With the growth of technological innovations and breakthroughs in the last decade, mechatronics has come to the industrial forefront -- integrating mechanical, electronics and information engineering in the design of products and systems. This sourcebook, developed at HMT Limited, a leading machine tool manufacturing company in Bangalore, India, gives you complete coverage of CNC machines and manufacturing systems; essentials for understanding electronic and mechanical systems; design of CNC machines and mechatronic elements; assembly techniques; CNC systems and programming of CNC machines; machine tool testing; industrial design, aesthetics, and ergonomics.