He book discusses traditional and non-traditional machining methods. For each method, it provides the theory, describes the equipment available, explains the process and gives a large amount of practical data. The traditional metal cutting processes covered are turning, boring, planning, slotting, shaping, drilling, reaming, deep-hole drilling, trepanning, milling practice, broaching, grinding processes, gear cutting practice, thread production, honing, lapping, super finishing and burnishing. The non-traditional processes include edm, ecm, chm, usm, ajm, lbm, ebm, pam and ibm. Over a hundred of the latest isi and iso standards related to the processes discussed are included.