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Course Objectives:
1. To make the students learn various techniques available to make shapes and design in various Materials.
2. To make students understand requirements and methodologies to be followed in casting, fabrication and forming of
engineering materials.
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students shall have ability to
C301.1: Recall the concepts of basic manufacturing processes like casting, welding, forming and Plastic molding [R]
C301.2: Elaborate the working principles and properties of arc, gas, solid state & resistance welding processes [U]
C301.3: Explore the defects in various manufacturing processes [Ap]
C301.4: Compare the characteristics of various manufacturing processes [A]
METAL CASTING PROCESSES: Sand casting – Patterns – types and allowances -Green and dry sand casting
process- Types of Moulding sand – Properties, Cores ,Core shooting, types of cores and core prints , Riser and gating
design , Moulding Machines , Special molding processes – Carbon dioxide molding process , Investment casting
processes – Die casting processes- Non ferrous metals , Shell molding processes – Full mold processes , Finishing of
castings- Casting defects – causes and remedies METAL JOINING : Welding – classification , Arc welding
processes – Gas welding processes and equipments , TIG welding & Submerged arc welding , Resistance welding –
working principle of spot, seam and projection welding ,Plasma arc welding, Thermit welding, Electron beam, Laser
beam and friction welding, Weld defects , Soldering and brazing METAL FORMING Elastic and Plastic deformation
- Hot and cold working - Open and close die forging – Types of Forging Machines – Rolling mills, Thread and ring
rolling- Extrusion and Wire tube drawing , Tube bending, CNC rolling Process - Defects in rolled parts - Principles of
powder metallurgy
SHEET METAL WORKING Sheet metal characteristics - Shearing operations - Blanking , Piercing, Punching
,Trimming ,Bending, Lancing, Perforating –Turret Punch, Nesting - Stretch forming operations - Formability of sheet
metal - Special forming processes, Hydro forming ,Electro hydraulic forming- Rubber pad forming - Metal spinning ,
Explosive forming, Magnetic pulse forming – Peen forming - Super plastic forming – Basic concepts of Load
estimation for sheet metal forming processes
MANUFACTURING OF PLASTIC COMPONENTS Introduction and types of plastics - Characteristics of the
forming and shaping processes, moulding of thermo plastics - Working principles and typical applications of injection
moulding - Introduction to blow molding , Rotational molding- Extrusion ,Thermo forming-Vacuum and pressure
forming- Compression moulding – Sheet moulding compound, Transfer moulding, Typical industrial applications-
Bonding of Thermoplastics – Fusion and solvent methods – 3D Printing
Total Hours 45
Identified Industries for visits:
1. Casting – Indoshell Casting, Sandfits Foundry
2. Welding- Confident Engineering India Pvt ltd
3. Plastics – Spectra plast India Pvt ltd.
4. Forging – Well forge private limited
5. Sheet metal fabrication - Confident Engineering India Pvt ltd
Text Books:
1. P.C. Sharma, “A Text Book of Production Engineering”, S. Chand and Co. Ltd, Eighth Revised edition, 2014.
2. P. N. Rao, “Manufacturing Technology volI”, McGraw-Hill Education, 2012
Reference Books:
1. Hajra Choudhury, “Elements of Workshop Technology”, Vol. I & II, Media Promotors Pvt Ltd., 2014.
2. Serope Kalpajian, Steven R.Schmid, Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, Pearson Education ,2010.
3. Radhakrishnan, “Manufacturing Technology I”, Scitech Publications Pvt Ltd, 2010.
Web References:
1. www.nptel.ac.in
2. www.sme.org
3. https://www.coursera.org/learn/3d-printing-revolution