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This course is intended to be an introduction to basic metalworking processes. The curriculum is designed as a freshman-level course within for a four-year Engineering Technology program. Topics include: Metal manufacturing processes, including traditional machining, computer numerical control, and thermal metal cutting/joining; measurement, layout, and inspection techniques as applied to integrated manufacturing systems.
Course Outline
1. Introduction to machine tool technology
2. Measurement, layout inspection, and setup tools and procedures
3. Safety in the machine shop and in industry
4. Metal classification, metallurgy, and heat treatment.
- 4a. Introduction to metals
- 4b. Commercially Important Metals
- 4c. Phase diagrams
- 4d. The Iron-Carbon System
- 4e. Heat Treating
Test 1
5. Lathe types and turning operations
6. Selection criteria and calculation of speeds and feeds
7. Milling
8. Threads and threading considerations
9. Abrasives, grinding wheels and abrasive machining
Test 2
10. Cutting fluids
11. Sawing, broaching and filing operations
12. Drilling and Related Hole-Making Processes
13. CNC principles
14. Electrical Discharge Machining
15. Thermal Joining processes and Techniques
Final Exam
