2023 Advanced Production Engineering A

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Mechanical Engineering
Instructor(s)
Yoshino Masahiko  Takahashi Kunio  Saito Takushi 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Undecided ()  
Group
-
Course number
MEC.U433
Credits
3
Academic year
2023
Offered quarter
3-4Q
Syllabus updated
2023/10/3
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
English
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Course description and aims

[Overview] The instructor in this course will teach the basics of industrial engineering comprised of Fundamentals of Production Technology, Quality and Operations Management, as well as Welding and Joining.
The instructor in Fundamentals of Production Technology will explain the principles of machining based on theoretical analysis.
The instructor in Heat and Mass Transfer in Polymer Processing will explain the polymer processing from the viewpoint of thermal-fluids engineering.
The instructor in Welding and Joining will explain the principles of joining.

[Aims] The aim of this course is to encourage students to gain a comprehensive understanding of industrial engineering, from processing principles to production management.

Student learning outcomes

By taking this course, students will acquire the knowledge on manufacturing and processing techniques necessary at production sites.

Course taught by instructors with work experience

Applicable How instructors' work experience benefits the course
Professor with experience working in the steel industry gives the first through fifth lectures.

Keywords

cutting, grinding, joining, welding, polymer processing

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Students will follow lectures streamed from Thailand through TV cable. The course is lecture-based, and students will complete assignments such as exercises and reports.
Questions is accepted online or by email.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Introduction for Fundamentals of Production Technology Basics of plasticity theory To understand the role of production technologies in engineering industry, and the objective of the lecture. To understand the basics of plasticity theory
Class 2 Forging process To understand the theory and technology of forging process
Class 3 Theory and Technology of Sheet Metal Forming To understand the theory and technology of sheet metal forming
Class 4 Theory and Technology of Metal cutting To understand the theory and technology of metal cutting technology.
Class 5 Grinding theory and technology, and advanced manufacturing technology To understand grinding theory and technology, and advanced manufacturing technology
Class 6 Characteristics of polymer materials and their processing Understand the basic features of polymer materials and their processing technologies. Understand the characteristic behavior of molten polymer materials.
Class 7 Fluid dynamics to consider polymer melt flow Understand the velocity distribution of laminar flow due to the viscosity of the liquid so as to describe the flow field of polymer melt flow.
Class 8 Heat transfer to consider polymer melt flow Understand the temperature distribution of laminar flow due to advection of the liquid so as to describe the temperature field of polymer melt flow.
Class 9 Consideration of mold temperature from thermal engineering viewpoint Understand the effects of mold temperature on the cooling process of injection molding, and learn the control method of mold temperature.
Class 10 Temperature measurement techniques Understand the fundamentals of radiation heat transfer, and learn invasive temperature measurement, semi-/non-invasive temperature measurement.
Class 11 Introduction and terminology of Welding and Joining Technology To understand the background and the terminology of welding and joining technology. To categorize the process from a scientific and technological perspective, and learn the knowledge necessary to design a joint.
Class 12 Governing mechanisms and important phenomena/Control and Electromagnetic relation between power sources and plasmas To understand the design concept of power source considering various electromagnetic phenomena such as plasm and their governing mechanism to control the welding and joining processes
Class 13 Governing mechanisms and important phenomena/Heat and Mass transfer To understand the design concept of welding and joining processes considering heat and mass transfer
Class 14 Governing mechanisms and important phenomena/Metallurgical phenomena in the welding and joining process To understand the design concept of welding and joining processes considering material properties.
Class 15 Conclusion of the welding and joining technology based on many fields of science and exercise To understand that the the welding and joining process are designed scientifically considering many field of engineering

Textbook(s)

The textbook specified by the instructor.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Books specified by the instructor.

Assessment criteria and methods

Report and/or examination

Related courses

  • ZSK.T512 : Advanced Production Engineering B

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

none

Other

The students who want to take this intensive course should ask the schedule of this course to the course leaders (Prof. Kosaka: kosaka.h.aa@m.titech.ac.jp, and Prof. Fushinobu: fushinobu.k.aa@m.titech.ac.jp) before your registration.

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