Machinebuilding: at the door step of the new millennium

摘要

Some latest trends in machine building developments are discussed - life-cycle concept in product realization, virtual and augmented reality in product realization, new concepts in machine tool design, reconfigurable manufacturing systems, micro and nanomachining, laser technology, rapid prototyping with laser and other technique, other nontraditional material machining. Some problems of today engineering education are touched as well.