The chapters in this book are placed within seven groups.

Group I: Defining a World-Class Machine Shop attempts to define a world-class shop for milling titanium alloys then takes you for a simulated shop tour on how to assess your shop in world-class measures. Most important, there is a discourse on selection and training of people, including management. Furthermore, I have included the checklist I use for a 30-minute shop assessment.

Group II: Equipment discusses fixtures (work holding devices) and the metal cutting machinery. How does one equip such a world-class titanium machine shop? The challenge with fixtures is to minimize costs and the number of fixtures and make them easy to use. Machinery selection, maintenance, and use are also discussed.

Group III: Milling of Titanium Alloys covers the bulk of value-added milling operations metal removal. The sequence within this group begins with rough milling, and then proceeds to finish cuts. These chapters are followed with thoughts on maintaining the accuracy of large parts. Some trials and tribulations of milling difficult part sections are covered. The chapter on warpage discusses the three causes of warpage with examples of how to prevent such distortion.

Group IV: Hand Finishing and Vibratory Finishing discusses benching in two chapters. The last step in fabrication is benching final sanding and deburring to achieve the specified surface finish which follows the normal sequence of machine shop milling.

Group V: Cutters is intended to help you decide on sources of cutters and cutter holders, parameters...