<p>List of figures</p> <p>List of tables</p> <p>Preface</p> <p>About the contributors</p> <p>Chapter 1: Turning</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>1.1 Introduction</p> <p>1.2 Basic motions</p> <p>1.3 The turning regime</p> <p>1.4 Cutting force and power</p> <p>1.5 Uncut (undeformed) chip thickness, equivalent cutting edge, chip flow direction, and true chip cross-section parameters</p> <p>1.6 Design of a turning operation</p> <p>1.7 Particularities of the geometry of cutting tool with indexable inserts</p> <p>1.8 Cutting feed and surface finish in turning</p> <p>1.9 Tool wear of SPTT</p> <p>1.10 How to deal with vibrations in turning</p> <p>Chapter 2: Drilling</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>2.1 Introduction</p> <p>2.2 Drilling definition</p> <p>2.3 Drill classification</p> <p>2.4 Basic terms</p> <p>2.5 Drilling regime</p> <p>2.6 Drilling system</p> <p>2.7 Tool layout as the starting point in the drilling system design</p> <p>2.8 Drilling system – drill</p> <p>Chapter 3: Milling</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>3.1 Milling and milling operations</p> <p>3.2 Cutting parameters in the milling operations</p> <p>3.3 Tool wear in milling</p> <p>3.4 The current milling machines</p> <p>3.5 Milling technology and machines for several sectors and applications</p> <p>3.6 Milling forces modelling</p> <p>3.7 Vibrations in milling</p> <p>3.8 Conclusion</p> <p>3.9 Acknowledgements</p> <p>Chapter 4: Grinding and finishing processes</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>4.1 Introduction</p> <p>4.2 High performance grinding using conventional abrasive wheels</p> <p>4.3 High performance grinding using cBN grinding wheels</p> <p>4.4 Superfinishing processes</p> <p>4.5 Acknowledgements</p> <p>Chapter 5: Thermal advanced machining processes</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>5.1 Introduction to thermal machining processes</p> <p>5.2 Thermal sources</p> <p>5.3 Laser beam machining</p> <p>5.4 Case study: thermal enhanced cutting processes</p> <p>Index</p>