Subject purpose to describe and give relative information of the various methods of metal manufacturing, so that students realize and appreciate the potential and the economic options in selecting the appropriate manufacturing processes. The entities to be taught include, Metal shaping: Fundamentals of metal casting and metal casting processes. Powder metallurgy and sintering. Material removal processes: Theory of metal machining. Machining operations and machine tools. Cutting tool technology. Machining economics. Grinding and other abrasive processes. Laboratory and workshop include, learning to use 3D drawing software (SolidWorks) and demonstration with little hands on experience on machine tools for better theory understanding.
