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The production of products, from the design to the processing of materials to obtain a concrete object, has been a fundamental aspect in the life of humans, characterizing the key milestones of their evolution. As a result of this continuous and long process, we live today in a world characterized by a global production environment involving a wide range of scientific and technological areas, consolidated and new knowledge, millions of people with different skills and roles.
The CIRP Encyclopedia of Production Engineering is aimed at collecting and make available the knowledge related to design practices, materials and manufacturing technologies, with the aim at providing an authoritative, exhaustive and easy access to the knowledge in the area of manufacturing. Matching the incremental nature of the human knowledge, the CIRP Encyclopedia of Production Engineering covers both fundamental and emerging concepts, and has been designed as an evolving corpus, where authors can contribute updating existing essays as well as adding new ones.
The target audience includes researchers, engineers, managers, graduate students and practitioners in production engineering technologies and the related scientific and technological areas.
The CIRP Encyclopedia of Production Engineering is published by Springer Nature in both printed and online versions.

The first edition of the CIRP Encyclopedia of Production Engineering covers the state-of-art of advanced technologies, methods and models for production, production engineering and logistics.The definitions and short explanations for a wide variety of terms have been written and reviewed by experts within the CIRP Community. Thus, the content is not only evaluated internationally on a high scientific level but also reflects very recent developments.The first edition was published in 2014 and contains about 250 essays for a total of more than 1300 pages, addressing relevant technical terms in the manufacturing area.

The writing of this edition involved more than 200 authors under the guidance of the Editors in Chief: Luc Laperrière, Gunther Reinhart; and Section Editors: Jan Aurich (abrasive processes), S. Jack Hu (assembly), Hans Kurt Toenshoff (cutting), Eric Lutters (design), Ludger Overmeyer (electro-physical and chemical processes), A. Erman Tekkaya (forming), Sami Kara (life cycle engineering), Erhan Budak (machines), M. Alkan Donmez (precision engineering and metrology, A-L), Robert Schmitt (precision engineering and metrology, M-Z), Günther Schuh (production systems and organizations), Christopher A. Brown (Surfaces).

The second edition of the CIRP Encyclopedia of Production Engineering covers a wide range of new entries such as Hybrid Processes, High Performance Grinding, Biomimetic Design, Cold Spray, Sheet-bulk Metal Forming, Ecodesign, Cyber Physical System, Nano Technology, or Geometrical Product Specification. The second edition also comprises reviewed entries from the first version, which have been updated to reflect new standards or developments. This edition was published in 2019 and contains about 350 essays for a total of more than 1800 pages, addressing relevant technical terms in the manufacturing area.

The writing of this edition involved more than 300 authors under the guidance of the Editors in Chief: Sami Chatti, Luc Laperrière, Gunther Reinhart, Tullio Tolio; and Section Editors: Konrad Wegener (abrasive processes), Jörg Krüger (assembly), Garrett O’Donnell (cutting), Eric Lutters (design), Ludger Overmeyer (electro-physical and chemical processes), Bernd-Arno Behrens (forming), Wim Dewulf (life cycle engineering), Hans-Christian Möhring (machines), M. Alkan Donmez (precision engineering and metrology , A-L), Robert Schmitt (precision engineering and metrology, M-Z), Günther Schuh (production systems and organizations), Han Haitjema (Surfaces).

An online-only live edition of the CIRP Encyclopedia of Production Engineering is also available, containing updated versions of the essays and additional essays published after 2019.

CIRP Members have free full access to the Encyclopedia online and static eBook version from their Dashboard.

The CIRP Dictionaries of Production Engineering cover definitions and terminology for manufacturing processes, machines, tools, materials and systems formulated by the Scientific Committees (STC) while the Terminology Committee carries the responsibility for the publication. They are aimed to provide manufacturing engineers, practitioners and students a reliable source of knowledge to support the shift of their professional horizon from local to international. The CIRP Dictionaries of Production Engineering address the broad field of production engineering and are organized in multiple volumes focused on a specific topic related to manufacturing processes and systems, namely metal forming processes, material removal processes, manufacturing systems, and assembly processes. The CIRP Dictionaries of Production Engineering cover multiple languages: English, German, French and Italian.

Trilingual edition German-English-French

 Wörterbuch der Fertigungstechnik, Dictionary of Production Engineering, Dictionnaire des Techniques de Production Mécanique Vol. I/1 (2015)
Umformtechnik 1 / Metal Forming 1 / Formage 1
The volume on "Metal Forming" addresses a central part in production engineering, i.e., the process of shape change by plastic deformation without loss of material. The terms cover the technical details of forming of components and its corresponding machinery and equipment and their control. In addition, the dictionary considers relevant issues related to tribology, heat treatment, product properties, failure modes, quality assurance, operational aspects as well as general manufacturing viewpoints. The first part of this volume (I/1) addresses general terms of metal forming, rolling, drawing and extrusion processes.

 Wörterbuch der Fertigungstechnik, Dictionary of Production Engineering, Dictionnaire des Techniques de Production Mécanique Vol. I/2 (2015)
Umformtechnik 2 / Metal Forming 2 / Formage 2
The volume on "Metal Forming" addresses a central part in production engineering, i.e., the process of shape change by plastic deformation without loss of material. The terms cover the technical details of forming of components and its corresponding machinery and equipment and their control. In addition, the dictionary considers relevant issues related to tribology, heat treatment, product properties, failure modes, quality assurance, operational aspects as well as general manufacturing viewpoints. The second part of this volume (I/2) addresses hot forging and die forging, cold and warm forging, bending, deep drawing and stretch drawing, incremental forming, forming with working media, forming with magnetic fields, cutting by forming, joining by forming.

 Wörterbuch der Fertigungstechnik, Dictionary of Production Engineering, Dictionnaire des Techniques de Production Mécanique Vol. II (2004)
Verfahren / Material Removal Processes / Procédés d’enlèvement de matière
This volume on "Material Removal" contains terms and definitions of the most important cutting processes of surface working (turning, drilling, milling, planning, slotting, broaching), abrasive processes (grinding, polishing, honing, lapping) and physical processes (erosion, laser beam removal, electron and ion beam machining, etc). Furthermore, the corresponding tools, machines and processes are described, complemented by general terms and definitions of production engineering and physical fundamentals, structure and properties of surfaces and the effects of machining on the surface quality.

 Wörterbuch der Fertigungstechnik, Dictionary of Production Engineering, Dictionnaire des Techniques de Production Mécanique Vol. III (2004)
Produktionssysteme / Manufacturing Systems / Systèmes de Production

This volume on “Manufacturing Systems” addresses the organizations in the manufacturing industry. With more than 700 terms the volume addresses general technical details of parts manufacturing and assembling and the corresponding machinery and equipment, but also topics related to the functioning of production systems: the handling and flow of materials in production, organizational aspects, planning and control, quality management, and the economic aspects of production such as investments, cost, capacity, time, etc. 

 Wörterbuch der Fertigungstechnik, Dictionary of Production Engineering, Dictionnaire des Techniques de Production Mécanique Vol. IV (2011)
Montage / Assembly / Assemblage
This volume on “Assembly” addresses a central part in production engineering, namely the final stages of most of the production processes, where a finished product is obtained through the assembling of multiple parts and components. With more than 1,000 terms the volume deals with the technical details of assembly processes and its corresponding machinery and equipment but also considers relevant aspects related to planning and deploying assembly systems. The volume covers the operation of assembly systems, the handling and flow of materials, the organization, planning and control of assembly operations, quality management and the economic aspects.

Trilingual edition English-German-Italian 

 Dictionary of Production Engineering I - Metal Forming, Wörterbuch der Fertigungstechnik I - Umformtechnik, Dizionario di Ingegneria della Produzione I - Formatura dei Metalli (2019)
This trilingual edition of the CIRP Dictionary of Production Engineering was compiled under the auspices of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP). Volume I contains about 2650 terms for metal forming. They include: general terms of metal forming, rolling, drawing, extrusion. hot and die forging, cold and warm forging and sheet metal working, joining and cutting by forming, incremental forming, forming with magnetic fields and with working media. Definitions are provided for all terms, together with illustrations and reference to national and international standards. Alphabetical indices for each of the three languages provide easy access to the terms.

Dictionary of Production Engineering II - Material Removal Processes, Wörterbuch der Fertigungstechnik II - Trennende Verfahren, Dizionario di Ingegneria della Produzione II - Processi di asportazione di materiale (2020)
This trilingual edition of the CIRP Dictionary of Production Engineering was compiled under the auspices of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP). Volume II contains about 2000 terms for material removal processes. They include: Cutting processes; Abrasive and physical processes and Surface properties. Definitions are provided for all terms, together with illustrations and reference to national and international standards. Alphabetical indices for each of the three languages provide easy access to the terms.

 Dictionary of Production Engineering III – Manufacturing Systems, Wörterbuch der Fertigungstechnik III – Produktionssysteme, Dizionario di Ingegneria della Produzione III – Sistemi di produzione (2020)
This trilingual edition of the CIRP Dictionary of Production Engineering was compiled under the auspices of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP). Volume III contains about 700 terms for manufacturing systems. They include fundamental terms of manufacturing, machining systems, machine peripherals, information and communication systems, material-flow systems, production planning and production optimization. Definitions are provided for all terms, together with illustrations and reference to national and international standards. Alphabetical indices for each of the three languages provide easy access to the terms.

Dictionary of Production Engineering IV - Assembly, Wörterbuch der Fertigungstechnik IV - Montage, Dizionario di Ingegneria della Produzione IV - Assemblaggio (2020)
This trilingual edition of the CIRP Dictionary of Production Engineering was compiled under the auspices of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP). Volume IV contains about 1000 terms for assembly. They include: general terms, assembly systems, assembly processes, assembly organization, assembly planning and assembly operations. Definitions are provided for all terms, together with illustrations and reference to national and international standards. Alphabetical indices for each of the three languages provide easy access to the terms.

 
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Former multi-lingual Dictionaries

With its long-standing history in production engineering, the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP) has always been at the forefront of innovation and research. The mission of the academy to promote research and development, facilitate the exchange of ideas, and disseminate scientific findings is at the core of our community. At CIRP, we aim to serve as a forum for discussion, knowledge sharing, collaboration, and in-depth understanding of scientific topics.
Even if documents and knowledge repositories are today more open and accessible than ever, the extreme specialisation of knowledge has led publications to be written, revised, and read primarily within their respective communities and, consequently, inaccessible or incomprehensible to outsiders. Understanding this language and content requires grounding in intermediate knowledge sources, such as books (reference books, handbooks, etc.) that, for newer fields, are often unavailable.
To this aim, CIRP has launched the CIRP Novel Topics in Production Engineering (CNTPE), a collection of specialised essays in emerging areas of production engineering published in a book yearly.

The essays in CNTPE introduce readers to new fields, offering a comprehensive exposition of novel research areas. They are designed to be accessible to both seasoned professionals and newcomers, combining in-depth analysis with a broader contextual understanding. Real-world examples and cases are presented wherever possible. CNTPE is a resource for current researchers and practitioners and an invaluable tool for educating future engineers and scientists.
To balance the need for an authoritative source of knowledge to address novel topics at the cutting edge of technology, the Scientific Technical Committees (STCs) of CIRP examine and select the topics and authors of the essays in each volume of CIRP Novel Topics in Production Engineering (CNTPE). These essays are primarily based on the contributions of CIRP members and researchers unaffiliated with CIRP. One representative for each STC is a member of the Editorial Board of CNTPE so that the entire editorial process conforms to the quality standards of the CIRP. The contributors of CNTPE, including experts from CIRP and other scientific organisations, bring high standards of academic and industrial excellence. The editorial process, led by the CIRP Editorial Board and its Scientific Technical Committees (STCs), ensures the accuracy, relevance, and clarity of contributions.

This endeavour marks a pivotal moment within the CIRP community as a collective effort to consolidate, update, and disseminate the vast and expanding body of knowledge in design, process, systems and machines, instruments and metrology, life cycles and organisations, and new production engineering development trends, including the three paradigms of manufacturing advancement. As creating and disseminating scientific knowledge is a cornerstone of CIRP, CNTPE will enhance the academy’s ability to reach a broader audience, including researchers, educators, students, and industry professionals.

CIRP Novel Topics in Production Engineering - Volume 1 (2024)

The first volume features contributions at the product design level where the new approach of modeling and design as a service proves to be extremely important, especially in a situation where product updates are very frequent. Modifications and introduction of new products, in turn, imply continuous modifications at the production network level and at the factory level, where the fast and continuous evolution of production systems introduces the need for very fast ramp-ups. The evolution of factories should consider the role of the humans operating in factories both in terms of human-robot cooperation and automatic analysis of the impact on the quality of manual operations. The evolution of factories also requires new ways of controlling processes and the machines implementing them to improve their performance or the introduction of new processes. Taking a wider view, manufacturing as we know it today may be complemented in the future by new ways of making parts, considering the potential of creating parts by atom manipulation. 

Editorial Board

Prof. Tullio Tolio, Politecnico di Milano - Editor in Chief
Prof. Yasushi Umeda, University of Tokyo - STC-A
Prof. Dirk Biermann, TU Dortmund - STC-C
Prof. Dimitris Mourtzis, University of Patras - STC-Dn
Prof. Luigi Maria Galantucci, Politecnico di Bari - STC-E
Prof. Mathias Liewald, University of Stuttgart - STC-F
Prof. Peter Krajnik, Chalmers University - STC-G
Prof. Hans-Christian Möhring, University of Stuttgart - STC-M
Prof. Stephen Newmann, University of Bath - STC-O
Prof. Robert Schmitt, RWTH Aachen - STC-P
Prof. Han Haitjema, KU Leuven - STC-S
Prof. Marcello Urgo, Politecnico di Milano - Terminology Committee

CIRP Members   have free access to the CNTPE online from their Dashboard.