Product Description: Once again Curran and Stenerson have succeeded in delivering a practical text that is easier to understand and follow than reference manuals. This textbook is reader friendly, offering plenty of exercises as well as step-by-step procedures with clear explanations...read more

This new edition updates and improves a solid introduction to the principles, operations, and programming of computer numerical control (CNC) machinery. There is also an addition of controllers by Fanuc and Mazatrol. This expands the coverage of most major types. There is also an expanded coverage of Bridgeport Ezpath and Mastercam and the readers can learn how the newest software works. Information on the latest quality control standards has been added, including ISO 9000. It also includes updated coverage of electrical discharge machines (EDM), with thorough introduction to conversational programming.