DE6310 – Manufacturing Processes and Production
Module code
DE6310
Module title
Manufacturing Processes and Production
Prescription
To enable students to apply engineering knowledge to common manufacturing processes, including quality
assurance, inventory control and scheduling and queuing.
Programmes
- EN1603
NZQA Level
Level 6
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Content
- - Principles of hazard identification and safety in the workplace.
- Metal cutting - machine tools, turning, milling, grinding, EDM.
- Casting - basic processes, sand, shell, die, and centrifugal.
- Metal working - hot and cold working, rolling, forging, and presswork.
- Extrusion - forward, reverse and impact.
- Fabrication - welding, cutting, soldering and adhesive joining.
- Surface finishing - painting, polishing and plating.
- Rapid Prototyping
- Quality control
- Queuing models - Learning Outcomes
- 1. Select mechanical engineering manufacturing processes for products.
2. Select equipment and tooling to support mech. engineering manufacturing processes
3. Articulate the importance of quality control.
4. Apply knowledge of inventory control, scheduling and queuing and simulation of the
manufacturing environment.
5. Analyse one or more existing manufacturing processes - Assessment Criteria
- Project 30%
Assignment(s)* 30%
Project 40%
* See section 3.5 of Regulations
