Chapter Introduction to Precision Engineering – Samir Mekid – Chapter Motion Errors – Samir Mekid – Chapter Thermal Problems in Machine Tools Design and Operation – Jerzy Jedrzejewski – Chapter Design Strategies and Machine KeyComponents – Samir Mekid – Chapter Introduction to Parallel Kinematic Machines – Samir Mekid – Chapter Precision Control – Tan Kok Kiong, Andi Sudjana Putra, and Sunan Huang – Chapter Actuators, Transmission, and Sensors – Tan Kok Kiong and Samir Mekid – Chapter Current Issues in Error Modeling—D Volumetric Positioning Errors – Charles Wang .