Class Outline
ME393, Design for Manufacturing

Winter 2003-2004

Week 1:
Class Day Date Topics Project Assignments Comments
1 M 12-1

1st Day Logistics

 

1.3, General Principles of DFM  

   
2 W 12-3

1.2, Economics of Process Selection

Characterization of Part Geometry

  • metrology

  • tolerances

  • surface finish  

 

 Mini-Project 1 Assigned  
3 F 12-5

3.1, Metal Extrusions

3.11, Roll Forming

    
Week 2:
Class Day Date Topics Assignments Comments
4 M 12-8

3.2, Metal Stampings

    
5 W 12-10

Bending

    
6 F 12-12

3.12, Powder-Metal Parts

    
 
Week 3:
Class Day Date Topics Assignments Comments
7 M 12-15

3.13, Forgings

    
8 W 12-17

Exam 1

Mini-Project 2 Assigned

  
9 F 12-19

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

 Mini-Project 1 Due  
Week 4:
Class Day Date Topics Assignments Comments
10 M 1-5

4.3, Intro to Machining

    
11 W 1-7

4.5, Hole Making

    
12 F 1-9

4.3, 4.4, Turning

    
Week 5:
Class Day Date Topics Assignments Comments
13 M 1-12

4.6, Milling

    
14 W 1-14

4.13,14,15, Grinding

    
15 F 1-16

5.1, Sand Casting

    
 
Week 6:
Class Day Date Topics Assignments Comments
16 M 1-19

5.3, Investment Casting

    
17 W 1-21

5.4, Die Casting

    
18 F 1-23

Rapid Prototyping

  Mini-Project 2 Due  
 
Week 7:
Class Day Date Topics Assignments Comments
19 M 1-26

6.2, Plastic Injection Molding

 Mini-Project 3 Assigned  
20 W 1-28

6.4, Rotational Molding

6.5, Blow-molding

6.8, Thermoforming

    
21 F 1-30 Exam 2    
Week 8:
Class Day Date Topics Assignments Comments
22 M 2-2

Snap-fits

Living hinges

Assembly techniques for polymers

    
23 W 2-4

Joining Techniques

    
24 F 2-6

Design for Assembly

    
Week 9:
Class Day Date Topics Assignments Comments
25 M 2-9

Design for Assembly

and Safety/Ergonomics

Poka Yoke

    
26 W 2-11

Product Structure:

  • late point identification

  • modular design

 

    
27 F 2-13 Robust Design

 

  
Week 10:
Class Day Date Topics Assignments Comments
28 M 2-16

Six Sigma

Cp

Cpk

 

    
29 W 2-18

Statistical Process Control

    
30 F 2-20

Contingency

Evals

  Mini-Project 3 Due