About Book:

  Due to recent changes in the syllabus of Anna University, it becomes essential to revise this book. Therefore, this edition is thoroughly revised and enlarged so as to meet the requirements of the students to a larger extent.

      An unit on “Introduction to Process Planning’ and ‘Process Planning Activities have been added newly in this edition. Also previous years” question papers of Anna University are solved and those problems are incorporated at appropriate sections of the text. Besides, the more realistic cost data (such as material cost, labor cost, process cost, etc.) are being used in cost estimation and machining time calculations.

The author thanks the students and teachers of the subject for their magnificent response to the book.

Suggestions will be gratefully accepted.