Machinery's Handbook, 31st Edition
MACHINERY’S HANDBOOK, 31ST EDITION, TEAM
tools. A senior member of SME, he has authored numerous articles and papers, as well as the Industrial Press titles Cutting Data for Turning of Steel , Engineering Formulas for Metal- cutting , and International System of Units (SI) . Melissa Klingenberg holds a master’s degree in manufacturing systems engineering and a Ph.D. in materials engineering. She has more than 25 years of experience in inorganic finishing operations, specializing in development, technology evaluation, and implemen - tation of innovative coatings and surface finishing processes to improve engineering prop - erties and address environmental issues. Known for research in wear-resistant coatings and replacement technologies for defense applications, she has co-authored many publi- cations. A research and development engineer at Pennsylvania State University’s Applied Research Laboratory, she also has served as AESF Foundation president and on the AESF Council, Emerging Technologies Committee, NASF Research Board, and Sur/Fin Tech- nical Committee, and as organizer and chair for the Surface Engineering for Defense and Aerospace Applications Conference. While a principal advising engineer at Concurrent Technologies Corporation, she received the 2015 National Association for Surface Finish- ing’s Scientific Achievement Award. Kathleen McKenzie is an educator, writer, editor, and copy editor specializing in science and mathematics. With a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a master’s in mathematics, she has been a career mathematics educator— primarily at Binghamton University, SUNY, where she teaches undergraduate calculus. She has worked for major publishers and com- position houses nationwide, and has helped develop and add materially to a number of best selling Industrial Press texts. Among these, she contributed to Technical Shop Mathematics, and served as development editor on The Handbook of PVC Pipe Design and Construction. In the last and particularly the current edition of the Machinery’s Handbook, she helped make significant revisions in the mathematics and measuring units sections, as well as refining other key topics. Merwan Mehta is a professor in the College of Engineering and Technology at East Caro- lina University in Greenville, North Carolina. He has taught engineering economics at the undergraduate and graduate levels since 2004. Prior to joining academia, he spent more than 20 years in the manufacturing industry as a partner in business, vice president, project director, manager, industrial and manufacturing engineer, and machine tool design engi- neer. A Certified Manufacturing Engineer and Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, he conducts workshops internationally on various engineering and operational excellence topics and has served as an examiner for the Missouri Quality Award, based on the Baldrige Criteria. His Applied Engineering Economics Using Excel is a top Industrial Press text. David R. Quinonez has over 25 years of experience in welding, welding inspection, and nondestructive testing. His impressive experience in nondestructive testing began with nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers. Subsequent positions included nondestructive test- ing (NDT) and welding inspection on Rolls- Royce gas turbine engines, F- 22 stealth fighter airframes, missile defense, commercial/military rockets, pipeline, and structural steel for private sector and public works projects. He is a Certified Welding Inspector performing visual welding inspection, dimensional verification, and NDT. His Level II certifications include UT, MT, and PT; past certifications have included Level II RT, ET, and ASNT Level III MT and PT. He is the author of the highly instructive Industrial Press title 1,001 Questions & Answers for the CWI Exam: Welding Metallurgy and Visual Inspection Study Guide . Peter Smid is a professional consultant, educator and speaker, with many years of practical, hands-on experience. He consults to manufacturing industry and educational institutions on use of CAD/CAM software, CNC technology, part programming, advanced machin- ing, tooling, and setup. His comprehensive industrial background in CNC programming, machining, and company- oriented training has assisted hundreds of companies, and he has developed and delivered thousands of customized educational and industrial programs to instructors, students, manufacturing companies, private sector organizations, and others. He is author of numerous, definitive articles and publications on the subject of CNC and CAD/CAM, with six titles for Industrial Press, including the CNC Programming Handbook and the CNC section of the Handbook.
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