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General Information

Course ID (CB01A and CB01B)
DMTD055.
Course Title (CB02)
Survey of Design and Manufacturing Processes/Modern Fabrication
Course Credit Status
Credit - Degree Applicable
Effective Term
Fall 2024
Course Description
This survey course is designed to introduce students to both design, manufacturing, and modern fabrication, utilizing demonstrations, with the following areas of emphasis: manufacturing processes, equipment and systems, design for manufacturing, measurement tools, blueprint reading, rapid prototyping (3D printers), CNC machine set-up, CNC machine programming (lathe and mill), CAD/CAM and quality control using geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T). This hands-on, team-based course is designed to provide students with instruction and skills through applied real-world experience to enable insight into how products are designed and fabricated. Students will be able to identify the terminology of each area, examine each technique and skill requirement, and gain a fundamental understanding of diverse industry processes.
Faculty Requirements
Discipline 1
[Manufacturing Technology (Quality control, process control)]
FSA
[FHDA FSA - MACHINE TOOL TECH]
Course Family
Not Applicable

Course Justification

This is a stand-alone survey course. This CSU transferable CTE course is intended to better prepare students for career investigation and was developed based on the needs of major and start-up corporations in the local community, as discussed at our advisory board meetings. This course will assist aspiring design and manufacturing engineers, product designers, research scientists, and engineers, from industries such as aerospace, medical devices, automotive, electronics, consumer products, energy, and robotics.

Foothill Equivalency

Does the course have a Foothill equivalent?
No
Foothill Course ID

Course Philosophy

Formerly Statement

Course Development Options

Basic Skill Status (CB08)
Course is not a basic skills course.
Grade Options
  • Letter Grade
  • Pass/No Pass
Repeat Limit
0

Transferability & Gen. Ed. Options

Transferability
Transferable to CSU only

Units and Hours

Summary

Minimum Credit Units
4.0
Maximum Credit Units
4.0

Weekly Student Hours

TypeIn ClassOut of Class
Lecture Hours4.08.0
Laboratory Hours0.00.0

Course Student Hours

Course Duration (Weeks)
12.0
Hours per unit divisor
36.0
Course In-Class (Contact) Hours
Lecture
48.0
Laboratory
0.0
Total
48.0
Course Out-of-Class Hours
Lecture
96.0
Laboratory
0.0
NA
0.0
Total
96.0

Prerequisite(s)

Corequisite(s)

Advisory(ies)

ESL D261. and ESL D265., or ESL D461. and ESL D465., or eligibility for EWRT D001A or EWRT D01AH or ESL D005.

Limitation(s) on Enrollment

Entrance Skill(s)

General Course Statement(s)

Methods of Instruction

Lecture and visual aids

Discussion and problem solving performed in class

Homework and extended projects

Collaborative learning and small group exercises

Laboratory discussion sessions and quizzes that evaluate the proceedings weekly laboratory exercises

Assignments

  1. Readings from Manufacturing Engineering and Technology text, materials reference books and trade magazines.
  2. Research and final report on selected material manufacturing topics.
  3. Exercises, by demonstration, to recognize Modern Fabrication and Manufacturing Design processes.

Methods of Evaluation

  1. Accuracy and Completeness of assigned projects.
  2. Mid-term Examination covering assigned video lectures, textbook reading, & basic class projects. Exam will be evaluated on completeness of solid modeling requirements.
  3. Final Examination evaluating student’s comprehensive understanding of basic fabrication concepts by means of accuracy and completeness of assigned in class projects.

Essential Student Materials/Essential College Facilities

Essential Student Materials: 
  • None
Essential College Facilities:
  • DMT CAD and Machining Lab

Examples of Primary Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisherDate/EditionISBN
Kalpakjian, S.Manufacturing Engineering & TechnologyPrentice Hall2022 / 8th978-1292422244

Examples of Supporting Texts and References

None.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

Course Objectives

  • Prioritize the attributes along which the success or failure of a manufacturing process, machine, or system will be measured: quality, cost, rate and flexibility.
  • Explain how to read a blue print and define the dimensioning details needed for various fabrication, manufacturing processes, CMM and quality control.
  • Identify the advantages and disadvantages of using CNC machining in a manufacturing design and how CNC machines has impacted manufacturing.
  • Differentiate Computer Aided Design “CAD” and Computer Aided Manufacturing “CAM” and how it applies to rapid prototyping design.
  • Describe materials and process analysis with selection techniques; the roles of various materials and how they should be utilized in the design process.
  • Define modern design and potential products and decide how to design the parts for manufacturability (DFM/DFA), and understand how the elements of constraint management limit the assembly process.

CSLOs

  • Demonstrate knowledge of manufacturing processes and the skills to develop and manipulate the operating parameters for a given design process.

Outline

  1. Prioritize the attributes along which the success or failure of a manufacturing process, machine, or system will be measured: quality, cost, rate and flexibility.
    1. Computer Numerically Controlled 3, 4 & 5 Axis machines
    2. CAD/CAM/CAE software, applications and prototyping
    3. (AM) Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing applications
    4. Sheetmetal fabrication, Molding, Welding and bonding processes.
    5. Understand the design, process and planning
    6. Design for manufacturability, concurrent design and constraint management
  2. Explain how to read a blue print and define the dimensioning details needed for various fabrication, manufacturing processes, CMM and quality control.
    1. Blueprints, Detailed Drawings and shop sketches
    2. Projections and views used in manufacturing
    3. Various uses of dimensions, tolerances, notes and symbols
    4. Screw thread, fasteners and gear callout information available on prints and drawings.
    5. Precision hand tools, hard gaging and bench top measurement instruments.
    6. Surface and form instruments, as well as optical measurement and CMM
  3. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of using CNC machining in a manufacturing design and how CNC machines has impacted manufacturing.
    1. Safe manufacturing lab practices.
    2. Proper Use of hand tools; explain thread systems, application and thread forming procedures
    3. Basic operations of mills and lathes.
    4. Computer Aided Manufacturing “CAM” systems
    5. CNC system components, axis movements, and controller operations
    6. Major axis of a CNC machine and identify where the program zero point should be for any given project.
  4. Differentiate Computer Aided Design “CAD” and Computer Aided Manufacturing “CAM” and how it applies to rapid prototyping design.
    1. The various applications available in industry.
    2. Basic menu structure and graphical user interface
    3. Import and export data to other CAD/CAM systems.
    4. 2D and 3D wireframe geometry and solid models.
    5. Basic sketches, dimensions and constraints.
    6. Tool paths for CNC milling machines and NC files.
  5. Describe materials and process analysis with selection techniques; the roles of various materials and how they should be utilized in the design process.
    1. Material property analysis to create and understand materials tables/graphs.
    2. Material and process properties and characteristics as selection criteria.
    3. Material properties and classifications to metals, polymers, ceramics and composites.
    4. Various molding and casting processes.
    5. Forming, forging, powdered metal and die casting.
    6. Heat treatment processes
    7. Non-traditional machining processes and (AD) or 3D Printing
  6. Define modern design and potential products and decide how to design the parts for manufacturability (DFM/DFA), and understand how the elements of constraint management limit the assembly process.
    1. What is Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
    2. Good Design Principles
    3. Baseline Analysis Exercise
    4. General Approach to Manufacturing Cost Estimation
    5. Design for Service (DFS) Principles
    6. Analysis, brainstorming, and trade-off techniques for redesigning
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