ENGR 2001 Automated Manufacturing

Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 300735

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Description The aim of this subject is to provide an introduction into the fundamentals of manufacturing operations, automation and control technologies including numerical control and industrial robotics. In addition, material handling and identification technologies will be discussed as well as manufacturing systems. The latter will examine single-station manufacturing cells, manual assembly lines, automated production and assembly lines as well as flexible manufacturing systems. Mechanical behaviour of common materials used in manufacturing will be studied, and their suitability for various manufacturing processes including metal cutting, sheet-metal forming, bulk deformation and abrasion. Other processes such as rapid prototyping and rapid tooling will also be included.

School Eng, Design & Built Env

Discipline Other Engineering And Related Technologies

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 2 10cp

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Level Undergraduate Level 2 subject

Pre-requisite(s) Students must have passed the two subjects MATH 1016 Mathematics for Engineers 1 and ENGR 1018 Fundamentals of Mechanics OR must have passed the two subjects MATH 1034 Mathematics for Engineers 1 (Advanced) and ENGR 1018 Fundamentals of Mechanics before they can enroll in this subject

Equivalent Subjects ENGR 3002 - Automated Manufacturing

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

Apply knowledge of manufacturing processes and automation control technologies to solve problems and design components.
Use CAD software to create and modify components designs and CAM software to generate code files for manufacturing those components.
Use suitable problem-solving techniques for problems and contexts in manufacturing design.
Discuss the advantages of computer integrated manufacturing, flexible manufacturing processes and their applications in the manufacturing industries.
Apply mathematical techniques in a manufacturing engineering problem.
Conduct work safely and responsibly in the manufacturing lab.

Subject Content

Material properties and product attributes
Engineering materials
Solidification processes
Particulate processing of metals and ceramics
Metal forming and sheet metalworking
Material removal processes
Property enhancing and surface processing operations
Joining and assembly processes
Manufacturing systems
Manufacturing support systems
Manual and CNC machining processes and tools
CAD/CAM technologies, applications and programming
Cost estimation in manufacturing
Flexible and fixed automation
Applications of robotics in automated manufacturing
Computer-integrated manufacturing & processing planning

Assessment

The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.

Type	Length	Percent	Threshold	Individual/Group Task
Numerical Problem Solving	3 x assignments	30	N	Individual
Practical	8 x practicals	30	N	Individual
Final Exam	2 hours	40	Y	Individual

Prescribed Texts

Groover, MP 2017, Groover's principles of modern manufacturing : materials, processes, and systems, Global, SI edn, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.

Teaching Periods