Machining Principles for Shape Generation of Metals

Authors

Yuji Furukawa Professor Emeritus, Polytechnic University of Japan, Tokyo, Japan.Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan. Dr Yuji Furukawa is Professor Emeritus at Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, the Polytechnic University of Japan and Daliang Institute of Science and Technology. He received his Doctor of Engineering degree from Tokyo Metropolitan University, where his doctoral research focused on self-excited vibration in grinding processes. Dr Furukawa has held numerous senior leadership roles, including Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Tokyo Metropolitan University and Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology and President of the Polytechnic University of Japan. He is an Honorary Member of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering and a member of CIRP, and has also served as a member of the Science Council of Japan and Chair of the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Program. His research interests span metal cutting manufacturing, ultra-precision machining, bio-manufacturing, management of technology, professional engineering education and manufacturing policy. He is the author of numerous books, including Machining Principles for Shape Generation of Metals published by Elsevier, and has received major awards from leading Japanese and international engineering societies.