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ME20026: Modern manufacturing - integrated design, make and serve

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2012/3
Follow this link for further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Follow this link for further information on credits Credits: 6
Follow this link for further information on unit levels Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Follow this link for further information on period slots Period: Semester 2
Follow this link for further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 40%, EX 60%
Follow this link for further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: ME20026 Re-Assessment Examination (where allowed by programme regulations)
Follow this link for further information on unit rules Requisites: This unit is not normally available to visiting/exchange students.
Follow this link for further information on unit content Description: 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 and in groups.

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 smoothing. 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.
Follow this link for further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

ME20026 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • UEME-AFB26 : BEng (hons) Aerospace Engineering (Full-time) - Year 2
  • UEME-AKB26 : BEng (hons) Aerospace Engineering (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 2
  • UEME-AFB01 : BEng (hons) Automotive Engineering (Full-time) - Year 2
  • UEME-AKB01 : BEng (hons) Automotive Engineering (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 2
  • UEME-AFB16 : BEng (hons) Mechanical Engineering (Full-time) - Year 2
  • UEME-AKB16 : BEng (hons) Mechanical Engineering (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 2
  • UEME-AFB41 : BEng (hons) Mechanical Engineering with Advanced Design and Innovation (Full-time) - Year 2
  • UEME-AKB41 : BEng (hons) Mechanical Engineering with Advanced Design and Innovation (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 2
  • UEME-AFB38 : BEng (hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Full-time) - Year 2
  • UEME-AKB38 : BEng (hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 2
  • UEME-AFM04 : MEng (hons) Aerospace Engineering (Full-time) - Year 2
  • UEME-AKM04 : MEng (hons) Aerospace Engineering (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 2
  • UEME-AFM01 : MEng (hons) Automotive Engineering (Full-time) - Year 2
  • UEME-AKM01 : MEng (hons) Automotive Engineering (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 2
  • UEME-AFM16 : MEng (hons) Mechanical Engineering (Full-time) - Year 2
  • UEME-AKM16 : MEng (hons) Mechanical Engineering (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 2
  • UEME-AFM41 : MEng (hons) Mechanical Engineering with Advanced Design and Innovation (Full-time) - Year 2
  • UEME-AKM41 : MEng (hons) Mechanical Engineering with Advanced Design and Innovation (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 2
  • UEME-AFM38 : MEng (hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Full-time) - Year 2
  • UEME-AKM38 : MEng (hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 2

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.