Machine and Equipment Design (4cr)

Objective

After completing the course, the student
-will understand the stages of machine and equipment design processes,
- learn to work on product development teams.
- applies their previous knowledge and skills and the knowledge they learn during lectures to the selection of components for devices, mechanics design, and to produce technical documentation.
- takes product lifecycle thinking into account as part of the product development process

Content

- Using ready-made mechanisation units
- Management of a product development project
- Basic principles of construction
- DFMA (design for manufacturing and assembly)
- Managing product descriptions
- Machine safety directives
- Ergonomics
- Principles of machine dynamics and mechanisms and applying them in designing

Qualifications

Mechanical Drawing and CAD

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (2-1) - Students are able to model small assemblies and create drawings for manufacturing.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (4-3) Students are able to calculate basic components, model assemblies and create drawings for manufacturing.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5) - Students can do a demanding product design and use Design For Manufacturing methods.

Materials

- Lempiäinen J. & Savolainen J. 2003. Hyvin suunniteltu - puoliksi valmistettu. Hakapaino Oy

- Pahl G. & W. Beitz. 1990. Koneensuunnitteluoppi. WSOY. Porvoo. pp. 610

- Handouts