From Book News, Inc.
The new edition of this standard reference for the metalworking industry, which is cited in Guide to Reference Books, is packaged as a thumb-indexed, small-format book (5x7.25), with an included CD-ROM. Presenting a range of basic and advanced material, this "toolbox" provides industry fundamentals and standards for mechanical and manufacturing engineers, designers, draftsmen, toolmakers, and machinists. This edition offers a more user-friendly organization, plus more math coverage, from fractions through engineering economics, and new or revised materials on topics including cutting tools, screw threads, symbols and abbreviations, disc springs, properties and materials, and sheet metal. The CD-ROM contains interactive math problems, plus the contents of the book in Adobe Acrobat PDF.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Description
Celebrating its 90th year, the newest edition of "The Bible" in its field brings together volumes of knowledge, information and data gathered, revised and improved upon from experts throughout the mechanical industries. Extraordinarily comprehensive yet easy to use since it premiered, Machinery’s Handbook provides mechanical and manufacturing engineers, designers, draftsmen, toolmakers, and machinists with a broad range material, from the very basic to the more advanced. It has always, and continues to provide industry fundamentals and standards while it moves into the 21st century with material reflecting technological advances and offering vast editorial improvements, making the 27th Edition the best tool…ever! New Features -A new more usable organization…every section has been reformatted so that you will never have to search outside of that area for information on the topic you are exploring. -30% MORE Math coverage…from the basic to the advanced, you’ll find fractions, positive and negative numbers, derivatives and integrals, analytical geometry, circular segments, matrices and engineering economics. -New or revised material on…cutting tools, screw threads, symbols and abbreviations, threads and threading, disc springs, properties and materials, sine bars, and sheet metal. -Updated Standards. -New individual indices for…standards, materials, and interactive equations. CD Description Get ready, get set…and take advantage of ready access to hundreds of critical math equations from the premier reference in its field with a click of your mouse! Now Machinery’s Handbook 27th Edition CD provides what many of you have been asking for…ELECTRONIC MATH. With a simple internet connection you’ll be able to instantly calculate cutting speeds, dimensions of bevels, moments of inertia, the measurement of various screw threads, the center of gravity for any shape, hardness of material, volumes, taper angles, matrices, and much, much more. Minimum System Requirements 486PC processor or higher; Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP; 10MB RAM for Windows 95/98, 16MB RAM for Windows NT; 10MB available HD space, CD-ROM drive, VGA or higher resolution color monitor, Windows-compatible printer, and an internet connection. In addition, the new 27th Edition CD continues to combine the complete contents of the Handbook with the power, versatility, and convenience of Adobe PDF. These compact files can be viewed, navigated, and printed exactly as they appear by anyone with Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is included free on this disk. Now more than ever the CD combined with print edition is the most powerful tool you’ll need to easily and effectively perform your job!

ANNOTATION

"...the bible of the mechanical industries, contains many additions and improvements, and continues to be the indispensable aid for the mechanical engineer, designer, manufacturing engineer, draftsman, toolmaker, & machinist.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Machinery's Handbook is the most popular engineering reference book of all time and is considered the standard reference for the mechanical industries worldwide. Millions of copies have been sold. The new 27th edition remains true to the Handbook's original design as an extraordinarily comprehensive yet practical and easy-to-use reference for mechanical and manufacturing engineers, designers, draftsmen, toolmakers, and machinists. Please see the editors' preface for a summary of what's new and improved in the 27th edition. As is the tradition, a revised Machinery's Handbook Guide 27th edition is available as well.

SYNOPSIS

Celebrating its 90th year, the newest edition of ￯﾿ﾽThe Bible￯﾿ﾽ in its field brings together volumes of knowledge, information and data gathered, revised and improved upon from experts throughout the mechanical industries. Extraordinarily comprehensive yet easy to use since it premiered, Machinery￯﾿ﾽs Handbook provides mechanical and manufacturing engineers, designers, draftsmen, toolmakers, and machinists with a broad range material, from the very basic to the more advanced. It has always, and continues to provide industry fundamentals and standards while it moves into the 21st century with material reflecting technological advances and offering vast editorial improvements, making the 27th Edition the best tool... ever!