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The course takes place in period

2 (2018-10-22 to 2018-12-31)

Level/category

Professional studies

Teaching language

English

Type of course

Compulsory

Cycle/level of course

First

Recommended year of study

1

Total number of ECTS

5 cr

Competency aims

To give students the understanding to select
the most suitable manufacturing process for a
given component.

To understand the link between manufacturing
processes and the properties of the material.

To understand basic machining operations and
tools.

To give students the fundamental skills and for
future CNC machining of moulds.

Learning outcomes

To describe common manufacturing processes.
To select the best manufacturing process for
the production of a given engineering
component.
To relate the structure of materials to the
given manufacturing process.
To calculate Young's Modulus and the Ultimate Tensile Stress for a tensile test.
To use a milling machine.
To be able to determine machining speeds and
feeds for lathe and milling.
To calculate manufacturing time and costs.
To understand the iron carbide phase diagram.
To present in groups.

Course contents

-Introduction and Overview of Manufacturing
(Chapter 1) + Nature of Materials (Chapter 2)
-Mechanical Properties of Materials (Chapter
3)and Physical Properties of Materials (Chapter
4)
-Machining Operations and Machine Tools
(Chapter 18)
-Engineering Materials (Chapter 5) and
Dimensions, Surfaces and their Measurement
(Chapter 6)
-Fundamentals of Metals Casting (Chapter 7) and
Metal Casting Processes (Chapter 8)
-Fundamental of Metal Forming (Chapter 14),
Bulk Deformation Processes in Metal Working
(Chapter 15)
-Group Presentations
-Reading also from chapter 23 and 26

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Laboratory safety for engineers or Introduction to University Studies (2017-18 or earlier)

Students who have passed the course can not retake the course in a let year in order to improve the grade.

Additional information

Please sign up to lab withing the first
weeks of the relevant period itslearning.

It is also required to enrol to a presentation
group within the first 2 weeks of class. The
presentation group can be a different group
number to the lab group.

Read more from:
http://lab.arcada.fi/

All deadlines dates must be met. Students not submitting assessment work by the deadline dates will be removed from the course.

Recommended or required reading

It is recommended to purchase the online ebook or printed version. The course lectures will be based on the presentation slides for the text.

M. Groover, "Principles/Fundamentals of Modern
Manufacturing". Some websites use a different
name but check the ISBN: 978-1-1184-7420-4,
cover and 5th edition.
https://www.vitalsource.com/en-uk/products/principles-of-modern-manufac…

Study activities

  • Lectures - 15 hours
  • Individual- and group instruction - 10 hours
  • Practical exercises - 10 hours
  • Small-group work - 10 hours
  • Individual studies - 90 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 135 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Mode of Delivery

Multiform education

Assessment methods

  • Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
  • Essays, reports, productions and portfolio
  • All dates for all assessment tasks are stated in itslearning.

Assessment requirements

Students should sign up to the milling lab in itslearning by the 2nd week of the period. It is also required to attend the group presentation. Although recommended, it is not compulsory to attend normal lectures. Students can follow the assigned Chapters and exercises from the course text book.

15%: Assignment 1: Theoretical Tensile test
exercise

15%: Assignment 2: Machining

20%: Group Presentations

50%: Graded Exercise (online). Published after last lecture. Check exact dates and full details in itslearning.

Follow good scientific practice in studies at Arcada:
https://start.arcada.fi/sites/default/files/dokument/examensarbete/good…

GRADING.
50-59 Grade 1 Satisfactory
60-69 Grade 2 Satisfactory
70-79 Grade 3 Good
80-89 Grade 4 Good
90-100 Grade 5 Excellent

Student completing all required compulsory
tasks but not obtaining a grade will be given
an opportunity to make up their grade to 1. The assignment dates are set in itslearning.

Teacher

  • Nyroth Erland
  • Vihtonen Mathew

Examiner

Vihtonen Mathew

Home page of the course

Group size

No limit (34 students enrolled)

Assignments valid until

Until date 2018-11-25

The timetable of the course

1st Week(wk 43): Introduction and Overview of
Manufacturing (Chapter 1) + Nature of Materials
(Chapter 2), Lecture Notes folder in itslearning - sign up to lab group.
2nd Week (wk 44): Mechanical Properties of
Materials (Chapter 3)and Physical Properties of
Materials (chapter 4)
3rd Week(wk 45): Machining Operations and
Machine Tools (Chapter 18)
4th Week(wk 46): Engineering Materials (Chapter
5) and Dimensions, Surfaces and their
Measurement (Chapter 6)
5th Week(wk 47): Fundamentals of Metals Casting
(Chapter 7) and Metal Casting Processes
(Chapter 8)
6th Week(wk 48): Group Presentations
7th Week(wk 49): No class, Reading Chapters 23 and 26.
8th Week (wk 50): Fundamentals of Metal Forming
(Chapter 14), Bulk Deformation Processes in
Metal Working (Chapter 15)+ Graded Exercise Published.
9th Week(wk 51): Graded Exercise Submission and Course Survey

Course enrolment period

2018-10-08 to 2018-11-04

Assessment methods

  • 2018-12-20 - Exams
  • 2018-11-25 - Reports and productions
  • 2018-11-29 - Other assignments
Room reservations
Date Time Room Title Description Organizer
2018-10-25 09:15 - 12:00 D4109 Manufacturing Processes Vihtonen Mathew
2018-11-01 09:15 - 12:00 D4109 Manufacturing Processes Vihtonen Mathew
2018-11-05 13:15 - 16:00 B225 Manufacturing Processes Lab (confirmed) Basic milling, set up, measuring and basic operations. Nyroth Erland
2018-11-07 09:15 - 12:00 B225 Manufacturing Processes Lab (confirmed) Basic Milling, Set up, measuring and basic operations. Nyroth Erland
2018-11-08 10:30 - 11:45 D4109 Manufacturing Processes Vihtonen Mathew
2018-11-14 09:15 - 12:00 B225 Manufacturing Processes Lab (confirmed) Basic Milling, Set up, measuring and basic operations. Nyroth Erland
2018-11-15 09:15 - 12:00 D4109 Manufacturing Processes Vihtonen Mathew
2018-11-19 13:15 - 16:00 B225 Manufacturing Processes Lab (confirmed) Basic milling, set up, measuring and basic operations. Nyroth Erland
2018-11-21 09:15 - 12:00 B225 Manufacturing Processes Lab (confirmed) Basic Milling, Set up, measuring and basic operations. Nyroth Erland
2018-11-22 09:15 - 12:00 D4109 Manufacturing Processes Vihtonen Mathew
2018-11-26 13:15 - 16:00 B225 Manufacturing Processes Lab (confirmed) Basic milling, set up, measuring and basic operations. Nyroth Erland
2018-11-29 09:15 - 13:00 D4109 Manufacturing Processes Group Presentations Vihtonen Mathew
2018-12-13 09:15 - 12:00 D4109 Manufacturing Processes + Graded Exercise Published. Vihtonen Mathew
2018-12-14 10:00 - 12:00 Additive Manufacturing Poster Day To be held on small square. 1st year students are also welcomed to visit. Herrman Rene
Vihtonen Mathew

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