PLAN OF TEACHING ENME 412

(Spring 1994, SECTION 0101)


CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION (two weeks)

1.1 Concept of Manufacturing Systems

1.2 Relationship between Manufacturing and Design

1.3 Materials and Manufacturing

1.4 Economics of Manufacturing

1.5 How to use the textbook "Manufacturing Processes for Engineering Materials"?


CHAPTER 2 Materials Engineering (two weeks)

2.1 Properties and Behaviors of Materials

2.2 Enhancement of the Properties of Materials

2.3 Metals, Plastics, Composites, and Ceramics

CHAPTER 3 Basic Manufacturing Processes (six weeks)

3.1 Casting Processes

1. Sand casting
2. Shell-mold casting
3. Precision casting
4. Design for casting

3.2 Forming Processes

1. Fundamentals of hot working
2. Hot working processes
3. Fundamentals of cold workmg
4. Cold working processes

3.3 Material Removal Processes

1. Typical machining operations
2. Tool geometry
3. Principls of single point cutting
4. Non-traditional machining operations

3.4 Joining Processes

1. Introduction to welding
2. Weldind design and process selection
3. Gluing
3.5 Processes of polymers and reinforced plastics

1. Ejection molding
2. Fiber reinforced plastics (composites)
3. Design consideration

CHAPTER 4 Quality and Economics of Manufacturing (three weeks)

4.1 Concept of Ouality Engineering

1. Statistical process control
2. Process capability study
3. Acceptance sampling
4. Quality assurance - ISO 9000
4.2 Economic Environment and Cost Considerations

1. Break-even analysis
2. Case study 1: machining economics
3. Case study 2: money-time relationships
4. Optimization among alternatives

CHAPTER 5 Laboratory Work: CNC Machining (two weeks)

5.1 Concept of NC Machining

5.2 Part Programming using G-Code

5.3 Part-making through Operating a CNC Machining Center



IMPORTANT DATES

  1. First Day of Class: Tuesday, January 18, 1994.

  2. Laboratory and Shop-floor Tour:
    First Group: 4:30 pm, Wednesday, January 19, 1994
    Second Group: 4:30 pm, Thursday, January 20, 1994
    (Students should meet at 4:20 pm in front of the classroom)
  3. First Test, Thursday, February 24, 1994. Second Test, Thursday,
  4. March 31, 1994. Project Due Date is Thursday, April 28, 1994. Last
  5. Day of Schedule Adjustment is Monday, January 31, 1994. Last Day for Dropping a Course with a "W" is Monday, April 4, 1994.
  6. Final Examination Date is Monday, May 16, 1994 (1:30 pm - 3:30 pm).


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