EG6019 Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Describe and illustrate the scope, context and significance of manufacturing. Explain, justify and apply specific manufacturing techniques. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the factors internal to the manufacturing systems that affect behavior and robustness. Apply researching skills. 

Your initial priority should be to create a simple simulation that gives credible results; to gain higher grades look to add elements to the simulation to expand, further refine the model and interpret the results to optimise the processes. Explain and justify your assumptions and decisions and consider how the simulation could be refined once a basic simulation is working. Initially build a simple simulation to show the flow of work through the different manufacturing activities, do not attempt the whole simulation in one go. To gain higher marks look to add elements to the simulation to expand, refine and optimise it. This could include (but is not limited to) things such as adding labour resources to activities to determine minimum staffing levels to achieve maximum capacity or adding Inspection/Quality Control into the process. Highlight potential bottlenecks in the process and seek to improve capacity and efficiency in the process. 

 

Describe the practical experience with design and manufacturing using computer-integrated manufacturing techniques. The goal of this task is to study the background in Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (CNC Milling, 3D Printing, and Laser Cutter) and to design and machine a mechanical part. Studying the process involved in taking a part from design through manufacturing students will understand the power and importance of Computer-Aided Machining in a modern manufacturing context. 

 

Required to develop a product that can be manufactured in the Digital Fabrication laboratory using existing facilities.  Manufacturability and assimilability considerations are of paramount importance at this stage due to the nature of the hardware being used, and the sharing of the hardware with other student working on different product.