The course is included in these curricula and study modules

The course takes place in period

2 (2019-10-28 to 2019-12-31)

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 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 the following 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/ External link

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 (although not compulsory) 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… External link

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

Assessment requirements

Students should sign up to the milling lab in itslearning in the 1st 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%: Individual Assignment 1: Theoretical Tensile test
exercise

15%: Individual 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/en/my-studies/degree-thesis/ethical-rules

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

  • Anukka Harri
  • Vihtonen Mathew

Examiner

Vihtonen Mathew

Group size

No limit (25 students enrolled)

Assignments valid until

Until date 2019-11-24

The timetable of the course

1st Week(week 44): Introduction and Overview of
Manufacturing (Chapter 1) + Nature of Materials
(Chapter 2), Lecture Notes folder in itslearning - sign up to lab group and presentation group.
2nd Week (week 45): Mechanical Properties of
Materials (Chapter 3) and Physical Properties of
Materials (chapter 4)
3rd Week(week 46): Machining Operations and
Machine Tools (Chapter 18)
4th Week(week 47): Engineering Materials (Chapter
5) and Dimensions, Surfaces and their
Measurement (Chapter 6). Welding Chapter 23 and 26.
5th Week(week 48): Group Presentations
6th Week(week 49): Fundamentals of Metals Casting
(Chapter 7) and Metal Casting Processes
(Chapter 8) (Moved to week 50 due to national holiday).
7th Week (week 50): Fundamentals of Metal Forming
(Chapter 14), Bulk Deformation Processes in
Metal Working (Chapter 15)
8th Week(week 51): Graded Exercise Submission and Course Survey

Course enrolment period

2019-10-14 to 2019-11-10

Assessment methods

  • 2019-12-20 - Exams
  • 2019-11-24 - Reports and productions
Room reservations
Date Time Room Title Description Organizer
2019-11-01 09:15 - 12:00 D4109 Manufacturing Processes Vihtonen Mathew
2019-11-08 09:15 - 12:00 D4109 Manufacturing Processes Vihtonen Mathew
2019-11-11 13:15 - 16:00 B225 Manufacturing Processes Lab- Basic Milling with Lab Engineer Anukka Harri
2019-11-13 09:15 - 12:00 B225 Manufacturing Processes Lab- Basic Milling with Lab Engineer Anukka Harri
2019-11-15 09:15 - 12:00 D4109 Manufacturing Processes Vihtonen Mathew
2019-11-18 13:15 - 16:00 B225 Manufacturing Processes Lab- Basic Milling with Lab Engineer Anukka Harri
2019-11-20 09:15 - 12:00 B225 Manufacturing Processes Lab- Basic Milling with Lab Engineer Anukka Harri
2019-11-22 12:15 - 15:00 B320 Manufacturing Processes Vihtonen Mathew
2019-11-25 13:15 - 16:00 B225 Manufacturing Processes Lab- Basic Milling with Lab Engineer Anukka Harri
2019-11-29 09:15 - 12:00 D4109 Manufacturing Processes Group Presentations Vihtonen Mathew
2019-12-13 09:15 - 12:00 D4109 Manufacturing Processes Vihtonen Mathew

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