ME 231 Manufacturing Processes (MP)

Prerequisite: ME131-Industrial Materials

Delivered by
Dr. Muhammad Amjad
Assistant Professor
amjad9002@uet.edu.pk
 Aims of MP
▪ The main aim of this course is to develop
knowledge of some important manufacturing
processes such as casting, solid metal deformation
and joining of metals and plastics.

▪ Iincludes some course works to further enhance the

understanding of various important manufacturing
processes
 Assessment
▪ Assessment will be through exam such as mid term,
end term, quizzes and course works

▪ Note that in order to gain high marks in exam,

students must demonstrate background knowledge/
reading over and above that presented during
lectures

▪ Recommended textbook which should be consulted

for high marks
Course Outline

1. Casting Processes

2. Bulk Deformation Processes

3. Joining Processes

4. Plastic Shaping Processes

5. Introduction to Rapid Prototyping

 Recommended Books

1. S Kalpakjian & S R Schmid, “Manufacturing

Engineering & Technology”, 6th Edition, Prentice
Hall

2. Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing, Materials,

Processes and Systems by M.P Groover
 What is manufacturing???
▪ Manus-hand
▪ Factus-make

▪ Technologic definition
▪ Economic definition
 What is manufacturing???....
▪ Technologic definition
▪ manufacturing is the application of physical and
chemical processes to alter the geometry, properties,
and/or appearance of a given starting material to make
parts or products; manufacturing also includes
assembly of multiple parts to make products.
 What is manufacturing???...
▪ Economic definition
▪ manufacturing is the transformation of materials into
items of greater value by means of one or more
processing and/or assembly operations
 Manufacturing & Production
▪ production has a broader meaning than
manufacturing.
 Manufacturing Industries
▪ Primary Industries

▪ Secondary Industries

▪ Tertiary Industries
 Manufacturing Products

▪ Consumer Goods

▪ Capital Goods
 Production Quantity
▪ Low volume production

▪ Medium volume production

▪ High volume production

 Product Quality

▪ Soft product variety

▪ Hard product variety

Materials in Manufacturing
Manufacturing Processes
 Production Systems

▪ Production Facilities

▪ Production Support Systems

 Production Layouts
▪ Fixed position layout-job shop production

▪ Process Layout-batch production

▪ Cellular Layout-cellular manufacturing

▪ Production Layout-mass production

 Production Layouts….
▪ Fixed position layout-job shop production
 Production Layouts….
▪ Process Layout-batch production
 Production Layouts….
▪ Cellular Layout-cellular manufacturing
 Production Layouts….
▪ Product Layout-mass production
 Manufacturing Support Systems
▪ Manufacturing Engineering

▪ Production Planning and Control

▪ Quality Control
Overview
▪ For further reading, chapter 1 of MP Groover book
can be consulted.