Manufacturing Processes

Course aim

To provide the student with a knowledge of the mechanics of forming and joining processes for a wide range of industrial applications and to be able to use this knowledge for manufacturing and design decision making.

Course content

Through lectures, practicals and site visits, students are exposed to a variety of manufacturing techniques, including: metal cutting techniques, cutting tools and materials; mechanics and economics of metal cutting; use of jigs and fixtures for machining; joining processes; stress, strain analysis and mechanical properties of materials applied to metal forming processes; sheet metal forming, deep drawing, stretch forming and bending; drawing, forging, rolling and extrusion processes; tooling for blanking, bending and forging; basic casting techniques.

Textbook(s)

Mikell P Grooveer 2012, Fundamentals of modern manufacturing: Materials, processes, and systems, 5th, John Wiley and Sons

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assessment 1: Continuing Assessment (Individual Work), Assessment 2: Practicals (Group Work), Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.