Introductory description

Design is vital to any engineering business’s aim of creating successful products. Design can also be viewed as a systematic and disciplined process. The design process is a framework that engineers utilise to design products. Manufacturing involves the conversion of raw materials into usable products and can be summarised as:- the design and manufacture of products; and using various manufacturing processes, operations and techniques, following an organised plan. Design and manufacturing is interrelated and should not be viewed as separate disciplines. Designed products should meet the design requirements AND be able to be manufactured relatively easily and economically. Effective implementation of design for manufacture requires engineers to have fundamental understanding of materials, manufacturing processes and related operations. In addition, they must be able to assess the impact of designs on; manufacturing process selection, assembly, automation, quality control, tools and dies, cost and sustainability. Management of design and manufacture is complex and as such Computer aided design (CAD), computer aided manufacture (CAM), computer aided process planning (CAPP), computer aided engineering (CAE) computer integrated manufacture (CIM) and product data management (PDM) have become indispensable in management and optimisation of the design and manufacturing process.

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.

Design process framework: Product design specification, Conceptual design, Design for manufacture, Design management, Computers aids to design, Appreciation of the scope and usage of further methods to aid design (Quality function deployment, Failure mode and effect analysis, Functional cost analysis, Life cycle analysis, Matrix analysis, Taguchi methods).
Manufacturing technologies, processes & materials, comprising: Engineering materials properties & selection (Metals, Polymers, Ceramics and Composites), Manufacturing process knowledge and selection (Casting, Forming, Machining, Joining and Finishing), Assembly methods, Sustainability.
Advanced understanding of the scope and impact of automation and computing in design and manufacturing: Machine control systems (CNC), Computer Aided Design and Manufacture (CADCAM), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Industry 4.0, Automation fundamentals, Robotics technology and Robotic demonstrations.

Learning outcomes

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

• Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the fundamentals of product design and development processes, including important methods, technologies, latest trends, tools and techniques, and interpreting their relationships from concept to customer.
• Critically evaluate and make recommendations on approaches to the management of product design and development processes.
• Appreciate the significance of current manufacturing technology in the context of Engineering Business Management.
• Critically evaluate and contrast materials and manufacturing processes that are most commonly used in manufacturing industry
• Critically evaluate the use of computers and automation in successful design & manufacture.
• Select, justify and critically evaluate manufacture-design, demonstrating detailed knowledge of fundamental aspects of manufacturing and materials processes and technologies.

Indicative reading list

Bhargava, Vikram (2017) Robust plastic product design: a holistic approach, Hanser Publications ISBN 9781569905814
Boothroyd, G., Dewhurst, P. and Knight, W. A. (2011) Product design for manufacture and assembly. 3rd ed. Boca Raton, Fl: CRC Press. Available at: http://encore.lib.warwick.ac.uk/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2873743.
Chapman, Jonathan (ed) (2017) Routledge handbook of sustainable product design, Routledge ISBN 9781138910171
DeGarmo, E. P. (2003) Materials and processes in manufacturing. 9th ed. New York: Wiley.
Dieter, George E., Engineering design : a materials and processing approach, New York ; London : McGraw-Hill, 1991. 2nd ed.
Dieter, George E., Mechanical metallurgy, London : McGraw-Hill, 1988. SI metric ed.
Groover, M. P. (2017) Principles of modern manufacturing. 5th edition, SI version. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley.
Groover, M. P. and Jayaprakash, G. (2016) Automation, production systems, and computer-integrated manufacturing. Fourth edition. Harlow, Essex, England: Pearson.
Ind, Nicholas, Watt, Cameron, (2004) Inspiration: Capturing the creative potential of your organization ISBN 0230510884
Jahan, Ali, Edwards, Kevin L., Bahraminasab, Marjan (2016) Multi-criteria decision analysis for supporting the selection of engineering materials in product design Elsevier ISBN 9780081005415
Kalpakjian, S. and Schmid S.R. (2016) Manufacturing processes for engineering materials, Sixth edition. Boston : Pearson Education,ISBN 9780134290553
Kumar, K., Zindani, D. and Davim, J. P. (2018) Advanced machining and manufacturing processes. Cham: Springer. Available at: https://0-link-springer-com.pugwash.lib.warwick.ac.uk/10.1007/978-3-319-76075-9.
Mastro, Paul F. (2016) Plastics product design, Wiley ISBN 9781118842737
Mehta, B. R. and Reddy, Y. J. (2015) Industrial process automation systems: design and implementation. Amsterdam: Elsevier. Available at: http://0-www.sciencedirect.com.pugwash.lib.warwick.ac.uk/science/book/9780128009390.
Modrak, V. (ed.) (2017) Mass customized manufacturing: theoretical concepts and practical approaches. Boca Raton: CRC Press. Available at: https://0-www-taylorfrancis-com.pugwash.lib.warwick.ac.uk/books/9781315398976.
Nee, A. Y. C. (ed.) (2014) Handbook of manufacturing engineering and technology. London: SpringerReference. Available at: http://encore.lib.warwick.ac.uk/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2766742.
Pugh, Stuart (1990) Total design: integrated methods for successful product engineering. Wokingham : Addison-Wesley ISBN 0201416395
Pugh, Stuart; Clausing, Don; Andrade, Ron (1996) Creating innovative products using total design: the living legacy of Stuart Pugh ISBN 0201634856
Pidaparti, Ramana M. (2018) Design engineering journey, Morgan & Claypool ISBN 9781681732619
Szewczyk, R., Zieliński, C. and Kaliczyńska, M. (eds) (2018) Automation 2018: Advances in Automation, Robotics and Measurement Techniques. Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Ulrich, Karl T.; Eppinger, Steven D. (2012) Product design and development ISBN 9780073404776

Subject specific skills

The course is centred around developing a broad range of knowledge and skills in design and manufacturing. The course focusses on two major disciplines, design and manufacturing, and will develop knowledge, skills and core competencies in:

1. Fundamentals of the design process and a framework approach, independent of technology, to manage the design process.
2. Fundamentals of materials and process technology together with utilisation of appropriate selection tools to enable a more scientific approach to material and process selection decisions.
3. Recognise the scope and with utilisation of appropriate tools and techniques, critically evaluate and interpret the impact of automation and computing in design and manufacturing.

Transferable skills

1. Apply complex scientific selection processes to arrive at solutions.
2. Logically argue with rigour and reasoning to arrive at a given solution.
3. Problem solving.
4. Team-working.
5. Presentation skills.