Syllabus 2008/2009 MMT012

Syllabus academic year 2008/2009
(Created 2008-07-17.)

PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURING METHODS

MMT012

Higher education credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Level: G2 (First level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. Compulsory for: M2, MD2. Optional for: V4ib. Course coordinator: Associate professor Mats Andersson, mats.andersson@iprod.lth.se, Industriell Produktion. Recommended prerequisits: FME01 Engineering Mechanics, FHL013 Solid Mechanics, Basic Course and FKM015 Materials Engineering, Basic Course. Assessment: Written examination, written assignments and compulsory experimental exercises. Home page: http://www.iprod.lth.se.

Aim
A major part of the final properties and cost of a product is decided through the choice of manufacturing methods, and how the chosen methods are designed and controlled. The main purpose with the course is to give the student a broad understanding of existing manufacturing processes, in order to be able to control the critical product attributes; cost, function and properties.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

be able to define and describe specific terms in manufacturing technology, in Swedish and in English.
individually and in writing, be able to assess and compare different manufacturing processes, regarding function, result and efficiency.
be able to perform basic calculations that outline the basis of these manufacturing methods.
be able to integrate basic knowledge from material science, solid state physics and mechanics.

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

in group, be able to apply calculation methods on an actual product, and in writing be able to specify the scope and limits of the manufacturing of the said product, regarding material, tooling, machines processes etc. The student should also in this context be able to apply simple economic calculations.
with reference to a physical component, within given frames, be able to analyze the used manufacturing methods, integrate knowledge from material science, and in group present the results in a written report.
individually be able to seek and put together information on a given manufacturing process, and give an oral presentation of this in front of a larger group of students.

Contents
The course comprises the following groups of manufacturing methods and processes: Mechanical behaviour of materials and deformation models; metal-casting materials and equipment; forming and shaping processes and equipment including rolling, forging, extrusion, drawing, sheet-metal forming, forming and shaping of plastics; machining processes and machine tools including fundamentals, cutting tools and cutting tool materials, turning, drilling, milling, broaching, sawing, abrasive machining and finishing operations, advanced machining operations including EDM, AWJC, LBM, EBM; joining processes and equipment including fusion-welding processes and solid-state welding processes.

Literature
Kalpakjian, S.: Manufacturing Engineering and Technology. Prentice-Hall 2006. ISBN: 013-197639-7.