Manufacturing Systems and Design
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 60 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2022 teaching periods
| Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Undergraduate
200 credit points
Postgraduate
Admission into Master of Professional Engineering
Corequisites
NilAims and objectives
This unit of study aims to provide you with sufficient knowledge and applicable experience in designing manufacturing processes and tooling for high quality products.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Appreciate the use of product features to enable efficient design for manufacture. (K3, K6, A3)
2. Use applicable formulae for decision making in the design of forging dies. (K2, S1, S2)
3. Design progressive dies and moulds for plastic and metal parts. (K3, K4, S1, S3, S4, A2, A5, A6, A7)
4. Appreciate the use of industrial robots for efficient manufacturing. (K6)
5. Apply Australian Standards to design product quality control processes. (K6, K4, S1)
6. Use applicable methodology for product reliability calculations. (K2, S2)
7. Use computer aided design for metal and plastic die design. (K2, S3, A2, A4, A6, A7)
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Appreciate the use of product features to enable efficient design for manufacture. (K3, K6, A3)
2. Use applicable formulae for decision making in the design of forging dies. (K2, S1, S2)
3. Design progressive dies and moulds for plastic and metal parts. (K3, K4, S1, S3, S4, A2, A5, A6, A7)
4. Appreciate the use of industrial robots for efficient manufacturing. (K6)
5. Apply Australian Standards to design product quality control processes. (K6, K4, S1)
6. Use applicable methodology for product reliability calculations. (K2, S2)
7. Use computer aided design for metal and plastic die design. (K2, S3, A2, A4, A6, A7)
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
*Scheduled face to face: Lectures (48 hours), Computer Lab (12 hours)
*Scheduled synchronous online learning events: N/A
Non-scheduled online learning events and activities: N/A
Other non-scheduled learning events and activities including independent study (approx. 90 hours)
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Examination | Individual | 50-60% | 2, 3, 4, 6 |
| Design Project | Group | 25-35% | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 |
| Presentation | Group | 5-15% | 1, 3, 7 |
General skills outcomes
During this unit students will receive feedback on the following key generic skills:
• Teamwork Skills
• Professional Skills
• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
• Teamwork Skills
• Professional Skills
• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
Content
- Design for assembly: Design for assembly, methods of assembly. Feed mechanisms; manual and automated, part transfer, insertion and fastening
- Die and mould design: Design of dies for metal forming processes: forging dies, cold, warm and hot forging, forging sequence. Design of plastic moulding, heat analysis techniques
- Design for industrial robots: Robot end effector design. Robot applications: materials handling, palletising, welding, gluing. Robot dynamics: Cartesian and polar configurations, external load, acceleration and forces
- Design for Assembly: Methods of assembly, part handling, insertion and fastening. Assembly time studies
- Quality control and reliability: Control charts for variable and attribute data, process capability, Pareto diagrams, acceptance sampling, incoming and final inspection, quality rating. Reliability of systems, modes of failure, mean time to failure
- Computer laboratory: Using parametric CAD software for tool/ mould design
Study resources
- References.
References
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.