Addis Ababa Science and Technology University

School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Department of Electromechanical Engineering
Course Number EMEg 5211
Course Title Machine Tool and Numerical Control
Degree Program B. Sc in Electromechanical Engineering
Module Advanced Manufacturing
Module Coordinator
Lecturer
ECTS/Credits 5/3
Lectures Tutorials Laboratory Home Study Total
& & Workshop
Contact Hours / week Seminars Practice

2 3 0 3 8

Course Objectives & At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
Competences to be  Understand the types of NC & CNC machine tools and their auxiliary
Acquired motions;
 Design speed & feed rate of machine tools;
 Design strength & stiffness of machine tool structures &
 Write manual NC part programming to produce parts various machine tools.
Course UNIT 1
Description/Course Introduction To Machine Tools
Contents UNIT 2
Design Speed & Feed Rate of Machine Tools
1. Working and auxiliary motions in machine tools
2. Regulation of speed and feed rates
UNIT 3
Machine Tool Drives
1. Mechanical and Hydraulic transmissions
2. Machine Tool drives using multiple speed motors
UNIT 4
Machine Tool Design
1. General requirements of machine tool design.
2. Design of speed and feed gear boxes
3. Design of Machine Tool Structures
4. Design for strength and stiffness of machine tool structures.
5. Design of Bed, Spindles Guide ways
UNIT 5
Manual Part Programming
1. Fundamental concepts of Numerical Control
2. Numerical Control of Machine Tools
3. CNC Programming
 Semi automatic and automatic lathe
  Machining centers
Pre-requisites None
Semester IX
Status of Course Compulsory
Teaching & Learning Lectures, assignments, & project work
Methods Industrial visit
Assessment/Evaluation  Continuous Assessment (, Quiz, project work and Assignments )
& Grading System 50 %
 Final Examination 50 %
Attendance  Minimum of 80% attendance during lecture hours; and
Requirements  100% attendance during practical work sessions& visit, except for some
unprecedented mishaps.
Literature 1. Mehta N.K., Machine Tool Design and Numerical Control, 2nd ed., Tata
McGraw-Hill, 1999
2. Acherkan N., Machine Tool Design, Mir Publishers, 3rd ed., 1982, Moscow.
3. Groover M.P., Automation, Production Systems and Computer Integrated
Manufacturing, Prentice-Hall, 2001
4. Groover M.P., Zimmers Jr., Emory W., CAD/CAM Computer Aided
Design and Manufacturing, Printice Hall, 2001