Module Code - Title:
ME4042
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INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURE
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
With the move to a general engineering common entry, this module uses the principles of Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate (CDIO) to help develop key engineering fundamentals.
Through lecture, labs and group activity, student attain a basic knowledge and experience of the methods employed in the processing and fabrication of common engineering materials. Students' develop their communication, visualisation and collaborative capabilities.
The module also emphasizes the importance of safety in the engineering environment, which is an important ethical skill for students undertaking coop at the end of year two.
Syllabus:
Safety in the Laboratory. Fundamentals of measurement and inspection. Process Capability, Quality and Accuracy.
Basic machining, cutting tool geometry and materials. Cutting speeds and feed rates. Fundamental treatment of the shear plane Workholding, positive and frictional restraint, degrees of freedom.
Joining - mechanical, manual metal arc welding, oxy-acetylene welding, adhesive bonding. Joint design.
Engineering drawing - communication and visualisation. Technical sketching. Conventional representation; BS308.
Projection systems. Auxiliary views. Sections and sectional views, dimensioning. Detail and assembly drawings, surface intersections and developments. Limits and fits. BS4500.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On successful completion of this module, students will: 1. Have developed knowledge and experience of the methods employed in the processing and fabrication of common engineering materials.
2. Have demonstrated an understanding of Process Capability, Quality and Accuracy.
3. Have demonstrated an understanding of the fundamentals of measurement and inspection upon which the successful application of these concepts relies.
4. Have displayed communication, visualisation and draughting capabilities
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
On successful completion of this module, students will: 1. Have demonstrated correct attitudes towards safety procedures when working with machines and tools in the work shop
2. Have displayed correct attitudes, values and procedures to report writing
3. Have developed collaborative skills required for successful group interaction.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
Lecture and lab based sessions. Lectures will focus on theoretical concepts, laboratory sessions to focus on development of practical skills. Relevance to graduate attributes has been indicated in Section 2. Attributes such as creativity, collaboration, knowledge and responsibility will be strengthened through significant group project based on Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate engineering education philosophy. Development of the student's ability to articulate solutions to engineering problems and be proactive in problem solving will be exhibited in technical report submitted with project. Students will identify the fundamental principles underpinning modern manufacturing.
Students will apply the fundamental concepts and practices of assembly drawings
Students will use modern engineering practices to design solutions in a range of functions.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
J.T. Black
R. Kohser (2011)
DeGarmo's Materials and Processes in Manufacturing
, Wiley
S. Kalpakjian
S. Schmid (2016)
Manufacturing Processes for Engineering Materials
, Pearson
Other Relevant Texts:
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
BEENCHUFA - Engineering Choice
BEAEENUFA - AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Spring
Module Leader:
david.tanner@ul.ie