Mechanical Engineering 340-2, Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Catalog description Geometric modeling, dimensioning systems, tolerances, design for manufacture, programming of machine tools. Team problem solving in a design and manufacturing technology environment. Prerequisite: ME 340-1 or consent of instructor. Who takes it Any student who is interested in solid modeling and wants to have some practical experiences in the “from art to part” process should take this course. ME 340-2 is usually taken by juniors to graduate students majoring in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Industrial Engineering. What it's about It offers both the fundamental knowledge for being a successful engineer or manager in manufacturing, and practical skills. It includes GD&T, statistical tolerances, and metrology tools. The practical side of this course includes: Design of a plastic part within the specified domain, creating a solid model of the part, design of the injection molding tool, creating a solid model of the tooling, creating a cutting path, downloading the cutting path to a CNC machine, machining, injection molding the part, and finally measuring the part geometry and comparing to the original design. Sample past examples are: the relaxing palm beach with attractive fish, the vexing maze, the scary vampire teeth, the daily-used items (trash-can, scissors and key-chain) and the mini-models of transportation tools (unicycle, car and helicopter).
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