Introductory description

ES2D1-15 Manufacturing Engineering Design

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Module aims

Outline syllabus

This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.

• Manufacturing design strategy
• Manufacturing design criteria
• Creative design practices
• Risk reduction
• Cost reduction through manufacture
• Design review
• Management role

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

• Use computational tools to aid in decision making processes of design and identify which process parameters influence variation in final product characteristics.
• Identify which design features really matter and how to modify a design to give it greater robustness against variation in the manufacturing process.
• Apply risk reduction techniques at the design stages to reduce manufacturing and assembly problems.
• Appreciate and apply the principles of value analysis for design for manufacture (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA) to identify opportunities for cost reduction.
• Apply software simulation and programming tools in the analysis of functional components.
• Function as part of a team and demonstrate understanding of the importance of personal and shared responsibility, teamwork, and communication e.g. by producing professional quality design documentation.

Indicative reading list

• Product Design for Manufacture and Assembly, 3rd edition 2011, Boothroyd, Dewhurst & Knight, CRC Press
• Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design, 10th edition 2014, Budynas and Nisbett, McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Form, structure and Mechanism, M.J.French 2012, Springer
• Engineering Design a systematic approach, Pahl, Beitz, Feldhusen and Grote, 3rd edition 2007, Springer
• Product design, Otto and Wood, 2001, Pearson

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Subject specific skills

Plan and manage the design process, including cost drivers, evaluating outcomes, and working with technical uncertainty.
Ability to apply relevant practical and laboratory skills.

Transferable skills

Communicate (written and oral; to technical and non-technical audiences) and work with others.
Overcome difficulties by employing skills, knowledge and understanding in a flexible manner
Exercise initiative and personal responsibility, including time management, which may be as a team member or leader