Manufacturing Processes Laboratories (ME 8)
 Courses:
Primary
Course:
MFG 108L
Manufacturing Processes Laboratory
Secondary
Courses:
MFG 204L
Materials and Processes Laboratory
MFG 431 Controls for Industrial Automation
MFG 432 Plastics and Composites
MCT 336L Fluid Power Lab
MCT 423 Product Development
MCT 430 Design of Fluid Power Systems
 The primary function of the manufacturing processes lab is to allow the
department to meet the goals set forth in the course description for MFG 108L. The goals
at this time are:
To acquaint the
student with the basic machining processes, machining tools, cutting tools, tool
materials, and work piecematerials.
To provide
experience that will acquaint the students with the effect of cutting speeds, cutting
feeds, cutting tool geometry,cutting tool materials, and coolants on surface finish and
dimensional accuracy.
The laboratory
space is divided into three areas: the central bay of 1914 square feet primarily houses
metal cutting machinery;a 320 square feet isolated room houses metal grinders and two
woodworking machines (used in support of special projects); a 475 square feet tool and
stock room.
The number and variety of metal cutting machines is be choice sufficient to meet the
present course goals with a maximum classsize of twelve students. There is no plan to
increase the class size beyond twelve. The lab supports an average of five MFG 108L
sections per year, and an average of seven Mechanical Engineering MEE 310L sections per
year.
The laboratory equipment includes: 10 lathes, 3 surface grinders,1 horizontal milling
machine, 4 vertical milling machines, 2 shapers,5 drill presses, 1 band saw, 1 jig borer,
1 power hacksaw, 2 arcwelders, 1 thirty-two ton and 1 five ton punch presses, 1
profileprojector, 1 Rockwell hardness tester, 1 induction heater, 1 seventy-five ton
plastic injection molder, 1 3/4" plastic extruder.
Industrial
Engineering Technology, Mechanical Drawing(KL 4)
Courses:
IET 432/432L
Facilities Layout
IET 230/230L Work Measurement
IET 418 Cost Estimating
IET 420 Industrial and Environmental Safety
IET 318 Statistical Process Control
IET 421 Project Management
MCT 110L Technical Drawing
MCT 111L Computer Graphics
MCT 313 Industrial Mechanisms
This laboratory
is used for in-class project work and for individual student assignments:
Performing
experiments in work measurements.
Developing layouts for Facilities Layout.
The development of charts and graphs for Cost Estimating.
Creating diagrams for Industrial and Environmental Safety.
Mechanical Drawing, create traditional mechanical drawings anddesigning using descriptive
geometry.
Computer Aided
Manufacturing (KL 6)
Courses:
Primary
Course:
MFG 434 Computer
Numerical Control
Secondary
Courses:
MFG 108L
Manufacturing Processes Lab
MFG 240 Manufacturing Design
MFG 424 Robotics
MFG 426 Computer Integrated Manufacturing
MFG 431 Controls for Industrial Automation
MEE 580 Product and Process Automation
MEE 583 Automated Manufacturing
EET 358 Microcontrollers
EET 459 Microprocessor Systems Design
EET 464 Programmable Logic Controllers
The instructor
provides one-on-one time with each student as theytest out and machine their individual
projects. The MFG 434 CNCcourse is a required for MFG students and is also very
popularelective among students in MET and IET. The course is offeredon alternate semesters
and during the summer.
The robots are
used for MFG 424 demos and projects. The lab's equipment is adequate to meet the present
course goals.
This laboratory
is used for CNC machining demonstrations and for individual student CNC programming and
machining projects. Computer-Aided CNC Programming is taught in this lab by borrowing
three computers from other labs for this portion of the course. MFG 434, CNC is offered
two terms each year with a maximum enrollment of twenty per term.
MFG 240, MFG 426,
MFG 431, and MFG 450 utilize this lab for the equipment controls and the computers and
software applications which are appropriate to supplement these lecture courses. MEE580
and MEE 583 utilize this lab for CNC machining demonstrations.
Industrial
Engineering Technology, Mechanical Drawing(KL 4)
Courses:
IET 432/432L
Facilities Layout
IET 230/230L Work Measurement
IET 418 Cost Estimating
IET 420 Industrial and Environmental Safety
IET 318 Statistical Process Control
IET 421 Project Management
MCT 110L Technical Drawing
MCT 111L Computer Graphics
MCT 313 Industrial Mechanisms
This laboratory
is used for in-class project work and for individualstudent assignments:
Performing
experiments in work measurements.
Developing layouts for Facilities Layout.
The development of charts and graphs for Cost Estimating.
Creating diagrams for Industrial and Environmental Safety.
Mechanical Drawing, create traditional mechanical drawings anddesigning using descriptive
geometry.
Fluid Power and
Controls Laboratory (KL 362)
Courses:
Primary
Course:
MCT 336L Fluid
Power Laboratory
MFG 431 Controls for Industrial Automation
Secondary
Courses:
MCT 430 Design of
Fluid Power System
EET 358 Microcontrollers
EET 459 Microprocessor Systems Design
EET 464 Programmable Logic Controllers
The Fluid Power
and Controls lab is well equipped for instructionin two courses; MCT 336L and MFG 431. The
equipment is itemized on the respective course descriptions. This facility also
supportsMCT 430, a technical elective.
Equipment
includes a variety of fluid power and control devicesand power units typical of modern
industrial and mobile machinery. The devices are of three condition levels and serve three
purposes,namely, for take-down observation, for circuit fabrication andoperation, and for
component testing. The most obvious pieces of equipment in the room are five power units,
five test benches,and two lab tables. Small tools, instrument fittings, and suppliesare
stored in the tool room. Some components are stored under the benches. An equipment room
houses other components, instruments, and the fluid power reference library of industry
catalogs and performance data. Support equipment, hand tools and instrumentsare available.
Class size is limited to fifteen.
Lab exercises are
continually being reevaluated and improved. New devices are incorporated as acquired. The
course MCT 336L,is required in two programs, namely MFG and MCT. The MCT 430 course is a
technical elective.
Materials
Testing/Metallurgy/Structural Mechanics(KL 353)
Courses:
MCT 231 Fluid
Mechanics
MCT 334L Fluid and Thermal Laboratory
MCT 342 Thermodynamics
MCT 438 Heat Transfer
MEE 340L Engineering Experimentation Laboratory
This laboratory
is used by both Mechanical Engineering for MEE340L "Engineering Experimentation
Lab" and by Mechanical Engineering Technology for MCT 334L "Fluid and Thermal
Lab."Multiple sections of both courses are offered every year, as theseare required
courses in both programs.
This lab is also
used for quick demonstrations in the lecturecourses that are related to fluid and thermal
sciences (MCT 231,MCT 342, and MCT 438).
This lab is also
supplemented by equipment borrowed from otherlab facilities such as computer data
acquisition equipment, straingage equipment, strobe meters and other miscellaneous
equipment.
Materials
Testing/Metallurgy/Structural Mechanics(KL 193)
Courses:
Primary
Course:
MCT 204L
Manufacturing Materials and Processes
MCT 333L Mechanical Measurements
MCT 445L Experimental Mechanics
MEE 312L Materials Laboratory
Secondary
Courses:
MCT 440
Mechanical Vibrations
MCT 221 Strength of Materials
MCT 423 Product Development
MEE 423L Mechanical Engineering Lab
The materials lab
is the focal point for several courses. The newly developed Manufacturing Materials and
Processes Lab (MFG204L) conducts most of their experiments here as does the
structuralmechanics portion of Mechanical Measurements (MCT 333L). The roomcontains
hardness testers, heat treat furnaces and quench unit,an impact tester, a tensile tester,
metallography equipment, straingage instrumentation and photoelasticity polariscopes. |
