MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

(II yr. II Sem.)

Course Code: L- T- P: 4 – 0 - 3
Pre-requisite: NILL Credits: 5

C Course Outcome S BT
O O L
No.
1 Understand and appreciate the breadth and depth of the field of e 2
manufacturing technology.
2 Understand various casting procedures and melting practices used for e 2
producing different products.
3 Understand various special casting approaches used for producing e 2
precision components.
4 Understand various welding methods for joining metals and alloys. e 2
5 Gain hands on experience in converting a given raw material into b 2
desired shape and size by applying suitable casting and welding
processes.

SYLLABUS:
Introduction to manufacturing processes: Classification of manufacturing processes.
Metal casting processes: Introduction and terminology. Pattern: Types, Allowances,
Materials. Sand moulding procedure, Core making.
Gating systems for casting: Introduction, raiser design and Gating design. Solidification and
cooling.
Melting Practice: Cupola and Crucible furnaces.
Special Casting Processes: Shell moulding, Precision Investment casting, Permanent mould
casting, Die casting. Casting defects and remedial measures.
Joining Processes: Principles of Welding, Gas welding, ARC Welding, TIG Wleding, MIG
Welding, Submerged Arc Welding, Resistance Welding, Thermit welding. Brazing, soldering
and adhesive bonding. Welding diffects remedial measures.
Industrial visit at the end of the course after the completion of 3rd internal test.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Serope Kalpakjian and Steven R.Schmid,”Manufacturing Engineering & Technolgy”,
Pearson Education, Inc., 5th edition.
2. P.N.Rao, “Manufacturing Technology”, Tata Mc Graw Hill Publications.

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Heine R W, Loper C R and Rosenthal P C, “Principles of Metal Casting”, Tata
McGraw Hill Publishing Co. Ltd., New Delhi, 2005.
2. Khanna O P, “Welding Technology”, DhanpatRai and Sons, New Delhi, 1994.
3. William K Dalton, Gregg Bruce R, “Modern Materials and Mnufacturing Processes”,
Pearson Education, 2007.
4. Peter Beeley, “Foundry Technology”, Butterworth, Second Edition, 2005.
5. Baldev Raj and Shankar V, “Welding Technology For Engineers”, Narosa Book
Distributors Pvt. Ltd., 2006

LAB EXPERIMENTS:

Exp.No. Experiment/Activity
Exp. 1 Preparation of a sand mold, using the given single piece pattern.
Exp. 2 Preparation of a sand mold, using the given split piece pattern.
Exp. 3 Preparation of double ended pipe flange mould.
Exp. 4 Preparation of hand wheel mould.
Exp. 5 Manufacturing of pulley in sand casting by melting and pouring aluminum alloy.
Exp. 6 Manufacturing of connecting rod in die casting by melting and pouring aluminum alloy.
Exp. 7 Preparation of a Butt joint in arc welding process.
Exp. 8 Preparation of a Lap joint in arc welding process.
Exp. 9 Preparation of a Lap joint in Spot welding process.
Exp. 10 Preparation of a Butt Joint Using Submerged arc welding process.
Exp. 11 Preparation of a Butt Joint Using Plasma arc welding process.
Exp. 12 Preparation of lap joints using brazing.
Exp. 13 A study on casting equipments.
Exp. 14 A study on welding equipments.
Lab Project

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