介绍了磨料流加工（AFM）的原理和实践。这些例子展示了AFM的成功应用，有助于确定何时使用磨料流加工。如今，更多的重点是用机械化、自动化工艺取代手动去毛刺、边缘轮廓和抛光。AFM能够到达内部或不可接近的区域，跟踪复杂的轮廓，同时在工件的多个边缘或表面上工作，这将导致该方法的持续发展和扩大使用。

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF ABRASIVE FLOW MACHINING (AFM) IS PRESENTED. THE VARIOUS EXAMPLES, WHICH SHOW SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS OF AFM, HELP DEFINE WHEN ABRASIVE FLOW MACHINING IS USED. TODAY, MORE EMPHASIS IS BEING PLACED ON REPLACING MANUAL DEBURRING, EDGE CONTOURING, AND POLISHING WITH MECHANIZED, AUTOMATIC PROCESSES. THE ABILITY OF AFM TO REACH INTERNAL OR INACCESSIBLE AREAS, TO FOLLOW COMPLEX CONTOURS, AND TO SIMULTANEOUSLY WORK ON MULTIPLE EDGES OR SURFACES IN A WORKPIECE WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANDED USE FOR THIS METHOD.