chapter 1 Machining Technology -- chapter 2 Basic Elements and Mechanisms of Machine Tools -- chapter 3 General-Purpose Machine Tools -- chapter 4 Thread Cutting -- chapter 5 Gear Cutting Machines and Operations -- chapter 6 Turret and Capstan Lathes -- chapter 7 Automated Lathes -- chapter 8 Numerical Control and Computer Numerical Control Technology -- chapter 9 Hexapods and Machining Technology -- chapter 10 Machine Tool Dynamometers -- chapter 11 Nontraditional Machine Tools and Operations -- chapter 12 Environment-Friendly Machine Tools and Operations -- chapter 13 Design for Machining -- chapter 14 Accuracy and Surface Integrity Realized by Machining Processes -- chapter 15 Automated Manufacturing System.