MET-104 Manufacturing Processes
The basic equipment, processes and services required to produce products are studied. This course is designed to give the student the knowledge and vocabulary to comprehend the complex and inter-related design and manufacturing functions that must be accomplished to produce the end product. The processes covered include the making metal casting, plastics production, hot and cold forming, machining, fastening, non-traditional machining, grinding, etc. Equipment covered in the lab include: lathes, grinders, milling machines, band saws, drill presses, precision measurement devices, basic CNC machine operations and programming will be introduced. Safety and proper manufacturing procedures will be emphasized. Statistical quality control concepts will be introduced.
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Course Outline
Department
Science and Technology
Course Description
The basic equipment, processes and services required to produce products are studied. This course is designed to give the student the knowledge and vocabulary to comprehend the complex and inter-related design and manufacturing functions that must be accomplished to produce the end product. The processes covered include the making metal casting, plastics production, hot and cold forming, machining, fastening, non-traditional machining, grinding, etc. Equipment covered in the lab include: lathes, grinders, milling machines, band saws, drill presses, precision measurement devices, basic CNC machine operations and programming will be introduced. Safety and proper manufacturing procedures will be emphasized. Statistical quality control concepts will be introduced.
Credit Hours
3Course Learning Outcomes
- Compare accuracy and precision of various measurement instruments.
- Use a manual lathe and mill to cut metals and non-metals.
- Perform a quality control analysis.
- Program the CNC lathe and mill units to produce a sample component.
Topic Outline
- General outline of topics covered:
- 1. Theory of machining
- 2. Casting
- a. Sand
- b. Lost wax
- c. Permanent mold
- d. Injection molding
- 3. Metal forming
- a. Cold forming
- i. Bending
- ii. Rolling
- iii. Stamping
- iv. Shaping
- b. Hot forming
- i. Rolling
- ii. Extrusion
- iii. Forging
- iv. Drawing
- c. Powder metallurgy
- 4. Turning
- 5. Milling
- 6. Boring and drilling
- 7. Assembly processes
- a. Semi-permanent
- i. Bolts and screws
- ii. Rivets
- b. Permanent
- i. Welding
- ii. Adhesives
- 8. Basic measuring and layout instruments
- 9. Vernier caliper and micrometer
- 10. Precision gage blocks and sine bar
- 11. Lab activities
- a. Machining metal on a lathe
- b. Machining metal on a mill
- c. CNC programming
- d. CNC lathe operations
- e. CNC mill operations