COURSE CODE: MCE 501
COURSE TITLE: Production Engineering I
NUMBER OF UNITS: 2 Units
COURSE DURATION: 2 hours Lecture per week
COURSE DETAILS:
Course Coordinator: Dr. ISMAILA, Salami Olasunkanmi ND, B.Sc., M.Sc, Ph.D
E-mail: ismailaso@funaab.edu.ng; ismailasalami@yahoo.com
Office Location: MCE Dept. COLENG
Other Lecturers: None
COURSE SYNOPSIS:
The role of production engineering in the mechanical engineering profession. Mechanics and kinematics of machine tools. Tool geometry and chip formation. Mechanics of cutting with single-point tools. Merchant’s analysis. Other theories. Economics of cutting. Variables affecting metal removal rate, economic cutting speeds, cutting tool materials , cutting fluids. Principles of metal cutting with multi-point tools: milling, grinding, drilling, boring, etc. Time and cost estimates.