MACH 110 - Introduction to Manufacturing

3 Credits: (2 lecture, 2 lab)

Course Description
This course provides an introduction to the underlying employee skills applied within a typical manufacturing operation in which materials are transformed into useful products.  Hands-on applications will be employed to reinforce key portions of the material covered.

Text
Wright, R. Thomas. Manufacturing and Automation Technology. 3rd ed. Tinley Park: Goodheart, 2012. Print. 

Objectives
The student will be able to: 

A. Summarize the techniques employed to ensure workplace safety in an industrial setting. 

B. Explain how hazardous materials are controlled in accordance with regulatory requirements. 

C. Interpret the dimensions, tolerances, line types, and various views depicted in industrial drawings. 

D. Employ basic industrial measurement tools to verify the dimensions, location, and orientation of part features. 

E. Explain how quality is controlled during production. 

F. Solve technical problems using appropriate mathematical techniques. 

G. Operate typical shop equipment safely. 

H. Identify the word address codes used in programs to produce parts on computer numerically controlled equipment. 

I. Identify the composition of a steel material from its classification number. 

Content
A. Basic workplace safety including Lock-Out-Tag-Out routines and personal protective equipment 

B. Hazardous material labeling, handling and disposal regulations 

C. Basic print reading in accordance with industrial drafting standards 

D. Measurement techniques using micrometers, calipers, steel rules, gage blocks, and optical comparators 

E. Quality control techniques 

F. Basic mathematics - arithmetic, Pythagorean Theorem, right angle trigonometry, and machining parameter calculations 

G. Computer numerical control (CNC) programming 

H. Machine operation - drill press, band saw, lathe, and mill 

I. Standard industrial steel classifications and numbering systems 

Student Evaluation
Objectives D and G will be measured/assessed using hands-on activities. 

Objectives A, B, C, E, F, G, H, I and J will be measured/assessed using examinations and a comprehensive final examination.