Preface -- Polycrystalline diamond (PCD) tool material: emerging applications, problems, and possible solutions -- Analysis of Orthogonal Cutting Experiments Using Diamond-Coated Tools with Force and Temperature Measurements -- Estimation of cutting forces and tool wear using modified mechanistic models in high performance turning -- Cutting Under Gas Shields: Phenomenological Concepts versus Industrial Applications -- Machinability of magnesium and its alloys- A review -- Grinding Science -- Flexible integration of shape and functional modelling of machine tool spindles in a design/optimisation framework -- Index.