Assignment

30 minute Presentation on manufacturing techniques and sustainable manufacture

Presentation to be submitted as PowerPoint file through blackboard

The assessment should be placed in the assignment folder on e-learn for MP3705

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

On successful completion of this assignment students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of traditional and non-traditional manufacturing techniques and
their applications

2. Apply knowledge and understanding of theories and principles of green manufacturing

3. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing

4. Justify the need of aligning sustainable Design and Manufacture with firm’s strategy

5. Work cooperatively with fellow students and Improve skills: research, computer and presentation.

Group 4: Automotive
Modern metallurgy has greatly increased the useful life of automotive gears.
Automotive gears transmit torque and rotation through an angle from a
power source to the driven member. Extreme pressure gear oil is a lubricant
for automotive gears and bearings.
Automotive gears are machined from wrought bar stock and subsequently
heat treated to develop the required surface hardness and tooth bending
fatigue durability.
Automotive gear ratio is the number of turns of the drive wheels in relation to
the number of turns of the engine. If the engine is considered the input and
the drive wheel is considered to be the output then the input gear or the
pinion is said to mate with the output gear or the ring gear to drive or rotate
it.
Gears play an important role in trucks, car, buses, motor bikes and even
geared cycles. These gears control speed and include gears like ring and
pinion, spiral gear, hypoid gear, hydraulic gears, reduction gearbox.
Depending on the size of the vehicles, the size of the gears also varies.
There are low gears covering a shorter distance and are useful when speed
is low. There are high gears also with larger number of teeth. These high
gears cover a longer distance with one revolution of pedal.
Angular bevel gears - Used in rotorcraft drive system to redirect the shaft from horizontal gas turbine engine
to the vertical rotor.
Bevel gears - Important components on all rotorcraft drive system.
Crown wheel and pinion - Used in motorcycle automotive gearboxes.
Differential gear - Helps two wheels of the car to rotate differentially with respect to each other.
Fine pitch gear - It is an anti-backlash gear used to minimize errors introduced by backlash.
Helical bevel gears - Used as storage and retrieval units in automobiles.
Helical gears - In helical gear the teeth are cut an angel, allowing for more gradual and smoother meshing
between gear wheels
Herringbone gears - Used for power transmission in automobiles.
Internal gears - Used in rollers and as tools for creating solid models of drive systems.
 Master gear - Used to determine the accuracy of work gears.
Miter gears - Used to transmit motion and power between intersecting shafts positioned at right angles.
Rack - Converts the rotary motion of the wheel into linear motion and provides a gear reduction, making it
easier to turn the wheels
Ring gears and pinion - Used in heavy truck differentials. Also used to convert the driving force from the
drive shaft (power unit) to the drive wheels.
Spiral bevel gears - Used in rotorcraft drive system. They are also used in power windows and power seats.
Straight bevel gears - Used in differential of an automobile to connect the drive shaft to the rear axle.
Tacho drives - An important component of the gear box used to find broken wire from internal coil.
Worm gears - Used to transmit motion between perpendicular, non-intersecting shaft.
Zerol bevel gears - Used in differential of an automobile.
Additional information
You may build you CAD model or use one freely available from web sites such as GrabCAD.

ASSIGNMENT BRIEFING SHEET

Student Name Program Code VSMETE1022

Assignment Title Manufacturing and sustainable manufacturing

MP3705: Manufacturing Technology and sustainable manufacturing Tutor/

Module Dr N.M. Renevier

ASSIGNMENT AIMS
To assess your extended knowledge, understanding and application of general manufacturing
processes and technology and the need for sustainable manufacturing
Learning Outcomes (Module Learning Outcomes being assessed)
Having Completed this assignment successfully you will be able:
a) To demonstrate your extended knowledge and understanding of general manufacturing
processes and techniques to produce typical engineering artefacts and products.
b) To apply your knowledge and understanding of general manufacturing processes and
techniques to analyse and specify manufacturing requirements for specific engineering artefacts
and products.
c) To apply computer aided design and manufacturing techniques with reference to particular
manufacturing and product requirements.
Assignment Tasks
a) Each student will be put in a group of 2 students.
b) Each group will be given 5 gears applications, and each student in the group should choose
two of them which must not be identical to each other.
c) Requirement:
1) to select appropriate materials for the product / component,
2) to select and analyse and formulise the manufacturing processes for the product / component,
3) for each manufacturing process/operation, to identify the machine (with picture and
specification), the toolings (with picture and parameters), and the manufacturing parameters
where appropriate,
4) to analyse the quality expectation, the measures to improve the quality (and productivity for
high volume production where appropriate)
5) To consider the economics of the processes chosen for the processes
6) To conduct an eco-audit of the parts and comment on the sustainability.