Manufacturing Engineering and Technology continues to address the challenges and issues essential to modern manufacturing process and operations. These range from traditional topics such as casting, forming,machining, and joining process, to advanced topics such as the fabrication of microelectronic devices and microelectromechanical systems and nanomanufacturing. The book provides numerous examples and case studies, as well as comprehensive and up to date coverage of all topics relevant to manufacturing, as a solid background for students as well as for professionals.