Introduction To Manufacturing Processes (4 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

Understand the product’s manufacturing process; Integrate engineering principles to design manufacturing processes and systems; Interpret product requirements, manufacturing process capability data, and apply them to select and/or synthesize suitable manufacturing processes.

Topics:

1. Materials and mechanical properties
2. Taxonomy of manufacturing processes (casting, bulk deformation, sheet metal forming, material removal, polymer, joining, and micro manufacturing methods)
3. Economic modeling and cost analysis
4. Process selection.