MEC132 Manufacturing and

Industrial Processes with Plant

Visits
Deals with the study of industrial and manufacturing
processes and the equipment involved in the
processes.
The course includes plant visit to various
manufacturing and power plants.

Credit : 2 Units (1 hrs lecture/wk., 3 hrs lab/wk.)

Prerequisite(s) : 4th Year Standing
What is meant by manufacturing
process?

Manufacturing is the process of turning raw materials

or parts into finished goods through the use of tools,
human labor, machinery, and chemical processing.
Manufacturing is integral to the economy. Most
products were handmade using human labor and
basic tools before the Industrial Revolution.

Manufacturing Definition - Investopediahttps://www.investopedia.com › ... › Sectors &

Industries
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Job shop manufacturing
Job shop manufacturing uses manufactured parts as
an alternative to an assembly line. It is most
frequently used for small-batch, custom products.
That is made-to-order for firm clients or customers.
These workstations might emphasize one specific
product or one or two of them. Those are similar to a
custom shoemaker or commercial printing press and
effortlessly offer the ability to modify the final
product.
•Food production
•Newspaper printing
•Bookbinding, and
•Pharmaceuticals.
Discrete manufacturing
Discrete manufacturing practices an assembly or
production line. However, it is much more varied
than repetitive manufacturing. It permits for more
recurrent changeover and variation. A company
may have many styles, sizes, or modifications for a
product. Those are with discrete manufacturing, yet it
repeatedly means production may take longer due
to additional setup or removal as needed.

Automobile and aircraft manufacturers use the

discrete manufacturing process. Also included with
many companies that prepare clothing, medical
devices, toys, and smartphones.
Continuous process manufacturing
Continuous process manufacturing rounds all the
time like repetitive manufacturing. The change in this
process emphasizes raw materials that are regularly
gases, powders, liquids, or slurry. Continuous process
manufacturing is mostly being used by;

Oil refining,
Metal smelting,
Paper production and
Nearly all food products are similar to tomato sauce,
juice, and peanut butter.
3D printing
3D printing is being recognized nowadays in many
industries as a manufacturing process with
widespread use. It was developed in the 1980s. 3D
printing uses several composites and materials like
plastics and metals to prepare three-dimensional
goods layer by layer. That layer is based on a digital
model, rather than using physical labour or
mechanization. There has been a huge expansion in
this field, by lots of equipment manufacturers.

Medical and dental devices

Prosthetic limbs
Firearms
Shoes
Musical instruments
Buildings
industrial revolutions ...
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What Is Industry 4.0 Technology?
Industry 4.0, also known as the Fourth Industrial
Revolution, is all about making business smarter and
more automated. Where the Third Industrial
Revolution focused on switching mechanical and
analog processes to digital ones, the Fourth Industrial
Revolution focuses on deepening the impact of our
digital technologies by making our machines more
self-sufficient, able to “talk” to one another, and to
consider massive amounts of data in ways that
humans simply can’t—all in the name of efficiency
and growth. Industry 4.0 technology represents a
foundational shift in how businesses operate, as
fundamental as the change from steam power to
electricity in the Second Industrial Revolution.
Philippine
Industries
Manufacturing Industries to visit:

• Cement
• Pineapple
• Sugar
• Power plants
• Flour
• Food processing
• Fuel refineries
• Etc.