Precision Engineering--------------------------------------------------The Latest Techniques of Ultra-Precise Manufacturing for Creating Mechanical,Electronic, and Optical Products Precision Engineering gives expertguidance on the application of manufacturing to micro and nano levels,using state-of-the-art miniaturization technology. The book fully exploresthese new in-demand techniques, providing clear explanations of precisionengineering fundamentals, the theory and design of precision machines,and the mechanics of ultra-precise machining. Filled with over 200skills-building illustrations, this vital engineering resource examinestopics ranging from atomic bit processes for manufacturing and atomicforce!to scanning and electronic and optical microscopy. You will findtimely information on the tool materials for precision machining!themechanics of materials cutting!advances in precision grinding!ultra-precisionmachine elements!rolling element, hydrodynamic, and hydrostatic bearings!gaslubricated bearings! microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)!and muchmore. Presenting practical know-how on everything required to createactual products, Precision Engineering features: A full account oftool materials for precision engineering The latest methods of precisiongrinding Detailed analysis of ultra-precise machine elements In-depthcoverage of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) Inside This Cutting-EdgeGuide to Precision Engineering Methods / Tool Materials for PrecisionMachining / Mechanics of Materials Cutting / Advances in PrecisionGrinding / Ultra-Precision Machine Elements / Rolling Element, Hydrodynamic,and Hydrostatic Bearings / Gas Lubricated Bearings / MicroelectromechanicalSystems (MEMS)--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: V. C. Venkatesh, Ph.D., is a member of the Facultyof Engineering and Technology at Multimedia University, Melaka, Malaysia.He is the co-author of Experimental Methods in Metal Cutting and Computer-AidedProduction Engineering. Dr. Venkatesh has also published over 100journal articles and over 150 conference papers. Sudin Izman, Ph.D.,is the head of the Production Laboratory in the Department of Manufacturingand Industrial Engineering at the University of Technology Malaysia,Johor, Malaysia.