Ioan D. Marinescu is Professor and Director of the Precision Micromachining Center at The University of Toledo, Ohio, USA, and CEO of Advanced Manufacturing Solutions, LLC. His research interests include manufacturing processes, grinding, tribology, advanced materials, and machining of brittle materials. W. Brian Rowe is Consulting Director and Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK. He is also former Director of the Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Tribology Research Laboratory. Professor Rowe is a widely respected researcher in the fields of tribology and grinding. He has authored many books on grinding and grinding machine technology, also on bearing analysis and design. Boris Dimitrov is a Consulting Engineer in mechanics and chemistry, former Chief Scientist of the Romanian Research Institute of Applied Mechanics, and a former member of the Romanian Institute for Precision Mechanics in Bucharest. Hitoshi Ohmori is Chief Scientist at the Materials Fabrication Laboratory, RIKEN, Wakō, Saitama, Japan.

"The breadth of knowledge presented is excellent, providing a wide body of test to reference regarding abrasive processes." --Dr Matthew Marshall, University of Sheffield"I find myself turning to Marinescu’s Tribology when I want fundamental information on the nature of grit-workpiece contact" --Dr Jeffrey Badger, Consultant Engineer

• 1) Introduction to Abrasive Processes2) Tribosystems of Abrasive Machining Processes3) Kinematic Models of Abrasive Contacts4) Contact Mechanics5) Forces, Friction, and Energy6) Thermal Design of Processes7) Molecular Dynamics for Abrasive Process Simulation8) Fluid Delivery9) Electrolytic In-Process Dressing (ELID) Grinding and Polishing10) Grinding Wheel and Abrasive Topography11) Abrasives and Abrasive Tools12) Conditioning of Abrasive Wheels13) Loose Abrasive Processes14) Process Fluids for Abrasive Machining15) Tribology of Abrasive Machining16) Processed Materials

Ioan D. Marinescu is Professor and Director of the Precision Micromachining Center at The University of Toledo, Ohio, USA, and CEO of Advanced Manufacturing Solutions, LLC. His research interests include manufacturing processes, grinding, tribology, advanced materials, and machining of brittle materials. W. Brian Rowe is Consulting Director and Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK. He is also former Director of the Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Tribology Research Laboratory. Professor Rowe is a widely respected researcher in the fields of tribology and grinding. He has authored many books on grinding and grinding machine technology, also on bearing analysis and design. Boris Dimitrov is a Consulting Engineer in mechanics and chemistry, former Chief Scientist of the Romanian Research Institute of Applied Mechanics, and a former member of the Romanian Institute for Precision Mechanics in Bucharest. Hitoshi Ohmori is Chief Scientist at the Materials Fabrication Laboratory, RIKEN, Wakō, Saitama, Japan.

"The breadth of knowledge presented is excellent, providing a wide body of test to reference regarding abrasive processes." --Dr Matthew Marshall, University of Sheffield"I find myself turning to Marinescu’s Tribology when I want fundamental information on the nature of grit-workpiece contact" --Dr Jeffrey Badger, Consultant Engineer

• 1) Introduction to Abrasive Processes2) Tribosystems of Abrasive Machining Processes3) Kinematic Models of Abrasive Contacts4) Contact Mechanics5) Forces, Friction, and Energy6) Thermal Design of Processes7) Molecular Dynamics for Abrasive Process Simulation8) Fluid Delivery9) Electrolytic In-Process Dressing (ELID) Grinding and Polishing10) Grinding Wheel and Abrasive Topography11) Abrasives and Abrasive Tools12) Conditioning of Abrasive Wheels13) Loose Abrasive Processes14) Process Fluids for Abrasive Machining15) Tribology of Abrasive Machining16) Processed Materials

Ioan D. Marinescu is Professor and Director of the Precision Micromachining Center at The University of Toledo, Ohio, USA, and CEO of Advanced Manufacturing Solutions, LLC. His research interests include manufacturing processes, grinding, tribology, advanced materials, and machining of brittle materials. W. Brian Rowe is Consulting Director and Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK. He is also former Director of the Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Tribology Research Laboratory. Professor Rowe is a widely respected researcher in the fields of tribology and grinding. He has authored many books on grinding and grinding machine technology, also on bearing analysis and design. Boris Dimitrov is a Consulting Engineer in mechanics and chemistry, former Chief Scientist of the Romanian Research Institute of Applied Mechanics, and a former member of the Romanian Institute for Precision Mechanics in Bucharest. Hitoshi Ohmori is Chief Scientist at the Materials Fabrication Laboratory, RIKEN, Wakō, Saitama, Japan.

"The breadth of knowledge presented is excellent, providing a wide body of test to reference regarding abrasive processes." --Dr Matthew Marshall, University of Sheffield"I find myself turning to Marinescu’s Tribology when I want fundamental information on the nature of grit-workpiece contact" --Dr Jeffrey Badger, Consultant Engineer

• 1) Introduction to Abrasive Processes2) Tribosystems of Abrasive Machining Processes3) Kinematic Models of Abrasive Contacts4) Contact Mechanics5) Forces, Friction, and Energy6) Thermal Design of Processes7) Molecular Dynamics for Abrasive Process Simulation8) Fluid Delivery9) Electrolytic In-Process Dressing (ELID) Grinding and Polishing10) Grinding Wheel and Abrasive Topography11) Abrasives and Abrasive Tools12) Conditioning of Abrasive Wheels13) Loose Abrasive Processes14) Process Fluids for Abrasive Machining15) Tribology of Abrasive Machining16) Processed Materials