740-MEC40-1: Computer Integrated Manufacturing I:

Manufacturing Processes

Fall Quarter 1999

COURSE SYLLABUS

SECTION 20: ROOM M120 Technological Institute, 3:00-4:30 p.m. MW

SECTION 21: ROOM L168 Technological Institute, 6:30-8:00 p.m. MW

Laboratory Sections to be assigned, one three hour lab session per week

Course Description: Introduction to the processes used in the contemporary manufacturing environment including casting, powder metal processing, polymer processing, machining, joining, metal forming, layered manufacturing and electronic materials processing. Process specific component design, materials selection and specification, capital equipment and tooling requirements will be covered.

Prerequisites: 740 B40 Introduction to Design and Manufacturing or equivalent

Teaching Materials:

Main Text: M. K. Groover. Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing: Materials, Processes, and Systems. Prentice Hall Publishing, 1995. (Available in Norris Center Book Store)

Instructors:

Teaching Assistants:

Course work and Grading: Final Grade = Homework+Labs+Midterm+Final+Participation

Homework (20%): Nine problem sets as per class schedule, Assigned on Monday's. Completed problem sets due in TA’s offices before class time on the following Monday (seven days later) No late assignments will be accepted.

Laboratories (25%) Eight experiment/demonstration exercises, instructions given in weekly handouts, one write-up per subgroup due following week in TA’s offices. (2-3 students per subgroup, these will be assigned by the end of first week.) No late lab write-ups will be accepted.

Midterm: (20%): Take home handed out at end of class on 10/25, due beginning of class 10/27.

Final (25%): Take home handed out at end of class on 12/1, due 6:30 p.m. on Monday, 12/6.

Class Participation (10%): In the teaching of manufacturing processes, it is important for the student to ask questions and for the instructor to generally foster classroom discussion. All students are expected to be present (attendance) and participate in all lectures and laboratory exercises.

740 MEC40-1 Class Schedule Fall Quarter 1999

Phase Diagram

Midterm

TAs by 6:30pm

740 MEC40-1 Laboratory Schedule Fall Quarter 1999

Date	Laboratory Subject	Laboratory Location
M: 9/27 WEEK#2	Lab #1: DFM&A I Engine Teardown	BG, Tech Institute
M: 10/4 WEEK#3	Lab #2: Melting and Solidification	BG10, Tech Institute
M: 10/11 WEEK#4	Lab #3: Sand Casting	BG33, Tech Institute
M: 10/18 WEEK#5	Lab #4: Machining	ME Shop and AG21
M: 10/25 WEEK#6	Lab #5: Layered Manufacturing	BG10, Tech Institute
M: 11/1 WEEK#7 or M: 11/8 WEEK#8	Lab #6: Field Trip to FORD Stamping Plant	Meet at Tech. Front Door
M: 11/15 WEEK#9	Lab#7: Plastic Injection Molding	BG10, Tech Institute
M: 11/22 WEEK#10	Lab #8: DFM&A II Engine Teardown Revisit	BG38, Tech Institute

Important Dates:

9/21 Classes starts

9/27 Last day for adding any courses or changing a section

10/8 Last day for changing grading status from grade to P-N or vice versa

10/29 Last day for dropping any course

11/24 Thanksgiving vacation begins 6:00pm

Communication Tool:

http://gradeswww.acns.northwestern.edu/registrar/class_enrollment/aclass.cgi/CLASS?134!SCHOOL+OF+ENGINEERING+&+APPLIED+SCIENCE!0740+MECHAN+ENGR

This web site will allow you send email to all class members and express your view of the class.