Design for Manufacture and Assembly
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
MFET 3009
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
No
Course ID
011956
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
Course owner
UniSA STEM
To develop the knowledge and skills to design/redesign a product for ease of manual and automatic assembly, and also ease of manufacture, along with environmental considerations.
What is DFMA, Traditional Design and Manufacture vs Concurrent Engineering, DFMA as a tool for concurrent engineering, three DFMA criteria for retaining components for redesign of a product; Design for Manual Assembly; Design for Automatic Assembly; Computer-Aided Design for Assembly; Design for Manufacture (design for machining); Geometric Tolerancing for Manufacture as per Australian Standards; Social and Environmental impacts of design and manufacture.
G.Boothroyd,P.Dewhurst & W. Knight 2011, Product Design for Manufacture and Assembly, 3rd Edition , CRC Press
Common to all relevant programs | |
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Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
COMP 1045 | Programming Concepts |
MFET 2001 | Manufacturing Processes |
ENGG 1004 | Engineering Design and Innovation |
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Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES | |||
Seminar | 3 hours x 13 weeks | ||
Computer Practical | 2 hours x 4 weeks |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assignment, Examination
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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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.