IE 251  Manufacturing Processes  (TEP/TEPE)
Credits:3                                                                                  Major Course (3-0-6)

Lecturers:
1) Asst. Prof. Dr. Apiwat Muttamara             Email mapiwat@engr.tu.ac.th              Tel: 3189 Room 423/3


Course Description:
Manufacturing Processes such as casting, forming, machining and welding. The use of these equipments, tools and machineries in manufacturing. Relationships of material, manufacturing processes and cost. Standards in engineering metrology and instrumentation, Precision and Accuracy in measurement. Interchangeability system. Tolerance and Allowances. Allowances and safety zone rules.  Basic Machine Maintenance. 

Objectives:

  1. Understand relationships of  materials, manufacturing processes and cost.
  2. Be able to use the basic equipment, tool and machineries in manufacturing.
  3. Be able to determine manufacturing processes for parts.

Teaching schedule: 


Week

Topics

1

Iron and steel

2

Steel production

3

Casting process

4

Turning- Work holding
5

Turning Tools and Operation

6

Relationships of material and processes (Case studies I)

MIDTERM

7
Milling

8

Grinding, Polishing

9

Non-traditional manufacturing processes

10

Welding, Brazing and Soldering

11

Metal Forming

12

Sheet Metal forming + Advance forming

13

Engineering metrology
- Interchangeability system
- Tolerances and allowances

14

Review Manufacturing processes (Case studies II)

 

Final Exam

Reference Books;

  1. Mikell P. Groover, Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing: Materials, Processes, and Systems, 4nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2001.
  2. S. Kalpakjian and S.R. schmid, Manufacturing engineering and technology, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2001.

Evaluation:
            Attendant, Project assignments & Homework                      25 %
            Midterm exam                                                                     35%
            Final exam                                                                           40%