Course Title

Course Title: Modern Manufacturing

20 Professional Development Hours/2.0 CEUs

Course Description: The Modern Manufacturing course explores some of the uses of computers and automation in modern manufacturing, with emphasis on plastics manufacturing, automation and robotics. It explains how technology is used in design and simulation with a detailed example in the form of mold filling analysis. The latter half of the course concentrates on automation and robotics, and the industrial applications for these technologies.

Overall Course Objectives:

Understand finite elements analysis (FEA) and what are the uses for the various types of analysis.
Explain what a flexible manufacturing system is and how automation and robotics are used in this system.
Gain knowledge about industrial robotics and the most common applications for this technology.

Course Content:

Lesson 1 - FEA and Rapid Prototyping

Objectives:

Differentiate between wire frame geometry, surface and solid modelers.

Recognize different types of analysis and the purpose for which each is used.

Define rapid prototyping and describe some of the rapid prototyping technologies.

Lesson 2 - Mold Filling Analysis

Objectives:

Explain how flow analysis aids in the design of the part or the mold.

Identify the two methods of meshing used in mold filling analysis.

Understand the complexity of the mold filling analysis when additional filler and fiber materials or gas assist molding are used.

Lesson 3 - Fundamentals of Automation

Objectives:

Describe the Life Cycle Cost Analysis technique used for evaluating process automation.

Explain the seven levels of automation and what is meant by each level.

Differentiate between fixed and flexible automation.

Lesson 4 - Industrial Robotics

Objectives:

Define an industrial robot and recognize other devices that are not considered "industrial robots."

Explain “degree of freedom” and recognize the variety of movements a robot performs that simulates a human operation in terms of mobility.

Identify the common major components of industrial robots.

Lesson 5 - Manufacturing Application for Automation and Robotics

Objectives:

Differentiate between mechanized and automated welding.

List some of the most common robot applications used today in manufacturing.

Describe typical material handling applications that utilize robotics.

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