Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

ME 581 (Manufacturing Systems)/ EM 511 (Manufacturing Technology)

3 Credits
Number of Sessions per Week: 2
Session Duration: 75 Minutes
Spring 2021

Course Instructor: Professor Dr. Wasim A. Khan

Room G01, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Pro-Rector(A) Office, Administration Block
E-Mail: wasim@giki.edu.pk
Phone: 2208/2203
Office Hours: Friday 4-5 PM

Catalog Data (ME581/EN511):

Introduction, Function and Processes, Engineering Design and Manufacturing, Manufacturing and
Production, Innovation and Customization, Machine Tools and Manufacturing Equipment, Design and
Manufacturing of Machine Tools, Components and classification of Manufacturing Systems, Assembly
Lines, Occupational Health and Safety, Production Philosophies, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Industry
4.0 Standards, Digital Manufacturing and e-Commerce, Virtual Reality, Big Data, Sustainability

Pre-requisites: Manufacturing Technology, and Introduction to Computer Programming

Textbook: Course Book based on recent Literature

References:

1. Computer Numerical Control – Architecture, Construction and Usage by Wasim A. Khan, Abdul
Raouf (2018); Taylor and Francis, USA (In Process)
2. Virtual Manufacturing, by Wasim A. Khan, Abdul Raouf (2011), Springer, UK.
3. Manufacturing Processes for Engineering Materials by Kalpakjian & Schmidt (2009), Pearson,
USA
4. Manufacturing Systems: Theory and Practice by G. Chryssolouris (2006), Springer Verlag

Course Objectives:

To develop an understanding of design and operation of manufacturing systems encompassing

manufacturing processes and their constituent technology, operations philosophy; and, operation
strategy for a given product mix.

Course Outline:

1. Overview of Engineering Design and Manufacturing

  Need, conventional approach to Engineering design and manufacturing,
Function vs. process Approach, System approach to Engineering Design and
Manufacturing, Tangible and intangible processes, Manufacturing and
production, Design for Manufacturing, Design for Assembly, Role of Computers
in Manufacturing
2. Manufacturing Processes, Machine Tools and Equipment
 Classification of Manufacturing processes, Machine Tools, Strategic and non- strategic
Machine Tools, Industrial automation Systems and Integration – Numerical Control of
Machines – Coordinate System and motion nomenclature (ISO 841-2001), Automation
systems and Integration – Numerical control of Machines – program format and
definition of address word (ISO 6983-1-2009), STEP – NC
3. Engineering Design and Manufacturing of Machine Tools
 Mechanical Engineering Aspects of Machine Tool Design and Manufacturing, Electrical
Engineering Aspects of Machine Tool Design and Manufacturing, Electronics Engineering
Aspects of Machine Tool Design and Manufacturing, Computer Hardware Aspects of
Machine Tool Design and Manufacturing, Computer Software Aspects of Machine Tool
Design and Manufacturing, Control Engineering Aspects of Machine Tool Design and
Manufacturing, Cascaded Systems, Embedded System, System Engineering Design of
Machine Tools, Selection of Miscellaneous Components of Machine Tools,
Manufacturing of Machine Tools, Simulation, Modeling, Prototyping and Pilot
Production, Assembly of Machine Tools, Testing and Calibration of Machine Tools
4. Components and Classification of Manufacturing Systems
 Processing area in a manufacturing System, Job shop, Job shop and Intangible
production processes, Project Shop, Project Shop and Intangible Production processes,
Cellular Manufacturing Systems, Cellular Manufacturing Systems and Intangible
production processes, Flow Line, Flow Line and Intangible production processes,
Continuous Manufacturing, Continuous Manufacturing and Intangible Production
Processes, Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS), FMS and Intangible Production
Processes, Re-Configurable Manufacturing Systems (RMS), RMS and Intangible
production processes, Virtual Manufacturing Systems (VMS), VMS and Intangible
production processes, Assembly area in a manufacturing system
5. Production Philosophies
 Group Technology, Just in Time, Material Resource Planning (MRP), MRPII, Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP), Theory of Constraints, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma,
Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Kaizen
6. Occupational Health and Safety
 OSHA
7. Sustainability
 Product Life Cycle
8. UN SDGs
9. 4th Industrial Revolution Technologies
 10. Advanced Topics
 Design of G-Code Algorithm for CNC Machines
 Product Life Cycle Code
 A Neutral Information Model for Data Exchange between PLM and MES
 Application Scenarios for smart manufacturing implementation systems (SMIS) based
on Three-Dimensional Model
 From TAM to AVRTS: Development of Validation of the Attitude Towards Virtual
Reality Technology Scale
11. Evaluation Method

Quizzes 10 % Assignments 10%

Project 25%
Mid Term 25% Final 30%

Course Learning Outcome

Students will gain an understanding of different layouts of the manufacturing systems,

manufacturing processes classification, Machine Tool Design and Manufacturing. Students
shall also be exposed to advance topics currently prevailing in Manufacturing technology
research in World.