Department of Mechanical Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2006/07

ME20026 Manufacturing

Credits: 6

Level: Intermediate

Semester: 2

Assessment: EX60CW40

Requisites:

Before taking this unit you must take ME10012

Aims:
* To introduce the student to the elements of manufacturing systems and processes.
* To provide an understanding of material behaviour for manufacturability.
* To increase the student knowledge and appreciation of surface processing and treatment.
* To gain understanding of how manufacturing systems are designed, operated and controlled.
Learning Outcomes:
After taking this unit the student should be able to:
* Understand material yielding and its application in material shaping.
* Calculate forces acting on cutting tools and select optimum operating conditions.
* Describe some of the commonly used techniques for surface treatment.
* Design appropriate surface hardening, coating or smoothing process to some industrial products.
* Understand how manufacturing systems are designed.
* Design a manufacturing system for the assembly of products.
* Understand how the flow of work through a production system is controlled.
* Understand how quality is controlled in a production system.
* Understand the requirement and role of other functions needed to manage manufacture.
Skills:
Problem solving; working independently.
Content:
Syllabus: Plastic deformation and idealised stress-strain curves. Yield Criteria and plastic work.Force analysis in metal cutting and tool life. Cutting Force measurements and tool failure. Surface treatment: case hardening, coating and smooting. Process and Assembly planning. Process capability, process choice, assembly line balancing. Production control. Capacity Planning, Order Acceptance, Release and Control, Push and Pull systems, MRP, JIT and Stock Control. Quality of conformance, quality costs, Inspection, SQC. Cost and financial Control. Maintenance, Sales and Marketing, Supply Chains. Case study on assembly system design integrated with IT, R&D and HR.

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