Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Course Objectives:

The course is aimed at understanding of the following

- To provide a thorough coverage of traditional and non-traditional machining processes.

- To develop and understanding of various fundamental mechanisms of machining processes.

- To provide awareness on high speed machining, micro-machining and nano fabrication techniques.

- To introduce the semi-conductor, IC chips and micro actuator fabrication techniques.

- To train the student in NC part programming, metal cutting concepts, generation of manufacturing drawings and process planning.

Expected Course Outcome:

Student shall be able to Understand various unconventional manufacturing techniques and their practical applications.

Module :1

Advanced Machining Theory: Mechanisms of chip formation, shear angle relations, and theoretical determination of cutting forces in orthogonal cutting, thermal aspects of machining and tool wear.

Module :2

High speed machining:  High speed machining (HSM) – Characteristics of HSM - Machine tools requirements for HSM

– Cutting tools for HSM - Design of tools for HSM – Tool clamping systems - Applications of HSM.

Module :3

Advanced machining processes: Water jet machining - Abrasive water jet machining - Ultrasonic machining – working principle, machining system, process variables, parametric analysis, process capabilities and applications.

Module :4

Advanced machining processes: Electro chemical Machining - Electric discharge machining - Laser beam machining – Electron beam machining - working principle, machining system, process variables, parametric analysis, process capabilities and applications.

Module:5

 Special Machining Process: Deep hole drilling – Gun drills – Gun boring – Trepanning- shaped tube electrolytic drilling – electro jet drilling, Hard turning and hard milling, thermal enhanced machining of hard to cut materials.

Module:6

Advanced abrasive finishing processes: Honing – Lapping – Super finishing – High performance grinding - Abrasive flow machining – Magnetic abrasive finishing – Magnetic float polishing.

Module:7

Advanced foundry processes: Metal mould, continuous, squeeze, vacuum mould, evaporative pattern, and ceramic shell casting

Module:8

Contemporary issues

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