Department of Mechanical Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2009/10 |
ME30042: Manufacturing systems techniques |
 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Honours |
| Period: | Semester 1 |
| Assessment:
| CW 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | ME30042 Reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take ME20026 |
| Description: | Aims: * To introduce the student to advanced methods in manufacturing systems. * To develop expertise in the design of manufacturing systems. * To develop expertise in CNC programming and CAD/CAM integration. * To gain understanding of automation and process control. * To increase student knowledge and skills in synthesising and analysing the elements required in the design of work cells. Learning Outcomes: After taking this unit the student should be able to: * Plan operations for product manufacture. * Assemble products. * Produce NC part programs. * Produce robot path programs. * Use integrated CAD/CAM software. * Design suitable work holding arrangements. * Design plant layout and materials handling systems. * Establish effective working methods and environment. * Understand the interlink between productivity and good planing. * Design integrated workplace environments. Skills: Problem solving; numeracy: IT; working independently; written communication. Content: Syllabus: Process planning and time estimating. Assembly planning. Quality planing. The design and choice of jigs, fixtures, tooling and gauges. Historical aspects of NC. Types of NC system. Machine tool controllers. Machine level programming. APT part programming. Computer aided part programming. Integrated CAD/CAM systems. Plant layout techniques. To-From analysis. Materials handling and work movement methodologies. Work Study, method study, work measurement, activity sampling and ergonomics. System design and evaluation, methodology and gauging systems. Case study on NC machining and its applications. Case study on process planing and material handling. Topics for self study that may be examined. |