Design of Product and Machine Tools
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Design of Product and Machine Tools Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Design of Product and Machine Tools (subject code 2182503) as prescribed for Production · Semester 8 divides the course into 4 units, covering 41 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 (2182503)Unit 1 Introduction and design of Machine Tool Drives using Design Data
- Book Introduction
- Machine tool types
- machine tool drives
- requirements of machine tool design
- machine tool design process
- need for speed regulation
- stepped regulation of speed
- design of speed box and feed box, classification of speed and feed box, step less regulation of speed and feed rates
- Machine tool chatters
- sources and effects of vibration
- methods of controlling vibrations in machine tools
Unit 2 Design of Bearings and Spindles using Design Data Book
- classification of bearing
- criteria for design and selection
- Design of hydrostatic
- hydrodynamic bearings
- design/selection of antifriction bearing
- radial and axial clearance adjustment of bearings
- Functions and requirements of Spindle unit
- materials of spindles
- Design calculations of spindles
Unit 3 Design of machine tool structures and Guide ways
- design criteria
- Types and uses of stiffness
- design procedure
- design for strength and stiffness
- design of beds
- design of columns
- design of cross rails
- saddles and carriages
- function and types of guide ways
- design of slide ways
- methods of adjusting clearances in slide ways
- design of slide ways for stiffness
- Guide ways operating under liquid friction conditions
- design of Anti-friction Guide ways
- protecting devices for slide ways
Unit 4 Material Handling Equipment’ design using Design Data Book
- Design of Hoisting Machinery: Design of fiber ropes
- pulley system
- steel wire ropes
- rope sheaves
- rope drums
- hooks and