ICT in Advanced Manufacturing

The course ICT in Advanced Manufacturing covers ICT based manufacturing systems and selected manufacturing processes with focus on methods for integrated manufacturing and data handling. The course also addresses the use of ICT and data formats within design (CAD), manufacutring and quality management (Product Lifecycle Models) to achieve Zero defect manufacturing.

The mathematic base for geometry modeling of products and related manufacturing processes.

For the process side Additive manufacturing explains the steps from idea to complete product; From Design for Manufacturing (DFM) to Design for Performance (DFP). Methods for additive manufacturing for metal materials and sintering processes. Concepts of Hybrid manufacturing with basis in Additive processes.

Manufacturing Engineering methods within Geometric Reverce Engineering, design for manufacturing and assembly as well as Virtual Manufacturing will be a part of the course.

Knowledge:
(i) Understand use of ICT in Manufacturing
(ii) Theory Concepts (Computer-Aided Technologies in Manufacturing/Production and Quality Engineering )
(iii) Basic elements in geometry product modeling
(iv) Product Model – Data Exchange, Data formats Interfaces , (Lifecycle perspective)
(v) Reverse Engineering
(vi) Additive Manufacturing processes survey, Direct Metal Object Fabrication – from idea to product, From Design for Manufacturing (DFM) to Design for Performance (DFP).
(vii) Data Integrated Manufacturing and quality Methods, (Design for manufacturing, Zero defect manufacturing)
(viii) Project work - "learning by doing".

Skills:
(i) Theory and practice in manufacturing for the fabrication of sophisticated free-form objects
(ii) Experiences with selected hardware and software tools for being able to contribute actively to problem solutions for manufacturing
(iii) Conduction of fabrication tasks utilizing subtractive, additive processes
(v) Written project work in English
(vi) Training in oral project presentation in English.

General competence:
(i) Overview about and insight into selected theoretical and practical matters in ICT as well as industrial applications
(ii) Understanding of ICT as key Production and Quality Engineering methodology
(iii) Application capabilities of relevant ICT support routines (e.g. CAE/CAD/CAM/CAQ, Reverse Engineering).

Lectures, laboratory work and exercises. The exercises contain in part a project work that counts 40% of the final grade. The course will be given in English (Norwegian language is also possible if there are Norwegian participants only).
If the teaching is given in English the Examination papers will be given in English only. Studentens are free to choose Norwegian or English for written assessements. For make-up examinations, the written exam can be changed to an oral one.