Machinery handbook revised

February 20, 2009

Industrial Press has released the 28th edition of Machinery's Handbook, which provides mechanical and manufacturing engineers, designers, draftsmen, toolmakers, and machinists with basic to advanced information.

Among this latest edition's new features are:

• New sections on CNC; manufacturing data analysis; fluid mechanics; distinguishing bolts from screws; helical coil screw thread inserts; calculating thread dimensions; lubrication; ball and acme leadscrews; and shaft alignment
• Revised material on properties, treatment, and testing of materials; dimensioning; gauging and measuring; tool and toolmaking; and manufacturing processes
• A user-friendly format
• Broad basic to advanced math coverage—fractions; positive and negative numbers; derivatives and integrals; analytical geometry; circular segments; matrices; and engineering economics
• Updated standards
• Individual indices for standards, materials, and interactive equations