MEE 205 – Fundamentals of

Manufacturing

3-0-2-4
 Syllabus coverage, as per the University
• Objectives:
• 1.To help students acquire knowledge about the
behaviour and manufacturing properties of all
engineering materials and basic concepts of
foundry and casting processes.

• 2. To teach students various methods of

welding, cold and hot working and forming.

• 3. To enable students understand forging,

molding and powder metallurgy processes in
detail.
 Expected Outcome:

• Student will be able toDemonstrate an understanding of various

materials and their properties employed in different manufacturing
processes.
• Understand the principles of foundry and casting.
• Choose materials in a manufacturing process based on their
properties.
• Study in detail about the modern welding processes followed in
industries.
• Conduct experiments on various manufacturing processes and to
automate them.
• Design gating system, dies for forging and powder metallurgy
processes.
• Demonstrate an ability to solve engineering problems in welding
and powder metallurgy processes pertaining to the selection of
process parameters.
• Demonstrate an ability to use manufacturing techniques for
economic production.
• Choose correct manufacturing process for a particular
engineering application.
 Unit I Metal Casting Processes Syllabus coverage

• Manufacturing- selecting manufacturing process

– global competitiveness of manufacturing costs
– Fundamentals of materials- their behavior and
manufacturing properties – Ferrous metals and
alloys – Non ferrous metals and alloys –
Fundamentals of metal casting – Fluidity of
molten metal – Solidification time – Sand casting
– Shell mold casting - Investment casting -
Plaster mold casting – Ceramic mold casting –
Die casting - Centrifugal casting – Melting
practice and furnaces - Defects in sasting –
Testing and inspection of casting.
 Unit II Joining Processes Syllabus coverage

• Metal fusion welding processes – Oxyfuel

gas welding – Arc welding processes –
Consumable electrode: SMAW- SAW –
GMAW – FCAW – Electro gas welding –
Electro slag welding – Non-consumable
Electrode: GTAW- AHW- PAW – EBM –
LBM – Solid state welding processes:
Ultrasonic welding – Friction welding –
Friction stir welding -Resistance welding –
Weld quality – Testing welded joints.
Unit III Metal Forming Processes Syllabus coverage

• Cold and Hot working: Rolling – Forging –

Extrusion – Drawing – Sheet metal
forming processes – High Energy Rate
Forming Processes: Explosive Forming –
Electro Hydraulic Forming – Electro
Magnetic Forming.
 Unit IV Processing of Powder Metals,
Ceramics and Glass Syllabus coverage

• Production of metal powders: Compaction

– Sintering and Finishing – Design
considerations for powder metallurgy and
Process capability – Shaping of ceramics
– Forming and shaping of glass – Design
considerations for ceramics and glass –
Processing of superconductors.
 Unit V Processing of Plastics and
Composite Materials Syllabus coverage

• Types of Plastics – Types of Molding: Injection

molding – Blow molding – Compression molding
– Transfer molding – Thermoforming –
Reinforced plastics – Metal Matrix Composites –
Ceramic Matrix Composites.
• Text Books W.A.J.Chapman (1999), Manufacturing
Technology, Vol 1, Arnold Publisher.

• References
• 1. S.Kalpakjian and S.R.Schmid, (2004), Manufacturing
Engineering and Technology, 4th Edition, Pearson Education
(Singapore) Pte Ltd.
• 2. P.N.Rao. (1998), Manufacturing Technology – Foundry,
Forging and Welding, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd.,
New Delhi.
• 3. Hajra Choudhury S.K. (2000), Elements of Manufacturing
Technology, Vol. - I, Media Publications.
 Mode of Evaluation

• Quiz/Assignment/ Seminar/Written
Examination
 Consultation time
• Mon: 12.pm to 1 pm
• Thu: 12 pm to 1 pm

• At Main Building: 133F

• Tel: 96292 28019

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 What is Manufacturing?
• Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor
to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to
a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech,
but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in
which raw materials are transformed into finished goods
on a large scale.

• Such finished goods may be used for manufacturing

other, more complex products, such as aircraft,
household appliances or automobiles, or sold to
wholesalers, who in turn sell them to retailers, who then
sell them to end users – the "consumers".
• Manufacturing takes turns under all types of
economic systems. In a free market economy,
manufacturing is usually directed toward the
mass production of products for sale to
consumers at a profit.

• In a collectivist economy, manufacturing is more

frequently directed by the state to supply a
centrally planned economy. In free market
economies, manufacturing occurs under some
degree of government regulation.
• Modern manufacturing includes all intermediate
processes required for the production and integration of
a product's components. Some industries, such as
semiconductor and steel manufacturers use the term
fabrication instead.

• The manufacturing sector is closely connected with

engineering and industrial design. Examples of major
manufacturers in the North America include General
Motors Corporation, General Electric, and Pfizer.
Examples in Europe include Volkswagen Group,
Siemens, and Michelin. Examples in Asia include
Toyota, Samsung, and Bridgestone.