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LP10245: Manufacturing principles

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2012/3
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Mechanical Engineering (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office)
Further information on credits Credits: 5
Further information on unit levels Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Semester 2 at Bridgwater College
Semester 2 at Chichester College
Semester 2 at Swindon College
Further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 60%, EX 40%
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
The aims of this unit are to:
* investigate forming and shaping processes;
* investigate material removal processes;
* investigate joining processes.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the unit students should be able to identify appropriate:
* material casting processes;
* material shaping processes;
* material removal processes;
* material joining processes.

Skills:
During this unit students should gain the following skills:
Intellectual
* gathering, processing and analysing technical information (A)
* formulating outcomes (A)
Professional
* making written and verbal presentations (A)
Practical
* developing identification and observational skills to maintain records and contribute to reports (T,A)
* carrying out practical investigations of manufacturing systems (F,A)
Key
* writing reports (A)
* identifying appropriate manufacturing processes (A)

Content:
This unit concentrates on:
* primary casting processes; sand, investment, gravity and pressure die casting;
* primary shaping processes; rolling, forging, extrusion, drawing, presswork and blanking;
* primary forming processes; injection moulding, vacuum forming, compression/transfer moulding and blow moulding;
* material removal processes; milling, turning, grinding, cutting tool materials and cutting fluids;
* welding processes; manual metal arc, oxyacetylene, metal inert gas, tungsten inert gas and spot welding;
* joining processes; brazing, soldering, adhesive bonding and mechanical fastening.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

LP10245 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
  • UEME-HPF44 : FdSc Engineering Systems (Part-time at Swindon College) - Year 2
  • UEME-RFF44 : FdSc Engineering Systems (Full-time at Bridgwater College) - Year 1
  • UEME-RPF44 : FdSc Engineering Systems (Part-time at Bridgwater College) - Year 2
  • UEME-SFF44 : FdSc Engineering Systems (Full-time at Chichester College) - Year 1

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2012/13 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2013/14 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2012/13.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.