Manufacturing processes
Undergraduate · Engineering
Syllabus focus
Standard syllabus · STEM / applied
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Topics typically covered
Standard syllabus
Casting, forming, and machining
- Casting processes: sand, investment, die casting
- Solidification, shrinkage, and casting defects
- Bulk deformation: rolling, forging, extrusion
- Sheet metal forming: bending, deep drawing
- Machining fundamentals: turning, milling, drilling
- Cutting mechanics: rake, clearance, and chip formation
- Tool wear and machinability indices
- Surface finish and dimensional tolerance capability
- Nontraditional machining: EDM, laser, waterjet
- Process planning from drawing to operations sequence
Joining, polymers, and composites
- Fusion welding processes: MIG, TIG, arc
- Weld quality, distortion, and inspection
- Adhesive bonding and mechanical fasteners
- Polymer processing: injection molding, extrusion
- Composite layup, curing, and autoclave processing
- Additive manufacturing: FDM, SLA, SLS, DMLS overview
- Heat treatment and surface hardening processes
- Powder metallurgy and sintering
- Electronics assembly: SMT and reflow (survey)
- Lean manufacturing and waste reduction principles
STEM / applied
Quality, automation, and economics
- Statistical process control and control charts
- Six Sigma DMAIC overview for manufacturing
- CMM inspection and GD&T verification
- Robotics and CNC automation in production
- Cellular manufacturing and line balancing
- Cost estimating: material, labor, and overhead
- Design for manufacturability and assembly
- Supply chain and vendor qualification
- Factory layout and material flow
- Capstone: process plan and cost for a part
Sustainability and industry 4.0
- Energy consumption by process type
- Recycling and scrap recovery in metalworking
- Digital twin and IoT on shop floor (intro)
- Maintenance strategies: preventive versus predictive
- Occupational safety in manufacturing environments
- Nearshoring/reshoring decision factors
- Medical device manufacturing regulations (survey)
- Semiconductor fab overview for engineers
- Plant tour or virtual manufacturing lab
- Career paths: process engineer, quality, operations
Notes
Topics reflect common engineering syllabi at US colleges and universities. Exact order, depth, and applied emphasis vary by institution, department, and instructor.