CATALOG DATA:
A graduate course dealing with the application of engineering analysis to manufacturing systems and advanced manufacturing topics such as MEMS manufacture and computer integrated manufacturing.TEXTBOOK:
Kalpakjian, S., and Schmid, S.R., Manufacturing Processes for Engineering Materials, 4th ed., Addison-Wesley Book Co., 2003.
Wright, Paul, 21 ST Century Manufacturing, Prentice-Hall, 2001.GOALS:
This course is intended to 1) survey manufacturing systems; 2) give the student an understanding automation and the manufacturing enterprise; 3) explain the implications of manufacturing on design; and 4) understand the broader applications and impacts of manufacturing.PREREQUISITES:
AME 50542 (AME 466) Eng. Analysis of Manufacturing Processes.Topics:
- Manufacture of Microelectronics and MEMS (8 classes)
- Statistical Process Control and ISO 14000 (6 classes)
- Automation of Manufacturing Processes (6 classes)
- Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (6 classes)
- Competitive Aspects of Manufacturing (6 classes)
- Agile manufacturing (3 classes)
- Assembly (3 classes)
- Biological Manufacture (6 classes)
ABET category content as estimated by faculty member who prepared the course description:
Engineering Science: 1.5 credits or 50%
Engineering Design: 1.5 credits or 50%
Prepared by: Professor Steven R. Schmid
Last Update: July 12, 2004
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