302848 (v.1) Industrial Technology 231

Area:

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly

Syllabus:

Introduction to manufacturing processes, primary forming processes, investment and centrifugal casting, forging, rolling, extrusion, tube and pipe manufacture, drawing. Secondary forming processes, bending, deep drawing, metal spinning, roll forming, powder metallurgy. Surface treatments. Polymer manufacturing. Research topic. CNC machining.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will have gained an introduction to the underlying principles of primary and secondary forming processes, and specialised machining techniques of engineering materials and components.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Luggen, W. W., (1997), Computer Numerical Control - a first look primer, Delmar Publishers, Albany.

Unit Texts:

De Garmo E.P., Black J.T., and Kohser R.A., 'Materials and Processes in Manufacturing', 9th Ed, New York, MacMillan.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Laboratory Assignments 40%. Research Assignment 20%. Final Written Test 40%. To gain a pass in this unit, students must obtain at least 40% in each component and 50% overall. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y