Design of Automatic Machinery 0892

This book really is a rare find. It does not help that it has sort of a mis-leading title. It is not a drafting and design book. This book is full of gems of knowledge for anyone interested in specing-out manufacturing machinery. The book is full of pointers on how to run a project, explains common costing techniques, how to avoiding common pitfalls and the latter half of the book discusses the pros and cons of various motor drives, control systems, sensors, stepper motors versus servo motors. It is rare to get all this information in one book. A quick overview that allows one to quickly grasp the basics and decide what is the proper mechanism for the "design". A very valuable book to obtain the basics of automated machinery. Very well written with good illustrations.