This book is about capacity building in strategic and non-strategic machine tool technology. Chapters on how to functionally reverse engineer computer numerical control machinery are included. Areas such as Mechanical, Electrical, Control, Computer Hardware and Software Engineering are covered. Guidelines, and 13 case studies are offered.

Part 1: Mechanical Engineering Aspects of Machine Tools. 1. Engineering Design of Discrete Mechanical Components, Structures, Mechanism and Machines. 2. Manufacturing of Discrete Mechanical Components, Structures, Mechanism and Machines. Part 2: Electrical Engineering Aspects of Machine Tools. 3. Prime movers for Machine Tools. 4. Electric Motors for Machine Tools. Part 3: Electronic Engineering Aspects of Machine Tools. 5. Printed Circuit Board Design and Manufacturing for Machine Tool Controller. 6. Drivers for Electrical Motors Used at Machine Tools. Part 4: Control Engineering Aspects of Machine Tools. 7. Open Loop and Feedback systems for Machine Tools. 8. Transfer Function Design for Machine Tools. Part 5: Computer Hardware Engineering Aspects of Machine Tools. 9. Microcontrollers for Machine Tool Operation. 10. Flexible Manufacturing Cell Controller Design. 11. Internet of Things (IoT) for Flexible Manufacturing Cell. Part 6: Computer Software Engineering aspects of Machine Tools. 12. Interpreters and Compilers for Machine Tool Controller. 13. Augmented Reality for Machine Tools. Part 7: Promoting Enterprises of Functional Reverse Engineering. 14. Viable Product Development and their Commercialization through Spin Off Companies.