Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Practical
Module Offerings
5508NCCG-APR-PAR
5508NCCG-JAN-PAR
5508NCCG-SEP-PAR
5508NCCG-SEP_NS-PAR
Aims
This module will introduce students to various manufacturing/machining scenarios. These encompass manufacture of automotive, aerospace and engineering components. It will cover manufacturing methods and techniques currently used within these application sectors.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Create, modify and document a CAD model suitable for CAM processing.
2.
Select or specify suitable equipment (e.g. machine tools, cutting tools, work-holding devices, additive manufacturing) to enable the manufacture of a specified product.
3.
Produce a machining / manufacturing plan to produce a component to a specified brief using CAD/CAM techniques
4.
Manufacture a component to a specified brief using CAD/CAM techniques
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Inputs: CAD model, material specifications, tooling data, spindle speeds and feed rate data calculations Outputs: CAM files, program code and coordinates, manufacturing sequences, tooling requirements, auxiliary data
Programming methods: CAD/CAM, manual programming, conversational programming Component set-up: zero datum setting, tool set-up and offsets, axis of movements
Work-holding: machine vice, chuck, fixtures, clamping, jigs
Tooling: milling cutters, lathe tools, drills, specialist tooling, tool holders, tool turrets and carousel
Import solid model: set-up, model feature and geometry identification, stock size, material Manufacturing simulation: operations, pockets, slots, profiling, holes, tool and work change positions, tool sizes and IDs, speeds and feeds, cutter path simulations, program editing
CNC machine types: machining centres, turning centres, MCUs e.g. Fanuc, Siemens, and Heidenhain
Data transfer: structured data between CAD and CAM, file types, transfer to CNC machine
Inspection: manual inspection, automated inspection, stages of inspection throughout manufacturing process