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IME 3480 - Designing for Production
Catalog Description:
Engineering documentation as it relates to the product development and manufacturing methods required to bring a quality product to market. ANSI and ISO standards will be studied to acquaint the students with the documentation necessary to develop assembly and part drawings and to control the changes that will effect the assembled parts. Material specifications and cost studies will be combined with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing to be applied to parts gages and tooling. The use of CAD is a major part of this course.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: IME 1420, IME 2540, IME 2460, and IME 2810.
Corequisite: IME 3540
Credits: 3 hours
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 3)
Prerequisites by Topic:
Course Objectives, Performance Criteria, and Outcomes:
Course Objectives |
ABET-TAC Outcomes2 |
Performance Criteria Measured1 |
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| Learn and apply Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) standards to communicate design intent. | f* | F2: Uses tools (CAx, simulation) to optimize product designs. |
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| Learn how the knowledge of certain processes can affect part design and documentation. | d |
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| Learn how strength, stiffness and dimensional variation affect the function of a part. | b* | B1: Selects and uses tools or technologies (DXF, IGES, STL) to transfer design information. |
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| Gain added insight on working in a team design environment | e |
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Performance Criteria1: IME performance criteria may be found at http://www.wmich.edu/ime/performance-criteria.html
ABET-TAC Outcomes2: Outcomes may be found at http://www.abet.org/
*results tracked in ABET course notebooks
Textbooks:
Machinery’s Handbook , The Industrial Press
Fundamentals of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, Krulikowski
References:
Ryerson Stock List, Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.
Designing With Plastics, Hoechst Celanese Corp.
Course Coordinator:
Mitchel Keil
Western Michigan University
F-221 Parkview Campus
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5336
Phone: 276-3365
Email: mitchel.keil@wmich.edu
Revision Date: Summer 2011