Production Technology
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The official GTU curriculum for Production Technology (subject code 2161909) as prescribed for Mechanical Engineering · Semester 6 divides the course into 6 units, covering 49 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2161909)Unit 1 Metal Cutting
- Principles of metal cutting
- classification of Metal cutting/machining processes: Orthogonal and oblique cutting
- Effect of tool geometry and other cutting parameters
- Mechanisms of formation of chips
- types of chips formed
- chip Breakers
- concept of specific cutting pressure
- The forces acting on the cutting tool and their measurement
- Merchant’s circle diagram
- force dynamometer
- force and velocity relationship
- Tool wear
- Factors causing wear
- tool life
- variables affecting tool life
- economical cutting speed
- machinability of metals
Unit 2 Thermal Aspects in Machining
- Sources of heat generation in machining and its effects
- Temperature Measurement techniques in machining
- types of cutting fluids
- Functions of cutting fluid
- Characteristics of cutting fluid
- Application of cutting fluids
- Economics of Metal Cutting Operations
Unit 3 Gear and Thread Manufacturing
- Different types of Threads manufacturing methods, and tools involved
- Different gear forming and generating methods with their special features
- Gears finishing processes
Unit 4 Jigs and Fixtures
- Differences between Jigs and Fixtures
- Its usefulness in mass production
- design principles
- 3-2-1 location principle and its application to short and long cylinders
- types of locators
- concept of work piece control
- geo metric control
- dimensional control and mechanical control
- jig bushes
- Jigs and fixtures for various machining operations
Unit 5 Press Tool
- Classification of presses
- Classification of dies
- cutting actions in dies
- cutting forces
- Methods of reducing cutting forces
- Minimum Diameter of Piercing Center of Pressure
- Bending and Progressive Die design
- scrap reduction
- strip layout
Unit 6 Non-conventional Machining
- EDM, IBM, ECM, ECG, CM, AJM, Wire cut EDM, USM, LBM process principle
- process parameters and their applications
- Process capabilities and their applications
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