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Courses Handbook 2014

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2014.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2013.

308812 (v.1) Industrial Technology 342

Area: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Science Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 308806 (v.2) Manufacturing Processes 233 or any previous version
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: Part 1: CNC machining Introduction and classification of CNC machines and safety procedures. Axillary equipment used with CNC machining. Programming instructions. Specialised programming instructions. Machine tool control system and datums. Component program writing. Programming with canned cycles. Programming with macro statements. Component manufacture by use of CAD/CAM. Pneumatics and logic. Part 2: Material Removal Processes. Introduction to cutting tool theory. Theory of chip formation in metal machining. Force relationship and Merchant’s analysis. Power and energy relationship in machining. Cutting temperature. Cutting fluids. Broaching. Gear manufacturing. Gear measurement. Part 3: Non-traditional machining processes. Surface treatments. Advantages of non-traditional metal removal processes. Powder metallurgy.
Field of Education: 030701 Mechanical Engineering
Result Type: Grade/Mark


Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2014 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2014 Miri Sarawak Campus Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External


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