1.00 Credits
This lab facilitates hands-on experience with manufacturing practices for the purpose of informing an understanding of design principles, and to supplement material covered in the ME EN 2650 Manufacturing of Engineering Systems lecture class. The lab will emphasize understanding of dimensional units and tolerances as they relate to manufacturability, economy, and performance. Students will interpret and modify drawing sets, and consider the elements of effective communication with the manufacturing environment. Safe lab practices and use of machinery and tools will be introduced and practiced. Basic principles of material removal (machining) will be discussed and demonstrated, and compared with modern approaches (CNC and beyond). Cutting tool materials will be presented and compared, with an emphasis on productive manufacturing approaches and tool economy. The importance of standards for communicating design intent will be emphasized. By the end of the course, the student will obtain: i) experience interfacing with the manufacturing resources which exist within the Department and on campus, ii) opportunities to specify, measure, and revise tolerances and evaluate the effect of tolerances on assemblies (interference, MMC, etc.), iii) experience using real, durable, commonly available engineering materials in design and assemblies. Prerequisites: 'C' or better in (ME EN 1000 OR CVEEN 100) AND (ME EN 2010 OR CVEEN 2010) AND Major Status in ME AND ME EN 2-5XXX Eligible (See Admission Requirements) AND NOT ME Advising Hold Corequisites: 'C' or better in MSE 2010 OR MSE 2160