Course Description:
From this course students will:
- Learn changes of business environment, product development process and impact of design for manufacturability on business.
- Acquire skills to analyze product design and be able to design products that are easier to manufacture, assemble, service and repair, more friendlier to environment, etc.
- Gain the first-hand experiences to become a development engineer, manufacturing engineer and engineering manager.
Topics Covered:
Introduction and Design Process
Material Properties and Manufacturing
Material Selection
Manufacturing Processes and Design
Non Dimensional Groups, Scaling, and Standard Sizes
Group Technology
Design for Manufacture
Basic Probability and Statistics
Tolerance Stacking, and Process Capability
Robust Design
Design for Assembly/Automation, and Poka-Yoke
Faculty/Manager:
Graham Walker
Contact Information:
Graham Walker
email: graham.walker@manhattan.eduCredits for Course: 3 Viewing Schedule: 1 lecture per week Required Text(s): Poli, C. (2001), Design for Manufacturing: A structured Approach, Butterworth-Heinemann. Reference Text(s): Bibliography (Design for Manufacturing):
Boothroyd, G., Dewhurst, P., and Knight, W. (2002), Product Design for Manufacturing and Assembly, Marcel Dekker, New York.
Bralla, J.G. (1999), Design for Manufacturability, McGraw-Hill, Boston.
Corbett, J., Dooner, M., Meleka, J. and Pym, C. (1991), Design for Manufacturing, Addison-Wesley, Reading.
Creveling, C.M. (1997), Tolerance Design: A Handbook for Developing Optimal Specifications, Addison-Wesley, Reading.
Molloy, O., Tilley, S., and Warman, E.A. (1998), Design for Manufacturing and Assembly: Concepts, Architectures and Implementation, Chapman and Hall, London.
Poli, C. (2001), Design for Manufacturing: A Structured Approach, Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston.
Project: Yes, due date TBA Midterm Exam: Yes, Date TBA Final Exam: Yes, date TBA Grading: Assignments (homework and projects) 50%
Midterm 20%
Final 20%
Project 10%
Policy on assignments: Homework and projects are due on the date specified, and are submitted online. There are no extensions; however, partial credit will be considered for all incomplete work. Assignments cannot be accepted after answers have been made available. Solutions will be available online. If you disagree with a grade, submit your grievance in writing (e.g., an email) to the instructor, documenting the merits of your case.
* The information contained in this syllabus is subject to change at any time.