《机械设计制造及其自动化专业英语》共分为三部分(Part)，30个单元（Unit）。第一部分为机械设计与制造的基本知识，包括金属材料、非金属材料、材料的机械性能、材料力学、金属材料热处理、机械及机械零件设计、制造工艺、加工设备、增材制造、特种加工工艺、数控机床、液压系统、热力学、流体力学、化工机器、质量保证与控制等。第二部分为自动控制的基本知识，包括控制原理、控制系统类型、反馈控制原理、测量系统、过程控制、传感器及信号转换、系统状态监测、人工智能、可编程逻辑控制器等。第三部分为现代先进制造技术，主要介绍机电一体化、计算机数控、机器人、计算机辅助制造、柔性制造系统、计算机集成制造、自动组装、敏捷制造、精益制造、大批量定制生产、虚拟制造、绿色产品制造等。
本书的内容覆盖了机械设计制造及其自动化专业的基本内容及最新发展成果。各单元之间，既有一定的内在联系，又独立成章，可根据不同学时数灵活选用。
本书可供机械工程及相关专业本科生使用，也可作为同等程度的专业技术人员的自学教材。

马玉录，华东理工大学，教授，1982年华东理工大学毕业后留校至今，先后赴美国、瑞典等高校做访问学者，长期从事一线教学工作和科研工作，主编《机械设计制造及其自动化专业英语》，该教材先后获得中国石油和化学工业联合会2010年度中国石油和化学工业优 秀出版物奖（教材奖）一等奖和2011年上海普通高校优 秀教材奖二等奖。

PART Ⅰ FUNDAMENTALS OF MACHINE DESIGN & MANUFACTURING1
Unit 1 Metals1
Reading Material 1 Stainless Steels4
Unit 2 Selection of Construction Materials8
Reading Material 2 Polymer and Composites11
Unit 3 Mechanical Properties of Materials14
Reading Material 3 Introduction to Mechanics of Materials17
Unit 4 Application of Intensive Quenching Technology for Steel Parts21
Reading Material 4 An Overview of Advances in Vacuum Heat Treatment24
Unit 5 Design of Machine and Machine Elements27
Reading Material 5 Design and Implementation of a Novel Dexterous Robotic Hand30
Unit 6 Manufacturing Process（1）34
Reading Material 6 Manufacturing Process （2）36
Unit 7 Shaper，Planer，Milling and Grinding Machines40
Reading Material 7 Lathe42
Unit 8 Additive Manufacturing-3D Printing46
Reading Material 8 Nontraditional Machining Processes50
Unit 9 NC Machines55
Reading Material 9 Numerical Control58
Unit 10 Hydraulic System61
Reading Material 10 Valves64
Unit 11 Thermodynamics68
Reading Material 11 Applications of Engineering Thermodynamics71
Unit 12 Fluid Mechanics in Engineering75
Reading Material 12 Regimes of Flow in a Straight Pipe or Duct77
Unit 13 Compressors——General Type Selection Factors81
Reading Material 13 Pumps84
Unit 14 Quality Assurance and Control（1）88
Reading Material 14 Quality Assurance and Control（2）91

PART Ⅱ FUNDAMENTALS OF AUTOMATION94
Unit 15 Control System Fundamentals94
Reading Material 15 Applications of Automatic Control97
Unit 16 Open-Loop and Closed-Loop Control100
Reading Material 16 The Modes of Control Action103
Unit 17 Feedback and Its Effects107
Reading Material 17 Types of Feedback Control Systems111
Unit 18 Adaptive Control115
Reading Material 18 Digital Control Development117
Unit 19 Artificial Intelligence（AI）122
Reading Material 19 Programmable Logic Controllers126
Unit 20 Measurement Systems131
Reading Material 20 Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control134
Unit 21 The World of Sensors139
Reading Material 21 Signal Conversion142
Unit 22 Introduction to Vibration146
Reading Material 22 Vibration Analysis and Fault Diagnosis149

PART Ⅲ COMPUTERIZED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES153
Unit 23 What is“Mechatronics”?153
Reading Material 23 Benefits of Mechatronics157
Unit 24 Computerized Numerical Control（1）159
Reading Material 24 Computerized Numerical Control（2）161
Unit 25 Robots（1）165
Reading Material 25 Robots（2）167
Unit 26 Computer-Aided Manufacturing（1）171
Reading Material 26 Computer-Aided Manufacturing（2）174
Unit 27 Flexible Manufacturing Systems（1）177
Reading Material 27 Flexible Manufacturing Systems（2）180
Unit 28 Computer-Integrated Manufacturing（1）183
Reading Material 28 Computer-Integrated Manufacturing（2）186
Unit 29 Automatic Assembly（1）189
Reading Material 29 Automatic Assembly（2）192
Unit 30 Lean Production，Agile Manufacturing and Mass Customization Production195
Reading Material 30 Virtual Manufacturing and Green Product Manufacturing197

Appendix 1 Vocabulary200
Appendix 2 A List of Common Prefixes and Suffixes220