Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | MANUFACTURING PROCESSES | ||||||
Course Unit Code | AMEM201 | ||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||
Prerequisites | AMEM110 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||
Course Contents | Introduction to manufacturing processes: Definition of manufacturing, purpose of manufacturing, classification of the various types of manufacturing processes, selecting materials and manufacturing process, manufacturing industries, resources for manufacturing. Casting processes: Solidification of metals, cast structures, casting metals and alloys, technology and machines of casting processes, sand casting, shell mold casting, expendable mold casting, investment casting, permanent mold casting, hot and cold die casting, centrifugal casting, vacuum casting, solidification time, casting defects. Forming processes: Technology of forging, rolling, cold and hot extrusion, rod, wire and tube drawing, required properties of materials, sheet-metal forming processes, sheet-metal characteristics, shearing, bending of sheet and plate, stretch forming, deep-drawing, formability of sheet metals Material-removal processes: Technology and machines for milling, turning, shaping, drilling, broaching, mechanics of chip formation, tool wear, surface finish and integrity, cutting-tool materials, cutting fluids. Joining processes: Oxyfuel gas welding, thermit welding, arc-welding, consumable and nonconsumable electrode, resistance welding, solid-state welding, electron-beam welding, Laser beam welding. Introduction to Integrated Manufacturing Systems: Manufacturing systems, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Computer Aided Design, group technology, cellular manufacturing, flexible manufacturing systems | ||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The course material is mostly delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer presentations, although demonstration of some manufacturing methods and site visits are performed. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks. | ||||||
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Language of instruction | English | ||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |