprehensive reference have been thoroughly updated, and two new chapters on rolling of metal flat sheets and nanoparticle lubricants in metalworking have been added. This must-have book for anyone in the field of metalworking includes new information on chemistries of the most common types of metalworking fluids, advances in recycling of metalworking fluids, and the latest government regulations, including EPA standards, the Globally Harmonized System being implemented for safety data sheets, and REACH legislation in Europe.