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Institute of Product Design and Manufacturing (IPROM)

THESIS RESEARCH PROPOSAL
1. THESIS TOPIC
The study on setting up a teardown, machining and reassembly plant for
training engine block production
2. SESSION / SEMESTER
July 2008
3. SUPERVISORS
IPROM : Dr. Raja Aziz Raja Ma’arof
Industry : Yet to be identified
4. PROBLEM STATEMENT
How to come up with a comprehensive proposal on the setting up a
teardown, machining and reassembly plant for training engine block
production?
5. LITERATURE REVIEW
a) Ma’arof, R.A.R., Omar, A.R., and Zakaria, A., The development of
sheet-metal-forming-die manufacturing expert system to support
virtual enterprises: capturing its manufacturing elements through
object-oriented approach, 19th International Conference on CAD/CAM,
Robotics and Factory of the Future, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 2003,
175-187.
b) Asfahl, C.R., Robots and Manufacturing Automation, 7th Edition, Wiley,
2008.
c) Kalpakjian, S., and Schmid, S., Manufacturing Engineering and
Technology, 5th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2005.
6. THESIS OBJECTIVES
6.1. To study engine teardown, machining and reassembly processes
6.2. To propose financial paper
6.3. To propose technical paper
6.4. To propose plant setup layout
6.5. To propose project budget
7. RESEARCH METHODS
7.1. Field study
7.2. Layout design
7.3. Paper write up
7.4. Research tools: Design software (SolidWorks / Autodesk’s Mechanical
Desktop) and Microsoft Words & Excel
8. THESIS SCOPES
8.1. Target industries such as engine teardown and machining companies
in Klang Valley.
8.2. A limited number of engine models only.
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10. EXPECTED OUTCOMES
10.1. Engine teardown, machining and reassembly plant layout
10.2. Financial and technical papers

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