Manufacturing Technology

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. identify the types and organisation of engineering Workshops; 2. list the types of manufacturing processes and state their uses; 3. describe the common machines and tools used in manufacturing process; 4. explain the operations and capabilities of machines used in manufacturing; 5. recognise engineering materials, their types, uses and properties; 6. recognise safety rules and regulations in the workshop and state their obligations in ensuring safety; 7. explain parts of Lathe accessories and attachments, drilling machines, drill bits and their uses; 8. identify and describe simple metal cutting applied to hand tool and single point tool geometry; amd 9. identify cutting fluid and state the general principles of working metal cutting machine tools.

Elementary introduction to types and organization of engineering workshops covering jobbing, batch, mass production. Engineering materials: Their uses and properties. Safety in workshops and general principles of working. Bench work and fitting: Hand tools, instruments. Carpentry: Hand tools. Materials. types of joint. processing of timber. Blacksmithing, and tools and working principles. Joints and fastenings: threaded fasteners. riveting, welding, brazing, and soldering. Measurement and marking out for uniformity. circularity, concentricity, etc. Standard measuring tools used in the workshop. Simple metal cutting applied to hand tools. Single point tool geometry. Cutting fluid General principles of working of standard metal cutting machine tools. Work and tool movement, speed and feed range. Centre lathe operations: Straight/taper turning. Thread cutting. Parts of lathes accessories and attachments used on centre lathe. Drilling machine, drill bits and uses.