Design for manufacturing
W K Chiu
6 points * 39 lecture hours * Caulfield
Production design, aims and methodology; management of design and manufacture, product design specification; computerised material selection, standardisation; simulated testing; design for manufacture, dimensions, fits and tolerances; design for machining, design for assembly and appropriate processes; effect of design changes throughout the manufacturing system; manufacturing methods and their effect on design solutions to achieve the lowest cost.
Assessment
Examinations: 70% * Assignments: 30%
Prescribed texts
Boothroyd G and Dewhurst P Design for assembly : A designer's handbook U Massachusetts, 1983
Jones S W Product design and process selection Butterworths, 1983
Shigley J E Mechanical engineering design McGraw-Hill, 1986
Taylor D L Computer-aided design Addison-Wesley, 1992