Introduction to Technology and Mechanical Processes
Objectives
The objectives of this course are to provide a general and integrated overview of the life cycle of products putting some emphasis in the materials and its characteristics as well as in the manufacturing processes. The course also provides an engineering perspective in product development, starting in the functional specifications and ending in the production systems and inspection.
By accomplishing this, the student should have developed the following competences:
Knowledge
- Knowledge concerning different materials (metals, ceramics, polymers and composites), its properties and main applications
- Knowledge concerning different production technologies
- Basic concepts of metrological inspection and related equipment’s
DO
- Materials selection according to the functional characteristics
- Selection of the right manufacturing technology for a given product
- Select the required metrological equipment for inspection and control
Soft skills:
Global technological skills
General characterization
Code
12039
Credits
6.0
Responsible teacher
Miguel Araújo Machado, Telmo Jorge Gomes dos Santos
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - 28
Teaching language
Português
Prerequisites
none
Bibliography
All the topics:
- Class notes (Lectures and tutorials)
- A. Schey. “Introduction to Manufacturing Processes”, 2ed., John McGraw-Hill Internacional Editions – Industrial Engineering Series. 1987.
Machining Processes:
- A. Schey. “Introduction to Manufacturing Processes”, 2ed., John McGraw-Hill Internacional Editions – Industrial Engineering Series. 1987.
Plastic Deformation Processes:
- Jorge Rodrigues e Paulo Martins, Tecnologia Mecânica -vol.1 e vol.2 ed. Escolar Editora, 2010
Teaching method
Lectures and demonstrations;
In the tutorials there are further demonstrations and problem solving;
Lab demonstrattions.
Evaluation method
The evaluation comprises:
2 Mini-quizes with time-limit (MT1 and MT2)
1 regular Quiz (T3) with questions, calculations and analysis
The final grade will be calculated:
NF = 0,25 MT1 + 0,25 MT2 + 0,5 T3
Subject matter
Overview of the Manufacturing Technologies: Historic evolution, Creation of products, Relation Product-Material taking into account the manufacturability.
Technological Processes: Casting, Metal rolling, Forging, Extrusion/Drawing, Deep drawing, Machining, Blanking, Laser cutting, EDM, powder-metallurgy, Polymer processing, Process control, Metrology and Instrumentation, NDT.