唐一平主編的《先進制造技術》為英文版教材，是從近年來國外出版的20多本英文原版專着和教材中摘錄、篩選后編輯而成的。全書共分為三部分：第一部分介紹了計算機在制造業中的作用，並對因特網的誕生、歷史沿革和結構作了初步介紹；第二部分主要介紹CAD/CAM、數控加工、柔性制造系統、計算機集成制造系統和高速切削加工；第三部分是全書的重點，系統介紹了近年來先進制造技術的幾個主要內容——敏捷制造、增材制造、基於環境意識的設計與制造、納米技術和微納制造，以及生物制造等。為便於讀者學習，在本書的每一章末都對一些疑難句子作了詳細注釋，並在書后附有總詞匯表。本書可作為機械制造及自動化、現代設計、儀器儀表、工業工程與管理、環境工程以及半導體器件制造等專業的高年級本科生的雙語教材，也可用作其他相關專業人員的現代制造技術英文培訓教材。

Part I Computers in Manufacturing1 Computer-aided Production and Control Systems (計算機輔助生產與控制系統)1.1 Automation Concepts1.2 Evolution of Automation1.3 Goals of Automation1.4 Engineering1.5 Business1.6 Computer Control of Manufacturing Systems注釋2 Internet (因特網)2.1 Services Supported by Internet2.2 Who Uses the Internet?2.3 Internet Origins注釋3 The Role of the World Wide Web (WWW) in Manufacturing (萬維網在制造中的作用)3.1 Introduction3.2 Globalization for Customer Oriented Manufacturing3.3 The Role of the World Wide Web3.4 Global Collaborative Manufacturing and WWW3.5 Web and Manufacturing Practices3.6 Global Manufacturing on the Web3.7 Cloud Computing & Cloud Manufacturing注釋Part II Automated Manufacturing4 Computer-aided Design and Computer-aided Manufacturing (計算機輔助設計與制造)4.1 Rationale for CAD/CAM4.2 Historical Development of CAD/CAM4.3 Computers and Design4.4 CAD-to-CAM Interface4.5 CAD/CAM Hardware4.6 CAD/CAM Software4.7 CAD/CAM Database4.8 2-D Versus 3-D Software4.9 CAD System Examples4.10 Animation and CAD/CAM4.11 CAD/CAM Selection Criteria注釋5 Numerical Control (數控技術)5.1 Historical Background5.2 Computer Numerical Control5.3 Principles of NC Machines5.4 Types of Control Systems5.5 Accuracy in Numerical Control5.6 Advantages and Limitations of NC5.7 Programming for Numerical Control5.8 Machining Centers注釋6 Flexible Manufacturing (柔性制造)6.1 Historical Development of Flexible Manufacturing6.2 Rationale for Flexible Manufacturing6.3 Flexible Manufacturing System Components6.4 The Hierarchical Nature of Production Control注釋7 Computer Integrated Manufacturing (計算機集成制造)7.1 Historical Development of CIM7.2 The CIM Wheel7.3 Benefits of CIM7.4 CIM-related Standards7.5 Group Technology and CIM7.6 Process Planning and CIM7.7 Computer-aided Process Planning7.8 Manufacturing Resources Planning and CIM注釋8 High Speed Cutting (HSC) (調整切削)8.1 Definition8.2 Introduction to High Speed Cutting8.3 Applications of High Speed Cutting注釋Part III Manufacturing Technology Facing the 21st Century Introduction9 Agile Manufacturing (敏捷制造)9.1 Introduction9.2 AM--a New Manufacturing Strategy9.3 AM is a Production Mode of the 21st Century9.4 Summary注釋10 Additive Manufacturing (增材制造)10.1 Introduction10.2 AM Processes and Materials10.3 Applications of Additive Manufacturing10.4 Advantages of AM for Production10.5 Conclusions注釋11 Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing (具有環境意識的設計與制造)11.1 Introduction11.2 Overview11.3 Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing11.4 Environmental Engineering11.5 Summary注釋12 Nanotechnology and Micromachine (納米技術與微機械)12.1 Nanotechnology12.2 Micromachines12.3 Fabrication of Microelectronic Devices12.4 Summary注釋13 Biofabrieation (生物制造)13.1 Introduction13.2 A 21 st Century Manufacturing Paradigm13.3 Growing Arsenal of Biofabrication Technologies13.4 Practical Applications of Biofabrication Technologies注釋參考文獻世界著名機械工程學會名錄總詞匯表AMT縮略語詞匯表