Design for Assembly and Manufacturing
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The official GTU curriculum for Design for Assembly and Manufacturing (subject code 3162513) as prescribed for Production · Semester 6 divides the course into 8 units, covering 74 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 (3162513)Unit 1 Engineering Design and Product Development Process
- Engineering Design Process
- Considerations of Good Design
- Description Design Process
- Computer Aided Engineering
- Designing to Codes and Standards
- Product Development Process
- Product and Process Cycle
- Organization for Design and Product Development
- Technological Innovations
Unit 2 Embodiment Design
- Product Architecture
- Configuration Design
- Parametric Design
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Industrial Design
- Human Factors Design
- Design for Environment
- Modelling and Simulation
- Prototyping and Testing
Unit 3 Material Selection and Design
- Performance Characteristics of Material
- Material Section Process
- Economical Consideration
- Recycling and Material Selection
- Design for Brittle Fracture
- Design for Fatigue Failure
- Design for Corrosion Resistance
- Design Against Wear
- Design with Plastics
Unit 4 Design for Machining
- Machining using Single Point Cutting Tool
- Machining using Multi Point Tool
- Machining using Abrasive Wheel
- Choice of Work Material
- Shape of Work Material
- Machining Basic Component Shapes
- Assembly of Components
- Accuracy and Surface Finish
- Design Guidelines
- Cost Estimating for Machined Components
Unit 5 Design for Injection Molding and Design for Sheet Metal Working
- Injection Molding Material
- Molding Cycles
- Molding Cycle Time
- Mold Cost Estimation
- Mold Cost Point System
- Estimation of Optimum Number of Cavities
- Design Guidelines
- Assembly Techniques
- Dedicated Dies and Pressworking
- Press Selection
- Design Rules
Unit 6 Design for Casting
- Design for Die Casting: Die Casting Machines
- Die Casting Dies
- Determination of 07 Subject Code: 3162513 w.e.f
- AY 2018-19 Appropriate Machine Size
- Die Casting Cycle Time Estimation
- Die Cost Estimation
- Design Principles Design for Sand Casting: Basics of Castings
- Cost Estimating
- Design Rules for Sand Castings
- Design for Investment Casting : Fundamentals for Investment Casting
- Design Guidelines for Investment Casting
Unit 7 Design for Hot Forging
- Characteristics of Forging Process
- Forging Allowances
- Forging Cost Estimation
- Forging Die Cost Estimation
- Die Life and Tool Replacement Cost
- Cost of Flash Removal
Unit 8 Design for Assembly
- Product Design for Manual Assembly : General Design Guidelines for Manual Assembly
- Effect of Part Symmetry
- Part Thickness
- Size and Part Weight on Handling Time
- Effect of Chamfer Design on Insertion Operations
- Effect of Obstructed Access and Restricted Vision during Fastening and Riveting
- Design Guidelines for Assembly Design for High Speed Automatic Assembly and Robot Assembly: Design of Parts for High Speed Feeding and Orienting
- General Rules for Product Design for Automation
- Product Design for Robot Assembly