Area: |
Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Credits: |
25.0 |
Contact Hours: |
4.0 |
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| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** |
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Lecture: |
1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: |
1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): |
12921 (v.2) Industrial Technology 332 or any previous version
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Syllabus: |
Modern day manufacturing - limitations of traditional manufacturing concepts, need for better communications, and integration of total design emphasis. CAD/CAM and CNC machining centre and use of CAD/CAM equipment. Preventative and breakdown maintenance. Review of manufacturing concepts - mass, batch and jobbing shop production MRP&MRP11, JIT. New manufacturing demands - greater quality, shorter lead-time, increased product complexity, global market. Western versus Japanese approach to manufacturing. The use of special purpose automated systems compared with robotic systems and types of manufacturing robots. Flexible manufacture system (FMS), assembly equipment and material handling. Concurrent engineering - design, manufacturing and modular productionsystems. Role of CAD in manufacturing. Case study of companies trying to implement automation. CIM model and concepts. |
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| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** |
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Field of Education: |
30700 Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Technology (Narrow Grouping) |
HECS Band (if applicable): |
2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information: |
Informational |
Result Type: |
Grade/Mark |
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Availability |
| Year |
Location |
Period |
Internal |
Area External |
Central External |
| 2004 |
Bentley Campus |
Semester 1 |
Y |
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Area
External |
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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