MEC323:PRIMARY MANUFACTURING

L:3

T:0

P:0

Credits:3

Course Objectives:

To expose the students to a variety of manufacturing processes including their typical use
and capabilities

To impart knowledge and skills to the students of different methods of manufacturing a

product and practical applications of manufacturing methods in production industry

To impart Manufacturing skills to the students by exposure to different kinds of machines

Unit I
General Introduction and fundamentals of casting : Manufacturing processes
definition, Classifications of manufacturing processes, Typical examples of
applications, Manufacturing capability, Selection of materials, Selection of
manufacturing process, Introduction to casting, Major classifications of casting,
Casting terminology, Characteristics of molding sands, Constituents of foundry sand,
Patterns and their types, Cores and types of cores, Gating system, Types of gates,
Solidification, Riser system, Types of risers, Types of allowances, Directional
Solidification, Defects in casting
Unit II
Special Casting process : Shell mouldings, Permanent mould casting, Vacuum die
casting, Low pressure die casting, Continuous casting, Squeeze casting, Slush
casting, Vacuum casting, Die Casting, Centrifugal casting, Investment casting
Unit III
Metal Forming processes : Swaging, Explosive forming, Thread rolling, Nature of
plastic deformation, Hot working, Cold working, Rolling, Rolling defects, Forging,
Forging defects, Extrusion, Hot extrusion, Cold extrusion, Wire drawing, Rod and tube
drawing
Unit IV
Sheet metal operations : Press tool operations, Shearing action, Shear operations,
Numerical problems, Drawing, Draw die design, Spinning, Bending, Stretch forming,
Embossing and coining, Types of sheet metal dies
Unit V
Plastic processing : Blow moulding, Thermoforming, Thermosetting materials,
Compression moulding, Transfer moulding, Plastic product design, Introduction,
Properties of plastics, Additives in plastics, Plastic materials, Extrusion of plastics,
Injection moulding
Unit VI
Fundamentals of joining processes : Introduction to joining Processes, Major
classifications of joining processes, Classifications of Welding processes, Soldering,
Brazing, Arc welding principle, Gas Welding, Resistance welding, Heat affected Zone,
Solid state Welding, Plasma Arc welding Process
Text Books:
1. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY : FOUNDRY, FORMING AND WELDING by P N
RAO, TATA MCGRAW - HILL EDUCATION, 4th Edition, (2013)
References:
1. ELEMENTS OF WORKSHOP TECHNOLOGY by S.K. HAJRA CHOUDHURY, MEDIA
PROMOTERS & PUBLISHERS, 1st Edition, (2013)

2. FUNDAMENTALS OF MODERN MANUFACTURING by MIKELL P. GROOVER, WILEY

INDIA PVT LTD, 5th Edition, (2012)
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