Publishers

Everyone needs a refresher sometimes. The 8th edition of the AutoCAD Pocket Reference by Cheryl R. Shrock and Steve Heather from Industrial Press Inc. covers AutoCAD 2018 and 2019 software, including concepts, how-to, and fundamental commands.

For those new to the world of AutoCAD, as well as those honing longtime skills, an effective resource is the "Beginning AutoCAD 2019 Exercise Workbook" by Cheryl R. Shrock and Steve Heather from Industrial Press Inc. Two new features are included in the 2019 edition, “Drawing Compare” and “Shared Views,” both of which make it easier for colleagues and clients to share and comment upon changes to drawings in real-time.

Zhuming Bi's "Finite Element Analysis Applications: A Systematic and Practical Approach" strikes a solid balance between more traditional finite element analysis (FEA) textbooks that focus primarily on theory and the software-specific guidebooks that help teach students and professionals how to use particular FEA software without providing any of the theoretical foundation, the publisher reports.

Warren Hammer’s Blueprint Reading Basics from Industrial Press Inc. has been a bestselling classic for nearly two decades, revered for its ease of understanding and for giving readers opportunities to practice what they learned. With this historic revision, new author Charles Gillis has updated the entire package.

The maintenance spare parts business is in turmoil. There have been fundamental changes in the sale, distribution and storage of spare parts needed to maintain machinery and other physical assets. The key to uptime in manufacturing is managing risk, and "Surviving the Spare Parts Crisis: Maintenance Storeroom and Inventory Control" by Joel Levitt describes how to evaluate risk in the inventory.

Industrial Press Inc. says Warren Hammer’s "Blueprint Reading Basics" has been a bestselling classic for nearly two decades, revered for its ease of understanding and for giving readers opportunities to practice what they learned.

"The Power of FIVE: The Definitive Guide to 5-Axis Machining" book was officially released this month at an industry conference, Top Shops, in Indianapolis. The author, Michael Cope, is a machinist and works at Hurco as a product technical specialist.